Reviews

The HoldFast Trail Tool Wrap is a storage option made for bikes with a pouch to keep items such as a multi-tool and tyre levers and a small, as well as a zipped pocket to keep little such as a patch kit. The pouch has a self-adhesive gripper around the outside, which attaches to the frame. There's a pouch that can be mounted to the strap for extra storage.

100% Sling are super lightweight summer gloves with an incredibly thin single-layer palm, topped with a four-way stretch woven material. Designed for summer ridding there are perforations across the entire palm, as well as laser cut holes across the back to keep your mitts as cool as possible. There is no fiddly Velcro closure, they just pull on and stay in place thanks to their great fit.

The Michelin Power Adventure is Michelin's second gravel bike tire, and it complements the Power Gravel they introduced a couple of years ago. 

The Norco Optic has become something of a legendary little bike, with an atypical combination of short travel, aggressive geometry, and serious intentions that result in something genuinely unusual on the market.

A solid, durable and good looking pair of sunglasses with great fog management.

These 100% S3 glasses looked like they might just give goggle-like coverage, but without the overheating issues goggles give if you want to wear eye protection for an entire ride.

100%’s rise in the road cycling market has been incredibly rapid, thanks in no small part to the association it’s enjoyed with three-time world champion Peter Sagan.

I have mostly used Oakleys past 8 years with the Flight Jacket being the latest. The Oakleys have always performed well but their weaknesses is durability. 

This bumper box of Cush Core has come in with the express intent of changing the mind of Mr ‘I never puncture, why would I need inserts’ Chippendale.

You probably can’t tell from the picture, but the Tiny Tanker is about half the height (and weight) of a regular track pump, and boasts many of the same features.

Road.cc has reviewed the Birzman Chain Wear Indicator II. Here is what they had to say:

The Birzman Chain Wear Indicator II is designed to measure wear in traditional 3/32in chains across the board, from singlespeed to 12-speed. This caters for most scenarios, save for track and some hub transmissions. It's nicely engineered and pleasant to use, and though digital gauges may have the last word in accuracy and precision, they're a good bit more expensive, too.

The Birzman’s USP is its ‘Push and Twist’ head – simply push down and twist, and it is both secure and quick and easy to disconnect.

100% are well known for their protection and goggle range across both MTB and Motocross. The Tarka stuff is their lightweight upper body protection range.

The Fox Float X rear shock features a Kashima-coated stanchion with external low-speed rebound and compression adjustment.

Marzocchi’s Bomber Air Shock is available in trunnion or standard-mount configurations, all with metric spacing.

Not all gravel is rugged, rocky and demands a treaded tire to dig into the dirt, Michelin’s Power Adventure gravel tire is a slick option that caters toward hardpack and rough asphalt where fast rolling and durable characteristics trump all-out traction.

Marzocchi made its name back in the mid-90's for their burly forks that helped launch the freeride era.

BikePerfect has reviewed the 100% Sling Glove. Here is what they had to say:

Not everyone likes wearing gloves when riding, whether it’s the loss of bar feel or simply suffering from hot hands in summer. The 100% Sling’s are ultra-light ultra-thin gloves that aim to give riders the benefits and protection of wearing the best mountain bike gloves whilst feeling like you aren't wearing gloves at all.

Singletrack has reviewed the Race Face Turbine Cranks. Here is what they had to say: 

The Race Face Turbine Cranks have been in the Race Face range for a fair old time and are designed as a no nonsense, do everything crank.

Most cycling breakdowns can be mitigated if you appreciate that things wear out with use: brake pads, chains, cogs, bearings - they all have a finite lifespan and are pretty much disposable.

Singletrack World has reviewed the CushCore XC 29". Here is what they had to say:

Punctures are the hate that dare not speak its name for big days out in big terrain. No one wants to have a puncture. No one wants to have multiple punctures (once you’ve had one puncture it seems to open the floodgates for them, doesn’t it?) Punctures are very much the cyclist’s traditional nemesis.

VitalMTB has reviewed the Race Face ERA Cranks. Here is what they had to say: 

Carbon cranks have a bit of a spotty track record, at times setting the internet on fire with horror stories and pictures of snapped crankarms. When carbon cranks first appeared in mountain biking, they were by far the lightest options out there, and the early versions probably went too far with the weight savings without having properly validated the longevity and durability of the construction.

 was thrilled when I set my first tyre up tubeless. The arthritis-inducing strain on the thumbs and the gloopy mess was all forgotten on hearing the whip-crack of the tyre bead snapping into the rim and the rewarding silence after spinning and bouncing the wheel a few times.

Race Face’s Flank Core body protector is the usual case of less is more.