Singletrack Issue 126 | Panning For Trail Gold In Arizona

Singletrack Issue 126 | Panning For Trail Gold In Arizona

Huw Oliver goes searching for singletrack gold in the arid mountains of Arizona. Words & Photography Huw Oliver My fingers yanked on the levers automatically, bypassing the usual thought processes and channels of communication, as if they knew what was needed before my brain did.…

Cheap on price, but not on performance; we test and review Shimano’s entry-level Deore M6000 groupset

Cheap on price, but not on performance; we test and review Shimano’s entry-level Deore M6000 groupset

With very little fanfare, Shimano quietly unveiled its new Deore M6000 groupset last year. We got our test groupset in before Xmas, and put it in the hands of a mile-munching Huw Oliver to put the new drivetrain and brakeset through its paces. Over to…

Review: Syncros integrates a pump, multi-tool and bottle cage into the Matchbox Tailor HV+

Review: Syncros integrates a pump, multi-tool and bottle cage into the Matchbox Tailor HV+

The bike industry is falling over itself at the minute to develop ways of stashing kit on your bike, rather than on your back, but many of the solutions on offer don’t offer much improvement over the traditional electrical/duct tape. Syncros has put a bit…

Smoove Universal Chain Lube – does it live up to the hype? | Review

Smoove Universal Chain Lube – does it live up to the hype? | Review

So good, Huw wants a bigger bottle.