Guy Kesteven

Recent articles by Guy Kesteven

Most alloy bikes use oversized tubing, but the Chisel has similar dimensions to those on steel bikes

Specialized Chisel Comp X1 review

GBP £1500.00 RRP AUD $2000.00 USD $1620.00

Brakes are the basic but utterly dependable Shimano MT400s

Trek Procaliber 6 review

GBP £1400.00 RRP USD $2000.00

Cube’s ‘Agile Ride Geometry’ is up to date, with a 69-degree head angle and low bottom bracket

Cube Reaction C:62 review

GBP £1399.00 RRP

The 6000-series alloy frame is triple butted to put metal only where it’s needed, not where it isn’t

Bianchi Grizzly 9.2 review

GBP £1299.00 RRP

Those hand-polished tubes and Brian’s immaculate fillet brazing made me feel guilty about getting the Curtis dirty, but the tubular artistry really comes alive on the trail

Curtis XR650 review

GBP £2530.00 RRP

The meticulously handmade frame and custom components mean bikes don’t get more ‘factory’ than Hope’s HB.160

Hope HB.160 2019 review

GBP £6330.00 RRP AUD $10999.00

The custom Reynolds 853 steel tubing includes an ‘Ovalform’ top tube, ‘DZB’ down tube and 35mm-diameter seat tube

Cotic RocketMAX Gold Eagle 29 review

GBP £1999.00 RRP

It may have the same 120mm of travel as the old T-129, but Whyte’s new 29er is longer, slacker and has tons more tyre clearance

Whyte S-120C RS first ride review

GBP £3499.00 RRP USD $3999.00

Xplova’s new GPS unit can store 700 hours of ride data

Xplova X3 GPS Computer review

GBP £160.00 RRP

Calibre's Two Cubed

Calibre Two Cubed review

GBP £400.00 RRP AUD $889.00 USD $634.00

USE's Helix 165mm Dropper Seatpost

Seatpost and Seat Pin

USE Helix 165mm Dropper Seatpost review

GBP £285.00 RRP AUD $490.00 USD $535.00

Voodoo's Hoodoo

Voodoo Hoodoo (2018) review

GBP £550.00 RRP

Vitus's Nucleus 29 VR

Vitus Nucleus 29 VR review

GBP £500.00 RRP AUD $830.00 USD $600.00

The braking is gently progressive, not grabby... communication is very clean too, no matter how hard you’re pulling the lever

Disc Brake Systems

Hayes Dominion A4 brakes review

GBP £200.00 RRP AUD $299.00

Evans Cycles' Pinnacle Kapur 2

Pinnacle Kapur 2 review

GBP £475.00 RRP AUD $713.00 USD $515.00