This is the bintro… very much like an intro but please be careful to sort the cardboard and paper from the glass and plastics.
This week The Singletrack Staffers had their Xmas Do. Yes, it is February. We all bundled into Blast From The Past in Halifax’s Piece Hall and shot loads. And pinned a lot of balls. And ducked a lot of hunt. Best game? Uni-Wars. Obvs.
Anyhoo, on to this week’s gorgeous Fresh Goods Friday!
OneUp Carbon Handlebar
- Price: £149.50
- From: OneUp UK
The first of a fair few OneUp bits this week. OneUp’s bar profile minimises the length of the (35mm) clamp area “as this is the stiffest portion of any 35 diameter bar … The 35mm clamp diameter quickly changes to a flattened, oval shape in the transition zone and then to a standard 22.2mm clamp diameter for the control zone”. 800mm wide. 35mm rise (20mm available). 35mm clamp. Sweep 8° back, 5° up. Weight 225g.
OneUp Stem
- Price: £89.50
- From: OneUp UK
This holds that. 35mm clamp stem to go with the above bars. Stack Height: 39mm. Bar Clamp Width: 55mm. Material: 6061-T6 aluminium. Lengths: 35mm (155g), 42mm (163g), 50mm (173g). 0° Rise.
OneUp Grips
- Price: £25.00
- From: OneUp UK
Single lock on grip with diamond knurled texture, saw tooth “finger ramps”, in a sticky 20A compound provide ultimate traction. Benji is interested in these. Obvs.
OneUp EDC Lite Tool
- Price: £44.00
- From: OneUp UK
Multi-tool that lives in your fork steerer. No steerer thread-tapping shenanigans required. You ‘just’ have to wallop (accurately) your SFN a couple of inches further down into the darkness. Then insert this thing. NB: you can still tighten your headset if it comes loose mid-ride; the 4mm Allen key is position in the middle to do exactly this (it will rotate the plastic carrier as it turns but hey, sort things out when you get back home if you like your plug alignment just-so).
OneUp EDC Pump
- Price: £64.50
- From: OneUp UK
A mini pump with a hollow head. Why? It can hold OneUp’s EDC multi-tool, or a CO2 canister or “your favorite stash”. Hmm…
OneUp Aluminum Pedals
- Price: £139.50
- From: OneUp UK
One of those semi-controvs thin-with-axle-bulge flatties. 6061-T6 aluminium. 115x105mm. Ten pins per side. Thicknesses: 8.3 to 12mm. Pin to Axle distance: 112mm. Colour options: Black, Green, Grey, Red, Orange, Blue.
Elite Fly MTB Bottle
- Price: from £6.49
- From: Freewheel
MTB = dirt cap. There’s also new Elite Fly bottle with a textured surface (Elite Fly Tex) for added grip, but the construction on those remains the same.
Elite Jet Green Bottle
- Price: from £6.99
- From: Freewheel
The Jet Green bottle from Elite, which uses some sort of bio-based plastic, this time from sugar cane so it’s non-petroleum based.
Elite Cannibal XC Bio-Based and Prism Cages
- Price: £14.99 Cannibal, £16,99 Prism
- From: Freewheel
The new Cannibal XC cage is 62.5% ‘bio’ materials; it’s ‘majority made’ from a polymer from the castor oil plant, reinforced with fibreglass. The new Prism side-entry cage is made from 67.4% recycled plastics – mostly from the textile industry apparently.
Maxxis Shorty Gen 2 Double Down
- Price: £84.99
- From: Freewheel
Yes, we’ve had Shorty Gen 2 tyres in before (review imminent actually, SPOILER: well good) but this is the first non-DH Casing Shorty 2 we’ve encountered. Being Double Down casing it’s still not exactly svelte but it is a bit lighter and – more importantly – a bit less stiff than the DH Casing version. Ross has nabbed this tyre. Obvs.
