Would I keep the USE Components Vybe stem and seatpost on my bike? Yes. Do the benefits beat the weight penalty? Yes. Recommended. Reviewed by Lewis Deacon “It’s just a…
Reviews
Vittoria Mezcal III, Terreno Dry & Terreno Wet tyre review
Vittoria has developed its broad range and I was happy test three different models, at least one of which is likely to fit your particular needs. As the world of…
Shimano GRX RX825 Di2 Gravel Groupset First Ride(s) Review
Chipps reports on his first impressions after riding 100 miles on Shimano’s new flagship electric gravel groupset – GRX RX825 Di2 Before we get to the ‘Aren’t I lucky?’ bit,…
Shimano GRX RX820 Mechanical Gravel Groupset review
Chipps, perhaps perversely, specified his test on Shimano GRX RX820 to cope with gravel riding that was more mountainous than groomed, how did he get on? Pros Cons When ‘new’…
Trek Velocis MIPS helmet review
The Trek Velocis MIPS is the brand’s lightest road* helmet. Improved ventilation and channelling. The MIPS Air system is designed to improve comfort and protection. The single-lace BOA fit system.…
Scott Addict Gravel 10 Review
Scott Addict Gravel 10 is the upper end of the model range, and a prime example of exactly how a performance gravel bike should look and feel. Don’t skip past…
Redshift Sports ShockStop PRO Suspension Seatpost RT Review
The Redshift Sports ShockStop Suspension Seatpost RT delivers on the promise of increased comfort and control in a package that works. Pros Cons Unlike suspension stems, suspension seatposts never really…
Redshift Sports ShockStop PRO Stem review
The Redshift Sports ShockStop PRO stem is its top end suspension stem. It comes with +/- 6 degrees of rise and can be flipped between the two. Pros Cons “Suspension…
Ribble Gravel AL Rival XPLR Review
If you’re looking for value, great spec, and a do-it-all gravel bike built to last, this Ribble Gravel AL ticks a whole load of boxes. Built and tuned in Lancashire,…
Pearl Izumi Amfib Lobster Gel Glove review
The Pearl Izumi Amfib Lobster Gel Gloves pass the ‘warm’ test; even below 0°c I had toasty fingers. However, they really are only suitable for drop bars. Read on as…
Canyon Grail CF SLX 8 Di2 review
The Canyon Grail CF SLX 8 is a gravel bike for the racers. If you are a competitive gravel rider, this is your fast-track ticket to the top step of…
Hutchinson Tundra 700 x 45 tyre review
The Hutchinson Tundra tyre is a gravel tyre designed for all year round riding conditions on a variety of surfaces. Gravel is a broad church, so this sounds like a…
Genesis Fugio 10 (2022) review
The Genesis Fugio 10 is a great entry level gravel bike spec’d with 650b wheels, big tyres, plenty of mounting points and guaranteed smiles. NB: Genesis have just recently updated…
Hope Tech RX4+ Brake Caliper review
The Hope Tech RX4+ caliper is a great solution to the road and gravel rider looking for more braking power, better lever feel and beautiful machined caliper aesthetics. Pros: Cons:…
FARA F/Gravel Bike Review
FARA is a small bike company based in Oslo, Norway which was set up in 2015 by Jeff Webb, a Canadian ex-pro racer and it (currently) offers three styles of…
Apidura Expedition Full Frame Pack review
The ability to carry up to 3L of water is the USP of the Apidura Expedition Full Frame Pack. Invaluable for the long distance rider. Please note: Hydration Bladder is…
YT Szepter Core 4 Review – Gravel For MTBers?
For this YT Szepter review I’ve been testing a medium sized YT Szepter Core 4, the slightly pricier version – the Core 3 gets a slightly lower grade suspension fork…
Ragley Trig review
First introduced to the line-up in 2019, the Ragley Trig has proved to be extremely popular from the word go. This review first appeared in Singletrack World Magazine issue 140…
Santini Women’s Vega Grido Bib Tight review
Is an all in one thermal top and bottoms a practical solution for cold weather? Hannah tests out the Santini Women’s Vega Grido Bib Tights. In my experience, Italian cycling…
Orange RX9 Pro review
The Orange RX9 Pro is great for a quick hour ride, a blast along the bridleway, for training or for spending an evening bikepacking. This review first published in Singletrack…
Assos Mille GTC Löwenkralle Jacket C2 review
The Assos Mille GTC Löwenkralle Jacket C2 is targeted squarely at gravel riders looking for a versatile softshell. The jacket is a snug fit without being ‘roadie tight’, meaning this…
Arrow Wheels AGRS Road Gravel Hope Wheelset review
The Arrow Wheels AGRS Road Gravel wheelset is on my Planet X Tempest, a bike I intended solely for gravel use, but over time I have found to lean more…
Lauf Seigla – Reviewed in Iceland and the UK
You probably know who Lauf is: they make those Marmite forks that you may well have dismissed as looking too weird. Or, maybe you’re in the evangelical ‘but they really…
Review: Give your gravel bike some drop with the Brand X Dropper!
