Silca terra floor pump

Are you getting started outdoors, gearing up for a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, or just need to save a few quid? We all need to get out, even in this economy. Here’s the lowdown on the best, more budget-friendly backpacking kit our team have reviewed over the last year or so, in one place for the first time

American brand Ventum’s NS1 V3 is a premium all rounder offering pro level performance for real world racers

THE LATEST KIT RIDDEN, TESTED AND RATED

Italian jet-tender turns the ride to shore into the main event

MCN STAFF RATE THEIR RIDING KIT

There was a glorious era in the 2010s when all the big brands jumped on the aero bandwagon to bring us wonderful bikes such as the Specialized Venge ViAS, Trek Madone SLR (who could forget those ‘spee