Reviews

Review Exposure’s second most powerful helmet light is super neat but is it worth the high cost?

Review Does the Cannondale Scalpel SE 1 slice and dice with life-saving precision, or does it need another trip to the operating room to turn it into a truly modern XC rig?

Review Bontrager’s smallest Elite saddle bag offers just enough storage for basic tools, perfect for making sure you always have your essentials with you when you head out for a ride

Review The Specialized Tactic 4 helmet is designed to keep e-bikers, enduro riders and other hard and fast haulers safe, cool and comfortable, but does its performance meet its intentions?

Review We’ve been stomping the trails in Hope’s latest premium quality mid platform clipless pedals for the past couple of months so how have they stood up?

Review Vittoria’s new Syerra is a downcountry tire that adds volume and grip, but is it the downcountry upgrade to enhance your cross-country bike’s technical capability?

Review Cairn has rebooted its Fazua-powered E-Adventure bike to make it more user-friendly and added a carbon-wheel-fatter-tire option. Guy Kesteven has been finding out how all that adds up.

Review Is the basic version of RockShox’s biggest enduro fork still worth buying if you’re into bombing the toughest trails? Guy Kesteven has been riding a couple of Zeb Select forks on different bikes to find out

Review The Paragon Plus knee protectors from Alpinestars have plenty of potential but unwanted movement and slippage while pedaling prevent them from competing with our current favorite knee protectors

Review Miche has updated its K4 XC/Marathon wheel to work better with bigger tires while making it lighter too, but how does it feel on the trail?

Review Zipp’s first purely gravel wheel uses a radical Moto-X inspired design but what does that mean for the ride when you hit the trails?

Review Ribble’s steel hardtail looks fantastic and seems to tick all the boxes but how does it ride when things get tasty?

Review Focus says its Jam is designed to ‘release your inner child’ but the chunky build means big kids get to play rough, too

Review The 7 Protection Sam Hill Knee Pad from 7 Protection is one of our favorite knee protectors, offering a secure fit, generous coverage, and a proven SAS-TEC insert for added safety

Review Knog’s Cobber certainly looks different, but does its distinctive wraparound design deliver a visibility win?

Magicshine has been building top value lights for years and it’s really ramped up the tech in recent versions. Is the latest RN3000 as good on the trail as it looks in theory?

Review Can Light & Motion’s very well-proven, super-reliable mountain bike light, the Seca, compete with the latest feature-loaded alternatives when it comes to illuminating your night riding?

Review 100% brings its proprietary Smartshock impact protection system to its mid-range Altis trail helmet

Review The Starvos features Bontrager's Wavecel technology but does this innovative approach to protection translate to performance on the bike?