Howies Sportswool base layer £25 (s/sleeve); £30 (l/sleeve) www.howies.co.uk 01239 614122 Howies probably isn’t the first brand you’d associate with technical clothing. The Cardigan Bay clothing collective is better...
A while back we asked you for your ideas for the perfect midlayer. Obviously “perfect” is a rather subjective thing, and there was quite a...
Nike Ligure shoes £99 Trek 01908 282626 Once upon a time there were just MTB shoes or road shoes. These days, though, we’ve got mountain bike shoes that look...
Sugoi Bully Radial shorts £76 Sugoi 00 800 4321 3350 (toll-free) Ah, baggy shorts. While the Lycra vs. baggy issue threatens to become a holy war to join flats...
Fisher Outdoor Leisure are another of those big distributors who are responsible for the presence in shops of many distinguished brands.
Race Face Aquanot jacket £110 Silverfish 01752 313 253 If there’s one thing you need in a UK winter, it’s a decent jacket. In fact, often that’s a requirement...
Specialized Warm Hat £10 www.specialized.com 01372 840800 We’re big fans of simple and effective products, and they don’t get much simpler or more effective than this one. Eschewing clever-clever...
Specialized Equinox gloves £29.99 www.specialized.com 01372 840800 Lightweight full-finger gloves are often warm enough to use most of the year round, but sometimes it’ll get just too nippy. This...
Planet-X Husky base layer £30 (long sleeved), £25 (short sleeved) www.planet-x-bikes.com Orderline for UK customers 0796 767 3709 A good base layer is the foundation of a toasty warm...
Sealskinz Mid Thermal Merino socks £24.99 www.sealskinz.com 01553 622030 Sealskinz waterproof socks have been around for a while now. They’re very popular, for the simple reason that they work....
Sugoi Bully Project shorts Price: £59 www.sugoi.ca 0800 4321 3350 x149 Sugoi are a Canadian company who, unusually, actually manufacture their clothing in Canada. They’re based in the freeride...
Ascender Boulder MTB shorts Price: £34.99 www.fisheroutdoor.co.uk Who? Ascender are the clothing brand of Fisher Outdoor PLC and according to the hang tag are designed with...
Endura Snappers Price: £39.99 www.endura.co.uk Who? Endura have built up a legendary reputation for bombproof cycling garments designed to withstand the rigours of their native Scottish environment....
Ground Effect Double Happys Price: £40 (not incl. P+P) www.groundeffect.co.nz Who? Right over the far side of the world in New Zealand a bunch of New Zealander mountain bikers...
Altura Altitude shorts Price: £39.99 Zyro PLC 01423 325325 www.zyro.eu.com Who? Altura mountain bike gear is designed by real gripping mountain bikers in Yorkshire. No surprise then that...
Nema Crown Jewels Price: £55 (not incl. P+P) Jungle 0113 2937703 www.Nema-USA.com Who? Nema started as a bunch of sewing machine savvy surfers and mountain bikers who built the...
Ground Effect Supertankers Price: £32 (not incl. P+P) www.groundeffect.co.nz Right over the far side of the world in New Zealand a bunch of New Zealander mountain bikers are...
Nike ACG trail shorts Price: £39.99 Trek 01908 282626 Who? Nike is a global sports clothing superpower, who make sure several top pro athletes don’t go wandering around...
Ground Effect Zamboni Price: £26 (not incl. P+P) www.groundeffect.co.nz Who? Right over the far side of the world a bunch of New Zealanders are frantically trying...
Nema Exedore Price: £35 Jungle 0113 2937703 Who? Nema have a great reputation for quality bike gear in the US, but somehow they’d never made it over here....
BAGGYmagic Short Manifesto! (or ‘Guidelines for gussets’) As we’re doing a grouptest of superficially very similar baggy shorts we thought we’d better explain the things that...
Ground Effect Manta Ray Price: £26 (not incl. P+P) www.groundeffect.co.nz Who? Right over the far side of the world in New Zealand a bunch of New Zealanders...
Nike ACG Trail jersey Price: £29.99 Trekbike UK 01908 282626 Who? What do you mean “who?” The Coca-Cola of sport clobber are back in the cycling game thanks...
Parrot Block jersey Price: £24.99 www.parrot-online.com Who? Parrot are a direct-from-the-web clothing company making well designed riding gear for British conditions. Lack of shops in the buying chain...
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