The Radavist

In this short film, Fairlight team rider India Landy talks about how ultra-distance cycling helped her to heal and recover. Beautifully honest and insightful and highlights, how on some level, cycling is medicine for all of us; mindfulness, routine, ups and downs, highs and lows, escapism.

John here. You can buy the FlareMAX I reviewed from Cotic if you ride a C5. The price is more than reasonable for a made in the UK chassis with XT. Both Cy and myself feel it’s better that it stays in the States now, as shipping it back to the UK doesn’t make sense and is expensive.

If you’re interested, contact me at The Rad Bazaar listing and I’ll connect you to Cotic. I’ll include the Wolf Tooth B-Rad but am keeping the bottle cage! I cleaned it up real nice and it’s boxed and ready to roll.

I really really love this bike, and if money wasn’t so tight right now, I’d buy it.

Restrap is inviting its followers in a worldwide effort to make the most out of the long days coming from June 17th through the 23rd with its Solstice Century. The challenge is to ride 100 miles on any bike and any terrain over that time, giving you a full week to complete the century.

You can register at Restrap where you’ll be provided with a link to upload your route in order to receive your Solstice Century 2024 patch!

Is mountain bike pedal kickback a load of rubbish…? Good question. It’s a hot topic in mountain biking, and everyone is obsessed with the idea that our feet are getting blown off the pedals. A lot of bike media will tell you that single pivot bikes are THE WORST for pedal kickback. But is it actually true? Or is pedal kickback something people are worrying about for nothing? Joe from Starling Cycles tackles it all in this informative video.

London-based bag maker Wizard Works have teamed up with York-based maker-of-things Matty Waudby (Get Mild Matty) for the brand’s fourth collaboration; a limited run of hand-embroidered bags celebrating the lazy days of summer…

Cotic’s steel full-suspension bikes are something else, and next week, John will tell you why with his FlareMAX review, the little sibling to the RocketMAX. Let’s focus on this RocketMAX and its new color, Golfie Green. This stunner of a paint job is now available to order on RocketMAXs and joins Copper Orange in the color choices for the RocketMAX. These frames are made in the UK, in Scotland by the talented lads at Five Land Bikes, with every single Cotic bike built to order at our Chesterfield HQ. For sale as either frame only (from £2199 inc UK VAT) or a complete bike (from £3299 inc UK VAT) built to the spec of your choice; Your Bike Built for You, sold directly to customers worldwide. All the details on the RocketMAX can be found at Cotic.

With the bike industry awash with uncertainty over the future of brands right now Starling Cycles is committed to looking after its riders long-term, both original owners, and those that bought second-hand, offering a 7-year extended warranty…

Hydration vests have been used in ultra-endurance running circles for some time now, but only recently have they been introduced into cycling, specifically bikepacking races. Restrap announced its first foray into vest design with the Race Hydration Vest. Let’s check it out below.

Wizard Works have just announced their latest release, the Figwit Cargo Cage bag (£41.67), launching tomorrow. Read on for more info on these made in the UK bags.

April Fools..?

Rather than pretending to rebrand or make a goofy bike, Joe from Starling Cycles fancied a bit of a rant.

We’ve got a double feature of manufacturers today with a Hope Factory tour. This new film offers a glimpse behind the doors of Hope’s HQ, tucked away in the town of Barnoldswick in a rural corner of East Lancashire. You’ll get to meet the team behind the proudly UK-based, privately-owned manufacturer, see the process from drawing board to finished product and get a feel for the pure passion powering the constant innovation.

Starling Cycles love supporting talented riders and the brand is proud to introduce its latest athlete signing, Hâf Land.

Hâf (pronounced Harve, by the way) is an 18-year-old enduro racer, from North Wales in the UK. She’s only been racing since 2022 but has already got a whole heap of really decent results in the bag, including a load of #1 spots at the UK’s Welsh Enduro Series.

Hâf will ride a Starling Twist this year racing the British Enduro Series, Welsh Enduro Series and maybe even a few Enduro World Cup events…

Launching this Thursday, 14th of March, Wizard Works have just announced their new Kengo Camo Mini Collection. This is the brands first limited-edition project of 2024 and features a distinctive earth toned camo fabric, with reverse herringbone weave that is sure to turn heads.