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    RockShox SID SL 2025

    RockShox targets rider comfort with its new SID SL XC fork, adding a bigger air spring and wider tyre clearance

    • June 25, 2025

    XC racing has traditionally been about efficiency, with skinny tyres and rockhard suspension. That’s quickly changing though, as courses around the world get technically harder:…

    BikePark Wales Hard Shoulder trail launch

    I tried to ride BikePark Wales’s massive new jump line, Hard Shoulder, but the last two hits were beyond my pay grade

    • June 25, 2025

    BikePark Wales’s newest advanced jump line opens today and it promises over two minutes of big air for those looking to progress from the likes…

    Hope EVO brakes

    Hope’s new EVO brakes have customisable levers, callipers and hoses, so you can mix and match for your riding style

    • June 25, 2025

    Hope has invented the first customisable mountain bike brake in its new EVO, letting you choose your preferred calliper, pad material, hose and even lever…

    Fox Podium inverted fork

    New Fox Podium is an inverted enduro fork with an ‘unfair advantage’, but it costs over £2,000

    • June 24, 2025

    Fox’s brand new halo suspension fork is the inverted Podium. It’s expensive, it’s sexy, and it’s claimed to offer the performance of a downhill fork…

    Commencal Meta Power SX DJI

    Commencal enters the DJI Avinox age with its new Meta Power e-bike, but you’re going to have to wait (and we mean, wait!) to get it

    • June 24, 2025

    Well, we all knew more brands would team up with DJI this summer, but who had their money on Commencal? That’s right, the racing brand…

    Formua Selva V fork

    “Our most responsive fork ever” – Formula’s new Selva V boasts less stiction, bigger travel, and older model owners can upgrade to the new air spring too

    • June 24, 2025

    Formula has a new version of the Selva out, it’s got a new air spring for less stiction and that makes it the “most responsive…

    Forestry and Land Scotland

    Work on new Glentress skills area to start this week, and scheduled to finish in September – it’s the final piece of the popular MTB centre’s masterplan

    • June 22, 2025

    Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is set to begin work on a new skills area at Glentress in the Scottish Borders next week. The building…

    More Power? No thanks. Image of an e-bike at sunset in the mountains

    “More power? I’m not really interested” – real world riders reveal there’s something more important than how many watts their motor has 

    • June 21, 2025

    It’s fair to say that DJI has had a pretty big impact on mountain biking, since it entered the space less than a year ago…

    Tom Pidcock The Sound of Speed

    95kph?! Mountain bike Olympic champion, Tom Pidcock, rides downhill at ludicrous speed… on skinny tyres

    • June 20, 2025

    This isn’t mountain biking, but the lad has done enough on proper knobbly tired bikes to claim him as one of our own. This is…

    Fazua Ride 60 firmware update

    Fazua’s latest Ride 60 motor firmware update is free and includes KickOverrun boost for technical climbs, but there’s still no sign of a range extender

    • June 19, 2025

    E-bike drive system manufacturer, Fazua, has released its Firmware Bundle 12 for Ride 60 users. The new update includes Fazua’s new KickOverrun technology, which automatically…

    Shimano Deore XT Di2

    Shimano’s new Deore drivetrain goes fully wireless for less than £600, plus details on the new XT Di2 electronic shifting

    • June 18, 2025

    Riders with Shimano shifting will now be able to go fully wireless for a little under £570, as Shimano launches its latest entry level drivetrain.…

    Specialized x Brembo brakes

    Motorsport company Brembo return to mountain biking with gravity brake set in collaboration with Specialized, but details are scarce and no word on when they’ll be available to buy

    • June 18, 2025

    Brembo, one of the most recognisable brands in motorsport, has joined forces with Specialized to bring its coveted brakes to downhill racing. While not the…

    Forest of Dean Womens Takeover Day

    Half price uplifts for £2 and discounted coaching at the Forest of Dean’s first ever Women’s Takeover Day… check out the dates, and details on how to register

    • June 18, 2025

    The Forest of Dean is hosting a Women’s Takeover Day on Saturday, 21 June, the idea being to get likeminded women together and celebrate mountain…

    Garmin launches Edge MTB

    Garmin launches first-ever MTB-specific computer, with “timing gates, jump count, and hang time”… but do we really need this?

    • June 17, 2025

    Garmin has launched its first-ever mountain bike-specific Edge computer, called the Edge MTB. The brand has long been a staple in the list of best…

    Hunt Proven Carbon Race XC MTB 29

    One of the best XC wheelsets from Hunt has just hit its lowest price – with a massive 40% off now’s the time to upgrade to these lightweight, race-ready wheels

    • June 16, 2025

    Hunt manufactures some of the best MTB wheelsets, and in a crowded market, they come competitively priced, with a 3-year warranty, and a free lifetime crash…

    Le Pleney

    Morzine’s off-piste trails are in the firing line – are we about to see the closure of some of Europe’s best steeps?

    • June 16, 2025

    Nestled between Morzine and Les Gets lies one of the most famous hills in the Alps. Le Pleney has an official track called Mainline that…

    Trans Caledonia 2026

    11,000m of descending, 6 days riding and 250km of trails: UK’s newest enduro race will shuttle riders between Scotland’s most iconic destinations, with the route still hush-hush

    • June 13, 2025

    A brand-new, six-day enduro race is set to launch in Scotland next year, called the Trans Caledonia it’ll take place across some of Scotland’s best…

    Do e bikes have too much power?

    Do you care about big power motors? Is DJI and its 1,000W of power what you’re after on an e-bike, or is reliability more important?

    • June 12, 2025

    If you were to plot a chart for e-bike power over the past 10 years, it might look something like the Apple share price. In…

    Renthal Fatbar V3

    “The ultimate solution for steep and techie tracks” – Renthal introduces a lofty 70mm riser bar, it’s 820mm wide and pretty much guarantees you’ll ride like Dakotah Norton or Josh Bryceland

    • June 10, 2025

    High rise bars are this season’s must have components, Dakotah Norton uses them to great effect at the World Cups (when he’s not injured) and…

    Jackson Goldstone wearing a Fox Rampage helmet celebrating in Leogang, Austria

    Fox’s race-winning Rampage full-face helmet is one of the most stylish around, and with 25% off it’s ideal for that Morzine riding holiday or uplift day

    • June 10, 2025

    Jackston Goldstone looks in every way like the best downhill bike rider of his generation. The Canadian Santa Cruz Syndicate rider has been on fire…

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