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Back Issue | CONWAY WME 1027 Carbon

“We Make Enduro.“ With this slogan, the seven-strong development team of Conway staff and team riders worked for over a year to jointly create the brand’s first enduro machine. Via a website and various social media channels, interested parties had the opportunity to present ideas to the team and were able learn about the project status.
The results are impressive: our test bike, with its stealth...

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The Review | MET Parachute HES Fullface Helmet

MET’s website proudly announces that “YES! The iconic MET Parachute is back!”, but this perhaps does the new Parachute HES a bit of a disservice, bearing little resemblance to the spindly Parachute of old. The new HES promises full-face strength wrapped up in a highly breathable 700g casing, and costs a very reasonable £169.99. With enough venting and breath-ability to permit comfortable all day...

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The Review | Six months on IBIS 741 Carbon Rims

We first received some of the first Ibis 741 rims back in June and were blown away by the physical size of the rim, boasting a potentially game changing 35 mm internal width. After six months and 1000 km of hard riding and racing, (including the Finale Ligure EWS) it is time to find out how they performed. Are Ibis onto something, or is 35 mm a step too far?

The Ibis 741 wheelset redefines wide, with a 35mm internal and 45mm external width
The Ibis 741 wheelset redefines wide,...

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The Review | Whyte G-150 SCR Works 150 mm Enduro Bike

The UK based company Whyte Bikes pride themselves on building no-nonsense bikes, offering frame and component choices that meet the tough requirements of real UK riders. The G-150 SCR Works is Whyte’s top end Gravity Enduro race bike, built and specified unashamedly to take on the toughest enduro stages, big alpine adventures and epic days out; demonstrated by Team rider Martyn Brookes when he...

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First Look | J-Tech Heavy Duty Shock Bushes

After our Long Term Test Orange Alpine 160 developed wear on one of the shock bushes after just two months, we wondered if there is a better alternative. OK so on any single pivot bike the wear on these shock bushes will be considerably more than a multi-pivot bike, with their linkage taking away a fair amount of the pressures, but surely something can last more than two months? So instead of...

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