The UK wheel specialist HUNT has a product in its programme that is particularly exciting from a lifeCYCLE perspective: the HUNT 4 Season Pro wheelset. This has now been given an extensive update.
Trek is expanding its tire portfolio with its Bontrager brand and is introducing new gravel tires, among other things. An exciting alternative to the top dogs in the tire sector?
Ritchey, the iconic component and frame manufacturer from Northern California, has just unveiled the latest addition to its fast gravel handlebars: the Ritchey SuperLogic Butano Ridge handlebars. The new handlebar is the answer to requests from riders for a carbon version of the popular Ritchey Butano gravel handlebar series.
Cane Creek presents an exciting new product: the first upside-down gravel suspension fork with 30 or 40 mm travel!
If your life is all about cycling, then you probably have discarded jerseys, old bike parts and photos of your most memorable bike rides hanging on your wall. Or: An print from Cadence Prints. Find out what it is and why it makes the perfect gift for cyclists in this article.
Maxxis is the house brand of one of the world’s largest tire manufacturers from Taiwan. Maxxis is totally well-known in the mountain bike sector and there are tire models that have a kind of cult status. The Maxxis MTB tire “Minion”, for example, has been around for more than 20 years – it is one of THE tires in downhill mountain biking. What you can’t deny Maxxis is a lot of experience in tire construction. And that’s why I was very excited to be able to take a close look at two gravel tires from the Taiwanese company: Here is my Maxxis Rambler vs. Maxxis Reaver test.
In our Tern NBD test, we want to find out how the compact urban e-bike performs in everyday use. Especially for this test, we organized a riding safety workshop for older people or “newcomers”, where participants could try out four Tern NBD test bikes for a month. This gave us authentic feedback – exactly from the target group that the new Tern compact bike with 20-inch wheels is aimed at…
If you’ve landed here, then you’ve probably stumbled across the topic of chain wax for your bike drive. And now you’re asking yourself: Which is actually better – chain oil or chain wax? In this blog article, we get to the bottom of this question. With the information in this article, you can then decide for yourself whether chain oil or chain wax is the better alternative for you.
Some products are so simple that you ask yourself: Why didn’t someone think of this 20 years ago? The Win Wings from Ass-Savers are one such product. They are for anyone who doesn’t fancy a full pack of mudguards but still wants to have a dry backside when it’s raining cats and dogs outside. Last year, Ass Savers introduced the ingeniously simple (gravel) splash guard. Now there is an update.
SIDI stands for top quality and has earned a good reputation especially in the road and MTB sector. We wanted to know if the MTB Dust is a good gravel shoe from Sidi. And we wanted to know: How sustainable is the Italian shoe specialist?
A world where everything is organic, fair, high quality, cool AND cheap – wouldn’t that be nice? That’s what Johann and Viktor from Stockholm thought when they founded their brand CHPO. The goal: high-quality, cool equipment that doesn’t cost the earth. We take a closer look and try to find out whether the concept works.
In our Maxxis Gravel tyre test, Martin takes a look at the Maxxis Rambler and the Maxxis Receptor and tells you which of the two tyres is his first choice.
The other day we “stumbled” across a product – and it opened up a whole issue again! This post started with the biodegradable bike cleaner “Waldschrat” by Guppyfriend. And it led to the question: Why is microplastic so bad, where is microplastic found and what can we do to reduce microplastics? But first things first …
When it comes to sustainable consumption, we always have our eyes and ears open. It’s worth it, because this way we always come across new exciting products that have nothing to do with “fast, fast – cheap, cheap”. Like CNUT Bags, which we would like to introduce briefly in this article.
In our Deuter bikepacking bag test, we took a close look at the new Cabezon bikepacking bags on the road …
RTI is dedicated to the topic of circular economy with its new Ergon SR Allroad Core Circular saddle and presents a new pilot project in cooperation with BASF: a completely recyclable saddle. We have taken a closer look at that!
For all price-conscious gravel fans, SRAM has exciting news in store today: The entry-level SRAM APEX dropbar groupset gets a thorough update – including an electronic AXS version and a 12-speed cassette. But first things first …
Your bike has been stolen. Now what? The chance of ever seeing it again is rather low. Unless … there was a way to “locate” it. Just as the Knog Scout Bike Alarm & Finder, a modern GPS bike tracker, promises.
Since 2016, the top models of Abus bicycle helmets have come from its own Italian production. In this article we would like to introduce you to the Abus Gravel Helmet PowerDome.
Chrome Bags has been around for over 25 years. The brand from Portland/Oregon has undoubtedly left its mark on the messenger, commuting and urban bike scene with its bags designed specifically for cyclists. With the new Spring/Summer Collection 2023 Chrome Bags bring fresh colour accents to the city!
