Reviews

Tyre levers are something that everyone has and uses, but most people don't think twice about. Can the Crankbrothers Speedier Lever justify its price tag?

Thor are known for their motocross products, and we've used the Deflector gloves for a number of years and really liked them. How do the Defends compare?

An easy to read comparison of SRAM and Shimanos most common cassettes including weights, gear range and prices.

Rockshox non boost Pike gets reviewed in various lengths and versions.

Matching up with our Ambush Knee Pad review we also tested the elbow pad equivalent.

IXS Trail RS helmet has been on the market for a few years, we tested it for over 2 years to see how it fares to long term usage.

Race Faces all purpose Ambush D30 knee pads get a full 2 years testing covering thousands of miles in all conditions.

Superstar offer a budget version of the Raceface Cinch chainring, how does it stand up to a year of riding in all conditions?

ODIs chunky soft Rogue grip gets tested for over a year.

Hopes stainless steel 30mm bottom bracket is one of the pricier options on the market. How does it end up nearing the end of its first year of British mud and European dust?

Shimano XT's have long been a favourite among all kind of riders, but the recent M8000's have been plagued with issues. Did we find them in our year long test?

We put the fast rolling semi slicks back to back for some testing to see which comes out on top.

Foxs motorbike style heavy duty Bomber gloves get over 2 years of testing, do they come out the other side?

We put over 3000 miles on X-Fusions big hitting air shock and see how it comes out the other side.......(hint: broken)

Fox's mid priced, mid weight Sidewinder gloves get tested to (premature) destruction.

It's now pretty much mandatory for any trail or enduro bike to come with a dropper post. Despite their ubiquity, nearly every brand has had issues with reliability. Can Fox's replacement for the DOSS dropper finally crack the dependability nut?

Schwalbes aggressive Super Gravity Magic Marys get a thorough testing in the French alps.

Renthal produce a wide range of grips for MTB and MX. We liked the first pair of their kevlar grips we bought another.

Long term review of the much loved Hope Tech 3 E4s.

Podcasts are a great way to while away road trips or whilst travelling, here we list 5 of our favourite mountain bike specific ones.

Hard to call less than 6 months a long term review, but total failure of this Raceface BB left us hugely dissapointed.

5 nice looking, clean and subtle mountain bike jerseys that won't get you funny looks in the pub.

The large platform Vaults get a thorough test in our long term review.

We test the Rockshox Monarch Plus RC3 on 3 separate bikes over a few years.

Evoc are known for their quality but expensive bags, after 2 years what do we think of the FR Lite Team?