October 2007
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Enigma Eclipse
Toughness of titanium with a great ride
Sat 6 Oct, 1:00 am BST -
Titus Racer X alu 29er frame
The 29er version of the Racer X was made because riders asked Titus to make...
Sat 6 Oct, 1:00 am BST -
FSA OS115 stem
FSA's Carbon faced XC unit gets a distinctive contrasting shot peened and...
Fri 5 Oct, 12:59 pm BST -
Gusset SOD II stem
A seriously solid block of bar-holding butchness from BSX/BMX strength...
Fri 5 Oct, 12:53 pm BST
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Hope Stem
Hope's stems have been a big hit among homegrown kit fans as well as those...
Fri 5 Oct, 12:51 pm BST -
Oval Concepts M600 Stem
Oval Concepts are gradually gaining the recognition they deserve for some...
Fri 5 Oct, 12:48 pm BST -
Oval Concepts M800 stem
This top of the range stem uses the same reverse bolt design but with Ti...
Fri 5 Oct, 12:47 pm BST -
Powerplay Race Pro stem
More perfectly serviceable cockpit kit from Moore Large's new value line
Fri 5 Oct, 12:36 pm BST
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Race Face Atlas AM stem
Silverfish rushed us the first sample they got of this new Race Face stem,...
Fri 5 Oct, 12:19 pm BST -
Race Face Deus XC Low Riser bar
Another cracking bar from Race Face, this time for the lightweight racer...
Fri 5 Oct, 12:18 pm BST -
Salsa Pro Moto Flat bar
Riser bars are getting lower all the time, but Salsa have been making this...
Fri 5 Oct, 12:11 pm BST -
Smica Pro stem
Smica have been quietly turning out their impressively light and top value...
Fri 5 Oct, 12:02 pm BST
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Syncros FL Stem
The FL stem is a mid weight all rounder with a similar wide mouth frog...
Fri 5 Oct, 11:58 am BST -
Thomson Elite X4 stem
King of stems for years now, nothing yet matches Thomson's single minded...
Fri 5 Oct, 11:52 am BST -
Easton EA90 stem
Easton's bars have always been among the best bars around but until now...
Fri 5 Oct, 11:39 am BST -
Truvativ Team stem
Looks simple but it's a great budget XC bar holder
Fri 5 Oct, 11:20 am BST
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Brodie Mettle
Canadian honed 100mm travel trailster and efficient all-round full susser
Fri 5 Oct, 1:00 am BST -
Powerplay High Rise DH Bar
Powerplay are a new brand to us but they seem solid enough so far
Fri 5 Oct, 1:00 am BST -
Truvativ XC-DH Team Riserbar
A tough all rounder
Fri 5 Oct, 1:00 am BST -
Gusset Open Prison Bar 2in
With a cromoly steel construction it's perfect for big riders, regular...
Fri 5 Oct, 1:00 am BST
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Bontrager X Lite carbon bar
Although these bars resemble pure carbon, looks can be deceiving!
Fri 5 Oct, 1:00 am BST -
Maxm AL-5 bar
Maxm are best known for their cutting edge spiral reinforced Exogrid...
Fri 5 Oct, 1:00 am BST -
Truvativ Team Carbon bar
Rather than make a carbon copy of their XC bar Truvativ have created a very...
Fri 5 Oct, 1:00 am BST -
Syncros 7075 Gain bar
The matching bar for the FL stem Gain is very narrow for an all rounder bar...
Fri 5 Oct, 1:00 am BST
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Race Face Atlas AM Low Riser bar
The nicest pipe we've had our hands on in ages
Fri 5 Oct, 1:00 am BST -
Oval Concepts T800 bar
The matching bar to the M800 stem is a very different beast to its alloy...
Fri 5 Oct, 1:00 am BST -
Ritchey WCS Carbon Rizer
While the WCS stem is crazy light we're a bit surprised how heavy the...
Fri 5 Oct, 1:00 am BST -
Titec Hell Bent RIP 3D stem
Tough, light, cheap - see, you can have all three
Fri 5 Oct, 1:00 am BST
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Titec Hell Bent Carbon riser
We loved the previous Hell Bent low riser, but this time recent changes...
Fri 5 Oct, 1:00 am BST -
Sombrio Forensic Gloves
Sombrio Clothing have earned a reputation in the mountain bike clothing...
Thu 4 Oct, 1:39 pm BST -
Spinner Cargo Air 20mm
Spinner have been building forks for RockShox for decades and this freeride...
Thu 4 Oct, 12:40 pm BST -
Schwalbe Nobby Nic 2.4in
Nobby Nics are big and proud for tough terrain, but fat doesn't have to...
Thu 4 Oct, 12:35 pm BST
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Squire Paramount Plus
The Paramount Plus is Squire's premier bike lock, "designed and aimed to...
Thu 4 Oct, 12:32 pm BST -
St John St Cycles Road Guards
The St John St Cycles Road Guards manage to be quite smart looking and...
Thu 4 Oct, 12:30 pm BST -
Sugoi 3/4 Lucky Knicker
Three-quarter length urban practicality meets function and fashion.
