Gear of the Year

Gear of the Year | These shoes are the only thing I have in common with Tadej Pogačar
The DMT Pogi’s shoes might not be for everyone, but I love them

Gear of the Year | I’ve told all my friends to buy these ultra-grippy flat pedals
The Race Face Turbine flat pedals give you clipless-like security

Gear of the Year | This jersey gives me the boost I need to head out in cold weather
Here’s why this is the top I grab when winter arrives
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Gear of the Year | These flat-pedal shoes have everything I need for life at the trail centre – and the pub
The Fox Union BOA Flat is functional and fashionable on DH tracks, at the dirt jumps and even on the high street

Gear of the Year | Kill the dreaded cat-wee whiff of winter cycling shoes with this vicious cleaner
Gtechniq Tri-Clean has solved a problem no other cleaner has been able to touch the sides of

I took all this MTB kit on holiday because it's the best I tested last year | Tom Marvin's Gear of the Year 2024
The best of the best from Tom's packed reviews schedule

The humble £9.99 accessory I couldn't live without – plus two testing highlights | Nick Clark’s Gear of the Year 2024
An easy life is all Nick wants

The gravel bike that expanded my horizons plus three five-star products | Simon von Bromley's Gear of the Year 2024
Simon has a new favourite bike, even if he doesn't get to ride it as much as he'd like

The brilliant brakes, budget fork and comfy grips that helped me feel 25 again | Rob Weaver’s Gear of the Year 2024
Plus new knee pads challenging Rapha for top spot

Budget and bougie highlights from a year of social riding | Liam Cahill’s Gear of the Year 2024
High-end kit, cyclocross tyres and a bargain helmet make Liam's list

I don’t care about new bike computers, I still love my Garmin Edge 830 | Ashley Quinlan's Gear of the Year 2024
Plus three other product highlights from the past 12 months
The best forks ever, sublimely comfortable knee guards, practical clothing and a post-ride cleaning hack | Alex Evans’ Gear of the Year 2024
Kit that’s made Alex’s life on two wheels immeasurably better

A big year of road and gravel riding, but my favourite kit has been for commuting | Warren Rossiter's Gear of the Year 2024
The clothes and components that made Warren's life easier this year

These five multi-discipline products helped me conquer two brutal ultra-endurance races | Oscar Huckle’s Gear of the Year 2024
From a nifty electric pump to a genre-disrupting bikepacking bag, here's what Oscar relied on in 2024

Ashley Quinlan’s Gear of the Year 2023 | A year of stalwarts and sensibilities
Sometimes it isn’t the obvious that sticks in the memory

Luke Marshall’s Gear of the Year 2023 | The products that have slapped a smile on Luke's face
Kit that stood out for Luke as he rattled his way through 2023

Jack Luke’s Gear of the Year 2023 | Why corrected vision, a dirt-cheap down jacket and an AliExpress torch improved my life
Plus Lidl’s finest screwdrivers and the performance musette I never expected to love

Robyn Furtado’s Gear of the Year 2023 | Kit that can handle A LOT of gravelling
The highlights from a year of many miles

Liam Cahill's Gear of the Year 2023 | A failed racer’s kit collection
The products that kept Liam company during his break from racing

Rob Weaver’s Gear of the Year 2023 | Kit that’s made riding cross-country far more fun
What's wrong with being XC?

Tom Law’s Gear of the Year 2023 | The spendy tech that wooed a newcomer
Tom’s first Gear of the Year entry is packed with some high-budget new favourites

Simon von Bromley’s Gear of the Year 2023 | Aeroweenie picks and a great first bike
Simon's favourite go-fast kit, the tool that makes press-fit easy and his son's first ever bicycle

Tom Marvin's Gear of the Year 2023 | Kit that has made our MTB technical editor a happy chappy
Comfort is king, whether it's fitted to or fitted in

Oscar Huckle’s Gear of the Year 2023 | Tech that enriched my bikepacking and audax escapades
The multi-discipline products I’ve relied on in 2023