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2021 Ragley Trig: Steel Gravel Bike

There’s a Ragley fangirl roaming the Pennine Bridleway. Our Art Director, Amanda, is now on her third steel bike from UK-based Ragley Bikes. This time in the shape of an...

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First Look: 2021 BMC URS ONE Gravel Bike

BMC URS ONE, or BMC UnReStricted, offer four model builds to the UK market. Here we have the cheapest in the range in a size medium. Designed for ‘high-intensity gravel...

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Orange RX9 Pro First Look at this gravel bike

From the moment I pulled the RX9 Pro out of the home delivered box you could tell it was a gravel bike that was built by a mountain bike brand....

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First Look: Fuji Jari 2.5 Adventure Road Bike 2020 – Gravel on a budget?

The Fuji Jari 2.5 is a steel road/adventure bike designed to cope with anything from morning commutes to days out in the countryside. At £779.99 for a full build with...

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First Look: Sonder Camino Al Rival1 Hydraulic Gravel Bike

The Sonder Camino Al is designed to be a capable, tough and nippy adventure bike for big days out exploring. This one has arrived at Singletrack Towers to be tested...

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First Look – Kona Libre AL

Antony takes a first look at Kona’s entry level Libre

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Gravel gets rad: First Look – Stayer Groadinger

We get our hands on Stayer\'s off-the-peg steel graveller

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First Look | Open Wi.De – bigger tyres, tiny frames

Hannah takes a first look at the new Open WI.DE, which she got to ride around the dusty trails of Sun Valley, Idaho. Open Cycles was started by Andy Kessler...

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First Look: Genesis Fugio 30 – Svelte Steel With Plump Rubber

Hannah takes a first look at her new test bike – the Genesis Fugio 30

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Juliana Quincy | Exclusive first UK test ride

What did Hannah think of the new Juliana Quincy?

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Stig not in the dumps: Riding the first new Santa Cruz Stigmata on UK soil

Tom had a few short, wet hours on the Santa Cruz Stigmata. Find out what he thought.

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First Impressions | Wahoo Elemnt Roam – GPS Bike Computer

Wahoo has today released the next step in their GPS bike computer range, the Elemnt Roam. Our Rob Lockhart was at the launch: Wahoo introduced its first bike computer three...

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First Look | Kona Libre DL – understated, but not to be underestimated?

We bring the Libre DL to our home ground. Will it live up to our first impressions?

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Lauf Anywhere – a rigid gravel bike from the company famed for its leaf springs

Liked the look of Lauf\'s True Grit frame, but weren\'t sure about suspension? The Anywhere is for you.

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First Look: Redshift ShockStop suspension stem

Just don\'t mention the Girvin Flexstem. What will this modern take on the suspension stem perform like?

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First Look – custom gravel wheels from Sharp Precision Wheels

We\'ve received custom made wheels from Sussex. Here\'s a first look before we hit the trails.

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First Look: Nukeproof Digger Comp

Entry level rowdy gravel bike from Nukeproof

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First Look: 3T Exploro LTD frameset

It\'s hellishly expensive and a unique build. Find out more about 3T\'s aero gravel bike.

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First Look: Bombtrack Hook ADV

The most mountain bike-like gravel bike we\'ve ever tested... find out more in our First Look

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Ti-meister J.Laverack launches new gravel adventure bike, and we approve of the name

Versatile frame allows you to customise for how you want to ride

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First Look: Spengle Carbon Monocoque wheelset

They look striking, but will the Spengles deliver real world benefits?

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A voyage of discovery: Columbus, seafood and gravel on Porto Santo. Kona Gravel Launch, Part 2

A second island, a second bike. How did Tom get on on the Kona gravel launch?

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Packing a punchos: Testing the Kona 2019 gravel range on the island of Madeira. Part One.

Tom had the hard task of flying out to Madeira to check out Kona\'s latest gravel range

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Money, money, MONEY! First Look: The 2019 Specialized CruX S-Works

We look beyond the price (and that paint job) and check out Specialized\'s top end \'cross race bike.

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When’s a gravel bike not a gravel bike? When it’s the Stooge GB…

The Gravel Bastard is a long, slack, truss-forked, short-stemmed, big tyred monster...

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First Look: On the Hunt for a new gravel 650b wheelset? Look no further…

Lightweight carbon wheelset for under £900. These hoops look like they\'ve got a lot going for them...

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Suspension, a race whippet, flat-barred belt drive, and more. Our favourites from the Bombtrack 2019 range

Never ones to stick to the norms, Bombtrack has let its designers go wild.

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First Ride: Lauf True Grit Frameset… aka the gravel ripper

A few hours in the saddle makes a lasting impression with the Lauf True Grit.

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First Look: Fearless Vulture frameset

Tested: Fearless Vulture From: Fearless Bikes Price: £499 (frame and forks) Same but definitely different Sticking to a bit of a “steel is real” theme that we’ve been digging for...

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Fade to anything but grey: First Look – Brother Kepler Disc 2018

A refreshing change from the same old suspects, or all style no substance? We\'ll find out...

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