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Review | The CAT S50 outdoor smartphone

WhatsApp, Strava, Instagram & Co. – most of us wouldn’t hit the trails without our trusted smartphone. But it comes as no surprise that the majority of expensive toys are not particularly sturdy, and robust cases can do little to solve the issue. The US company Caterpillar have ingeniously come up with a new approach though – they’ve namely designed not just a solid case, but an entire smartphone with optimized durability and a host of outdoor-specific features. We’ve spent the past few months exhaustively testing the top model, the Cat S50, to see how it copes as a mountain biker’s companion.

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The Lab | VP Components VP-Harrier

From ‘The Lab’ in Issue #016, we got together with our long term tested products and decided to write a series of short reviews for you, the reader. Aaron, our Web Director, had been testing the VP Components Harrier for the past ten months. Check out what he thought!

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Back Issue | Hype This! 9 Products We Fell In love With

From Alpinestars F-Lite gloves, to FiveTen Kestrels. We tried, tested and wrote about them, highlighting what was great and what wasn’t. Well, these products below had none of the latter, so without further ado, from Issue #016, we compiled a list of 9 product we absolutely loved from the past few months.

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The Review | The New Orange High Five RS

If there was ever a bike that polarised opinion it was the plucky Orange Five. Keyboard warriors and those that had never ridden one would comment “It looks like a garden gate”, “nice hinge”, “who brought the filing cabinet”. But, as always, the proof is in the riding and the Orange Five rode well, great in fact. The Five, in its many incarnations, has been on the market for 10 years now and...

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First Look | EVOC BIKE TRAVEL BAG PRO Softcase

How long should it take to unpack your bike when you arrive after a flight? 15 minutes? 30 minutes? When you finally get to your destination and all you want to do is get out and ride, it sucks to have to rebuild your entire bike. I don’t trust the airlines with my luggage, so I get really nervous when it comes to letting those gorillas toss my baby into the cargo hold of a 777.

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