Thu 4 Oct, 12:28 pm BST -
Stan's No-Tubes ZTR Olympic Disc Rim
Several World Cup XC racers use the ZTR rim. At 350g, it's one of the...
Thu 4 Oct, 12:27 pm BST
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Straitline Pedals
The Straitline pedals are sleek-looking, low-profile numbers with some...
Thu 4 Oct, 12:23 pm BST -
Stronglight Oxale 2
These new 94mm BCD cranks are intended for Mtb use but are also well suited...
Thu 4 Oct, 12:02 pm BST -
Sugoi Evolution Shorts
The Evolution shorts are good quality all round; from the dual-surfaced...
Thu 4 Oct, 11:44 am BST -
MSC Zion RST
Founded and run by the cycling-obsessed Marias family, MSC is one of the...
Thu 4 Oct, 1:00 am BST
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Sugoi Dynamo
Made from three layer, four way stretch Firewall fabric, the Dynamo is a...
Wed 3 Oct, 3:49 pm BST -
Sugoi Monitor
The Monitor has a thin but soft polyester shell, a mesh back and huge...
Wed 3 Oct, 3:48 pm BST -
Sugoi Oracle
The racy Oracle's got a standout graphic print on the front and is covered...
Wed 3 Oct, 3:30 pm BST -
Sugoi RS Flex Bib
The Flex shorts feature the thickest chamois on test, so it's no surprise...
Wed 3 Oct, 3:29 pm BST
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Sugoi Target
Designed for the Yukon wastes, this jersey rustles up some serious warmth,...
Wed 3 Oct, 3:25 pm BST -
Sun Race JuJu 10 speed
The Sunrace JuJu series consists of 8, 9 and 10 speed competition level...
Wed 3 Oct, 3:14 pm BST -
Sun Ringle Dirt Flea Hubs
The new Flea hubs are a lighter version of Sun Ringle's heavy duty Abbah...
Wed 3 Oct, 2:02 pm BST -
Super B Cable Cutter
The Super Bs come in at a very reasonable price, and get the job done with...
Wed 3 Oct, 1:56 pm BST
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Supernova P-99D Dual HID light
Supernova claim that this is "the brightest HID outdoor lighting system...
Wed 3 Oct, 1:52 pm BST -
Surly Wool jersey
The Surly jersey sports a very similar fabric, fit and form to Swobo's...
Wed 3 Oct, 1:49 pm BST -
Swobo Long Sleeve
This relaunched king of Californian retro cool will add serious warmth to...
Wed 3 Oct, 1:47 pm BST -
Swobo Merino Jersey
Back after a five-year absence, Swobo are set to make a return with their...
Wed 3 Oct, 1:30 pm BST
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Syncros DPS 32 rim
The Syncros DPS 32 rim is designed to take everything the average hucker,...
Wed 3 Oct, 1:28 pm BST -
Syncros Point 'n' Chute 2.35
Our first time on the Point 'n' Chute really made us take notice. The...
Wed 3 Oct, 1:26 pm BST -
Syntace Racelite 7075
Syntace have a strong reputation for reliability, which is reflected in the...
Wed 3 Oct, 1:23 pm BST -
The One Helmet
The first thing that you notice when you pick up this full-face lid is its...
Wed 3 Oct, 1:20 pm BST
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THM Clavicula
Despite the cost there is a waiting list for these exotic two-piece German...
Wed 3 Oct, 1:17 pm BST -
Sombrio La Nina
Sombrio's La Ninas are one of the few women's 3/4 baggys available at the...
Wed 3 Oct, 1:14 pm BST -
THM-Carbones Scapula SP with Spina fairing
THM are used on the Storck range at the high end and this is one down from...
Wed 3 Oct, 1:11 pm BST -
Tioga Spyder
This intriguing web pattern unpadded shell has been the star of the Tioga...
Wed 3 Oct, 1:08 pm BST
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Truvativ Holzfeller 2006
Truvativ is without doubt the dominant heavy duty crank supplier on...
Wed 3 Oct, 1:02 pm BST -
Truvativ Stylo Carbon
Carbon has been touted as the next big thing in cranksets for a few years...
Wed 3 Oct, 1:01 pm BST -
Truvatic Stylo Team GXP 2006
The 7050 alloy is cold forged into smoothly flowing 'I beam' cross section...
Wed 3 Oct, 12:36 pm BST -
Tacx Flow
The calibration system of the Flow allows a readout of actual wattage, and...
Wed 3 Oct, 12:33 pm BST
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Terry Damselfly Rosa
The Damselfly is a narrow and firm lady's saddle and with its relatively...
Wed 3 Oct, 12:29 pm BST -
Terry Dolan Alpina Wing TT
Despite the thinness of the fork blades the Wing TT fork has enough lateral...
Wed 3 Oct, 12:26 pm BST -
Terry Long Shorts
Terry is one of the pioneers of women's bike kit, responsible for cut-away...
Wed 3 Oct, 12:25 pm BST -
The North Face M Apex Magic Jacket
The Apex is more all-weather softshell than foul weather jacket but an...
