Barney Marsh takes the word ‘career’ literally, veering wildly across the road of his life, as thoroughly in control as a goldfish on the dashboard of a motorhome. He’s been, with varying degrees of success, a scientist, teacher, shop assistant, binman and, for one memorable day, a hospital laundry worker. These days, he’s a dad, husband, guitarist, and writer, also with varying degrees of success. He sometimes takes photographs. Some of them are acceptable. Occasionally he rides bikes to cast the rest of his life into sharp relief. Or just to ride through puddles. Sometimes he writes about them. Bikes, not puddles. He is a writer of rongs, a stealer of souls and a polisher of turds. He isn’t nearly as clever or as funny as he thinks he is.

Aaron Gwin rides a KTM motorcycle downhill, CHAINLESS

Worth watching for the voiceover alone

Fresh Goods Friday 250

NEW and furthermore ORSUM into the office from the worlderful wond of bikes

Sportline Show: 2016 Saracen Bikes

1990s colour schemes, no 26in bikes and one single 29er mountain bike. Saracen\'s 2016 bike range laid bare

Laufing About. Icelandic Extremes

Sim visits the Icelandic fork engineers for a quick lesson in less-is-(maybe)-more

Megamoon: A honeymoon spent on the GDMBR – VIDEO

When it comes to picking a honeymoon destination, a 2,500 mile ride up North America\'s Great Divide Mountain Bike Route isn\'t what most couples have in mind

Focus 2016 – the Spine

120mm trail monster from the Cloppenburg bikemeisters

Mountain Mayhem 2015 – The Video

Were you there? Watch this!

PressCamp 2015: GT Bicycles

The GT Zaskar gets a suitably quality anniversary makeover and the Sensor trail bike gets slimmed down

New Flow Trails in Livigno – with Video

with more opening all the time

Sarajevo Concrete Bobsled Run – Video

well, what else are you going to do with a disused bobsled run?

Specialized unveil new 2FO Cliplite shoe

A lighter shoe for trail riders

RockShox revamps the Lyrik fork and introduces the Yari

Rockshox\'s burly-trail Lyrik fork gets a 2016 re-vamp and what\'s this new Yari fork? There\'s even good news for 26in Lyrik owners

New Special Editions from Fox

Limited edition forkular awesomesauce from Fox

RAVEN – Focus 2016 Part 1 with video

Barney takes a look at the revamped XC machine from Focus.

New GoPro HERO4 Session – extrateeny ‘Life Capture Solution’

Smaller is better

BC Bike Race – Days 5, 6 and 7

An epic compendium of glorious photography and awesome video from the BC Bike Race, just for you

Lenzerheide WC DH – Atherton and Minnaar triumph. VIDEO

A quick precis of the downhill action at Lenzerheide over the weekend

New Solaris from Cotic

Cotic\'s 29er gets tweaks for 2016

Bionicon launches Edison rEVO 2016

Adjustable boing for 2016

Santa Cruz sold to Cervélo owners Pon Holdings

US bike manufacturer sold to Dutch Conglomerate

Road Bike Freestyle 2 – VIDEO

Bit handy on a road bike, are you? Not compared to the inestimable Mr Brumotti...

Who lives in a barge like this? Maxxis presents RatBoy Tales – VIDEO

Check out the ultraminimalist Rat Boy\'s crib. And some riding too, natch

Lenzerheide WC – some teasers in video

Some whistle-whetters for the weekend\'s racing

Fresh Goods Friday 249

All that is spangly and cool from Shimano, Park, X-Fusion and more

Trans Provence Day 6 – with video

This is it - the report, photos and video from the last stage of the 2015 Trans Provence. Enjoy

Orbea Occam TR and AM – First Ride Report

Barney gets a preliminary legover in Zona Zero on the two Orbea Occams - the TR and AM. Here is his first ride report

Orbea Press Camp – 2016 Occam TR and AM – UPDATED with video!

Barney has updated his first report on the new bikes from the Basque bikemasters Orbea - now with geometry, prices and video!

Jeff Kendall-Weed visits the Pacific North West

Ace video. \'nuff said.

Orbea Press Launch 2016 – Digit seatpost – VIDEO

A new, cheap, light, unsprung alternative to the dropper post? Oh yeah

sarah nolan-bell

Fresh Goods Friday 248

Easton, KMC, Bell and Chimpanzee feature today! Woop!