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Ben Haworth
185cm tall. 73kg weight. Orange Switch 6er. Saracen Ariel Eeber. Schwalbe Magic Mary. Maxxis DHR II. Coil fan.
Fresh Goods Friday 713 – The Lasting Gasping Winning Edition
Welcome, welcome one and all (not you though) to the internet show your telly was made for: Fresh Goods Friday!…
NBD: Flow eBMX, Trek Top Fuel, YT Decoy SN, Kona Process 153 & 134…
… Lapierre Spicy CF, Thok GRAM dk e-MTB frameset, Canyon TEMPR CFR shoes. It’s this week’s New Bike Day round-up!…
Starling Cycles Mega Murmur review
The Starling Mega Murmur, as you may be able to guess by the name, is the bigger travel Murmur. 165mm…
Les Gets World Cup DH results, report and highlights vids
The fifth World Cup DH of the year took place in France. Here are the results, race report and highlights…
Fresh Goods Friday 712 – The Overlording It Up Edition
A new dawn, a new day, a new batch of bike bits for you to spoil your ballots over. Yes,…
NBD: Merida Big Trail, Hutchinson Eco Tyre, DJI ebike motor…
… Amflow PL, SRAM T-Type expansion, SRAM DB8 brakes, Giant Revolt, TRP x Bosch E-Shift system, Manitou R8 fork and…
Specialized Stumpjumper 15 Pro: first ride review
The 50th anniversary of Specialized brings us the fifteenth Stumpy: here's our early verdict on the Specialized Stumpjumper 15 Pro.
Fresh Goods Friday 711 – The Open All Hours Edition
This week we have mostly been casting our collective mind back to stuff we no longer have to do.
New Sonder Cortex trail bike launches today
The new Sonder Cortex trail is a short/mid travel trail - with 130mm at the back and 140mm fork up…
NBD: Fox Purevue, Starling Mini Murmur, Garbaruk cranks…
... EXT Storia & Arma V4 shocks, Crankbrothers cleat tool, DT Swiss 1200 wheels, Magura Gustav Pro brakes. Here's the…
Details of the new OneUp hubs
OneUp have a reputation for doing things properly - without being overly expensive - so news of the brand making…
Fresh Goods Friday 710 – The Outdoor Trading Edition
No time for a lengthy waffle intro this week. The sun is OUT and the trails are a-calling! Busy yourself…
NBD: Specialized Chisel FS, Giant Faith, POC Team Imani Migration…
... Ibis Exie Ltd Ed Team 31 and new DVO Prime shock damper in updated Topaz Air and Jade X…
Our Members can win a Garmin Edge 840 worth £450!
We are rolling out more competitions to our Full Members. This time we have teamed up with Garmin to offer…
Val Di Sole World Cup DH results, report and highlights video
The fourth World Cup DH of the year took place in Italy. Here are the results, race report and highlights…
Last Coal V4 review
Last Coal V4 vital stats: full 29, 180mm fork, 165mm rear, 63° head angle, 77.1° effective seat angle, 438mm chain…
Fresh Goods Friday 709 – The Quiet Roads Edition
This Sunday evening will be a good time to head out. The Euro kickball sportive begins today and Sunday is…
Leogang World Cup DH results, report and highlights video
The third World Cup DH of the year took place in Austria. Here are the results, race report and highlights…
Fresh Goods Friday 708 – The Bendy Bus Edition
Hello and welcome to this week's rundown of shiny bikes and shinier bike stuff. Having said that, most of this…
Fresh Goods Friday 707: The Spot of Bother Edition
Despite there only being 4 days left of this holiday week for things to go wrong in, it’s been a…
Orbea Occam LT M-Team review
The Orbea Occam LT is an engaging ride. It requires and rewards an accurate rider who pays attention at all…
Fresh Goods Friday 706 – The Three Course Meal Edition
If you had to perform all three of the core dirt bike disciplines one after another, what order would you…
Bielsko-Biala World Cup DH results, report and highlights video
The second World Cup DH of the year took place in Poland. Here are the results, race report and highlights…
Abus AirDrop MIPS helmet review
The Abus AirDrop MIPS is a well made and designed helmet that offers great levels of breathability and forget-you're-wearing it…
