Giant Anthem X Advanced SL first ride review

Giant Anthem X Advanced SL first ride review

The Anthem X Advance SL is a genuinely rapid and responsive bike. It hits the design brief with minimal lag when you stamp on the pedals and ask it to…

Giant Reign 1 long-term review

Giant Reign 1 long-term review

Giant is discreetly producing some really rather progressive mountain bikes these days. And for decent prices too.

Video: Rob Warner’s Retro Race

Video: Rob Warner’s Retro Race

Retro bikes. Rob Warner. Modern bikes. Loud Troy Lee outfit. It’s all here. Peak lad science, possibly proving the point that brakes are probably the most important thing on your…

State of UK Enduro Racing: Llandegla

State of UK Enduro Racing: Llandegla

Happily, in a forest east of Wrexham, the spirit of enduro was still very much alive. Aran's first report of the race season.

142 Bike Test – The Big Short

142 Bike Test – The Big Short

Benji ponders the meaning of ‘short’ as he rags these three not-long travel bikes round his local trails. What is short travel? Too short? Short enough? Shorter than what? What…

2021 Team News: Eliot Jackson leaves Giant after 4 years

2021 Team News: Eliot Jackson leaves Giant after 4 years

Our man with the stats, Eliot Jackson won’t be riding under the Giant team for 2021. After 4 years with the team, he’s moving on! View this post on Instagram…

Bananas and Smiles | Fresh Goods Friday 491

Bananas and Smiles | Fresh Goods Friday 491

We’re going to focus on happy, positive subjects this Fresh Goods Friday, because we’re sure you have enough Coronavirus, politics and bad weather in your news feeds already. For those…

Is this the year of the sub £2k bike? New Giant models coming soon!

Is this the year of the sub £2k bike? New Giant models coming soon!

When the Norco Fluid FS1 came through our doors we were all impressed – lots of full suspension bike for under £2,000. It was swiftly followed by a Calibre Sentry,…

Review | The 2019 Trance Advanced Pro 29er 1 is a very ‘un-Giant like’ trail bike

Review | The 2019 Trance Advanced Pro 29er 1 is a very ‘un-Giant like’ trail bike

Wil delivers us his longterm review of the 2019 Giant Trance 29er My recent experience of Giant bikes includes testing the latest Trance 27.5, the Anthem 27.5, and the Anthem…

Fresh Goods Friday 445: Monkey Sauce, Giant, Rubber and Strap-On… Wheels

Fresh Goods Friday 445: Monkey Sauce, Giant, Rubber and Strap-On… Wheels

What a mixture of product. Some direct from Sea Otter, some from a monkey milking farm in France, and items not even in the office but in a far off…

Liv Intrigue Advanced 1 – Easy Climbing Meets Playful Descending

Liv Intrigue Advanced 1 – Easy Climbing Meets Playful Descending

For 2019, the Liv Intrigue has returned to the women’s specific brand line-up. This is after taking a couple of years off in 2016 to allow for the Pique SX…

A £1000 titanium crank, a £6000 bike and a £2000 car! Fresh Goods Friday 435

A £1000 titanium crank, a £6000 bike and a £2000 car! Fresh Goods Friday 435

What a jam-packed episode of Fresh Goods we have for you this week! Below we have 17 of the freshest, ripest and ready to consume goods available from the bike…

Fresh Goods Friday 432 – The ‘Was That Winter?’ Edition

Fresh Goods Friday 432 – The ‘Was That Winter?’ Edition

Arriving a little later in the day than usual, it’s Fresh Goods Friday. But fear not, the goods are still fresh. And our fingers are burning, after such frantic typing…

With Extra Bundles Of Joy – It’s Fresh Goods Friday 431

With Extra Bundles Of Joy – It’s Fresh Goods Friday 431

There are nerves in the office. A substantial number of staff are all on holiday. But it’s not the extra workload that’s worrying us – it’s the wellbeing of our…

