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Bikepacking Gear, Reviews

Katadyn BeFree Water Filter Bottle

“Water, water everywhere, Nor any drop to drink” While neither Coleridge nor the Ancient Mariner were bikepackers, the problem was the same. If you are out in the wild, or far...

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Reviews, Shoes

Shimano XC5 SPD Shoe

Lace up shoes are once again de rigeur. Ironically, it is the old skool types who look at them with dismay and not a little amusement. Despite this, the trend is gaining momentum and many...

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Reviews

Silkolene Dry Lube

Silkolene Dry Lube is a high performance dry lube, best used for racing and dry conditions. I have tested this product within the context of gravel and off road riding. This may be outside...

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Accessories, Bikepacking Gear, Reviews

GSI OUTDOORS ULTRALIGHT JAVA DRIP

I really need a cup of coffee, go get me a cupajoe… The relationship between cyclists and coffee is a well worn cliché. Witness to this are countless cafes and tea rooms fit to...

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Reviews

HT Components Leopard M1 Clipless Pedal

SPD Beaters? The choice of clipless pedals on the market is huge and for purely practical reasons, gravel riders tend to prefer MTB over road style pedals. While conventional wisdom...

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Reviews

Squirt Barrier Balm

Cream of the crop? It is accepted wisdom that for any ‘proper’ riding, you need to use padded shorts. It just makes sense. Chamois cream is a different matter altogether. It...

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Clothing, Reviews

Galibier Peloton Lightweight bib shorts

Galibier Peloton lightweight bib shorts New for this season from Galibier, there can’t have been a better summer to try them out. ‘Our lightest ever bib short, constructed from...

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Reviews, Tyres

Maxxis Rambler 700 x 40 gravel tyres

Maxxis are well respected in the mountain biking world. They have tyres to cover every discipline from Cross Country to Downhill. When I saw their gravel-specific Rambler, I thought...

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Reviews

Genetic Silcone Bar Tape

Handlebar tape with a difference Handlebar tape is one of those basic components that you never think about until it gets torn, looks scruffy or starts to unravel. It is hard to get excited...

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Reviews

Finish Line Tubeless Sealant

A tubeless tyre sealant that they say never dries out and lasts the life of the tyre? Sounds too good to be true, so we checked it out. Not that long ago, if you wanted to go tubeless there...

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