The Bluegrass Eagle Golden Eyes helmet is a unique-looking trail and enduro lid with great coverage and a solid build. The goggle strap-friendly design at the rear is undercut by the unaccommodating peak, however, and the reinforced straps are probably overkill – and definitely uncomfortable.

Ritchey has just released the widest drop handlebar you can currently buy. It's a larger version of their VentureMax bar and it's simply called the VentureMax XL. Measuring in at 52cm across the top, it's an absolute whopper. 

Toady Restrap announced the launch of their Adventure Race Range, weighing in at under 1kg for the four bike bags. Aimed at the gravel and self-supported racer, the lightweight kit consists of a top tube bag, an aero bar bag, a frame bag and a seat plack, plus one wearable shoulder bag.

The news scene is winding down as the world slows and Cornonavirus lockdown becomes a very real thing for a lot of people. Still, there is stuff going on in the cycling world, no doubt over the next few weeks and months you'll see riders, journalists, brands and influences getting creative in order to entertain those at home, alone! Let the good time roll....

Recreational cycling for health is still allowed in the UK. The current guidelines are that during the lockdown you can exercise outside once a day, and cycling is permitted, so long as you cycle alone or with members of your household. We created an easily digestible video to talk about the government guidelines, plus a couple more tips on keeping safe.

Things may be changing rapidly in the world right now and whilst we are allowed out for one exercise type per day (never thought I'd ever write that!) us folk at off-road.cc are still able to test some gear. We stocked up on review kit before the pandemic really hit us hard so there's plenty here to keep us going. This week is a '5 cool things shoe edition', with all testers living in or near woodland they are in the lucky position to be able to test kit still, safely of course....

In light of the Coronavirus outbreak, many bike industry brands are switching production from their normal products to the manufacture of components for ventilators, making of face masks or the production of hand sanitiser gel. Here are the companies doing their bit to help in the crisis....

Through online stores and direct buy brands, you can buy a fair few mountain bikes online and get them shipped straight to your door. Most assure buyers of a full build and safety check prior to shipping to your home address too, meaning all you have to do is jump on and ride. Here are the best bikes, scoring over 4 stars, that we have tested and that you can get posted to you.