Lance Branquinho

Lance Branquinho

Freelance writer

Lance Branquinho is a Namibian-born journalist who graduated to mountain biking after injuries curtailed his trail running. He has a weakness for British steel hardtails, especially those which only run a single gear. As well as Bike Perfect, Lance has written for MBR.com, Off-Road.cc and Cycling News.

Latest articles by Lance Branquinho

Mathieu van der Poel Olympic Manga Canyon Lux
Tokyo Olympics: Mathieu van der Poel's Manga-inspired Canyon Lux

By Lance Branquinho Last updated

Pro Bike He might have crashed out, but MVDP had one of the best-looking bikes at the Tokyo Olympic XCO mountain bike race

Pro Bike
Specialized S-Works Epic in a blue, red and purple 'speed of light' colorway
Specialized unveils S-Works Epic in new Olympics-inspired colorway

By Lance Branquinho Published

'Speed of Light' is Specialized’s Tokyo-inspired colorway for its premium frames and products

Mountain Bike
Drop bar MTB
Surly's new Corner Bar is a drop-bar that uses MTB controls

By Lance Branquinho Published

Want to use your current mountain bike brakes and shifters, with the comfort of drops? Surly's Corner Bar is the solution

New Norco e-MTBs
Norco launches three e-MTBs for trail and enduro riding

By Lance Branquinho Published

News Norco reveals new trail, all-mountain and enduro e-MTBs with some huge battery capacity options

News
Guerrilla Gravity
Guerrilla Gravity releases Yoann Barelli signature-edition Gnarvana

By Lance Branquinho Published

You can now Rally Like Barelli with this stellar new Gnarvana build, from Guerrilla Gravity

Forkmods kit
Forkmods releases clever 20mm to 15×110 axle conversion kit

By Lance Branquinho Published

Forkmods kit will make your 20mm thru-axle forks work with 15mm hubs

Bontrager tires
Bontrager reveals XC, trail and enduro tires with new rubber compound

By Lance Branquinho Published

Bontrager updates XC, trail and enduro tires with proprietary rubber for enhanced speed and grip

Scott Scale lightweight
Dangerholm's Scott Scale Gravel: the mountain biker's gravel bike

By Lance Branquinho Last updated

Bike Check Think your gravel bike is light? Check out this amazing new build, from Dangerholm

Bike Check
Nukeproof Megawatt e-MTB
Nukeproof enters the e-MTB market with the Megawatt: a mullet with 170mm of travel

By Lance Branquinho Published

News Megawatt e-bike takes the Nukeproof Mega platform into the enduro battery-bike segment, with Shimano tech

News
mtb abs
Blubrake's smaller G2 ABS system re-ignites the off-road braking debate

By Lance Branquinho Published

News Could the smaller and lighter G2 ABS system finally bring about the introduction of front-wheel pulse braking to off-road bikes?

News
Pole Voima e-MTB enduro bike
Pole's Voima e-MTB has a 725Wh battery and 190mm of travel

By Lance Branquinho Published

News Voima shows the Finnish way of building an e-MTB as Pole reveals 190mm e-enduro machine

News
Lachlan Morton's Alt Tour
Lachlan Morton wants to beat the peloton by taking the long way to Paris, unsupported

By Lance Branquinho, Aaron Borrill Published

News Lachlan Morton’s solo 5,510km Alt Tour will see him attempt to complete the 2021 Tour de France route, complete with transfer distances, ahead of his Grand Tour compatriots

News
Ripmo 2021 88
Ibis celebrates its 40th birthday with retro-inspired Ripmo

By Lance Branquinho Published

News If you were riding mountain bikes back in 1988, you’ll recognize this new Ibis Ripmo EWS team bike finish

News
Cannondale Jekyll Enduro
Cannondale releases updated Jekyll 29er with high-pivot design

By Lance Branquinho Published

News Cannondale turns ugly duckling to swan, with a stunning new Jekyll enduro frame, featuring new trick suspension

News
Sena's M1 is a two-way comms helmet
Sena's M1 is a two-way comms helmet

By Lance Branquinho Published

News The Sena M1 helmet keeps you in touch, even when phone signal no longer works

News
Formula forks
Formula announces new, lightweight dual-crown enduro fork

By Lance Branquinho Published

News The Italian mountain bike brake and suspension specialist, Formula, has a new take on the 180mm fork

News
Bulls
E-bike innovations: e-MTB's contributions to cycling tech

By Lance Branquinho Published

Sponsored

From ABS to drivetrains – a complete guide to the latest e-bike innovations

Opinion
Mondraker e-bike live
e-MTB tech: what to expect in the future

By Lance Branquinho Published

Sponsored

We evaluate the trends and predict what the next big thing will be for your e-MTB

Features
e-bike live maintenance cost 2021
How much does an e-bike cost to maintain longer-term?

By Lance Branquinho Published

Sponsored

E-bikes are much heavier than conventional mountain bikes. How does that influence the ownership cost?

Features
Scott Spark RC
Pro bike: Nino Schurter's all-new Scott Spark

By Lance Branquinho Last updated

Pro Bike The Swiss mountain bike legend has a new Spark RC factory build. We take you through the details

Pro Bike
951
Intense reveals new and affordable 951 bikes

By Lance Branquinho Published

News The 951 name moves beyond DH racing, with two new Intense bike derivatives

News
Nicolai / Gates Drive
Do electric mountain bikes have gears?

By Lance Branquinho Published

Sponsored

We help you understand why e-bikes have gears, instead of a gearbox

Features
Beast Components handlebars
Beast Components unveils stronger, more durable carbon handlebar

By Lance Branquinho Published

News Concerned about clamping forces potentially weakening your composite handlebars? Beast Components has a solution

News
Santa Cruz Blur 4
Santa Cruz launches new Blur 4 XC bike with simplified suspension to save weight

By Lance Branquinho Published

News Santa Cruz's Blur 4 debuts new flex stay Superlight suspension, moving from VPP to a simpler linkage

News
Poc Tectal Race SPIN
Best half-shell mountain bike helmets: open face helmets for trail and enduro riding

By Lance Branquinho Published

Buyer's Guide A pick of the best half-shell mountain bike helmets you can buy to hit the trails

Buyer's Guide
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