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Lance Branquinho
Lance Branquinho is a Namibian-born media professional who graduated to mountain biking after injuries curtailed his fascination with trail running. He has a weakness for British steel hardtails, especially those which only run a single gear. Rides: Morewood Kwela Cotic Simple 26 Pyga 160mm aluminium prototype

Articles by: Lance Branquinho

Pro level Supercaliber bike check

Stephane Tempier's Trek Supercaliber - Gallery

By Lance Branquinho

News Join us for a component and technical overview of a World Championship worthy Trek Supercaliber

Kate Courtney Scott Scale RC

Kate Courtney's Scott Scale RC - Gallery

By Lance Branquinho

News We take a closer look at the most successful American XC mountain biker's Scott Scale RC hardtail

Best kids mountain bikes

Best kids mountain bikes: smaller bikes that are just as capable on the trail

By Lance Branquinho

Buyers Guide These are the best kids mountain bikes for junior trail and enduro riders

Scott Spark RC 900 SL AXS

Scott Spark adds more electronics for 2021

By Lance Branquinho

News The Scott Spark RC 900 SL AXS, has added a power meter, to make your XC training even more precise

Olympia F1 race bike

New F1 continues the Olympia lightweight tradition

By Lance Branquinho

News Olympia channels more than a century of frame building experience, into its new F1 XCO race bike

Best gravel pedals

Best gravel bike pedals: light yet tough pedals for getting the power down off-road

By Lance Branquinho

Buyers Guide Repurposed mountain bike pedals, or something gravel-specific? We list the best gravel bike pedals you can buy

Cheap MTB Shoes

Cheap MTB shoes: Today's best deals on mountain bike shoes

By Lance Branquinho

Deals Looking for some cheap MTB shoes? Here is Bike Perfect's pick of the best deals available now

Canyon offers a great gravel bike at $2000

Best gravel bikes under $2000

By Lance Branquinho

Buyer's Guide For a budget around $2,000 you can get a great gravel bike deal. We explore the options

Specialized Pathfiner Pro gravel tire

Best gravel bike tires

By Lance Branquinho

Buyer's Guide Combining the best road and mountain biking tire technology, these are the gravel bike tires you should be riding

Budget gravel bikes

Cheap gravel bikes: gravel bikes under $1,500

By Lance Branquinho

Buyer's Guide Bike Perfect's roundup of the best cheap gravel bikes for those keen to venture off the beaten track

Best hardtail mountain bikes under $1000

Best hardtail mountain bikes under $1000: hit the trails for $1000 or less

By Lance Branquinho

Buyers Guide What are the best hardtail mountain bikes under $1000? We list a selection of the hottest value hardtails

Best MTB flat pedals: Nukeproof Horizon flat pedals

Best MTB flat pedals: the best MTB flat pedals for trail, enduro and downhill

By Lance Branquinho, Graham Cottingham

Buyer's Guide Bike Perfect's roundup of the best MTB flat pedals if your riding style is 'foot out flat out'

Best budget mountain bikes: Merida Big Trail

Best budget mountain bikes: the best off-road options at affordable price points

By Lance Branquinho

Buyers Guide Budget mountain bikes do not have to equal a lesser experience. Here are our budget bike heroes for 2020.

Look launches flat pedal MTB range

Take a Look at these new French flat pedals

By Lance Branquinho

News Look has finally transitioned into the flat pedal mountain bike market, with its new Trail Rocs.

Best mountain bikes under £500

Best mountain bikes under £500: mountain bikes for those on the tightest budgets

By Lance Branquinho

Buyers Guide We help you choose the best bargain mountain bike, proving that cheap does not have to equal nasty

Valves for life with Chris King

Peaty’s X Chris King MK2 valves are functional wheelset art

By Lance Branquinho

News The legendary British downhill racer and Chris King have improved their valve product with new features

SAM² is longer and has a flip-chip

Focus new SAM² e-MTB helps you avoid the chairlift crowds

By Lance Branquinho

News With its latest SAM² e-bike, Focus has create downhill play bike which acts as its own uplift shuttle

Bike Yoke Revive

Bike Yoke Revive now the longest dropper you can buy

By Lance Branquinho

News Bike Yoke has redesigned elements of its popular Revive dropper seatpost

Giro Source gives you MIPS for not much money

Giro announces all-new helmet, shoes and gloves for the cost-conscious mountain bikers

By Lance Branquinho

News An affordable trail helmet, new gloves and Rincon shoes are Giro's latest gear updates

Procaliber now an even comfier XC racer

Trek's Procaliber 'softail' gains a geo update

By Lance Branquinho

News Trek's innovative Procaliber has some frame changes for the 2021 model year

7mesh Alpine weather jackets

7mesh debuts new Alpine riding gear

By Lance Branquinho

News With a design office in one of the world's best riding locations, you'd expect excellence from 7mesh

Mondraker's madly light Podium hardtail

Mondraker's new Podium is the world's lightest MTB frame

By Lance Branquinho

News The Spanish mountain bike brand Mondraker has made its Podium hardtail lighter than anyone could imagine

Canyon Exceed hardtail goes even lighter with new frame

Canyon Exceed hardtail goes even lighter with new frame

By Lance Branquinho

News A more exotic blend of carbon-fibre has allowed Canyon’s engineers to make the Exceed lighter than ever before

Evo is where Specialized is really at

The ethos of Specialized's Evo moniker

By Lance Branquinho

Feature The Specialized difference between S-Works and Evo, is significant. And generally, misunderstood

Honzo ESD ready for the big hits

Kona's Honzo ESD is a very (hardcore) hardtail

By Lance Branquinho

News Kona's Honzo hardtail range gains a new variant with some very daring geometry numbers