POC’s VPD System Lite knee pad is a lightweight guard that offers a little more protection than your average slimline pad. While it provides excellent coverage and ventilation with superb build quality, it requires perfect placement for comfort, and it struggles to wick moisture.

Over the past year, Ritchey has been celebrating its 50th anniversary, with new logos and colourways for its popular steel bikes. Today, the brand has launched a 50th Anniversary Edition of its famed gravel bike, the Outback.

Hope's Pro 4 hub has become a staple in that brands range, and a standout hub in the world of wheels, chosen for its reliability, excellent looks and of course, the freehub's characteristic buzz. However, it's been around for a while now, but today, Hope has unveiled the Pro 5.

Core Bike has kicked off the trade show season, with brands, bike shops and journalists descending on Silverstone to check out the latest and greatest cycling gear of 2023. This year, it was a chance to catch up with brands to find out what's new, and what's coming. Here are some of the highlights from the show.

Hutchison's gravel tyres are often praised for their grip over a range of conditions and, now, the Toureg, Tundra and Overide have gotten even wider. The new 50mm width on each tyre promises to open up a range of new opportunities.

Once again, the world's toughest downhill race and brainchild of Dan Atherton, Hardline, is back for 2023. The world's best and bravest riders will return to the Dyfi valley for a ninth year and, unlike the 2022 edition, the event will welcome thousands of spectators.

The Spanish mountain bike brand, Mondraker, has deviated from its usual programming with the release of the Dusty. It's an e-gravel bike that utilises the brand's boundary-pushing Forward Geometry concept with some interesting innovation. We were invited to some picturesque Spanish mountains near Alicante to take the range-topping Dusty XR out for a first spin.

G-Form is a rather small fish in a huge pond filled with protective product brands such as Leatt, Troy Lee Designs and 100%.

ENVE is renowned for its range of carbon-fibre wheels but has recently dabbled in frameset design what with the road-specific Melee frameset. Joining the Melee is the MOG - an adventure gravel bike designed to go fast everywhere. Here's everything you need to know.

POC, the Swedish brand known for its forward-thinking safety products has added two new helmets to its range. The Omne Lite and Omne Ultra promise to be versatile companions for where paved roads end and gravel begins. Here's everything you need to know.