These Are The 8 Bikes To Get Fox Live Valve First For 2019

These Are The 8 Bikes To Get Fox Live Valve First For 2019

After years of speculation and rumour, Fox finally announced Live Valve this week. If you want to know what Live Valve is and what it does we have a full…

A Yeti, 2 Bears, and a Giant Hannah: Fresh Goods Friday 409

A Yeti, 2 Bears, and a Giant Hannah: Fresh Goods Friday 409

How are you? Do you need a little therapy? Have you discovered that your planned spare room is going to be occupied for at least another year while its inhabitant…

Review: Dakine Hot Laps 5L Waist Pack

Review: Dakine Hot Laps 5L Waist Pack

There are a few things I swore I wouldn’t do when I got at job at Singletrack. Wear a gilet, ride clipped in, and use a hip pack. So of…

Fresh Goods Friday 403: Apparently this is the underwear and gardening tools issue

Fresh Goods Friday 403: Apparently this is the underwear and gardening tools issue

Between the heat, the many (many) products, and the excitement about football Eurobike, we can barely think. SOme of you are probably past thinking anyway, since the Scottish school holidays…

Fresh Goods Friday 399; 2 Bikes, A Fork And A Spoon!

Fresh Goods Friday 399; 2 Bikes, A Fork And A Spoon!

Don’t worry! The apocalypse has not come! Yes Nicholas Parsons missed an episode of Just A Minute, and yes we missed Fresh Goods Friday last week, but The Today Programme…

‘You could buy a car for that!’ It’s Fresh Goods Friday 397

‘You could buy a car for that!’ It’s Fresh Goods Friday 397

This week, Amanda our designer has stepped in to write Fresh Goods Friday. Mostly because she has a story to tell…  Two weeks ago I was on my way to…

A Threesome Of Bikes, Lots Of Pants, And A Couple Of Strap-Ons – Fresh Goods Friday 396

A Threesome Of Bikes, Lots Of Pants, And A Couple Of Strap-Ons – Fresh Goods Friday 396

There is no introduction today because it’s *ping* too difficult *ping ping* to think straight when *ping* your Twitter feed has gone *ping* into overdrive because you *ping ping* innocently…

Fresh Threads, Fresh Springs, And Fresh Water – It’s Fresh Goods Friday 395

Fresh Threads, Fresh Springs, And Fresh Water – It’s Fresh Goods Friday 395

∗Ēξū⊕ϖ ℘ÛℵЊ βγ Ηē¢κ ιτ˜ς ƒℜî∂αψ Never fear, normal service has been resumed. The walls have dried, the IT hamsters are lying with their legs in the air and the servers are floating…

Fresh Goods Friday 390

Fresh Goods Friday 390

Last year I ruined Easter. I started off really well: I bought lots of chocolate eggs, and I wrote a bunch of riddles, and I carefully hid them all over…

Everything But The Kitchen Sink – Dakine’s Drafter Pack Is Built For Your Next Adventure

Everything But The Kitchen Sink – Dakine’s Drafter Pack Is Built For Your Next Adventure

Dakine updates its classic freeride pack with some neat new features, including a lumbar reservoir and the option to fit a back protector.

Review: Dakine Slayer Elbow Pads vs. POC Joint VPD Air

Review: Dakine Slayer Elbow Pads vs. POC Joint VPD Air

Adele Mitchell puts two sets of elbow pads through their paces - in the UK and the Alps.

Fresh Goods Friday 367

Fresh Goods Friday 367

As well as a tasty titanium bike, we've got a super-fresh good in this week's haul, but you'll have to read on to find out what (or who) it is.

