Six years old and ridden within an inch of its life, this 2020 steed refuses to die. Despite Aran. Bike model & year? 2020 Giant Reign 1. Bought six years ago from Ride-On bike shop in Rawtenstall and ridden extensively since. What size is this…
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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 go.
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
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 bike. Here you go… What happens when you put Rob Warner against the clock on…
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
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 is the average travel of A Mountain Bike in 2022 anyway? It’s hard to say.…
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 A post shared by Eliot Jackson (@eliotjackson) My time under the Giant tent has come…
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 of you that subscribe to the magazine, it’s almost ready for print next week, and…
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, and a Jamis Dakar. Joining the fray from Giant is yet another – the Stance –…
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 29. While none of them were exactly fire-starters, they’re all good bikes that suit their…
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 land known as Australia, a wondrous place famous for the Kula Bula and Billa Wonga.…
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 and Hail Enduro bikes to make an entrance. I attended the product launch for the…
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 industry this week, oh, and there’s an 11-year-old Fiat Panda thrown in for some reason…
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 efforts. Or maybe it’s chilblains. Yes, we’ve had winter. Or some of it. Was that…
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 absent colleagues. It’s a heady concoction of injury potential that’s scattered around the globe right…
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 write up here, or you can watch our video explanation below. Basically though, the system senses…
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 does resits, or pursues alternative school-of-life type educational experiences? Or are you now steeling yourself…
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 course, I’m working my way through this list to become more open minded, and hopefully…
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 have begun. The rest of us are frantically searching for improbable costumes for end of…
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 is still going, so all is well. And all is better still, as we’re back…
‘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 Wales for a weekend of biking. I had my best and most reliable riding buddy…
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 tweeted about a column that Bez wrote. *ping* It’s quite the experience. Being famous and…
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 in a cloud. The office has been moved around so that everyone has a new…
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 a really beautiful wonderland of an arboretum, and then my children happily hunted all over…
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
Adele Mitchell puts two sets of elbow pads through their paces - in the UK and the Alps.
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
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
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 is full of colour today. Mostly glowing colours - and that's just us!
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
It's here: Friday. And goods: fresh ones. Stick it all together: it's Fresh Goods Friday!
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 about this 'near Canadian Frenchman', brought to you with some lush (and unusual) images
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!
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
Buyers Guide: Backpacks with Back Protectors
Spines are quite important things. Here's some options for protecting yours
Fresh Goods Friday 283
A veritable smorgasbord of goodness, lavishly festooned all over your computer like a huge, veiny, pulsating sack of win
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 167
Another week and another drop of fresh product for putting through the paces.
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
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 bike and parts to drool over from Transition and clothes and bags from Dakine. Transition…
Fresh Goods
It's back. More fresh goods from Salsa, Dakine, Royal Racing, Bontrager, Torq, Tektro, Vredestein, Lifeventure, Orange, Outland and Red Bull Rampage...