In a sea of products and Black Friday discounts and invitations to buy, we bring you… another tide of products! Check them out, drop an incredulous comment below, and then maybe just head outside for a bit of peace.
Somewhere out there there are leaves clinging onto the trees, mud is waiting to squelch, and remote honesty boxes are tempting you with their cakes. Honesty boxes… one of the great delights of the rural explorer. Is there anything better than an unexpected supply of sugar? Yum.
Drool on this way, peruse the goods, and then head for the door. Make sure you’ve got some change, just in case there’s cake.
Ribble Gravel AL Pro
- Price: £2,499
- From: Ribble Cycles
“For the serious gravel adventurer who wants a gravel machine that offers a pro-level of performance, there’s our top-end Pro Edition model.” This alloy frame/carbon fork bike comes in a variety of build options, but we have the top spec SRAM Rival XPLR AXS. Our test bike doesn’t have the G One tyres you’ll currently find listed. Instead we have the Pirelli Cinturato Adventure 45c – a spec that will be available soon at the same RRP.
Fox 38 Float Factory GRIP2 170mm 29in
- Price: £1,399.00
- From: Silverfish UK
Pretty much everything Fox know about single crown forks is on this thing. Internally elliptical steerer tube design. Lower leg bleeders. Air/oil channels. GRIP2 damper. Variable Valve Control on HSC and HSR circuits. Rounded arch shape to better clear more head tube designs. 31% stiffer transverse shear, 9% stiffer fore/aft and 20% torsionally stiffer than a 36. EVOL air spring. 58mm crown diameter to match modern frame shape profiles. Not cheap. But arguably the best in class. We shall find out…
Fox Fork 36 & 38 XL Mud Guard
- Price: £29.95
- From: Silverfish UK
Bolt-on mudguards are nice. Aside from saving the planet in one fell swoop (if only) by not requiring zipties, they just look neater and don’t leave markings/tidemarks on your fork legs and crown. This is a Fox-specific guard that mounts via a pair of behind-the-arch bolt holes and anchor points on those air bleeder thingies. “Optional mudguard with sturdy and seamless 4-point direct-mount attachment protects upper tubes and dust wipers from dirt and debris.”
Madison Protec Mens 2-Layer Waterproof Overtrousers
- Price: £49.99
- From: Freewheel
An extra layer for when you don’t have quite enough leggy layers to throw on for a chilly mountain bike ride. Or you can use them as Madison intended as a pair of commuting over-trousers. You could also also use them as a removable/stowable layer for your legs on the aforementioned mountain bike ride. Whilst they’re not exactly tangerine-sized when rolled up, they don’t weigh very much and could easily go in a bumbag or backpack. Layers. Love a good layer. 5k/5k waterproof fabric with taped seams. Elasticated waistband with drawcord. Hang-up loop. Adjustable lower leg openingfor easier on-offing as well as to generally ‘tune’ the fit.
Pete Scullion 2024 calendar
- Price: £20.00
- From: petescullion.com
If you like Pete’s pics in the magazine, you’ll love this selection of (bike free) landscapes. 350gsm A3 pages. Weeks start on a Monday and the cover gets a matte laminate to help protect the pinhole. Price includes delivery to the UK! An ideal gift for anyone who likes the outdoors, or nice views. And who doesn’t?
Roo VX 1.5L Bum Bag
- Price: £39.50
- From: Atom Packs
Hannah spotted this at Kendal Mountain Festival and had to have one, so she bought it with her own actual money. She’s been looking for a teeny pack for electronic dance nights at the Golden Lion, where all you need is a phone, wallet and keys – and ear plugs. Freed of the need to have pockets, she can now dress however she likes, while still being able to throw shapes with wild abandon. This little pack is made near Keswick from scraps of fabric left over from making other packs. Each one is unique, and you get a lucky dip if you order online because you can’t choose the colour/layout!
MegaSack Double Entry for Subscribers
- Price: from 99p (0p if you’re already a subscriber)
- From: Subscribe info
Anyone with a login to Singletrackworld can enter the daily prize draws. But free accounts can only submit one entry to the Megasack prizre draws. Paying subscribers can enter twice. Because you are rad. The cheapest way of becoming a subscriber at the mo is our Black Friday-tastic ‘1 month Subscription to SingletrackWorld was £4.99 now 99p!’ The code STBF99 gets you a month of digital subscription for 99p. That’s our Black Friday offer. Go ad free with MAXIMUM content for just 99p.
Thread Of The Week
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