Hi all, Well I’m counting down the days. It’s my final week of being a lady of leisure. Looking forward…
September 2011
Eurobike 2011: Danny Macaskill’s Inspired Trials Bike
A quick look at Danny's trials bike, seen at Eurobike.
Cube X-Race Pro Review
Sim's been over to the side of the skinny knobbly tyres with the bargain spec bike. Cross? No, he's liked…
Fresh Goods Friday
Eurobike is over, Interbike is yet to come – that makes a Web Editor jetlagged and glum. On the plus…
Montane Kielder 100 – 2011.
A classic British summer tale of deluge true grit misery and suffering all from your warm office chair. Montane Kielder…
Eurobike 2011: Hope Technology (now with prices)
Stronger braking, own-colour Stan's, pedals, lights and six speed cassettes!
Fort William Halo BDS Cancelled For This Weekend.
Just in from Si .. Boooo. Friday – Southerly 30mph quickly becoming 40-50mph Saturday – Southerly 40mph gusts 60mph Sunday…
Up The Buttress – A Hebden Bridge Hill Climb Event – FINAL UPDATE “The Rules”
Looking for Up The Buttress 2013? Update: Write-up and results here Calling All Calderdale Hill Climbers! FINAL UPDATE: THE RULES!…
Eurobike 2011: Brakeforce One brakes
A video chat with the 17 year old inventor of a boosted disc brake that's already amazing testers
Eurobike 2011: DMR and Reynolds
Updated version of the hard riding DMR Bolt steel full susser, plus lightweight carbon wheelsets from Reynolds Composites
Chase Trails needs your vote…
Volunteer group in final of National Lottery competition and they need your vote...
Eurobike 2011: Bionicon goes coil sprung, plus hyperextension explained
Video of travel and geometry adjustable bike specialists' new coil-sprung bike plus minimalist chain guide
CTC and FC to offer guided rides across the UK
CTC instructors offer guided cycle rides, bike safety checks and cycle training at Kielder, Dalby, Sherwood, Moors valley, Haldon, Forest…
Midweek Mini Movies
We may have gone video mental from our time at Eurobike, but we’re still going to provide you with your…
Eurobike 2011: Transition Bikes and the big wheeled Bandit
Video look at a brace of big wheelers and possibly the best colour for a bike we've seen for a…
The Plymbridge Woods Trail Project Needs Support!
The problem with land is that there is only a finite amount of it. When it is a piece of…
Eurobike 2011: Crank Brothers – new pedals, bars and multi tools…
A video runthrough of the new 2012 Mallet pedal, new wider risers and rather pretty multitool
Eurobike 2011: Focus Bikes video
More video, with a runthrough of Focus' £1,600 full susser, the Super Bud 3.0
Eurobike 2011: Saracen
More moving images from Eurobike: This time Saracen with their new 160mm bike and improved, lighter Ariel 140mm bikes. Plus,…
Eurobike 2011: Local Colour
A collection of mixed bikes and funny sights from Eurobike. Don't worry, there's plenty more coming...
Other people’s trails
I reckon 98.5%* of my riding is done on trails in a 20km radius of where I ride, because…
Long Termer Review: Dave’s Santa Cruz Highball
So here’s the getting to know you bit about my new longtermer, a Santa Cruz Highball. Due to holidays, mag…
Correction! Eurobike 2011: Giant’s Overdrive 2 – headset ‘standard’
Ready for a new headset standard? Giant is...
Today we are mostly watching…
…Danny Hart’s jaw-dropping World Champs winning race run. If you missed it, the Giant-sponsored rock star stormed to victory in…
Eurobike 2011: Yeti SB95 and SB66 Carbon
Chipps reports on the new big wheeler and new plastic bike from Yeti
2011 Marin Dusk ’til Dawn
Summer might be just about over but that doesn’t mean race season is. There are just 4 weeks left to…
Eurobike 2011: Intense – Carbon and more carbon
Last week we brought you news of Intense’s new Hard Eddie carbon hardtail and before that the new carbon Carbine.…
Fresh Goods Friday
Whilst half the office have decamped to Germany to stroke, ogle and photograph all that’s new at Eurobike, a steady…
Cycle Show 2011
With just under a month to go until the 2011 Cycle Show kicks off in its new home of Birmingham…
Issue 68 – landing soon!
It’s that particular Friday when we wait on the doorstep for TNT John – issue 68 is just about to…
Eurobike 2011: USE Exposure Lights
We check out the new range of USE Exposure Lights, which now feature ‘ITM’ or Intelligent Thermal Management. The new…
Eurobike 2011: Charge Bikes
Jon headed to the fairground ride of joy that is the Charge Bikes stand to discover what’s new for 2012.…
Eurobike 2011: Orange Bikes video
While Chipps has covered what’s new from Orange Bikes in words and pictures, Matt and Jon got the ever smiling…
Eurobike: Orange and the big wheels
The Eurobike Trio are still there and Chipps takes up the story. OK, if we count the Demo Day as…
Last Minute Places Available At The 2011 Trans-Provence.
Many of you may already know that the third edition of the Trans-Provence is set to take place this September.…
Eurobike 2011: The electric future?
As well as the rise of big wheeled mountain bikes, it’s become obvious from wandering around this year’s show that…