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Endura MT500 Lite Knee Pads | Review

Wil gives us his review of the new Endura MT500 Lite Knee Pads Just two months ago, Endura released several brand new protective products under the venerable MT500 label. These...

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Specialized S-Works Enduro 2020 | First Ride

Specialized Enduro unveiled for 2020 Following 20 years of evolution, the latest iteration of the Specialized Enduro arrives as the biggest and baddest one yet. As EWS stages have become...

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2020 Specialized Epic is THE lightest hardtail on the market

The 2020 Specialized Epic HT – Same Same, But Different Wil reports on the new Specialized no-mercy XC race hardtail. Back in June this year, I was invited out to...

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Longterm Review | 12 months on the Santa Cruz Reserve 27 carbon 29er wheelset

It’s been two years since Santa Cruz announced it would be developing its own carbon fibre mountain bike wheels. Coming under the ‘Reserve’ label, the carbon wheel range hosts a...

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Hunt Bike Wheels releases lightest ever mountain bike wheelset

Hunt Bike Wheels introduces new sub-1600g Race XC Wide wheelset It’s been barely a year since Hunt Bike Wheels first entered the mountain bike game, but the British-based company hasn’t...

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Review | 2020 Specialized Fuse Comp 29

Wil reviews the brand new 2020 Specialized Fuse Comp hardtail Not everyone wants to ride a full suspension mountain bike, and not everyone wants to be on an angry XC...

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Specialized announces all-new Fuse trail hardtail for 2020

Introducing the 2020 Specialized Fuse – a new hardtail mountain bike with attitude Having debuted way back in 2015 (when plus tyres were still becoming a ‘thing’), the Specialized Fuse...

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Power Of The Pickle – Racing the 2019 Grand Junction Off-Road

Wil takes us on a journey at the 2019 Grand Junction Off-Road race Last month, I made the long journey from Australia to the US for the Pivot Cycles launch...

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Review | The 2019 Whyte S-120 C RS is an absolute yahoo-factory

Wil reviews the 2019 Whyte S-120 C RS – a ludicrously fast trail bike with bonkers geometry Brand new for 2019, the S-120 storms into the Whyte lineup as the...

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Tested | 12 Top Mountain Bike Accessories To Upgrade Your Ride

Wil tests and reviews 12 top mountain bike accessories for your new (or old) ride New to cycling? Just got yourself a spangly new mountain bike? Or maybe you’ve been...

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Fresh Goods Friday 451: The Black, Red and Orange Edition

This week has brought us mixed weather and mixed emotions. We’re very happy to have Wil back in the office! Yet we’re very sad to report that he is walking...

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Review | The Dakine Split Roller 110L is a rolling duffel bag that’s ideal for travelling riders

Wil experiences a revelation after testing the voluminous Dakine Split Roller travel bag I’ve recently come to the realisation that, for far too long, I’ve been attempting this whole travelling...

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Stan’s & Hope Respond To Shimano Micro Spline Licensing Frustrations

Hub manufacturers express frustration at Shimano’s tightly-controlled licensing over Micro Spline freehub standard Last year when Shimano released the XTR M9100 groupset, it also unveiled a brand new proprietary freehub...

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2019 Fort William World Cup – Elite Men’s Finals Results

Elite Men’s Results Are In For The 2019 Fort William World Cup It’s the third and final day of racing here at Fort William, which can only mean one thing...

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2019 Fort William World Cup – Elite Women’s Finals Results

Elite Women’s Results Are In For The 2019 Fort William World Cup! After a (relatively) dry day during Saturday’s qualifying session, the rain showers returned to the Ben Nevis range...

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2019 Fort William World Cup – Junior Finals Results

Junior Results Are In For The 2019 Fort William World Cup! It’s the third and final day of the 2019 Fort William World Cup, and the junior field has just...

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Live Q&A On The New Shimano 12-Speed Deore XT & SLX Groupsets

Send us in your questions on the new Shimano 12-Speed XT & SLX groupsets! In case you missed one of the biggest product announcements of the year, Shimano has just...

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Rotor Introduces Lightest Ever Crankset – The 429g Kapic Carbon

Rotor rolls out Kapic Carbon – its lightest and stiffest mountain bike crankset ever Spanish drivetrain manufacturer, Rotor Components, recently revealed its first ever carbon fibre crankset; the new Kapic...

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2019 Fort William World Cup – A Day Of Surviving Qualifying

Qualifying results are in for the 2019 Fort William World Cup! It’s Saturday the 1st of June, which is *technically* the meteorological start to the UK Summer. You wouldn’t know...

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2019 Fort William Course Preview – Gee Atherton takes us for a wet & wild run down Ben Nevis

Watch Gee Atherton deliver a wet & wild practice run for the 2019 Fort William course preview video We’re up in Scotland at the 2019 Fort William World Cup, and...

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The Fastest Riders From Timed Practice At The 2019 Fort William World Cup

Results are in from today’s timed practive at the 2019 Fort William World Cup Well, it’s been a wet ol’ day up here at Fort William for the 2nd round...

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First Ride Review | Shimano SLX M7100 1×12 Drivetrain & Brakes

Wil gets his grubby mitts on the new Shimano SLX M7100 groupset for an early ride review In case you hadn’t heard the news, Shimano has just announced it will...

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First Ride Review | Shimano Deore XT M8100 1×12 Drivetrain & Brakes

Wil gets a first ride review on the brand new Shimano Deore XT M8100 groupset Last year Shimano unveiled its first 12-speed mountain bike groupset; also known as XTR M9100....

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Shimano Unveils Brand New 12-Speed Deore XT & SLX Groupsets

Shimano Deore XT M8100 and SLX M7100 see 12-speed technology trickled down from the XTR M9100 groupset In a move that will surprise literally nobody, Shimano has just revealed its...

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Bike Check | Chloe Woodruff’s Live Valve-Equipped Pivot Mach 4 SL

For America’s Chloe Woodruff, everything clicked into place on Friday the 25th of May at the second round of the UCI World Cup at Nove Mesto in the Czech Republic....

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Ibis Collaborates with Stan’s on new carbon wheels, creates cheesy video all by itself

Ibis rolls out new Carbon S-Wheels designed in conjunction with Stan’s No Tubes Ibis Cycles has been producing complete mountain bike wheels for a good while now, having been one...

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Hayes Performance Systems Introduces New Enduro Fork, Shock, Wheels AND Brakes

New Performance Products from Manitou, SUNringlé, Hayes and ProTaper MTB For the 2020 model year (yes, it’s only May…) Hayes Performance Systems, which includes the Manitou, SUNringlé and ProTaper MTB...

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Review | Pivot Cycles Mach 4 SL Team XTR

Wil reviews the brand new Pivot Mach 4 SL The Mach 4 SL debuts in 2019 as a freshly baked model for Pivot Cycles. With a sleek carbon fibre frame,...

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Pivot Cycles Launches New Mach 4 SL

Brand new from Pivot Cycles is the all-new Mach 4 SL Standing in the Pivot mountain bike lineup as the flagship full suspension XC race bike, the Mach 4 SL...

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Review | The 2019 Merida One-Twenty 8000 is a zippy, fun-loving trail bike

Wil reviews the 2019 Merida One-Twenty – a zippy, fun-loving trail bike Following a 2.5 year gestation period, the Merida One-Twenty arrives on the scene as a brand spanking new...

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