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.
Scotland-based Deviate Cycles’ has released its first enduro mountain bike; the Claymore. Like its shorter travel siblings, the Highlander and Guide, the new Deviate Claymore…
Unno Bikes has updated their long-travel Burn mountain bike, opting to replace the 27.5″ with a mixed-wheel size platform. While the previous Unno Burn ran…
After sharing with us a sneak preview of Hunt’s Proven Carbon Wheelsets, the guys at sister-brand Privateer Bikes showed us their latest prototype; a Dirt…
Commencal Enduro Project athletes, Alex Rudeau, Guillaume Labeyrou, Louis Jeandel, will be racing EWS Tweed Valley this coming weekend aboard a prototype Commencal META AM…
The ARC8 Evolve FS is the latest addition to the brand’s lineup of lightweight cross-country mountain bikes, entering the market at the very competitive weight…
Restrap has announced the release of a new range of Full Frame Bags shaped to fit bicycles with a standard front triangle, completing their now-comprehensive line…
Serial 1, a quasi-independent electric bicycle company spin-off from Harley Davidson, has released the BASH/MTN, an aluminum frame, rigid single-speed eMTB. This one is an…
Nukeproof has updated its gravity-oriented hardtail mountain bike, the Scout, with a revised tubeset and geometry, featuring proportional length chainstays across the expanded M-XXL frame…
Following the April release of the top-of-the-range 2022 Canyon Spectral:ON CFR and CFR LTD, the brand has made available three new, more affordable options rocking…
UK-based steel bicycle manufacturer, Cotic, has introduced the new RocketMAX, a steel enduro mountain bike now entering its 4th generation. Sticking with the Drop-Link suspension…
Ergon has released a new MTB grip designed to prioritize weight and vibration damping; the GXR. Leaning on their AirCell Rubber, inspired by the AirCell…
Atomik Carbon has introduced a line of US-made hand-built carbon wheelsets for mountain biking and gravel riding with new FusionFiber rims said to offer improved…
Rapha has recently expanded its Performance Trailwear for Mountain Biking, adding the Fast + Light Collection dedicated to hotter, sunnier climes. The range covers men’s…
Crankbrothers has partnered with Pump for Peace, the charitable arm of Claudio Caluori’s Velosolutions, in a bid to finance the building of new pump tracks…
