Definitely a 'try before you buy' fit, but a great hardwearing short for the hard riding
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Polaris AM 500 Repe
Shorts made for typical UK riding weather and for riders who wear pads year-round.
Trail42 bamboo tech tee
Trail42 tech tees are difficult to find fault with. The selling point of bamboo shirts is that they don’t show…
Endura MT500 Spray
If you’re a ‘shorts all year’ rider, you’ve found your shorts from now until next summer.
Race Face Ambush
Good on and off the trail. More of a midwinter warmer than a midsummer’s dream, though.
Sombrio Highline II Shorts
The Highline II is Sombrio’s top of the range short. It’s designed from four-way stretch material and comes complete with…
Troy Lee Ace Shorts
Troy Lee’s Ace short is designed with what it calls “gritty XC” in mind and that’s fairly clear from the…
Gore Bike Wear Fusion Trail
Although these Gore Bike Wear Fusion Trail shorts are in keeping with this year’s ‘TicTac’ fashion colour palette, they also…
Sombrio Birm Queen Shorts
The Birm Queen is a great cross-country short with a flattering, slimmer cut. Though relatively heavy for hot and sunny…
Altura Quantum X Shorts
The velcro waist adjustment on the back draws the spare fabric away from the snag zone and together with the…
Kali’s innovative Maraka XC helmet
A helmet with a number of truly interesting and compelling features
Howies Dyfi Active Shell jacket
My first impressions of the Dyfi Active Shell were focused on the colour and looks; understandable given that I nabbed…
Lake MX331 disco slippers
The first pair of these shoes died a premature death following last year’s Transvesubienne race. Because it was a ‘race’,…
Morvélo Daze womens jersey
"Female cyclists are a picky and notoriously fickle bunch to please.", Says Jenn, who has been trying out this Morvelo…
Gore Bike Wear Phantom 2.0 Windstopper Softshell jacket.
Possibly the quintessential zip-off softshell, from masters of Windstopper, Gore Bike Wear.
Gore Bike Wear Countdown Windstopper Softshell hoodie
A softshell with a hood (and an unfeasibly long name). Rejoice! For it is warm and cosy...
Suplest Off Road Alpine boots
Numerous things have sucked about summer so far this year; not least, still having chilblains in June. We should have…
The North Face Dirt Track jacket
The Dirt Track (really?) is TNF’s Gore Windstopper softshell, with zip-off sleeves that convert it into a gilet. First things…
Bontrager RXL MTB shoes
The RXL is the top of the shop in Bontrager’s three shoe racing range. As such it gets all the…
RaceFace Canuck gloves
I am quite particular about summer gloves. I’ve been through a few pairs over the years, and I’ve developed a…
Five Ten Spitfire Mid Freeride shoes
I have to be honest here and say that I must have been one of the few mountain bikers in…
Louis Garneau Sotchi Gloves
Patrick tests a set of winter gloves from Canada - are they toasty or just stale bread?
Troy Lee Designs Ace gloves
Work experience lad Ben G has had this set of gloves on test since he came to the office a…
Scott Sports Roarban Long Sleeve
Looks like a cotton checked shirt is actually technical "pretty foul weather" top
Rab Shadow Hoodie Jacket
Rab Shadow Hoodie Price: £120 From: www.rab.uk.com Tested: Continuously for four months The Shadow Hoodie isn’t really a jacket for…
Montane Dyno Jacket
Matt tests a different kind of softshell jacket that's friendly to user as well as the environment
Polaris Women’s Sapphire Jacket & Roam XC Gloves
Jenny tests a female specific riding jacket and some lightweight gloves
Polaris NiteRide 2 Jersey
As winter draws closer, Jon reviews a long sleeved and warm jersey from Polaris...
Polaris Epic XC Gloves
Gloves made for almost all year round - but are they any good? Jon gives his verdict..
