Saddle company Prologo has just released a new men’s saddle designed for e-bikes and gravity riding. Combining lightweight design and elements to improve comfort and stability, plus extensive feedback and…
Aoife Glass
Digital Editor, MBR
Lightweight and ready to roll: the new Nukeproof Horizon Pro wheels
Nukeproof has been in the wheel game a while, with the Horizon V2, launched in 2020, performing damn well in elite downhill and enduro races worldwide. For 2023, the brand…
One fork to rule them all: Manitou’s new Mattoc forks offers ‘versatile specificity’
#The PeoplesFork is a strong statement to hitch to a mountain bike suspension fork, but from what we’re finding out about the new Manitou Mattoc, the brand has clearly put…
The Manitou Junit line offers proper forks for young riders
The next generation of mountain bikers and racers has got it better than ever before, with more and more brands bringing out proper full-suspension mountain bikes for kids and teens.…
Orbea brings the science to racing with the Orbea Optimisation Lab
Research and development is where innovation happens, and pretty much every bike brand has a team dedicated to it. At Orbea, that group is known as the OOLab, which stands…
Ratboy is back! The Red Bull Hardline ’23 lineup is all killer, no filler.
The Red Bull Hardline is a highlight of the downhill racing calender. Absolutely massive jumps, mind-blowing speed, and racing it this year is an absolutely killer line-up of atheletes including…
New Canyon Connected app offers a ‘digital garage’, GPS tracking and more
Bosch has an app. Specialized has an app. Giant has an app. And as of today, Canyon has an app too. And it’s not just about tweaking the settings on…
Pinarello’s new Dogma XC mountain bike is patent-pending… and raced by Tom Pidcock and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
This weekend sees the season opener for the 2022 UCI XC World Series in Nové Město, Czech Republic, and as well as some of the fastest, fittest racers on the…
Freeride on, and on, and on: the new carbon Canyon Torque:ON CF
Canyon’s electric freeride machine has just gone carbon, shaving weight, boosting battery power and mixing wheel sizes to create an e-bike that can be ridden all day long. There’s now…
Hey E-Enduro racers! The Canyon Strive has just gone electric with the Strive:ON
With the rise of EDR-E, the electric Enduro racing discipline, comes the requirement for an e-bike that’s light, efficient, agile, race-ready and can climb as well as it descends. Enter…
Specialized doesn’t want you to notice the new Turbo Levo SL Gen 2
What are the hallmarks of the best bikes? Is it comfort, performance, great suspension or low weight? With the updated Turbo Levo SL, Specialized argue that a truly great bike…
Everything mountain bikers need to know about ticks and how to remove them
Fresh air, big views, long descents and lush vegetation – mountain biking allows us to access all of these good things. But the slight downside to being out in nature…
Liv Intrigue X Advanced E+ Elite e-bike first ride review
The new Liv Intrigue X Advanced E+ is a new take on the lightweight emtb, weighing in at a claimed 18.8kg. But the twist is that it gets a full-fat…
MBR June 2023 – 289
The latest issue of MBR is out now, and as ever it’s packed full of inspiring ideas and routes to help you find new places to get out and ride.…
The GT Sensor is back bigger… and smaller
GT has overhauled the Sensor, creating what it calls the ‘most capable trail bike it’s ever designed’. There three main options to the new Sensor range; carbon and alloy-framed versions,…
Feedback Sports new Pro Mechanic workstand and tools
Keeping your bike in tip top shape at home (and on the road) might just have become a lot easier as Feedback Sports has just released not just a whole…
Endura helmets now available in U.S.
Scottish brand Endura, known for high quality functional mountain bike worn by athletes and riders worldwide, including the legendary Danny MacAskill, are introducing it’s highly rated helmet range to the…
Atherton Bikes: Charlie Hatton rides the new enduro-ready AM.170
Dan Atherton says this, the new Atheron AM.170, is the one bike from the range he’d choose if he had to ride only the same one every weekend. But since…
More adjustability, better performance: two new Fox Float shocks join the range
There’s a whole load of new from Fox, as the brand has added two brand new shocks to the lineup; the XC-focussed Fox Float SL and trail-ready Fox Float. These…
Marin’s all-round trail bike the Rift Zone goes electric
The Marin Rift Zone is a hella fun bike to ride. That’s not just PR materials; that’s based on the experience our bike testers report. And now, the ‘Rifty Fun’…