14 Knee Pads Tested & Reviewed

14 Knee Pads Tested & Reviewed

Which knee pad came out on top in our 14-way Pads For Pedalling group test? We investigate the latest knee pads designed for XC, trail and enduro riders

Review: Dakine Slayer Knee Pads – Winner Best All-Round

Review: Dakine Slayer Knee Pads – Winner Best All-Round

Dakine calls the Slayer "the ultimate lightweight, highly-breathable knee pad for every level of rider". Read on for our review

Fresh Goods Friday 346

Fresh Goods Friday 346

Fresh Goods is full of colour today. Mostly glowing colours - and that's just us!

Fresh Goods Friday 343

Fresh Goods Friday 343

We've got that Friday feeling again. Check in to see all that is fresh this week

Fresh Goods Friday 338

Fresh Goods Friday 338

It's here: Friday. And goods: fresh ones. Stick it all together: it's Fresh Goods Friday!

Fresh Goods Friday 333

Fresh Goods Friday 333

All the threes! Fresh Goods Friday is here with bikes, clothing, gadgets, glasses, locks and the usual low standard of models and modelling

Team News: Yoann Barelli Signs to Commencal and Dakine

Team News: Yoann Barelli Signs to Commencal and Dakine

Team news about this 'near Canadian Frenchman', brought to you with some lush (and unusual) images

50 Bikes Of Fresh Goods Friday In 2016

50 Bikes Of Fresh Goods Friday In 2016

Can you name all of the mountain bikes that we tested in 2016? Here's the top-50 bikes that were featured in Fresh Goods Friday over the past 12 months. Phew!

It’s More Than Just A Bike

It’s More Than Just A Bike

Hannah takes a look at Liv's marketing strategy

Fresh Goods Friday 311

Fresh Goods Friday 311

This week there's Life and Death, and beer. It's all that is good in the world people, it's Fresh Goods Friday

Reckon you’re rad? Dakine looking for a new model.

Reckon you’re rad? Dakine looking for a new model.

Do you have "sick style" and wishes?

Buyers Guide: Backpacks with Back Protectors

Buyers Guide: Backpacks with Back Protectors

Spines are quite important things. Here's some options for protecting yours

Fresh Goods Friday 284

Fresh Goods Friday 284

Rammed with WIN - Another veritable smorgasbord of recently arrived kit.

Fresh Goods Friday 283

Fresh Goods Friday 283

A veritable smorgasbord of goodness, lavishly festooned all over your computer like a huge, veiny, pulsating sack of win

Dakine Protection 2016

Dakine Protection 2016

Dakine offer new pads, and a hydration pack with spine protection

Buyers Guide: Lightweight Waterproof Jackets

Buyers Guide: Lightweight Waterproof Jackets

Sanny takes five excellent waterproof jackets from Rab, Berghause, Keela, Haglofs & Dakine out in the rain to find the one that stands out.

Fresh Goods Friday 216

Fresh Goods Friday 216

Here's the freshest of the fresh that's dropped in ST Towers this week

Interbike 2014: The bumbag renaissance continues

Interbike 2014: The bumbag renaissance continues

Dakine aren't scared of butt trunks... or bears.

Fresh Goods Friday 167

Fresh Goods Friday 167

Another week and another drop of fresh product for putting through the paces.

The bumbag is back.  But is it cool again?

The bumbag is back. But is it cool again?

Coming in February: Dakine's Enduro Hip Pack

Fresh Goods Friday 105

Fresh Goods Friday 105

We've got punk rock wheels, shots of Blok, new chain devices, a selection of Mallets and more - it's time for your Friday fix

Fresh Goods

Fresh Goods

The golden issue of Singletrack, ladies shorts, more tools, Chris King and much more

Look & Tell With Sean From Dakine & Transition

A rainy Friday in the office and The Deadline is on us. Fortunately to break the virtual chains of bondage to our computers, Sean from Surfsales came to our rescue with a…

Fresh Goods

It's back. More fresh goods from Salsa, Dakine, Royal Racing, Bontrager, Torq, Tektro, Vredestein, Lifeventure, Orange, Outland and Red Bull Rampage...