Orange P7 Belt Drive Prototype

Orange P7 Belt Drive Prototype

Orange P7 belt drive prototype Price: N/A From: Orange www.orangebikes.co.uk One of Orange’s advantages in the market is that they’re small enough to play with different ideas. With only 15 members of staff and all their suspension bikes made in a little factory in Halifax,…

Group Test: Waterproof Jackets

Group Test: Waterproof Jackets

A dozen UK-esque waterproof jackets tested.

Foes FXR 2:1

Foes FXR 2:1

Foes FXR 2:1 Price: £1,849 frame only From: Balfa.co.uk The Bike The 6in travel ‘aggressive trail’ FXR has been part of the Foes line-up for the past few years. This latest incarnation introduces their 2:1 Curnutt shock ratio into the mix (where an inch of…

Grouptest: Big and Bald Tyres

Grouptest: Big and Bald Tyres

Benji and his crack squad of sad rubber sniffing tyre obsessives try to convince you of the myriad splendours of a bunch of funny looking fat tyres with bugger-all knobs on them. What’s all that about eh? They claim there’s a brave new world of…

Scott Spark 10

Scott Spark 10

Scott Spark 10 Price: £3799 or £1949 frame only From: Scott 01670 712129 There’s no doubting that this is a machine made for going a long way fast. The cockpit is long and rangey and it’s equipped with the latest go-faster bits like DT 240…

Group Test: Boots

Group Test: Boots

We’ve rounded up an even ten boots – from rugged summer numbers to depth of winter monsters and given them a thrashing.

Genesis iO

Genesis iO

Fully rigid steel singlespeeds, eh? Nice looking and everything but a complete nightmare to write a review about. Well, a review that isn’t full of quasi-mystical gibberish about ‘purity’ and ‘soul’ blah-blah nonsense.