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DVO Onyx Vorsprung Smashpot Review
April 4, 2023
It’d been years since I’d ridden a coil-sprung fork. The last one was a Marzocchi 66 RC3 EVO Ti; a behemoth that smoothed out even the roughest of trails, its sensitivity was unmatched. It was a fork that I’ve never forgotten; the buttery feeling it delivered has been seared into my brain.
Trek Fuel EXe Review
January 27, 2023
Stealthy, silent, seductive: the new lightweight Trek Fuel EXe sets the bar very high for this fast growing sector of eMTBs
Earshots Gen 2 Review
June 1, 2022
It doesn’t seem that long ago that we were testing the original version of these wireless sports headphones from Kiwi start-up Earshots. While the concept and magnetic closure mechanism of the originals were world class, there were a couple of teething quirks that needed ironing out, so we were eager to get our hands on version two to see how things had evolved.
Trek Top Fuel 9.8 Review
April 28, 2022
The Top Fuel has been a staple in Trek’s line-up for many years now and its target market has always been those XC racers and enthusiasts wanting a full suspension option. However, the development of the Supercalibre as Trek’s pre-eminent XC race weapon has given the Wisconsin-based brand room to ex- pand the Top Fuel’s horizons and push it into the hotly contested, ‘downcountry’ category.
Orange Switch 6 RS Review
April 28, 2022
Halifax in North England lies in the county of Yorkshire. There’s a saying about people from Yorkshire: “they say what they like, and they like what they bloody well say”. And that rings true when it comes to making mountain bikes.
Earshots Review
December 14, 2021
It’s with great sadness that in the year 2021 my life is still surrounded by wires of all sizes and colours. I honestly thought wires
FIRST IMPRESSIONS | 2022 PIVOT FIREBIRD
August 19, 2021
Last weekend Pivot hosted Spoke up in Rotorua for a few spins of the cranks aboard their all-new Firebird. With no prior knowledge of what
Camelbak M.U.L.E Pro 14 Review
July 21, 2021
The M.U.L.E Pro 14 is an impressive offering in the ever-evolving world of MTB carriables. With 11L of storage and 3L of water capacity making up the 14L total.
Sram GX Eagle AXS Review
June 25, 2021
It works! It’s light enough, durable enough and offers enough performance to make upgrading to its more expensive stablemates more a matter of desire, rather than need