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...

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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

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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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

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

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

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...

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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

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...

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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

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...

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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

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...

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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

∗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

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...

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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.

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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.

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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

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

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

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Fresh Goods Friday 338

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

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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

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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

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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!