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Liam Mercer

Articles by Liam Mercer

Canyon unveils an updated Spectral:ON

Perhaps long-awaited for Canyon’s staple e-bike but the Spectral:ON has received an update for 2022. This time around, the brand claims that it’s lighter, stiffer, and stronger while offering a playful ride and a lengthy range all in a brand new frame.

CushCore Bead Bro review

The CushCore Bead Bro is a simple yet incredibly effective little tool that makes a mammoth task an awful lot easier. It’s cheap, small, and a must-have, even if you don’t run tyre inserts.

Royal Racing Apex Race Pants review

Royal Racing says that the Apex Race Pants are a culmination of 20 years worth of top-level downhill and enduro racing. The result is a reasonably well-designed, comfortable, and well-fitting pair of pants, proven to be rather versatile.

First Look: Cannondale Topstone Carbon 2 Lefty

CORE Bike has long been and gone but there were a few gems within the sea of cool products with Cannondale's new Topstone Carbon being one of them. The freshly updated gravel bike comes with a handful of refinements including compatibility with the brand's Smartsense tech. Here's a quick look at the suspension-equipped Topstone Carbon 2.

5 cool things from Ride Concepts, Altura, Giro, Kali Protectives

This week we get a double helping of kit from Kali Protectives at off-road HQ, but we also go two's up on shoes from both Ride Concept's updated range along with some cross country clogs from Giro. That's not all as we've nabbed Restrap's new 17L bar bag, some waterproof shorts from Altura, and some low profile knee protection from Kali Protectives.

Crankbrothers introduces the Highline 11 - A no compromise dropper post

The Crankbrothers Highline is a dropper post that's tested rather well in previous off-road.cc reviews (see the review of the Highline 7 here). The brand has gone and one-upped itself with the launch of the new Highline 11, a dropper post that uses a lot of what we know and love about the existing models but adds premium materials to shed weight.

Fizik unveils the Vento Ferox Carbon gravel and cross country shoe

Fizik reckons that off-road racing requires a different kind of speed consisting of changing surfaces, and dodgy turns but with a consistent tempo. To fill that role, the brand has launched the Vento Ferox Carbon, a new shoe designed for off-road riding.

Bombtrack enters the component race with SEIDO Components

Bombtrack is a brand known for its range of off-road, gravel, adventure, mountain, and even cyclocross bikes. Now Bombtrack has made the move into componentry and has launched SEIDO, a new brand that's poised to offer all kinds of components from saddles and bottle cages to wheelsets and its very first release, the MGV fork.

GORE TRAILKPR glove review

The GORE TRAILKPR gloves are lightweight summer-orientated gloves designed to offer tactility combined with tear and abrasion resistance. In practice, they’re super comfortable while providing an excellent bar feel. They’re just not as tear-resistant as promised, and they’re edging towards the pricy side.

Continental launches new Gravity line of tyres

Continental has launched a new range of tyres dubbed the Gravity line. The new collection of tyres is made up of five brand new treads that are engineered for any terrain, whatever your riding style. Continental hasn't held back either as each tyre comes with three new casings and three rubber compounds. Here are all of the details.

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