The Endura women's MT500 Spray Short II is an updated version of its all-mountain MT500 shorts, with added waterproofing. It's a tough three-season short that protects from trail spray and light rain, dries quickly and looks good too. Oddly for Endura they come up a little small, however, so check the size before you buy.

Chain Reactions Cycles brand, Brand X has just launched a new Ascend 200mm dropper post, plus they have shortened the overall lengths of all droppers across the range, making them more suitable for bikes with shorter insertion depths. 

Kenda has just launched a new tyre, its called the Pinner and was developed with World Cup downhill racer Aaron Gwin. Not just for downhill riding though, the brand says it has better rolling resistance than their Hellcat tyres, making the Pinner good choice for gravity riders and trail riders alike. 

This week we've got some brand new, just launched tyres fro Kenda, a new long dropper post from Brand-X and 2020 summer clothing from Madison. To add to the joy our Jon is rolling around in more Fox suspension component that you can shake a stick at, plus there are more glasses in on test as we try to find the best sunnies for cycling! Dig in.....

The Gravelhugger from Mudhugger certainly went down a storm when they released news of its arrival a couple of weeks ago, this time we have a production version on test. Alongside it, we have summer mountain bike from Leatt, kneepads from Endura and a hard-hitting fork and shock from Ohlins

[Updated November 19, 2021]

If you're after a drop-bar electric gravel or adventure bike, then we might have the answer in our roundup of all the best ones we have tested. We've tried and tested these bikes listed with more on the way, plus there are more suggestions for options for you to investigate at the bottom.

The CamelBak Stash Belt is halfway between a belt and a bumbag, and provides a slim, secure pocket for essential cargo. It's wide and comfy as long as you don't ram it too full, but it's a bit hot for the summer and it can be a pain having to step in and out of it.