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New Trek Slash gets high pivot idler, more travel and a bigger door
Need to know New high pivot design and 19t idler, giving rear-ward axle path and increased anti-squat at over 100% Mixed wheel size now comes…
YT Industries rolls out a limited edition Capra Uncaged 12
We’ve tested plenty of YT Capra’s over the years here at MBR and it’s proved itself as an accomplished and well priced hard-hitting enduro bike…
Introducing the Pivot Factory Racing LTD edition Firebird
Collaboration sparks creation Born from the collaboration of two industry leaders, Pivot Cycles and Leatt, the limited edition Firebird is a celebration of their shared…
AL-aboard: four new alloy e-bikes at down-to-earth prices
All four of these new e-bikes reject the complexity and labour-intensive manufacturing of carbon in favour of a frame material that has been serving mountain…
27.5in wheel trail bikes ain’t dead! Yeti keeps them alive with the SB135
Instead of the now-almost-default full 29er, or on-trend mixed wheel ‘mullet’ set up this new Yeti SB135 uses dinky 27.5in wheels front and rear. The…
New Pinarello Dogma hardtail to debut at UCI XC World Champs
Pinarello’s full-suspension Dogma XC proved an immediate success when Pidcock rode the full-suspension version to victory in both the Men’s Elite Cross-county Short Track and…
Trek’s Supercaliber XC race bike gets a full reboot for Gen 2
In 2019 Trek launched the first generation Supercaliber. A race-focused XC bike that aimed to combine the pedalling efficiency of a hardtail with the compliance…
All-new Vitus E-Mythique LT e-bike – a range overview
Vitus has a new long-travel full-suspension e-bike, in its line-up, the E-Mythique LT. It sits between the E-Escarpe and E-Sommet models in terms of suspension…
Merida rolls out new Big.Nine TR trail hardtails and XC-focused options
Hardtails are very much alive and kicking. They may well sit in the shadows of both the latest e-MTBs and tech-heavy trail bikes but there’s…
Propain releases all-new Ekano 2 AL electric mountain bike
Propain’s design brief for the new Ekano 2 AL was clear: a high performance electric mountain bike which has a focus on fun, whether climbing…
Nukeproof Giga, Mega and Reactor carbon 2024 refresh – don’t mess with success
Over the past year, Nukeproof’s Giga, Mega, and Reactor have proven themselves on the race course, and as the bikes of choice for countless mountain…
All-new Pivot Shuttle AM – a mid travel, Bosch powered electric mountain bike
Pivot has announced an all-new full power Shuttle AM, bringing a new inbetweener that sits bang in the middle of a three model e-bike range.…
Mondraker goes on a diet with its all-new Neat electric mountain bike
Powerful yet silent. Stable yet agile. Mondraker’s design brief for its entry into the lightweight (or diet) e-bike category certainly has focus. But would the…
Norco lightens up the Fluid FS trail bike with three carbon models
Norco has gone all-in with the new Fluid Carbon, dropping weight and giving more options for its mid travel 29in wheel trail bike. With the…
Back to its roots: Intense launches alloy Tazer e-bike
Intense has taken its Tazer Carbon e-bike and its classic JS Tuned design, tweaked the geometry a little and gone back to its roots. Just…
Steel is real… and so is carbon-fibre, on Production Privée’s latest material-melding trail bike
Most brands like to pick a material for a new bike, then stick with it. And until now, Production Privée was one of those brands,…
Canyon launches Spectral CF8 CLLCTV with mullet wheels and K.I.S. steering stabiliser tech
K.I.S: The tech and background The Keep It Stable (K.I.S) system’s design brief was to improve control and reduce fatigue by reducing the effort you…
Nukeproof Megawatt Gen 2 E-bike – a spec update or full overhaul?
The first generation Nukeproof Megawatt 297 Factory was one of seven electric mountain bikes that we lined up in the ‘shop-bought’ category within our…
Shuttle up, ride down, repeat: Privateer’s E161 eMTB is built for toughness
With its Shimano EP801 motor, 630Wh battery, alloy frame and aluminium bashguard, Privateer’s new E161 electric mountain bike is designed to survive tough handling. While…