Apidura Expedition Full Frame Pack
- Price: £138.00
- From: apidura.com
If you watch any touring or ultra-racing videos, you’re likely to see this frame pack. Available in 6, 7.5, 12 and 14litre options, the site has a handy sizing tool and a database with almost all frames in it, to make sure you get the right bag for your bike. The main selling point for me (Amanda) is the 3litre bladder…
Apidura Frame Pack Hydration Bladder
- Price: £46.00
- From: apidura.com
Hydrating is the most important thing on a long ride, and it’s the thing I am most terrible at. I struggle to drink whilst riding, unless I’m just freewheeling down a gentle gradient, so I’m hoping the easy-access hose will make for less of an excuse.
Apidura Packable Backpack
- Price: £34.00
- From: apidura.com
A deceivingly small packable backpack that straps to your frame. It has a 13litre capacity, it’s waterproof and tear proof, and unlike many other packable backpacks it has a chest strap for a more secure fit on the bike. The roll top closure has velcro and a clip to secure it. I will be using this for airport travel on an upcoming bikepacking point-to-point trip, and no doubt also for lots of food shopping whilst I’m there.
Apidura Backcountry Food Pouch
- Price: £39.00
- From: apidura.com
The second most important thing on a bike ride or multiday trip is fuelling, so having your snacks right there on the bars with a simple cinch open/closed should help keep the pedals turning. This food pouch has a three-point attachment system, subtle tapered shape to avoid knee contact, and is available in three sizes. On the ‘plus’ sizes (not pictured) it has a mesh drainage and external mesh wrapper pockets.
Albion Women’s Sleeveless Mesh Base Layer
- Price: £40.00
- From: Albion Cycling
A women’s fit mesh base layer designed for core temperature regulation when riding in warm conditions thanks to the lightweight, highly-breathable, moisture wicking fabric. So now we just need the warm weather!
Singletrack Magazine Bundles
- Price: £10.00
- From: Singletrack World Shop
Charlie says… In times or great boredom we should turn to the classic British philosophers for inspiration:
“Bored, bored, bored, BORED, BORED BORED, BORED, BORRRRED” Vyvian Bastard, 1982.
It is gonna be a long winter folks. Singletrack is packed full of timeless features, adventures and opinion. Plus, the quality photography never gets goes out of date. Awesome will always be awesome. Grab yourself a bargain bundle of magazines to see you through the long winter, long flight, dentist waiting room or anything else that will become boring. Three copies of Singletrack Boredom Slayer for a tenner. Whoop whoop.”
Exped FlexMat Plus M
- Price: £50.95
- From: Lyon Outdoors
This sleep mat is like a giant foam egg carton. Not the smallest item in the world for carrying around, but Hannah is hoping it will be comfortable. It’ll definitely be puncture proof, since there’s no air required. This is the 138cm long Medium FlexMat Plus – it comes in three different lengths. The ‘Plus’ element is the thick 3.8 cm / 1.5″ of closed-cell foam mat comfort. Packed dimensions are 52 x 18 cm and it weighs 480g in this medium size.
Dole
- Price: £2.20 four-pack
- From: Dole Sunshine
Yeah, sometimes we have fruit thrust upon unawares. We guess we must on some sort of cycling publication marketing dept hitlist (Dole sponsor some sort of road race team apaz). Pass the squirty cream!
Thread Of The Week
It may not technically be January anymore but… February is basically January in disguise, so with that in mind, this week’s winning TOTW is this gem from user ‘rockbus’:
The winning TOTW in FGF gets a prize. And it’s the fabulous majestic Singletrack x Granite Designs RockBand Strap! Therefore, howdy! to rockbus. Please email editorial@singletrackworld.com. Please include your postal address, as it really speeds up delivery logistics init.
Hasta la vista, baby!
This week’s ‘nice promo vid slot’ goes to Propain. Nice promo vid…
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Er, what is Fresh Goods Friday?
It’s Singletrack’s long running, weekly roundup of all of the new products that have been sent in to us.
I’m a company making the next big thing. How much does it cost to feature in FGF?
Nothing. Nil. Zero. Diddlysquat. Naff all. Just send all ‘next big things’ to us at – Fresh Goods Friday, Singletrack Magazine, Lockside Mill, Dale Street, Todmorden. OL14 5PX.
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