How often have we seen fads come and go in the cycling industry? I can recite hundreds if not thousands that have suckered most people into buying a subtly morphed something of what they already have. As the title depicts, gravel bikes are obviously one of these apparent fads that…
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An Average Guide to riding the OGR - What to bring.
So you’ve decided to embark on an effort to complete one of the worlds top 10 pieces of single track? I’ll mention this early on, you won’t be disappointed regardless of your pedigree of MTB’er!…
Niner RIP 9 RDO 2019 - Ride Review
Now it’s no secret here that my heart favors both A. big wheels and B. Niner bikes. But I can’t help but feel that the normally single focused brand have managed to position themselves as being one of the better manufacturers of 2019 across a few disciplines. Having…
Derby AM Wheels - Ride Review
Throughout the biking ages, carbon has been one of the biggest evolving technologies and materials that’s often been dubbed plastic fantastic. From minor components, to butted frame tubing and now complete bikes, the evolution of carbon has meant one primary thing, a lite weight stiffness. With that, the ever…
Orbea Rallon - Enduralin Ride Review
Now it's no secret that Orbea's R5 Rallon is a class beating, powerhouse bike in the enduro market. Having taken top spots in a few unofficial and official shootouts across various media streams it stood out as being the best, but the fact still remained, how does it really ride?…
Bike packing - It's not as bad as it sounds
So you want to go bike packing?Great!What's that? You don't want to buy a steel rigid bike and go slowly? Yeah, us neither!So this little list of gear is a beginners guide to doing a little bike packing with the luxury of staying in a well prepared…