function movepic(img_name,img_src) { document[img_name].src=img_src; } (Click to reveal) In our little world, fiddling with bikes comes second only to riding them in the “rewarding activity” stakes. Maintenance is only...
function movepic(img_name,img_src) { document[img_name].src=img_src; } (Click to reveal) As the big day looms ever closer, you could be forgiven for getting a bit tired of the whole affair, what...
function movepic(img_name,img_src) { document[img_name].src=img_src; } (Click to reveal) We’re at the half-way point of our Advent countdown, so what better time to unleash the weak “Christmas lights” pun that...
function movepic(img_name,img_src) { document[img_name].src=img_src; } (Click to reveal) The tradition of the season-specific Christmas gift is not an entirely honourable one, including, as it does, reindeer-themed scarves, thick socks...
function movepic(img_name,img_src) { document[img_name].src=img_src; } (Click to reveal) The other day we mentioned the importance of contact points in the “feel” of a bike. Saddles are a key one....
function movepic(img_name,img_src) { document[img_name].src=img_src; } (Click to reveal) If someone close to you likes their bike parts with an angular, machined aesthetic (and a great many people do), look...
function movepic(img_name,img_src) { document[img_name].src=img_src; } (Click to reveal) There are a few good ways to make a bike feel like new. Some of them are effective but rather dull,...
Treating your bike to some new cables can transform shifting quality, but dirt and grit can quickly take their toll. Not so with Gore RideOn...
function movepic(img_name,img_src) { document[img_name].src=img_src; } (Click to reveal) Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without the odd stocking filler or three, and the good old bicycle industry turns out loads of...
function movepic(img_name,img_src) { document[img_name].src=img_src; } (Click to reveal) Buying someone an actual bike component as a Christmas gift will, of course, result in them disappearing off to the garage...
function movepic(img_name,img_src) { document[img_name].src=img_src; } (Click to reveal) It’s a well-known fact that Christmas occurs in the UK winter, a time of year known primarily for being both cold...
function movepic(img_name,img_src) { document[img_name].src=img_src; } (Click to reveal) Thought that water bottles were an uninteresting consumable, destined only to be ejected from a bottle cage and crushed underwheel? Think...
function movepic(img_name,img_src) { document[img_name].src=img_src; } (Click to reveal) We’re kicking off our 2006 festivities with a gift idea that’s not just cool but charitable too. This is a special...
A while ago we tested the Pipedream Sirius, the first steel frame from the previously titanium-only company. Some bikes we ride we like, some we...
This is my home-made carbon fibre singlespeed, built by me over the winter of 2004. I was inspired by Damon Rinard’s bike (now archived at...
Ian’s IF Deluxe in touring mode in the Brooks Range, North Alaska and (below) a closer look at the metal. Note artfully coordinated paintjob, BOB...
I’m one of those rare curiosities, a rider who has never taken to suspension. I keep trying it, but just don’t get on with all...
There didn’t seem to be quite as many lowriders and choppers at Interbike than in previous years, but “not quite as many” still equates to...
Yes, it’s needlessly self-indulgent, but we’re aiming to drag in some of your contributions for this somewhat neglected “regular” slot, so what better way than...
The Jagwire Pink Cable House project has been set up to raise money for the Breast Cancer Awareness Initiative. Pink outer cable is being produced...
There’s something of the 70s BMX about Dangerboy’s aftermarket Hayes lever blades. Not that that’s a bad thing. DaVinci tandems have a unique transmission that means...
Bell’s new Variant helmet packs 24 vents into its 320g shell. We’re not totally convinced by the styling, though. The new version of Cateye’s Triple Shot...
Cratoni’s latest helmet has a built-in light/camera mount. Neat idea, although we’re not sure how keen we are to have a rigidly-mounted protruberance on top...
Mongoose Canaan reinvents the existing Freedrive suspension platform into a short-travel endurance race weapon. Astrix is best known for full suspension bikes, but the Rook is...
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