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  • Issue 143 Interview: Guy Kesteven
  • chipps
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    If he can tell how a bike will ride just by pushing it, why does he keep riding and testing? Words & Photography Chipps Whether you know Guy …

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    Issue 143 Interview: Guy Kesteven

    blokeuptheroad
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    Great interview. For all the ‘peak bike journo’ over exuberance and cheesy cliches, real or playing up to an image, Guy always comes across as genuinely knowledgeable and honest. Watching one of his video reviews always fires me up to ride because of his puppy dog enthusiasm, whatever bike he’s actually reviewing. Needs to learn to chill out a bit sometimes though!

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    chipps
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    ” Needs to learn to chill out a bit sometimes though!”
    I think that was the upshot of our therapy session… 🙂

    davros
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    I really enjoy his YouTube channel. Keep up the good work kes 👍

    copa
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    Find him unwatchable. Not really a reviewer more of a hired demonstrator.
    Could stick him on a £10,000 Penny Farthing and he would do the same routine – yabbering out tech specs and babbling about its brilliance in the style of that Fast Show character.

    charliedontsurf
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    I really enjoyed this article. He has an interesting point of view that makes you take a second look at things… Braking cocking up your geometry is something to think about.

    He is right about gravel bikes being inappropriate bikes…. but that’s what makes it so much fun.

    I once won a race, on a road bike, on a BMX track, against a 12 year old. That was fun… the frame snapped at the chainstays about 20 miles later. But when a 12 year old challenges you to race… it is on.

    fahzure
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    “It’s really weird seeing people riding on seven-inch full suspension e-bikes.” “Modern bikes are the miracle that’s stopped us all looking older – and I’d include e-bikes in that as well. We can all still ride like we were 20. Which is fabulous!” Weird and fabulous?

    redsnail
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    I enjoy Guy’s youtube bike test videos. Ridiculously enthusiastic and rarely has a bad thing to say about the bikes. Possibly because there are no really crap bikes. Gear tests would be useful. 🙂
    I still think Guy needs the gloves from FIST with the leopard shooting laser beams. He knows the ones. 😉

    enigmas
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    Never really rated his reviews, always seems overly positive and more of a presenter than a critical reviewer

    ads678
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    Gravel bikes inappropriate. Inappropriate for what?

    Is he another that thinks they’re supposed to be replacing xc MTBs? They’re just nicer, lighter, faster, hybrids for cyclists rather than old people. Stop over thinking things bike industry!

    chrismac
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    Ridiculously enthusiastic and rarely has a bad thing to say about the bikes. Possibly because there are no really crap bikes. Gear tests would be useful.

    Possibly because slating products is a good way to get yourself taken off the distribution list of sample = no YouTube income

    I have never met the man so might be doing him a complete disservice but every bike has its faults / characteristics that you will or wont like.

    dangeourbrain
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    I have never met the man so might be doing him a complete disservic

    Having done so a few times I’ll “correct” this:

    Ridiculously enthusiastic and rarely has a bad thing to say about the bikes anything really

    He’s one of those people who is still like a little kid at Christmas all the time

    That may or may not work for you as a reviewer, tooober, what ever but its not just down to getting more kit to test but that being said it’s also his “brand” much as being a potty mouth misogynist is hambini’s. Guy would be enthusiastic in reviewing a long and unexpected stay in gitmo.

    davros
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    He certainly didn’t pretend to like the new stumpy. Even after getting an extended demo to do endless tweaking he still wasn’t a fan. But he loved the stumpy Evo so maybe specialized won’t blacklist him.

    Oh and the new canyon lux he definitely didn’t like.

    I’m sure there are many others but those are recent ones that spring to mind.

    cloggy
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    Yeah well anything truly duff just isn’t going to get a review. Simples. He’s not as up to speed on PROW issues,comes across as naive.

    cookeaa
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    I’ll admit to find him a ‘bit much’ but, but we can’t all like the same things/people.

    At least he’s consistent, he likes pretty much everything, so if he finds a negative, just reading between the lines; it must be utter bobbins…

    ratherbeintobago
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    He is right about gravel bikes being inappropriate bikes

    Yep, I thought that too.

    rOcKeTdOg
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    Gravel bikes being in appropriate is why they are so good! A capable MTB just dulls down tame trails to the point of boredom. A bike that has the potential to scare you on those tame trails give you a cheap thrill without having to drive for half a day to find something to challenge your world cup class enduro rig.

    jam-bo
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    A capable MTB just dulls down tame trails to the point of boredom

    that always the justification for the latest fad/niche. singlespeeds, fatbikes, now gravel bikes… maybe the bike is used a good excuse to not ride hard trails…

    *ps. have a gravel bike and really like riding it.

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