Editors’ Choice Awards: The Best Bikes and Gear of 2022

The products and bikes that made the team’s year in 2022.

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Editors’ Choice Awards: The Best Bikes and Gear of 2022

I’ll have the G1, the Zeb and the Tech 4 brakes please.

Can’t afford most of those but I did get a Giro Source MIPS helmet to replace an old Giro Hex that had done it’s duty saving my head in an OTB.

Definitely an upgrade in terms of comfort, plus I managed to get a discounted one at £56 from CRC 👍

Specialized Stumpjumper EVO Comp Alloy is now £3900 RRP.

Glad to see Hope Union XC pedals getting the recognition they deserve. I’ve found them superb, a real step up from other pedals I’ve used.

Liking the shout out to decathlon gear. I find it works just as well as the big label kit at a fraction of the cost.

How does adding spacers change the effective reach but using a stem with rise doesn’t?

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I guess it depends how they measure stem length. If the 35mm is a straight line from centre of the bar clamp to centre of the steerer clamp that’s one result. I’d it’s 35mm horizontally out from the steerer to a vertical line down through the centre of the bar that’s a different result.
I don’t think I’ve ever checked how they measure it though!
Adding or removing spacers makes the bar come closer or further away slightly.

Hiya,

The decathlon jacket is definitely a winner, far better than my Altura one before it.
Well designed, well made and a real bargain compared to the alternatives.

JeZ

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