El Piri is an 800km fixed route of mixed gravel and tarmac terrain through the most beautiful areas in the Catalan Pyrenees. While the route follows some of the best gravel available, it is not all perfectly smooth and,...
Embracing Adventure: EF Pro Cycling and Tailfin’s Unique Partnership
Tailfin’s partnership with EF Education-EasyPost and EF Education-Cannondale Pro Cycling teams represents a first in the cycling world; a bikepacking brand working with a World Tour team. Professional road racing and bikepacking might seem worlds apart, but this collaboration couldn’t...
Into the Polar Night
We love seeing our gear pushed to the extreme. Whilst many of our customers take their gear further and test it harder than others, few put it through its paces in extreme cold weather as Joffrey Maluski. Armed with a...
Atlas Mountain Race | Inside perspectives
Before the start we got 4 of our R&D Division riders heading to Morocco to interview each other to see if they could gleam some juicy insights into how they would be approaching the race. Bryn: What’s your go-to snack...
Is This The Ultimate Full-Suspension Bikepacking MTB?
Is this the ultimate full-suspension bikepacking rig? Before we answer that somewhat provocative title, it’s worth discussing why we built this… In 2023 SRAM released their engineering masterpiece – Eagle Transmission. This new drivetrain has a rear derailleur that mounts...
Bike setup tips from the experts – Silk Road edition
Bike setup can be seen as a dark art, especially if you are heading into unfamiliar territories. How you set your bike up and the components you choose are critical to the success and enjoyment of your ride. This is...
What is the Tour Divide?
The Tour Divide is often attributed as being the originator of modern off-road ultra-endurance cycling events. The Tour Divide effectively follows the Great Divide route, probably one of the most famous off-road hiking/riding routes in the world, travelling the length...
R&D Division Bike Check: Justinas Leveika
Justinas Leveika is on a roll! After smashing his way round the Dales Divide to an emphatic victory last month he’s already followed up with another fastest time/first finisher. This most recent success came at the Seven Serpents ultra race...
What we learned from the first Hellenic Mountain Race
Taking place for the first time in 2023 the Hellenic Mountain Race is the newest member of the ‘Mountain Race’ series. Whilst it was aimed as an introductory/transition race to the two more established races in the series (Atlas and...
