Title: UK & Ireland Tech Editor Location: Tweed Valley, Scotland
Expertise
Topics of Expertise: Mountain Biking
Years in Expertise: 6+
Number of Products & Number of Hours Tested: 100+ products, 4,0000+ hours
Education & Certifications
Education: Bachelor of Science, Swansea University, and Masters by Research, University of Edinburgh
Years of Writing: 3+
Certifications: Mountain Bike Leadership Award Level 1 and MBCUK Technical Trail Leader Award
Club/Association Memberships: British Cycling, Tweed Valley Trails Association and Enduro World Series Membership
Awards/Recognitions: Dirt Fund Project Privateer Award
Previous Publications: Chemistry World
A Word from Jesse-May
As a writer and bike/componentry tester for Bikerumor, I am able to regularly do the thing I love the most, and share those experiences with an audience that values them.
I undertook an internship at the Mountain Bike Centre of Scotland, working on an Innovation Project.
I take interest in Mountain Bike Riding and Racing, Trail Running, Glamping, Dog Bothering.
Merida has announced the overhaul of their ONE-SIXTY and ONE-FORTY full suspension mountain bikes for 2023, and they look absolutely fantastic. Seriously, this is no…
Three Rock Components, a start-up bicycle components brand based in Ireland, has released its debut product; a beautifully CNC machined one-piece stem. Designer, Eoghan Mulholand,…
Today, Radon is introducing the Slide Trail AL and Skeen Trail AL, more affordable aluminum versions of their 140mm and 120mm carbon full suspension mountain…
Intend Bicycle Components is entering what they term “The Green Age”. That’s not a reference to environmental issues as it may suggest; rather, it indicates…
Race Face has updated its long-standing Turbine crankset, opting for a narrower Q-Factor of 176mm. The aluminum crankset also shaves 27g off its predecessor now…
For 2023, Juliana Bicycles has, albeit rather subtly, updated its 120mm travel 29er; the Joplin. Their not-quite-an-XC-bike (did someone say downcountry) retains its 120mm VPP…
Last weekend at the Tweedlove Festival, Shand Cycles showed their latest creation; the Shand Ioma. It’s a steel hardtail with an ultra-slack 60° head tube…
Handlebar Jack, manufacturers of portable bicycle repair stands, have released a saddle cover named the Saddle Jack, intended to be used during a trail-side or…
Bontrager has released a new unisex short-nosed saddle; the Bontrager Verse Short, said to provide targeted support for riders of any gender in a performance…
James Bleakley of Black Sheep Bikes has been busying himself with the creation of more custom titanium componentry, focusing most recently on the cockpit. For…
Specialized has updated the Hillbilly mountain bike tire, their answer to the steepest and softest, or loosest conditions offered up by mother nature. It maintains…
Editor’s Note: The original post suggested that a monthly subscription was required to access customization of the Magene L508’s various light modes. This is not…
Pivot recently announced the Shuttle SL, their Fazua Ride 60-equipped super lightweight eMTB aimed at those who subscribe to the idea that less is more.…
British manufacturer, Unite Co, has released its latest line of mountain bike components with a Cerakote finish, all delivered with a head-turning Paint Splatter effect.…
Arriving imminently is the Garbaruk XC Crankset, first spotted on Dangerholm’s latest dream bike; the Scott Spark RC Hypersonic. If it was chosen by Gustav,…
Back in May, Goodyear announced the released their very first models of tires that were designed and manufactured in-house; the Newton MTF and Newton MTR.…
Earlier this week, I published my long-term review of PINND’s £195 CS2 flat pedals for mountain biking. While I massively appreciated the pedal’s considerable concavity…
Chapter2 has announced a new one-piece carbon handlebar aimed squarely at gravel and adventure racing. The MANA-GRVL features a conservative 12° flare at the drops,…
NOBL Wheels of Vancouver Island have released the latest addition to their Sinewave collection, the TR35. As we’ve come to expect from NOBL, the wheelset…
We were lucky enough to be invited over to Mountain Bike Connection Winter in Massa Marittima, Tuscany to check out the latest products and technology…
