After taking the Canyon Strive for its first ride back in January, Ben has been hammering it to see what the race-inspired machine can do.
A long travel, race-...
Ben pits two flat pedal shoes against each other in a winter shoe test starring the Shimano GR5 and Ride Concepts Session Hellion.
Shimano are no newcomers to ...
Mudhugger are well-known for making amazing kit to keep the cack out of your eyes, and they've added riding glasses to their offering as well.
Ben has been tes...
The Cannondale Jekyll is a long travel, 29"-wheeled bike designed for some serious action. Ben has been putting it to the test to see what it can, and can't, do...
The Lapierre Zesty was one of the early all mountain bikes to show where you could go on a mountain bike. Ben has been testing the latest iteration to see if it...
Ben has been testing out the Galfer aftermarket floating rotors to see if they offer any advantages over the standard SRAM Code setup.
Galfer might not be top ...
The man who whips Team Wideopenmag into shape ever year, Strength Factory's Ben Plenge features as the first HKT Podcast of 2019.
Get the brews and biscuits re...
Ben Plenge heads out to the woods to give us his first look at his new long term whip, the 160mm travel, 27.5" wheeled Radon Jab 10.0.
Ben's new long term test...
Ben has spent the year hammering the Merida OneSixty 800. Time to find out how he got on.
The Merida OneSixty might look understated, but Ben definitely fell h...
Ben has been hammering Halo's enduro-proofed wheelset, the Vortex, over the summer months to see if they live up to the hype.
Riding images by Dave Price, stud...
Ben has had Nukeproof's gravel bike, the Digger Comp, as his do-it-all bike for all of his pub rides, commutes and not-too-gnar off-road adventures.
Photos by ...
Ben has been running the revamped Cotic BFe Silver build with upgrades through the winter months to see what a progressive hardtail can and can't do.
The BFe i...
Ben Plenge tests the Osprey Talon 6 to see if the Enduro Snatchel, bum bag or fanny pack has come of age for those wanting to pack light.
Osprey are known for...
Ben has had his Nukeproof Mega 290 Comp for the last three months, putting it through everything the British winter can throw at it.
What has Ben made of the b...
Ben tests one answer to age-old conundrum of getting changed in the car park before or after a ride, with the dryrobe Advance Short Sleeve.
Marketed as “The Wo...
Ben Plenge has been running this Osprey Viper 9 pack through the winter months and reckons it's well worth investing in.
The Osprey Viper 9 is a mid-size, well...
Ben Plenge gives us his first impressions of the gearbox-driven Zerode Taniwha that hails from the Land of the Long White Cloud.
A gearbox convert through and ...
HT Components are probably best known for their downhill pedals under the feet of Aaron Gwin.
Their X1 and X2 offerings were very well received by our testers ...
A couple of weeks back, we sent Ben off to find what it's like to race a 29er at the Megavalanche. Read on to find out how he got on...
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