Orange Switch 6er. Stif Squatcher. Schwalbe Magic Mary Purple Addix front. Maxxis DHR II 3C MaxxTerra rear. Coil fan. Ebikes are not evil. I have been a writer for nigh on 20 years, a photographer for 25 years and a mountain biker for 30 years. I have written countless magazine and website features and route guides for the UK mountain bike press, most notably for the esteemed and highly regarded Singletrackworld. Although I am a Lancastrian, I freely admit that West Yorkshire is my favourite place to ride. Rarely a week goes by without me riding and exploring the South Pennines.

Fresh Goods Friday 702 – The Quality Street Edition

Hello to you all and welcome to this week’s edition of stuff-that-has-arrived at STW HQ! Otherwise known as Fresh Goods Friday. What dowe have for you this week? Why, simple...

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New Saracen Myst starts from £3,599

The new Saracen Myst uses a combination single pivot, shock link and brake linkage, all made viable by the move to a shock tunnel.

News 4

XC World Cup Araxá: results & reports

The second World Cup of the year took place in Brazil. Here are the results, race reports and a highlights video from Araxá.

Events 4

Giant Stance 29 1 review

The Giant Stance 29 1 is a refreshingly affordable mountain bike. Yer classic entry level full-sus trail bike. Alloy, 29in, 125/140mm travel.

Bikes 8

Fresh Goods Friday 701 – The Hydrate and/or Die Edition

Hey there gang! We trust you\'re are acceptably radical and primed for another supremely stoke-filled weekend. That\'s stoke. Not Stoke.

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Festive 500? Nah, this is the Forestry 450

The Forestry 450 involves covering 450 miles exclusively on Forestry England’s cycle trails. You have between now and the end of October.

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NBD: RockShox Psylo, Sonder Evol, Digit Ring, Öhlins coil conversion…

New Bikestuff Day is back! Here\'s the most interesting stuff in our inbox this week (plus a quick debrief of last week\'s stuff!)

News 8

XC World Cup Mairipora: results, reports & highlights video

The first World Cup of the year took place in Brazil. Here are the results, race reports and a highlights video from Mairipora.

Events 6

Formula Selva C Fork review

This is a 170mm travel Formula Selva C (coil) fork. I went with the 170mm version because Formula forks have shorter axle-to-crown lengths.

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The Grinder: Zefal Bike Taxi Tow Rope, Continental Argotal, Fox Dropframe helmet, Zipp 1ZERO HiTop Wheels

Is that creak me or the bike? Real-world product reviews from real-world riders.

Helmets 4

Issue 154: Tech That Should Have Stuck Around

Benji dons possibly rose-tinted spectacles and brings us the technology that he thinks has fallen undeservedly out of fashion. Inverted forks Kicking things off with a real doozy. What are……

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Fresh Goods Friday 700 – The Padding It Out Edition

What are you lot talking about? Assuming it\'s neither football nor shopping, dare we guess that you\'re currently thinking about cycling?

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Three new Fox GRIP dampers and a 32SC fork

A whole new swathe of dampers from Fox: GRIP X2, GRIP X and GRIP SL. And a total rejig of the Fox 32SC 100mm fork for XC racer-types.

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Fresh Goods Friday 698 – Up To No Good Edition

Roll up! Roll up! Come get yer Fresh goods \'ere! Good Friday today, which means the Annual Chocolate Celebration is almost upon us.

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‘Deja Vu’ edit ft. Fergus Ryan aboard Gen 2 Privateer 161

Fergus Ryan: \"With the UK experiencing a wetter-than-usual winter, I decided to swap the slop for dust and headed out to Portugal with videographer Will Brock.\"

News

Fresh Goods Friday 697 – The Sprunnng! Edition

Spring is here! Woo! Yeah! Alright alright alright! Break out the shorts? Slap on semi-slicks? Here is your weekly allocation of Fresh Goods.

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Yeti ASR is its lightest full suspension bike ever

The latest Yeti ASR is a modern cross-country race bike with 115mm of flexstay delivered at the rear and a 120mm fork up front.

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YT Jeffsy Core 4 review

The YT Jeffsy Core 4 is a bike that arrives in a box that is not quite perfect out of the box. BUT... there is loads of potential here.

Bikes 3

Fresh Goods Friday 696 – The Middling Edition

The middle. It\'s not the place to be. You either want to be at the top with the winners. Or at the bottom bitching with the other losers.

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NBD: Specialized Levo SL Alloy, Transition Spur UDH, Liv Pique Advanced 29 XC

A modest amount of New Mountain Bikes but they\'re all rather potent in their own special ways.

News 4

Video: Inside the Hope Tech Factory

New film takes a tour behind the scenes of bicycle component manufacturer Hope Technology  - always a fascinating peek behind the scenes.

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First rides on new Specialized Epic and Epic EVO

Kicking off a whole slew of XC race rig rejiggings is the new Specialized Epic. There\'s also an EVO Epic for, you know, downcountrying.

News 10

New RockShox Flight Attendant first ride review

RockShox Flight Attendant takes real-time information from numerous on-bike sensors and adjusts the suspension circuits as it deems fit.

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Fresh Goods Friday 695 – The Enduro Beckoning Edition

Welcome to Friday! Most people\'s favourite day of the week. Apart from Sundays. And also Saturdays.

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Kade Edwards + Sound Of Speed = Your Attention

Is Kade Edwards the most pleasing mountain biker to watch of all? Very probably. The World Cup series loss is YouTube\'s - and your - gain.

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Fresh Goods Friday 694 – The TFFT Edition

TFFT meaning Thank Fully February is Through. And whose idea was it to stick an extra flipping day on the end of it?

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NBD: Sonder Evol, Norco Optic & Sight, YT Decoy Core, World Cup tickets…

This is where we quick \'n\' dirtily round up all the more interesting press releases from our inbox and hurl them through your screen.

News 8

Calibre Line T3 29 review

The Calibre Line T3 29 is a mighty fine first \'proper mountain bike\', that will be a trusty trail buddy for many years afterwards.

Bikes 7

FGF 693: The Coffee Summoning Edition

Hello, hello, is this thing on? It’s been a while since I (Hannah) have done one of these. I’m usually quite busy on a Friday writing the Weekly Word and...

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SRAM Maven Ultimate Expert Kit: first ride review

TLDR: the SRAM Maven Ultimate brakes offer bucket loads in a very usable package. A few rides is by no means a full review yet but currently they seem to…

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