Wed 3 Oct, 12:23 pm BST
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The North Face Mako
Compared to the Megamouth, the Mako has narrower, more curved shoulder...
Wed 3 Oct, 12:22 pm BST -
The North Face Megamouth
Pockets. And lots of them. We counted 13: zippered, Velcro tabbed, meshed,...
Wed 3 Oct, 12:20 pm BST -
The North Face Sailfin
Nice bag with a well-aerated back that’s let down by the stiff, rubbery...
Wed 3 Oct, 12:19 pm BST -
Time ASX Titan
The Time crankset is a two-piece carbon assembly with a hollow steel axle...
Wed 3 Oct, 12:17 pm BST
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Time MTX Shoes
The MXTs are tough, light (just 755g a pair) and secure cross-country...
Wed 3 Oct, 12:01 pm BST -
Tioga Black Turtle PRO 2.2in
The pure spiky tread gives this tyre incredible traction in wet grassy or...
Wed 3 Oct, 11:56 am BST -
Topeak Joe Blow Sport
The Joe Blow Sport features a sturdy metal barrel fixed to a pressed plate...
Wed 3 Oct, 11:44 am BST -
Topeak Road Master Blaster
The road master blaster on the surface is a nicely finished aluminium...
Wed 3 Oct, 11:37 am BST
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Trelock BS610
The BS610 caved in under manual attack in a little over a minute
Wed 3 Oct, 11:35 am BST -
Truvativ Elita GXP compact chainset
A thru-axle chainsets offering massively increased stiffness that's...
Wed 3 Oct, 11:30 am BST -
Truvativ Team
The Team bar is a fairly typical anatomic shape that's well suited to...
Wed 3 Oct, 11:21 am BST -
Truvativ Team double clamp seatpost
Truvativ's Team seatpost uses the double bolt clamp that's becoming more...
Wed 3 Oct, 11:19 am BST
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Sugoi RS Flex Shorts
Sugoi's top range RS Flex short gets a make over for 2006 and the most...
Wed 3 Oct, 1:00 am BST -
Time Avant Stiff forks
The Time has large diameter sections and has remarkably little movement...
Wed 3 Oct, 1:00 am BST -
Topeak Harpoon DX
A pump that is quickly released from its holster for quick draw pumping...
Wed 3 Oct, 1:00 am BST -
Topeak Mini-Morph
The teeny footpad and a flip-lock pump-head on the end of the 6in hose are...
Wed 3 Oct, 1:00 am BST
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Topeak RedLite
Two CR2032 batteries power this tiny light which comes with a simple-to-use...
Wed 3 Oct, 1:00 am BST -
Orange Patriot '08
One of the most popular bikes for Alpine adventures, the bombproof Patriot,...
Wed 3 Oct, 1:00 am BST -
Truvativ Team stem
The Truvativ is formed from 7050 aluminium and weighs in at 148g, lighter...
Tue 2 Oct, 5:49 pm BST -
Tufo S3 lite
Tubulars with a hooked bead to make them compatible with most hooked,...
Tue 2 Oct, 5:40 pm BST
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Tune Starkes Stuck
Super light but high-priced and a pain to set up
Tue 2 Oct, 5:35 pm BST -
USE Alien Cyclops Carbon seatpost
Good value seatpost now with improved design
Tue 2 Oct, 5:26 pm BST -
Topeak Twister Digital
A good all round package, if a bit pricey
Tue 2 Oct, 3:23 pm BST -
Truvativ XC Triple Butted
The Truvativ brand has been one of the biggest success stories in MTB...
Tue 2 Oct, 1:00 am BST
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Louis Garneau Titan Carbon Helmet
A helmet for the habitually hot-headed
Tue 2 Oct, 1:00 am BST -
Pinnacle Sentinal 1.0
Pinnacle's Sentinal is the entry-level drop-bar road bike from the Evans...
Tue 2 Oct, 1:00 am BST -
Specialized TriCross Carbon
Two-wheeled sculpture for mudplugging
Tue 2 Oct, 1:00 am BST -
Alpina chainset and Shuriken chainrings
Fashion, modernity and to a larger extent ease of fitment dictate that the...
Mon 1 Oct, 1:00 am BST
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Chorus Ultra
The Ultra has a good reliability record, though by the time you factor in...
Mon 1 Oct, 1:00 am BST -
Ezee Torq
We recently carried a report on Ian Seager's charity ride from London to...
Mon 1 Oct, 1:00 am BST -
Knipex Cable Cutters
Fresh, cleanly cut cables are essential for safe braking and slick shifts,...
Mon 1 Oct, 1:00 am BST -
Retro Image Apparel Cycling Jersey
Looks like Foska aren't the only kids on the cycling jersey block - they've...
Mon 1 Oct, 1:00 am BST
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Specialized EMT COMP
The EMT COMP fits in just about every toolyou could possibly need and a lot...
Mon 1 Oct, 1:00 am BST -
Topeak JoeBlow Max
A nice try, but not the toughest track pump out there
Mon 1 Oct, 1:00 am BST -
Storck Fascenario 0.7
Is under a kilo for a frame and fork a step too far?
Mon 1 Oct, 1:00 am BST