Fresh Goods Friday 734: The Most Popular Owl Edition

We may be deep into The MegaSack Period now but that won’t stop us from throwing out our regular round-up of new kit.

Fresh Goods Friday is like Christmas every week; you don’t get quite what you wanted and it doesn’t feel as fun as it did when you were younger. LOLz.

As ever when the calendar turns over to December, the bike industry appears to think that means the year is over and the flow of product into STW Towers slows considerably. Who can blame the bike industry bods for feeling that way this year? It’s not been a great one for most of them.

STW Tea Towel

• Price: £13.98
• From: The Singletrack Shop

he UK’s most popular owl? Why that would be the Teat. This isn’t the first teatowel we’ve produced (Has any other cycling mag ever sold a teatowel with their name on it? We think not), but this one is the best we’ve ever produced. Pimp daddy/mummy of tea towels. Made in the UK. Thick cotton, hemmed all the way round.

FGF 743: D’Movie

Boy’z n the hoodie

Galibier Zephyr Adventure Jacket

• Price: £78.00
• From: Galibier.cc

Personally, I [Benji] have just about had it with jackets. Especially £three-figure ones. They just so very rarely do what they’re supposed to. When mountain biking at least anyway. They all just wet-out after a few months and that’s that. Let’s see how we get on with this reasonably priced attempt from Galibier. Stats: 2.5 layer jacket, 100% fluorocarbon-free AquAVent light fabric (50% recycled mix), YKK watertight zipper with reflective pulls, PFAS-free DWR finish, breathability and waterproof ratings: 12k/13K (FWIW), packs into its rear pocket and can be hung from your frame/bars via Velcro loops.

Galibier Ardennes Winter Headband

• Price: £9.22
• From: Galibier.cc

Perhaps surprisingly, we have a lot of time for headbands. Not only do they help you look like Steven Van Zandt, which is undeniably a good and useful thing, but they are very useful at this time of year. Basically they’re gilets for your head; just enough of an extra layer to keep the chills away but not too much so as to end up being too hot.

Galibier Peloton Multi Scarf

• Price: £4.77
• From: Galibier.cc

How may Buffs do you own? Yes, we’re just going to call this item a Buff, even though technically it isn’t a Buff. But we all call these things Buffs so there. Collectively, the Singletrack Staff own 144 Buffs. That’s perhaps a gross overstatement. Should you need yet another one, well here’s one from Galibier. Nice colour combo.

Gorilla Tape Black 9m x 25mm

• Price: £3.99
• From: Lidl

AKA the real world’s tubeless tape. Here’s our method: disc brake cleaner er… clean the inside of the rim, wipe off, a layer of insulation tape, a layer of this 25mm Gorilla tape, install an inner tube and tyre, inflate to 40psi, go have a snack, remove inner tube, insert tubeless valve, insert tubeless sealant, fully install tyre beads, inflate to 40psi, have another snack, return to check on things. Guaranteed to work (at reducing hunger anyway).

Shimano SM-MA-F220P/PL Bracket

• Price: £13.99
• From: Freewheel

AKA Shimano Disc adapter for post mount calliper, for post 203mm fork/frame, for 220mm rotor. Maybe we’re wrong but it doesn’t seem possible to buy a single bracket for running a 220mm rotor on the back of a bike with IS mount. This bracket goes on top of another bracket. It’s essentially an 8.5mm step-up. it’s a Are we wrong in this? Please leave a comment below if you know of such a bracket. TIA.

Stan’s Original Tubeless Sealant

• Price: £20.00 (500ml)
• From: Upgrade Bikes

One of the greatest liquids yet deivsed by mankind. No, not Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Nor pickle juice. Nor Ambre Solaire After Sun. We’re talking about Stan’s Tubeless Sealant. You’ve tried the rest, now just go back the original best.

Great British Folklore and Superstition Map

• Price: £14.99
• From: Marvellous Maps

An prezzie suggestion, if you will. “P”erfect for folklore and history lovers! Britain is a bubbling cauldron of myth, legend and barely believable but bewitchingly tall tales. A land of marauding monsters and dastardly demons, where mythical beasts run amok and spooky spirits lurk behind every creaking door. Have your pants scared off by over 1,400 legendary locations, ghost-written and craftily conjured into cartographical form for your fiendish delight. But watch out – the Devil is in the details.”

‘Ard Rock Entries

• Price: from £90.00
• From: ‘Ard Rock

Mark your calendars! The UK’s largest and premier Enduro and Mountain Bike festival, Ard Rock 2025, done gone opened entries last Sunday. Don’t miss your chance to secure a final spot at one of next year’s most anticipated mountain biking events.

Thread Of The Week

TOTW is back! And this week’s winner is MoreCashThanDash for this seasonal thread right here:

TAs ever, the winning TOTW in FGF gets a prize. So MoreCashThanDash please email editorial@singletrackworld.com for your random prize (it will probably be a Singletrack Forum Bottle Opener). Don’t forget to include your postal address, as it really speeds up delivery logistics like. K thx bye!