Guy Kesteven

Guy Kesteven is one of the world's most experienced bike testers. Having started out working in bike shops, Guy moved into journalism in 1996 and has since written for some of the most respected bike publications out there, including BikeRadar, Cyclingnews and Bike Perfect, while also running his own YouTube channel GuyKesTV. Yorkshire-born Guy is a mountain biker through-and-through, and after more than 25 years as a bike tester, knows what separates the wheat from the chaff. Still, Guy is more than comfortable on drop handlebars, too, not least with the rise of gravel riding. Guy is 180cm tall.

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