Excellent all-mountain bike shoes offering grip off the bike and a decent pedalling platform on it.
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Lezyne Classic Dirt Floor Drive track pump
Big, satisfying volume from a great looking pump – that’s made just for us mountain bikers.
Showers Pass Elite 2.1 jacket and Gore Bike Wear Alp-X 2.0 Gore-Tex Active Lady jacket
A good technical jacket will make more difference to your winter riding comfort than almost any other bit of kit
Intense Carbine 29
A harsh terrain endure bike offering massive appeal to downhillers kicking back from full-on downhill rigs
Trek Remedy 9 29
In terms of combining big hit, big wheel ability with value for money, the Remedy 9 is one of the best bikes on the market.
Exposure Diablo Mk5
Small, compact and self-contained. A no nonsense choice, that throws more than enough light to tackle the techiest of trails.
Glowworm X2 Mk3
The X2 gives the kind of programmability that you only used to get with super expensive German lights. While it’s not quite up to German levels of fanaticism, it’ll suit…
Hope R1 LED
A cleverly designed, well-made bit of kit. The single LED packs a mighty punch, in a compact, light housing.
Lupine Piko 4
A superbly well-made product. Easy to use and programme, and efficient in operation. A fair amount of cash for a backup or second light, but if running it as your…
Silva Trail Speed Elite 2
It’s a well-made tiny, multi-purpose light. To increase the number of helmets it would fit, providing a strap would have been great.
Gemini Duo LED 1400 4-cell
Simple to use, bombproof and yet easy to program to be as complicated as you'll need
Light and Motion Seca 2000
There are a handful of truly amazing high-end lighting systems available nowadays that allow you to ride at daylight speeds for hours on end and this is definitely one of…
Madison Flux jersey
Comfortable, cheap, full of features and not paint-on lycra tight. Blue is the new black.
Truflo Minitrack mini track pump
The Minitrack is now an essential part of my pack and the most lent-out of my tools
Sombrio Kettle women’s softshell
As a person who hates draughty riding, this weatherproof jacket keeps out the cold with style. As soon as I put it on it felt great. The cut is flatteringly…
DirtBaggies Feature bibs & Classic shell
A surprisingly versatile, supremely comfortable bib/baggy combo for any weather
Madison Zenith
Definitely a 'try before you buy' fit, but a great hardwearing short for the hard riding
Polaris AM 500 Repe
Shorts made for typical UK riding weather and for riders who wear pads year-round.
Hope District rear light
Invaluable for committed year-round riders who have no friends or always ride at the back
First ride on Giant’s ’14 Trance 27.5 1 trail bike
27.5 wheels, 140mm travel, XT/SLX spec, nice price
Maxxis Ardent Race 2.2 x 26in tyre
Maxxis suggests running the Ardent Race up front, paired with an Ikon at the rear, for out-and-out speed – given that I’m just as interested in staying on the trail…
Trail42 bamboo tech tee
Trail42 tech tees are difficult to find fault with. The selling point of bamboo shirts is that they don’t show sweat patches when you’re getting moist. But there’s a host…
Alpkit Gamma Headtorch
Small enough to pack as a 'just in case' back up light, is perfect for camping, bike packing, bivvy trips and just about everything else too.