Gravel bikes are built far tougher than their on-road cousins and as we tackle steeper stuff the Brand X dropper posts make a lot of sense. Brand-X dropper seatposts have…
Schwalbe G-One R Gravel Tyre Review
Schwalbe’s G-One R Gravel tyre is a race-ready gravel tyre that’s fast-rolling and offers a velvety-smooth ride. I wouldn’t say that I am a connoisseur of gravel bike tyres, I’ve…
Singular Peregrine Mk3 – A Classic Gravel All Rounder
Singular Peregrine Mk3 From: singularcycles.com Price: £1000 (frame and fork) Tested By: Celia Way Test Duration: One Month Singular is a small British brand, known for steel framesets with classic…
What I’m Wearing – Giro Gravel Gear
What makes cycling clothing gravel-specific? Slightly less baggy than mountain bike gear, not as skin tight as road gear? Helmets that combine aero and breathability? Of course, making sure that…
Microshift Advent 1 x 9 drop bar groupset review | Top-Notch performance on a budget!
We’ve rated their mountain bike groupset, so how does the Microshift Advent 1 x 9 drop bar groupset stand up? Find out in our review. I think it’s fair to…
SRAM XPLR Review – 200km On A Gravel Groupset
It’s been a crazy year for reviews, just because products have been out of stock, or not even ready when they get launched. So despite talking about this groupset back…
Merida Silex+ 6000 review: A gravel bike for more than just gravel
Antony looks at the Merida Silex+ 6000, a gravel bike designed for sure-footed speed.
New Canyon Grizl Reviewed: Beyond the Grail
You probably remember Canyon’s last gravel bike – if you don’t remember it was called the Grail, you will at least recall those handlebars. You know, the two tier ones…
The New Graveller: What I’m Wearing
Have you, like so many others, just got into gravel bikes? Or cyclocross, or adventure bikes, touring, bike-packing… There are so many names and so many blurred margins between genres…
Vee Tire Rocketman – for that gravel niche?
Apparently Vee Tire make a gravel option, who knew? The Thai manufacturer has a fairly long history making tyres for motorbikes and cars, and in recent years they’ve been making…
Hutchinson Touareg – Gravel tyres for rough rocks?
The Touareg is the more aggressive of Hutchinson’s two gravel tread patterns, sitting next to the more ‘all-road’ oriented Overide. It’s available in just the one casing style, which uses…
BMC URS ONE Review: 10mm Travel for Hardcore Gravel
The BMC URS is the gravel bike offering from the Swiss Bicycle Manufacturing Company. The range consists of (in ascending price order) URS ONE, URS 01 Frameset, URS 01 THREE, URS…
Fuji Jari 2.5 | A Budget Commuter
The Fuji Jara 2.5 is the entry level in the Jari range, which consists of five different build and frameset options. The reason I have chosen to review the cheapest…
Ragley Trig Adventure | Good enough to turn the head of a mountain biker?
Die hard mountain biker James Vincent dips a toe into #dirtydropbargoodness with the Ragley Trig Adventure. Although Ragley is better known for its rowdy hardtails, there are a couple of…
Reviewed & Recommended – WTB Resolute with SG2 Puncture Protection
Piers ‘Slasher’ Mortimer takes the WTB Resolute with new WTB SG2 puncture protection out for some rocky rides in the Lakes. WTB Resolute SG2 Price: £54.99 From: WTB The WTB…
Bike Packing Coffee | 4 Ways to brew up outdoors
Well balanced, good, rich mouthfeel, great body, nice, rich taste and smell… just some of the words that pro baristas regularly use to define the multitude of coffee varieties and flavours…
Sonder Camino Al – Miles Of Comfort And Fun
Hannah tests out the Sonder Camino AL, the company’s most popular bike. Will she find out why it’s such a hit? The Sonder Camino has been a popular choice since…
Reviewed: Specialized Diverge Carbon Comp
The brand new Specialized Diverge was launched to the world earlier this month and, now that I’ve had this bike on test for about three weeks, I wanted to bring…
Spank Vibrocore Drop Bars and Wheels – Fast And Comfortable?
Spank Flare 24 Vibrocore Wheelset and Flare 25 Vibrocore handlebar Price: Wheelset £289.99 front / £379.99 rear | Handlebar £89.99 From: Hotlines Tested: 3 months “Can you review some wheels and handlebars…
Review | The Moots Routt YBB: A Beauty and a Beast
Dean checks out an unusual boutique titanium drop bar soft tail all the way from the USA: the Moots Routt YBB. Brand: Moots Model: Routt YBB Price: £5700 (Frame and…
Review: The Kona Libre AL steers clear of niches
I’ve never been a huge fan of the term “gravel”, as applied to bikes. I can see the need for a term to describe machines that sit somewhere between cyclocross…
Review: The Nukeproof Digger Comp puts the grin into gravel grinding
Nukeproof is a name that a lot of you will recognise from the mountain bike world, where the company has a high profile on the DH scene, and its Mega…
Spanner Bike Haute Gravel Review | Titanium Twin Tube Madness!
The Spanner Bike Haute Gravel is a titanium drop bar bike that’s something of an exercise in ‘because you can’, demonstrating what you could do with the help of Spanner…
Meeting the Mehteh: a review of Brother Cycle’s new gravel bike
The Mehteh is a big clearance Brother, but this ain't no drop handlebar mountain bike. Find out what we thought of this bruiser of a gravel bike.
Pathfinding again. Reviewed: Sven updates its stainless do-it-all and we ride it
Two years on from the original, does the Pathfinder still hold its own amongst a new wave of rowdy gravel bikes?
Review | Genesis Fugio 30 – Classic Steel Looks, Modern Capabilties
Hannah takes on the top-end Genesis Fugio. Find out she got on.
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.
