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May 12, 2019 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

On test: Camelbak Ultra 10 Vest

The world of marathon and stage racing has some unique demands on equipment, especially when weather, nutrition and self-sufficiency come into play. After Mike raved about the Camelbak Octane 10, it was time to find a large but light pack for myself. The Camelbak Ultra 10 is superlight at just 280g for the bag, and […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: backpack, biking, camelbak, camelbak ultra Vest, endurance, hydration vest, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, on test, outside, tested

August 28, 2018 By MarathonMTB Leave a Comment

REVIEWED: C Bear DUB Ceramic Bottom Bracket

C Bear DUB bottom bracket review

This C Bear DUB bottom bracket review has been provided by Adam Cooper from Davy Sprocket. Davy Sprocket specialise in custom bike builds where the finest custom details are all part of the pleasure of the build. If you’ve been following SRAM’s announcements this year you’ll be aware of their DUB bottom bracket system. Designed […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Bike, biking, Bottom Bracket, C-bear, ceramic bearings, davy sprocket, mountain bike, Review, SRAM DUB, tested

March 25, 2018 By Gordon Wadsworth Leave a Comment

REVIEWED: Camelbak Chase Bike Vest

Camelbak Chase Vest review MarathonMTB mountain bike

The endurance racer has always faced a conundrum when it comes to liquid nutrition. Bottles or hydration pack? The low placed, light weight of bottles onboard a frame have been the logical solution for at-the-ready hydration since Joe Breeze and Gary Fisher took to the slopes of Mt Tamalpais. These dirt pioneers re-purposed the bidons […]

Filed Under: Nutrition, Tech Tagged With: Brasil Ride, camelbak, camelbak Chase, camelbak chase bike vest, hydration, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, Quadsworth, Review, tested

July 13, 2017 By Mike Blewitt 3 Comments

UPDATED: What’s the best Maxxis tyre for marathon and cross-country racing?

Maxxis tyres mountain bike test MarathonMTB MTB

The age-old question of “what tyres should I run” transcends marathon mountain biking to just about any facet of bicycle riding and racing. And so often, when asked why people choose one model over another, it’s not always based on sound reasoning. If you look into tyre testing, while French and German magazines have often […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Bike, MarathonMTB, Maxxis, mountain bike, MTB, terrain lab, test, tested

July 3, 2017 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Up close with the Camelbak Sequoia

Camelbak Sequoia MarathonMTB bike Imogen Smith Cycling travel

The Camelbak Sequoia is one of the brand’s largest women’s hydration backpacks available. The 22 litre pack is designed for hiking, so has plenty of technical features to make outdoor adventures easier. As I’m no hiker, I’ve been using it as my main travel hand-luggage, and as a general-use backpack since it arrived at my […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: backpack, Bike, camelbak, camelbak sequoia, luggage, MarathonMTB, MTB, Review, tested, Travel, women's only

June 17, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

REVIEWED: Light Bicycle XC923 carbon wheel set

xc923 marathonmtb

Almost one year ago I placed an order for a carbon mountain bike wheel set from Light Bicycle. I used their online wheel builder and chose the XC923 asymmetric rims, 28 DT spokes per wheel, and the always reliable DT240 hubs. It was less than two weeks until the wheels were built and delivered to […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Carbon, carbon mtb wheels, chinese carbon, light bicycle, MarathonMTB, mountain bike wheels, reviewed, tested, XC923, XCM, XCO

August 4, 2016 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

Light Bicycle XC923 carbon wheel set – first look

Light bicycle XC923 LB wheels carbon chinese carbon test marathonMTB

Carbon wheels have been making inroads in mountain biking for well over 5 years. Although the first options were limited, and eye-wateringly expensive, the options for mountain bikers have grown – there is now so much choice on the market. From major manufacturers like Enve, who keep on expanding their range as the market changes […]

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