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With a love for trail riding and endurance racing, our UK editor Catherine Smith was the perfect choice for the £3099 Whyte T-129 SCR Works long term test bike, a rapid trail bike that mixes modern geometry with easy going 29er manners. After a busy race season filled with numerous podiums, we check in to see how the Whyte T-129 has performed.

The Whyte T129 blends 29er stability with sharp agile handling
The Whyte T129 blends 29er stability with sharp...

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Riding sunglasses shouldn’t just look good, they also have an obligation to protect the eyes from the sun’s rays and anything that could come flying through the air as we’re riding; think branches, flies and territorial squirrels. We’ve tested the Smith PivLock Arena Max to see if they’ve got more than just your cornea covered.

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Over the past year, the Schwalbe Procore system has sparked mass discussions amongst riders – mainly because it has been so hard to get hold of, and no one has really been able to give a definitive opinion. A few weeks ago we got our hands on a Procore system and now, having ridden with it, it’s time for us to give our take on these dual chamber tubes.

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Anyone with a dropper post inevitably knows that the RockShox Reverb is the king on the market, offering some serious backbone to your…backbone, but with a number of manufacturer’s entering the market, could its days be numbered? From ‘The Lab’ in Issue #016, Jim long term tested the KS Lev Integra 150mm Dropper Post. How did it fare? Just read on…

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As riders we are lucky to have a great range of cycling backpacks that offer protection and ‘like it’s not even there’ comfort, but what happens if you want to carry some extra kit. Some of the best adventures take us far beyond the crowds, through overnight missions and long distance epics. The current range of packs on the market are great, but as soon as we start trying to pack a sleeping bag...

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