Guy Kesteven
Guy Kesteven is Bike Perfect's technical editor-at-large. Hatched in Yorkshire, he's been hardened by riding round it in all weathers since he was a kid. He started writing and testing for bike mags in 1996. Since then he’s written several million words about several thousand test bikes and a ridiculous amount of riding gear. To make sure he rarely sleeps and to fund his custom tandem habit, he’s also penned a handful of bike-related books and he reviews MTBs over on YouTube.
Current rides: Cervelo ZFS-5, Forbidden Druid V2, Specialized Chisel, custom Nicolai enduro tandem, Landescape/Swallow custom gravel tandem
Height: 180cm
Weight: 69kg
Latest articles by Guy Kesteven

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Review Trek’s dedicated, XC racer has had a complete overhaul so just how Super is the Supercaliber now?

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Opinion Guy Kesteven gets thinking about whether MTB racing being on mainstream TV matters to the bigger picture of riding bikes in the dirt

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News What have Trek changed on their radical shaft shock XC MTB racer to make it a rainbow jersey contender? We get hands on to find out

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Opinion Guy Kesteven asks if packing all the World Championship events into one mega session in Scotland is a good idea or not?

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News Multiple improvements to front and rear LED range from the iconic Taiwanese innovators

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Review Is Cervelo’s ZFS-5 a 'best of everything' cross-country champion?

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News Cervelo’s ZFS-5 race bike has been on the scene under Team Jumbo Visma pro racers all season, but it officially launches to the public today

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News Santa Cruz say “Gravel is now a spectrum” so has the brand managed to cover every pedaling pronoun in one bike?

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Opinion And if it is, is that necessarily a bad thing or one of the sport's essential strengths?

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Review RockShox’s tiny ultralight shock has been retuned for bigger hits and gets a new ‘Pedal’ mode too, but what about plushness and price?

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News RockShox's new SID fork and shock are designed to reset the XC-pectations of race / lightweight trail performance, no sign of Ai versions yet though

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Review RockShox all new SID Ultimate pushes XC weight deep into Trail control territory and we love it

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Review Feedback Sports' third gen chain tool is kinder on your hands and the planet

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News The latest BoXXer may look familiar, but the chassis, spring, damper and other details are all totally new

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Opinion If you think joining a new mountain biking group might be intimidating, Guy Kesteven reckons that most times you’ll find it way more welcoming than you think

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Review Mason’s deliciously detailed, evolved alloy frame might be the perfect agile adventurer

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Review Is Feedback’s Team toolkit the best portable workshop you can buy?

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Review The legendary Feedback Sports Pro Mechanic work stand has been bulked up to handle heavier bikes with ease

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Opinion There's a blood sucking vampire horror show hiding on the trails. So how do we riders stop ticks from becoming a real health hazard?

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Review Does matching SRAM’s new Stealth XC lever with the proven G2 trail brake deliver best of both worlds performance?

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Features Electric bikes are the hottest things in cycling right now, but often in a more dangerous way than just their surging sales. Guy Kesteven takes a look at how they are already killing people at an alarming rate and how they might also be lethal to increased acceptance of cycling

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Opinion Guy Kesteven has recently been having interesting, revealing, and perception-challenging chats with suspension specialists and bike designers. So what goes into creating the ride they want? And can perceptions of where performance comes from sometimes be completely wrong?

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Review The fastest downcountry option from the French brand is still seriously tough and controlled

