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Liam Mercer

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5 cool things from Peaty's, Granite Design, dom, Ergon and Five Ten

The coolest kit is still finding its way into the office, ready to keep our team of thorough testers busy for the next couple of months. This week, we've got plenty of anodized goodies along with some lightweight slide-on grips, shoes, and a top tube bag. Dive in.

Stolen Goat Men's Voltage Grey MTB Jersey review

The Stolen Goat Men’s Voltage Grey MTB Jersey comes from the brand’s fresh MTB22 range. It fills the role of the short-sleeve top in the collection and represents a solid offering. It’s comfortable and fits well, though the fabric is a bit thick for the height of summer and you may need to consider sizing up.

Nukeproof updates the Megawatt

Nukeproof's Megawatt has been busy earning quite the name for itself over the past year. For 2022, the brand has taken the very same frame and drive system but has tweaked the specification a touch to keep the bike bang up to date. However, new for the range is an even heavier hitting RS model.

ION Traze Amp SS AFT jersey review

The Traze AMP SS AFT jersey from ION is a lightweight jersey ideal for summer riding. It comes with a handful of useful features all within a high quality build. While excellent, an over engineered design affects overall comfort.

ION MTB Shorts Logo shorts review

Simplicity is the name of the game with ION’s Men’s MTB Shorts Logo. What they lack in terms of bells and whistles, they make up for in quality and breathability. They size larger than expected, however, and they are rather pricey for what you get.

Santa Cruz's Hightower gets refreshed for 2022

It hasn't been long since the update of the Megatower until Santa Cruz turned its attention to its mid-traveled sibling, the Hightower. For 2022, the brand's trail 29er gets tweaks to its suspension and geometry and now benefits from that Glovebox downtube storage.

First Look: Privateer 141 GX

Privateer is a brand that's best known for its no-nonsense, mega progressively shaped 161, a bike that's designed especially for privateer enduro racers. Since, the brand has taken the very same concept and has applied it to a shorter travel suspension platform, creating the 141. We've managed to get one in the office and here's a quick look before it goes off for testing.

Parcours launches the newest iteration Alta Gravel wheelset

Wheel brand Parcours has updated the known Alta gravel wheelset. Now, it comes with a brand new rim featuring aerodynamic profiling and IMPACT+ tech. Here's everything you need to know.

5 cool things from TSG, Renthal, Five Ten, Privateer and KS

Even more, kit has been posted to the office ready for our perusal. This time, the five things making it into our rather exclusive list of the coolest things we've received for testing is a budget-friendly helmet from TSG, a dropper seat post built with a smidge of suspension, and cockpit components from handlebar giant, Renthal. That's not all of it either, so let's get started.

First Ride: Whyte E-160 RSX 29

[Action photography by Scot Easter]

The E-160 RSX is Whyte’s freshest e-bike kitted with Bosch’s new motor, unique battery integration and a pretty blingy build. We were invited to the Forest of Dean to get a sample of how the new bike rides.

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