It has been a hectic season for the Stovebolt Special: 11 hillclimb weekends, two hillclimb schools, and 3000 rapid road miles getting to and from them. And one serious breakage. That was sorted in ti

As if it was meant to be, I finally managed to get my hands on the parts and tools needed to upgrade the cranks and chainring on my Wild. After some flurried Googling and general expert-bothering, I w

Trim control lines. If brake hoses or gear/dropper seatpost cables are left too long, it increases the chance they’ll flap about, banging off the frame tubes or each other and making a racket. When yo

Some final thoughts from the team at RAIL

Our pick of the best new kit to market this month

BACK IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2025 I WAS told the 993’s brakes were due for attention, so I made a mental note to sort them out. As usual, life got in the way, but when I eventually found the time to do s