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Helmet Review: Bontrager Rally MIPS vs Specialized Ambush

Both of these are what I\'d refer to as \'trail\' helmets. They\'re heavier than a XC race lid, though they do come with more coverage to add protection around your…

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Review: X-Fusion Trace 36 Fork – A big fork to take on the big hitters

New for this year, the Trace 36 is X-Fusions’s top end, big wheeled enduro fork, aimed at the influx of long travel, hard hitting big wheeled bikes that have become...

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Don’t Skewer Yourself With A GoPro – Camelbak Sternum Protector Review

I’ll make a bet. If you were drawing up a shopping list for new bits of body armour right now, I reckon it’d be highly unlikely that you’d have ‘sternum...

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Review: Brother Cycles Big Bro – For long and short adventures

There’s something very exciting about getting a new adventure bike out of the box for the first time. With a trail bike, you kind of know what you’re going to...

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Review: Curtis AM7 – Not just a pretty face, pretty fast too.

There’s no actual reason to buy a Curtis, other than the fact that you want one. And that’s a perfectly good reason. The bikes are hand made in the UK,...

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Don’t Bonk! 5 Nutrition Products For Your Next Riding Trip

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been travelling around parts of Europe on a road trip to check out some absolutely mint riding destinations, such as Punta Ala, Finale Ligure...

Food & Drink 3

Singletrack Issue 121: XXC: Cross Country Extra

Three bikes that take the short travel full suspension bike to another world.

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UK-Made Full Suspension Group Test – Robot R130 Review

Robot Bike Co. first shot to fame at the 2016 Fort William World Cup when it debuted a stunning full suspension mountain bike called the R160. Made from carbon fibre...

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UK-Made Full Suspension Group Test – Swarf Contour Review

In comparison to the other two on test, our third bike comes from a much smaller outfit. Founded in Dorchester in 2011, Swarf Cycles is currently a one-man show that...

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UK-Made Full Suspension Group Test – Orange Stage 4 RS Review

When it comes to UK-made full suspension bikes, there was one brand that was always going to be in this grouptest. Put simply, few manufacturers can rival Orange Bikes’ rich...

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Crank Brothers Synthesis 'Tuned' Carbon Wheelset Review

Review: Crank Brothers reinvents the wheelset with Synthesis

Oh look, another expensive carbon fibre wheel review! But before you roll your eyes and click the ‘back’ button, allow me the opportunity to wow you a little. If I...

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Review: Commencal Meta Trail V4.2 Race 650B: Fun and confidence inspiring

When the bike first arrived, aside from being blown away with just how damn good the bare aluminium with orange and black graphics looked, I was puzzled; Commencal Meta TR...

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Review: Cotic FlareMAX. Is Longshot Geometry a step too far or a step in the right direction?

The Cotic FlareMAX 29in/27.5+ was first introduced by the Peak-district based purveyors of made out of metal bicycles, in 2016. This bike here is the second iteration of Cotic’s 120mm...

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Review: Want to run non-Boost wheels in your Boost frame/fork? VeloSolo has you covered

Remember when you could walk into a bike shop and buy a mountain bike wheel, any wheel, and then put it on your bike and it would fit? No, me...

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Review: Stan’s Podium SRD Wheelset Weighs Less Than 1300g

I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve read somewhere or been told by fellow bike riders that the best place to save weight on a bike is on...

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Review: Met Roam Helmet – Keep cool and look cool

Described as ‘an all-mountain enduro helmet’, the MET Roam is designed to combine streamlined enduro styling and goggle compatibility with hours-in-the-saddle trail-riding wearability. Straight out of the box, and it’s...

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Syntace C33i Carbon Wheelset Review. Are These Lightweight German Wheels Worth Buying?

Syntace is a German-based manufacturer of high-end alloy and carbon fibre components. It’s the same company as Liteville; a brand well known for full suspension alloy frames with a suspension...

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Review: Bontrager Flatline Flat Pedal Shoes

Ask any mountain biker what flat pedal shoes they’d recommend, and there’s one brand that inevitably comes up in conversation: Five Ten. With its gooey Stealth rubber-soled shoes, Five Ten...

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Review: Simplon Cirex 120 – Slammed and svelte, but not just for suffering

As I’m sure everyone has noticed, there’s been something of a change in mountain bike geometry in the last few years. The longer-lower-slacker trend has become de rigueur, and aside...

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Review: Don’t like wearing bulky, uncomfortable knee pads? Leatt’s Airflex Pro is made for you

Most famous for pioneering the modern-day neck brace, South African company Leatt also produces a broad range of protective wear for mountain biking that includes helmets, body armour, spine protectors,...

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Review: Is Kona Still Ahead Of The Curve? We Get To Grips With The Satori DL

The Satori is a bike that’s returned to Kona’s lineup after a lengthy leave of absence. It was originally released back in 2012 when longer travel 29ers were considered a...

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Group Test: 6 Tyre Pressure Gauges Tested & Reviewed

Ensuring your tyres are set to the right pressure can feel like a chore, but it\'s a relatively simple adjustment that can have a huge effect out on the trail.…

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First Look: Canyon Lux CF SL 8.0 Pro Race. The Bike Starsky And Hutch Would Ride

Here’s one for you XC racers, or for anyone with a soft spot for lightweight and racy full-suspension bikes. This all-new Canyon Lux arrived in the office last week and...

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Review: Bluegrass Skinny D30 – Your Knees Are Worth It!

Bluegrass offers two versions of the Skinny kneepad, one is the regular Skinny, and the other is a premium kneepad called the Skinny D30. We’ve been sent the upmarket version...

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Review: The 661 Reset Helmet Is A Totally Tropical Full Face At A Great Price

After a bit of a hiatus 661 is back and with an all-new full face helmet named the Reset. As the name suggests, this updated lid shows a new direction...

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Review: Spank Spike 35 Vibrocore Bar – Big, Burly, Comfy – And 820mm Wide!

Back in January, I tested a set of Spank bars with the company’s Vibrocore foam filling. Those were standard 31.8mm diameter bars, and I found that the foam insert did,...

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Review: The 2019 Scott Ransom 900 Tuned Is A 170mm Travel All Rounder

The big news from Scott Sports for 2019? The return of the Ransom – a model that first appeared in 2005 as a genre-bending All Mountain bike with a high-tech...

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Review: The Topeak Smart Gauge D2 has been around for yonks, but is it still the best?

Just how important is it to set your tyres to the right pressure? According to Wil, it is VERY important, and it can make a huge difference to how your…

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Review: Oxford Products makes a killer digital tyre pressure gauge for under £30

Just how important is it to set your tyres to the right pressure? According to Wil, it is VERY important, and it can make a huge difference to how your...

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Review: The Schwalbe Airmax Pro may be the cheapest pressure gauge on test, but its damn useful

Just how important is it to set your tyres to the right pressure? According to Wil, it is VERY important, and it can make a huge difference to how your...

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