Workshop & Maintenance

  • Peaty’s Monarch 4130 CrMo saddle review: comfortable, quiet and serviceable

    Peaty’s Monarch 4130 CrMo saddle review: comfortable, quiet and serviceable

    The Peaty’s Monarch 4130 CrMo saddle combines immediate trail comfort with a genuinely serviceable design, subtle looks and sensible eMTB support.

  • Peaty’s Holeshot BioFibre Tubeless Tyre Sealant Review

    Peaty’s Holeshot BioFibre Tubeless Tyre Sealant Review

    Peaty’s Holeshot BioFibre Tubeless Tyre Sealant is designed to repair punctures without relying on the microplastic fibres used in some sealant formulas. Instead, it combines water-based latex with biodegradable fibres and sealing particles intended to gather around a puncture and create a fast, durable seal. That environmental angle is welcome, but tubeless sealant ultimately has…

  • Topeak JoeBlow Tubi 2Stage Review

    Topeak JoeBlow Tubi 2Stage Review

    The Topeak JoeBlow Tubi 2Stage is built to solve two common workshop problems with one pump. Mountain bike and gravel tyres need a large volume of air delivered quickly, particularly when seating a tubeless bead, while road tyres need a pump capable of reaching much higher pressures. The JoeBlow Tubi 2Stage switches between those jobs…

  • Michelin e-Wild eMTB Tyres Review

    Michelin e-Wild eMTB Tyres Review

    The Michelin e-Wild front and rear tyres suit eMTB riders who value loose-surface traction and support over easy rolling. On our rides, the rear found useful drive on steep, broken climbs and the front felt predictable in soft and mixed terrain. Firm trails and polished rock exposed their compromises. This review covers the original e-Wild…

  • Muc-Off Foam Sprayer review: coating a muddy eMTB with thick foam

    Muc-Off Foam Sprayer review: coating a muddy eMTB with thick foam

    In this review of the Muc-Off Foam Sprayer, I used it in the exact scenario where a cleaning kit either earns its keep or ends up living at the back of the van forever: a winter-mudded e-MTB, grime left to bake on for a full week, and no easy hose tap to lean on. The…