Fresh Goods Friday 705 – The Freewheelin’ Edition
Good day to you. We trust this Friday finds you well and that you are suitably pre-amped for the weekend.…
British racer wins opening Enduro World Cup
The first World Cup Enduro of the year took place in the classic venue of Finale Ligure. Here’s the results,…
Orbea Occam LT or SL? Here’s how to decide
The latest update to the Orbea Occam sees it become two distinct models – the SL and the LT. Both…
Fresh Goods Friday 704 – The Nadir E Me Edition
Welcome to episode 704 of the Freshies, as nobody calls them. Benji is all waffled out, so you can have…
Anyone for Semis? Fort William World Cup DH results & talking points
The first World Cup Downhill round of the year took place in not-rainy Scotland. Here's the results, reports, highlights vids…
Orbea Laufey H-LTD review
It's just as well the Orbea Laufey H-LTD handles so well because if we turn our attention to the build…
Fresh Goods Friday 703 – The May Day Yay Edition
Happy Bank Holiday to all of y'all. Well, all of y'all who have a Bank Holiday and don't have to…
Fresh Goods Friday 702 – The Quality Street Edition
Hello to you all and welcome to this week’s edition of stuff-that-has-arrived at STW HQ! Otherwise known as Fresh Goods…
New Saracen Myst starts from £3,599
The new Saracen Myst uses a combination single pivot, shock link and brake linkage, all made viable by the move…
XC World Cup Araxá: results & reports
The second World Cup of the year took place in Brazil. Here are the results, race reports and a highlights…
Giant Stance 29 1 review
The Giant Stance 29 1 is a refreshingly affordable mountain bike. Yer classic entry level full-sus trail bike. Alloy, 29in,…
Fresh Goods Friday 701 – The Hydrate and/or Die Edition
Hey there gang! We trust you're are acceptably radical and primed for another supremely stoke-filled weekend. That's stoke. Not Stoke.
Festive 500? Nah, this is the Forestry 450
The Forestry 450 involves covering 450 miles exclusively on Forestry England’s cycle trails. You have between now and the end…
NBD: RockShox Psylo, Sonder Evol, Digit Ring, Öhlins coil conversion…
New Bikestuff Day is back! Here's the most interesting stuff in our inbox this week (plus a quick debrief of…
XC World Cup Mairipora: results, reports & highlights video
The first World Cup of the year took place in Brazil. Here are the results, race reports and a highlights…
Formula Selva C Fork review
This is a 170mm travel Formula Selva C (coil) fork. I went with the 170mm version because Formula forks have…
The Grinder: Zefal Bike Taxi Tow Rope, Continental Argotal, Fox Dropframe helmet, Zipp 1ZERO HiTop Wheels
Is that creak me or the bike? Real-world product reviews from real-world riders.
Issue 154: Tech That Should Have Stuck Around
Benji dons possibly rose-tinted spectacles and brings us the technology that he thinks has fallen undeservedly out of fashion. Inverted…
Fresh Goods Friday 700 – The Padding It Out Edition
What are you lot talking about? Assuming it's neither football nor shopping, dare we guess that you're currently thinking about…
Three new Fox GRIP dampers and a 32SC fork
A whole new swathe of dampers from Fox: GRIP X2, GRIP X and GRIP SL. And a total rejig of…
Fresh Goods Friday 698 – Up To No Good Edition
Roll up! Roll up! Come get yer Fresh goods 'ere! Good Friday today, which means the Annual Chocolate Celebration is…
‘Deja Vu’ edit ft. Fergus Ryan aboard Gen 2 Privateer 161
Fergus Ryan: "With the UK experiencing a wetter-than-usual winter, I decided to swap the slop for dust and headed out…
Fresh Goods Friday 697 – The Sprunnng! Edition
Spring is here! Woo! Yeah! Alright alright alright! Break out the shorts? Slap on semi-slicks? Here is your weekly allocation…
Yeti ASR is its lightest full suspension bike ever
The latest Yeti ASR is a modern cross-country race bike with 115mm of flexstay delivered at the rear and a…
YT Jeffsy Core 4 review
The YT Jeffsy Core 4 is a bike that arrives in a box that is not quite perfect out of…