Latest articles by Guy Kesteven
Buyer's Guide MTB knee pads will protect your legs from the inevitable crashes and falls. We've taken the hits to find you 10 of the best
Opinion What impact will the collapse of Wiggle and Chain Reaction really have? In this week's Bespoken Word column, Guy Kesteven sifts through the wreckage of cycling’s biggest retailer collapse disaster
Review Lezyne’s new bike light range majors on practical performance and the Macro Drive 1400+ seems like the absolute sweet spot
Review Rab’s Vapour Rise Cinder softshell adds a biking cut and features to one of their most popular fast moving mountain designs
Review If you want a lot of power for not much money or weight there’s a lot to like about Lewis's look–a–like LV2 brakes
Opinion Guy Kesteven has a lot on his mind when it comes to mountain biking, but are we all taking things too seriously and losing sight of why we started mucking about on bikes in the first place?
First ride SRAM’s new Maven brake is a totally new design, created to deliver ultimate stopping power for the most demanding riders. There’s a big change to their usual approach too, so what are the details that make this the most powerful one finger chaos controller we’ve ever used?
Review This entry-level model of Canyon’s evolved all-rounder is a brilliant value, full feature trail MTB with pop and play for endless days. Guy Kesteven has been testing the Spectral CF 7 and is several weeks deep into a love affair with it, so what makes this bike so good?
News Specialized have been producing excellent clothing for a while and the latest drop for SS24 turns performance up another click. Guy Kesteven has been riding in it for the past couple of months
News Guy Kesteven spent two days prowling the labyrinth of rooms at the Core Bike Show to ferret out the latest bike and equipment news he can tell you about and line up a lot more to get a jump on when it’s released later in the year
Opinion Mountain biking certainly isn’t alone in having a dreadful track record of hyping new things and herding people forward with rapidly obsolete ‘must have’ tech. Guy Kesteven reckons we could and should do much better to be a more sustainable sport
Review Truvativ have slipped off the radar of a lot of riders but this really well thought out XC/Trail cockpit combo shows they still produce great components at a decent price
Review Leatt have added a clipless compatible version of their HydraDri 7.0 Flat shoe and several months of soggy riding rotation has left Guy Kesteven seriously impressed
Opinion Is expensive bike clothing actually worth paying for? Wolf fleeces versus $330 jackets in part one of Guy Kesteven's winter of exposure experiments
Buyer's Guide Upgrading to the best mountain bike wheels is one of the most significant modifications you can make to your bike, resulting in better overall control and more speed on the trail
Buyer's Guide Boost your performance with Bike Perfect's roundup of the best chains for mountain bikes, gravel and road
Buyer's Guide The best gravel bike wheels borrow tech and ideas from both MTB and road, but which are the best for you?
Opinion Many brands are hoping that lightweight e–MTBs will power them clear of stagnant, overstocked conventional mountain bike market. Guy Kesteven has been spending a lot of time on the latest options, so what’s his hot take on lower powered, smaller battery, sub 20kg electric mountain bikes? Are they really the future, or are they just futile in terms of what performance boost they give compared to the extra cost, complexity, and reliability issues any e–MTB brings?
Review Whyte’s new E–Lyte 140 Works gives outstanding fast and far performance, but can this Bosch SX powered superbike still play the trails or is it too cross country for comfort?
Opinion Guy Kesteven was going to make this a simple and easy ‘moral panic’ piece about a couple of pieces of mountain biking (bad) news. But as usual, when he started thinking, things got complicated...
Features Guy Kesteven has been getting dirty on drop bar bikes for nearly forty years. So what probable gravel bike launches is he most looking forward to in 2024 and what fantasy ‘all terrain’ machines would he like to appear on the mixed surface menu?
Opinion Guy Kesteven is already ahead of the curve with several 2024 bike launches, but what other awesome bikes is he expecting to see this year?
