Madison has been on a green wicket with its current range of eyewear and the Crypto is an excellent example. Thanks to its large lens it provides huge coverage with performance enhanced by its ergonomics.

We've got another Five Cool Things and, this week, they come in the form of tyres, helmets and some seriously spendy bottom brackets. It's also been another impressive week for bike releases, too, so let's dive straight in.

The Golfie located in the depths of the Tweed Valley is one of the most famous networks of trails in Scotland, and perhaps. even the whole of the UK. Here you will find a staggering selection of 44 trails that'll keep most folk entertained for a good weekend. Mark Scott, shredded the lot in a single day.

Last weekend, 2024's first leg of the UCI Enduro World Cup at the famous venue of Finale Ligure hosted five stages over 57km of trails and 2,570m of descending. The podiums welcomed a number of the usual suspects but a self-doubting Hattie Harnden took the women's win and Ritchie Rude dominated the men's category.

GRVL, the brand behind the 3 Season Jacket has been chosen to create Team GB's kit for the upcoming UCI Gravel World Championships in Belgium. The brand, which is also known for its collaboration with 1816 in the creation of the L'Enfer du Nord gravel bike was picked through its partnership with The Gralloch.

RockShox has brought fresh updates with its latest Charger 3.1 damper to expand its adjustment range and make the Pike, Lyrik and ZEB more adjustable than before. The SRAM-owned company has also carried out similar tweaks to its Super Deluxe shock and has unveiled the latest Vivid Coil. A lot is going on here, so let's dive in.

The Deviate Highlander II is a mid-travel trail bike that dons everything you would expect from the brand; its high-pivot, linkage-driven single-pivot suspension layout and the UK friendly features make it simple to live with. The brand's claims of versatility ring true as it’s forgiving when red-lining through the harshest terrain but it’s friendly and plenty fun when not slapping rocks at warp speed. However, it’s a bike that needs learning, time and experience to get the most out of it.

Based in the UK's Lake District, Ratio Technology knows a thing or two about riding in ridiculously rocky terrain. With that, the brand has made light work of destroying its SRAM Transmission mech cages and has set out to improve on the drivetrain giant's design with its own. Introducing the SR52T Cage, Ratio claims to boost strength and shed a few grams from existing Transmission drivetrains.

Last weekend, Poland hosted a jam-packed race weekend with the UCI World Cup Enduro and UCI World Cup Downhill events taking place over three days. And, if the racing was anything to go by, the World Cup titles are anyone's game as new names step onto the podium, as well as budding rivalries.

Giant is the latest major bike brand to offer some wild savings on some of its best-known bikes, possibly not a surprise in the current climate of heavy discountng in the bike world.