Reviews

2021 RockShox Lyrik Ultimate | First Ride Review

Can a few internal tweaks make this updated 2021 RockShox Lyrik Ultimate even better than it already was? First ride review right here. COVID-19 Notice – We were lucky that the Lyrik...

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Canyon Neuron AL 7.0 | How Can You Make A Best Seller Better?

Sanny checks out the latest release from Canyon: the Canyon Neuron AL, an update to their best selling full suspension bike. Another day, another bike to test. Last time around,...

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Evolution not Revolution – Identiti Mettle Mk 2 Review

James Vincent spends a winter in the Lake District on the new Identiti Mettle Mk2. Introduction For someone who spends a lot of their time riding bikes in the Lake...

Bikes

Granite Design STASH Multi-Tool Review – A Mini tool that slides in a tube

Granite Design’s STASH multi-tool is an in head tube solution to trail tool convenience, and it’s easy to fit and cheap to buy. It’s easy to go out for ride...

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cotic flare reviw tested singletrack magazine issue 126

Cotic Flare Ridden And Rated – Now in 135mm Option

Words Daz Hall Photography Chipps First published in Singletrack Magazine issue 126 Price: £3,249.00 (as tested) From: Cotic, cotic.co.uk On a recent holiday to California, I was brutally reminded of...

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Review | Shimano SLX M7120 4 pot power for pennies

Andi bolted a pair of the Shimano SLX M7120 4 Pot brakes to a heavy eMTB and pointed it downhill to see if these mid-range stoppers are up to the...

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Review: 9 Months With the Ride Concepts Hellion Flat Shoe

Launched in 2018, Ride Concepts are the new kids on the MTB shoe block, but can their kicks take on the establishment? Had you asked me just a few years...

Foot Wear 2

2020 RockShox SID Trail Fork – First Ride Review

We’ve had one of RockShox brand new, 120mm SID Ultimate forks – basically the ‘SID Trail’ on test for a couple of weeks. Here’s what we thought: The world of...

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2020 RockShox SID Slims Down – And Gets New 120mm Trail Option

The RockShox SID has been around since 1998 as RockShox’ top end, no compromise cross country race fork, and the new 2020 Rockshox SID SL is no exception. Everything on...

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DMR Versa Pedal – Clips, Flats or Both?

Clips or Flats? Both! The DMR Versa pedal seeks to offer the best of both worlds, by giving you both options in one pedal. The DMR Versa is an extruded...

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ION Scrub Amp Flat Pedal Shoe – First Ride Review

Ion has been making shoes for four years now, and flat pedal shoes since 2018. The new range is launched today, and we have had the new ION Scrub Amp...

Foot Wear 4

Vee Tire Snap Trail Review: Downhill inspired sticky trail tyres

Trail ready Thai tyres built on trickle-down downhill race tech. We test that fast-rolling Vee Tire Snap Trail Top 40. Vee Tire Co. has been growing in popularity at a...

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Lone Parabellum Review | Poppy and playful standards smasher

Lone Bicycles lent us their refreshingly unique Lone Parabellum to test against the UK finest winter weather. Romain Olmos is a French mountain bike legend who once shared sponsors with...

Bikes

Salsa Spearfish | A Really Very Practical Type Of Bike

Charlie checks out the latest Salsa Spearfish, for ‘down country’ riding, and a lot of other stuff too. Down country, what the hell is “Down Country”? A large demo bike...

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Deviate Highlander 29er – Ultimate Enduro Bike Contender

Sanny checks out the new Deviate Highlander, an enduro bike with idler. Back in November 2017, Deviate took a bold step into the mountain bike market when they launched their...

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Intense Primer 29 Pro | A Solution For The One Bike Shed?

“WTF is that?!”, exclaimed my pairs partner when I rolled up to the 10@kirroughtree endurance race late last summer. I thought he was talking about my newly acquired beer belly, the...

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Rotor Kapic Carbon Chainset | Tune Your Race Set-Up

We put mile-muncher Jason Miles to work on the Rotor Kapic Carbon Chainset. Is he leading the pack with these light weight cranks? Spanish component manufacturer Rotor has been around...

Drivetrain

Review | SRAM AXS Eagle – Wireless Shifting That Works

David tests out the flagship SRAM AXS Eagle XX and X01 groupsets – will the wireless drivetrain stun him with its performance? Historically, I’m not a fan of mixing mountain...

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Review | EXT Storia V3 – The Last Shock You’ll Ever Need To Buy?

The EXT Storia LOK V3 is a high end, Italian coil shock. I first spoke with EXT at Eurobike in 2017, but at the time they didn’t have a UK...

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Review | Manitou Mara Pro – Do You Like To Party?

Manitou, and parent Hayes Group have spent a while focussed on enduro-type products, from forks, to brakes, wheels and now this new Mara Pro shock. In Sanskrit, the word mara...

Rear Shocks

Sun Ringle Düroc SD37 Pro Wheels | For Rim Dingers

We sent David ‘Dinger’ Hayward out to beat up these Sun Ringle Düroc SD37 Pro wheels, available as both a rim only or complete wheelset option. Will his reputation as...

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Manitou Mezzer Pro | Just The Right Amount Of Tuning?

We put the Manitou Mezzer Pro fork through a winter of hard use – did the testers come back smiling? There’s a particular place online where some bike mechanics share...

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3 Full Face Trail Helmets, Head To Head

We get George and his downhill buddies to put three full face helmets light enough for trail use to the test. I’d like to think that I was assigned this...

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Review: Burgtec Penthouse Mk5 Pedal “Is it possible to make a better pedal?”

Burgtec Penthouse MK5 pedal reviewed. Burgtec takes flat pedal design to the limit. It was around this time last year that Burgtec thoroughly impressed me with the composite version of...

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DT Swiss 232 ONE – The All New XC Suspension Platform

DT Swiss launches the new 232 ONE XC Suspension Platform: fork, shock and dropper post, for tough XC performance. When DT Swiss decided to launch an all new suspension platform...

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Vitus Mythique 29 VR | Raising The Bar For Budget Trail Bikes?

Antony checks out the Vitus Mythique, another great budget trail bike for your shopping list. When I started riding mountain bikes, the more affordable end of the market seemed to...

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RockShox SID Ultimate Carbon 29er fork | Beautiful And Fast

We let Jason loose on a RockShox SID Ultimate Carbon 29er fork. Will anyone be able to catch up with him to get it back? I wonder how many riders...

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Showers Pass Rainslinger Waterproof Hip Pack | Does What It Says On The Tin

Would the Showers Pass Rainslinger Waterproof Hip Pack live up to its billing? Or would Calderdale’s finest winter filth get the better of it? The Rainslinger hip pack has a...

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Wolf Tooth Bar Kit One | Never Be Tool Free

Wolf Tooth Bar Kit One Encase System comprises of two bar end tool cases, housing everything you would hope for in a multitool. At one end there is a a...

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Shand Shug | A Classic Hardtail or Radical Animal?

First published in Issue 127 of Singletrack Magazine, this Shand Shug was reviewed as part of our British Steel test of steel hardtails built in the UK. Shand Shug Price:...

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