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Polar H9 heart rate monitor review: Simple and reliable heart rate chest strap

Polar’s second-tier heart rate monitor drops some features but maintains its solid reliability

Cycling News

Gravel’s too serious, so I built a fixed gear bike for a 200km gravel race

Trying to keep the spirit of gravel alive, one gear at a time

Cycling News

Industry Nine SOLiX SL 35c wheelset review: Highly engaging ride but missing marginal gains

Industry Nine’s SOLiX SL 35c delivers instant engagement that makes for a smooth and snappy ride

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More data, more warmth, and more practical: Graham’s Gear of the Year

All the little bits that made my year of cycling funner, faster and more comfortable in 2024

Cycling News

Forge+Bond 30 AM wheelset review – like carbon only different

Forge+Bond promises a more environmentally friendly alternative to carbon with its FusionFiber 30 AM wheelset

Bike Perfect

Fox Transfer Neo dropper post first ride review – untethered, ultra-fast, and an unbelievably high price tag!

Fox’s first electronic dropper post is packed with features and insanely fast, but is it enough to take the best dropper post top spot?

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Continental Kryptotal Trail tire review – a trail tire with a World Championship winning tread

Continental’s Kryptotal tires have proven themselves in downhill racing at the highest level, but how do the Trail versions of the Kryptotal perform outside the tape?

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POC Ventral Air MIPS helmet review – MIPS performance and POC comfort with uninterrupted airflow

POC takes its innovative MIPS Integra-equipped Ventral helmet and adds more vents to keep you cooler when riding

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Shimano RX801 gravel shoe review – a gravel racing specialist

Shimano’s flagship RX810 gravel shoe blends enhanced fit with a rigid carbon sole and lightweight construction resulting in unrivaled gravel racing performance. There's just one problem though

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e*thirteen Helix Race crankset and Helix Race chainring review – beautiful CNC sculpted alloy crankset

e*thirteen’s Helix Race is a premium alloy crankset, but do these CNC-crafted arms offer enough performance to justify the upgrade?

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Restrap Race Hydration Vest review – stable on-body storage for ultra-endurance refueling

Designed specifically for on-bike fueling, Restrap’s Race Hydration Vest moves ultra-endurance bikepacking storage from bike to body

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Wheeltop EDS-OX YQ electronic MTB groupset first look – a viable alternative to SRAM?

I take a close look at Wheeltop’s EDS-OX YQ electronic MTB groupset to see how this Chinese electronic alternative to SRAM compares to the status quo

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Crankbrothers Stamp 1 Gen 2 flat pedal review – a plastic fantastic composite pedal

Does the second generation of Crankbrothers Stamp 1 composite pedals compete with alloy alternatives?

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Attaquer All Day 2.0 jersey review – maximum comfort without sacrificing performance or style

The anatomically optimized All Day 2.0 jersey combines a stylish aesthetic with sun-up to sun-down riding performance

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Attaquer All Day Cargo bib short review – when style meets comfort

Are Attaquer’s All Day Cargo shorts fashion over function or are they comfortable enough to ride from sunrise to sunset in style?

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The Canyon Grail CF SLX 8 AXS is one of the best gravel bikes I have ever tested but I would never buy one

Canyon’s Grail is an optimized gravel racing machine, but is it the pinnacle of gravel tech or death by integration?

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UYN Adventour Cargo bib review – warm weather gravel shorts

Lightweight adventure bib shorts with a unique double-layered mesh pocket design

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Is Privateer's 161 Gen 2 a dependable enduro workhorse that’s ready to race? I took it on an epic month-long Canadian MTB trip with over 67,500m of descending to find out

I subjected the Privateer 161 Gen 2 enduro bike to almost a month of seriously tough riding in British Columbia to find out if this affordable enduro racer is the perfect blend of performance and durability

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Shokz OpenFit earphone review – decent open-ear audio

Shokz massively increases open-ear audio quality with its OpenFit earbuds, but are they good enough on the bike to beat Shokz's proven bone-conduction alternatives?

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Cotic SolarisMax long-term review – my winter MTB companion gets a summer refresh

Graham Cottingham has put a load of winter miles on his Cotic SolarisMax long-termer and now it's time for a summer update

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e*thirteen Quick Fill Schrader tubeless valve review – Presta-compatible best of both option

e*thirteen says its four-part, Quick Fill Schrader tubeless valves are better than standard tubeless rivals

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e*thirteen Helix Race 9-52t cassette review – maximum gear range upgrade

If you are on the hunt for maximum gear range, it doesn't come any bigger than e*thirteen’s Helix Race with its enormous 578 percent range

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Cycplus AS2 e-pump range review – easy battery-powered tire inflation

Does Cycplus battery-powered e-pump have the power to put mini pumps and CO2 under pressure?

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Velocio Utility cargo bib short review – unmatched in performance

Velocio’s Utility cargo shorts are the best gravel bib shorts I have ever used

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Struggling to get your head around mountain bike geometry? Here's everything you need to know

Don’t know your reach from your rear center? We explain what all the numbers mean so you can get to grips with the latest mountain bike geometry

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