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Motul Chain Lube Dry review – a more eco-friendly bike chain lube
Review Without any PTFE or fossil-based ingredients, how does the French brand's dry lube compare to well-established offerings from other companies?
It's the Fort William Downhill World Cup weekend. Our news round-up includes top DH launches including the new YT Tues, Vittoria's gravity tire, and we chat with Greg Minnaar
News As well as the DH news, Hutchison launches the "fastest gravel tire ever" and Cervelo drops the new Aspero gravel bike. So read on for all this week's bike and gear stories dropped into one, easy-to-read article
Your local bike shop needs your support, but do they need to do a better job of supporting themselves?
Opinion It’s Local Bike Shop Day on May the 4th and Guy Kesteven reckons that sort of initiative is a great idea. However, he also thinks a brief forensic study of how the day has officially been presented tells us why some small scale shops might be struggling.
Cervelo Aspero Apex XPLR AXS review – fast but user-friendly gravel bike
Review Guy Kesteven has been riding Cervelo’s new fast but friendly drop bar dirt bike to see who it’ll suit best and he reckons it’s potentially a real sweet spot for the road rooted but gravel curious
Is Rotor's Kapic crankset and oval Q Ring setup pedaling perfection, or did it leave me riding all out of shape?
Review Once you go oval, you might not go back
Canyon launches its lightest ever e-MTB, Saracen's downhill bike is a budget-friendly ripper, Mondraker reinvents its Dusty e-gravel bike, and big MTB brands drop huge Spring sales. It's been a busy week of MTB and off-road news!
News All this week's must-read, off-road bike and gear stories dropped into a single, easy to digest article
Manitou Mezzer Pro MTB fork review – smooth, lightweight and excellent tuning options
Review A highly-tuneable, 37mm legged enduro fork with class-leading weight and performance that’s a match for the very best MTB forks available
Lewis LH4 Brake Set review – an eerily familiar looking brake
Review A well-finished high-end brake with useful features that works well on the trail, with only a few niggles stopping it being one of the best
