Call it a finale, a denouement or just the end. Only it’s not really the end, it’s merely the end of the beginning of our...
Following the preview by RoadCyclingUK.com of the recently released Charge Plug singlespeed/fixed do-it-all road thing, we’ve just had some news on a titanium version. No,...
Week two of the Grand Bikemagic Reader Awards-othon – if you missed the first part, which explained what on earth was going on and what...
While we’re still clinging to the hope of a summer, bike companies are well underway with releasing 2008 bikes. To offer you a glimpse of...
Bikemagic has always been as much (if not more) about our members telling each other what’s top and what’s tat than about us telling you....
After damaging my Massi Z7 hardtail a few months ago whilst racing the NPS at Thetford and undergoing much pain in the wrists after using...
Cotic has built its reputation on sweet-handling hardtails in steel and titanium. But its latest launch breaks the mould in a couple of key ways....
My shiny not-so-new steed has been graced by a number of different owners. It has come together with patience and dedication to a fine budget....
It all began with a 2004 Marin Rocky Ridge and it ended with Rockyvento, effectively a titanium copy of the Marin frame… Why? I loved the...
I bought this Ibis Ti Mojo frame back in 1996 as my ideal dream always-wanted one bike and have ridden it two or three times every...
To many of the regular BM forum dwellers this bike is nothing particularly new. A large number of my posts of late have been punctuated...
When I first read the Member’s Machinery section, I said to myself, “My Hardrock is many things, but not something to be praised!” That was six...
Another professional interloper into the BM virtual bike shed. This is the 2007 race bike of Giant’s Oli Beckingsale, upon which he’ll be contesting the...
We were lucky enough to get the chance to ride with the legendary Nicolas Vouilloz last week, as Michelin was launching its new MTB tyres...
function movepic(img_name,img_src) { document[img_name].src=img_src; } (Click to reveal) It’s Christmas Eve, which makes this the last day of our 2006 Advent Calendar. We’re celebrating the awesome power of trickle-down...
function movepic(img_name,img_src) { document[img_name].src=img_src; } (Click to reveal) Handlebars are one of those things that you ought to replace every so often whether they look like they need it...
function movepic(img_name,img_src) { document[img_name].src=img_src; } (Click to reveal) We’ve decided that, much like bikes themselves, you can’t have too many multitools. One for your pack, one to live in...
function movepic(img_name,img_src) { document[img_name].src=img_src; } (Click to reveal) Today it’s seasonally-appropriate footwear day. There are a few things that you can rely on a British winter to supply, coldness...
function movepic(img_name,img_src) { document[img_name].src=img_src; } (Click to reveal) We’ve pontificated previously on the benefits to be had from the constant cycle (so to speak) of new bike parts. These...
function movepic(img_name,img_src) { document[img_name].src=img_src; } (Click to reveal) Thomson has a great reputation for making durable gear – its seatposts are legendary for their longevity and seem to be...
function movepic(img_name,img_src) { document[img_name].src=img_src; } (Click to reveal) RockShox’s 2007 range is packed with great-looking stuff, with the Lyrik all-mountain fork giving every impression of being a real hit....
function movepic(img_name,img_src) { document[img_name].src=img_src; } (Click to reveal) Books are, of course, a staple of Christmas gifts. And handily there’s been something of a renaissance in MTB guide books...
function movepic(img_name,img_src) { document[img_name].src=img_src; } (Click to reveal) There are lots of reasons to covet Mavic’s latest CrossMax SLR Disc wheels. They’re crazy-light at 685g front and 835g rear....
function movepic(img_name,img_src) { document[img_name].src=img_src; } (Click to reveal) The bike industry’s obsessive need to replace everything every year has its downsides, but the fact that shops often end up...
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