The Trek Checkpoint has been around for a while now and is a fantastic bike for general gravel riding and adventures. For those with a more competitive mindset, enter Checkmate stage right. Checkmate is Trek’s first gravel race specific bike and is ready to take you to the…
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If you’re taking part in a cycling challenge such as Ride London or a London to Brighton charity ride then fuelling yourself properly is going to be key to success. Nailing down your nutrition strategy will allow you to maintain your energy levels and get to the finish…
The Specialized Turbo Tero X is an adventure enabler, with the perfect combo of electric assistance, full-suspension control and plenty of storage space. Specialized were kind enough to invite us down to their HQ pre-launch to check out this exciting new model – if you’ve been to our…
You may recognise Jonny’s name, as we recently featured his Specialized Sequoia on the blog! As one of our gravel aficionados, it made perfect sense to get his opinion on the Specialized S-Works Recon Lace Gravel Shoes! Read on for Jonny’s thoughts below. On first impressions these shoes…
Gravel is a category that has taken off massively in the past couple of years, and with it has come swathes of new bikes and products to accompany it. Endura have recently entered the fray with their gravel specific GV500 range, and with a passionate gravel enthusiast (and…
