Mountain biking has grown up, it’s everywhere across the UK, and we need proper sanctioned trails to confirm the sports future legacy. That’s the view from Dave Evans, the man…
Jamie Darlow
Front Section Editor
Five Ten’s Freerider Pro is the greatest flat pedal shoe of all time, and there’s 70% off in the Evans Cycles Cyber Monday sale
The Five Ten Freerider Pro is up to 70% off at Evans Cycles in the Cyber Monday sale, and that’s definitely worth shouting about, as it has something almost no…
If I only had £250 to spend on a mountain bike then I’d seriously consider the Calibre Saw
Calibre has a fearsome reputation for great value, bikes like the Two Cubed have topped our Best Hardtail Mountain Bike mega test for years now. And the latest bike to…
Whyte’s new E-Lyte e-bike weighs just 16.4kg, uses the Bosch SX motor and does something special to keep out mud
Whyte has not one but three new mid-power e-bikes out, all called E-Lyte they start at just 16.4kg, feature full carbon frames and top out at £10,999. Powered by the…
Intense M1: Dakotah Norton and Aaron Gwin reveal details on the secretive new bike
The new Intense M1 downhill bike took five years to design and worked its way through three different suspension platforms, according to the latest edit from Californian brand. Starting out…
The Troy Lee Designs A1 is still one of the best helmets around… and at £40 we’ve never seen it so cheap
Black Friday and Cyber Monday is fast approaching, and over the weekend we’ll be bringing you the best deals to be had around our mucky sport. But it looks like…
Gorewear Endure rain jacket review: The most waterproof jacket I’ve worn in 10-years of testing
Gorewear’s Endure jacket uses the latest generation Gore-Tex Paclite Plus fabric and that gives it a real advantage over the manky winter weather. In fact it’s well on the way…
Litter is choking our trails, with Lucozade and Red Bull among the most prevalent
There are more than 9 million pieces of rubbish littering up the UK’s rights of way, our wild places are being “choked” by single-use plastic, and it’s going to have…
Canyon’s new Lux Trail: XC race bike with internal frame storage and a chainguide!
Nothing beats a proper cross country XC mountain bike up a hill, but by golly you wouldn’t want to ride one all day. Canyon’s figured this out too and its…
Six reasons Red Bull Hardline would be a better race series than the UCI World Cup… and one why it won’t
First we lamented Red Bull’s loss of the rights to broadcast the UCI World Cup Mountain Bike Series to the might of Discovery/Eurosport/GCN. Then we cried ‘what, no more Rob…
Repair shop: Patagonia will now fix your riding gear for free, no questions asked
Mountain bike clothes have a hard life, lashed by foliage, rain and sometimes the ground itself, it’s no surprise their lifespan is short. Now though Patagonia has launched a free…
Forget Everesting; Mark Scott rides all of Innerleithen’s Golfie trails in one day
Impossible, you’d think. No normal person would contemplate riding all the trails at the Golfie in just one day. No person who’d ever been there and ridden them, that is.…
New Orange Phase Evo is the first bike to use Bosch’s lightweight SX motor…
Orange’s new Phase Evo E.P.O. is a mid-powered e-bike equipped with the latest Bosch Performance Line SX motor, which makes it the first production bike we’ve seen hit the market…
Watch: Chris Akrigg’s power and control is mind-blowing
Chris Akrigg is back with another belter of an edit, called Remnants he’s out scoping lines and riding a mixture of trail and trials. First in the woods, then in…
How to find the best new mountain bike trails using your phone
Riding a new trail is probably the most exciting part of mountain biking. Secret trails, or those relatively unknown are even better. But the big question is, how do you…
Fizik’s Terra Nanuq GTX: the winter boot flat pedal riders have been waiting for?
Fizik has a new version of its Terra Nanuq GTX winter boot, and for the first time you can get it in a flat pedal version as well as the…
YT Jeffsy Core 5 (2024) first ride review
Need to know Latest Jeffsy Core 5 has 145mm travel and a 150mm fork, with Fox Factory suspension Core 5 model is top of the range, comes with SRAM XO…
YT’s new Jeffsy range starts at just £2,499, with updated geo and frame details
YT Industries has a new version of its Jeffsy trail bike out, and like Specialized, Trek, Giant, Merida and plenty more before it you now get downtube storage so there’s…
5 brilliant new UK mountain bike trails to inspire you this winter
In need of inspiration to keep you riding through the winter? Looking for a new location to tick off? We’ve been out scouring the country for the best new mountain…
Fort William’s back: World Cup adds six new venues in 2024, while Vallnord to host the Worlds
The UCI Mountain Bike World Series is back for 2024, with more race venues and countries on the books than in 2023. Fifteen race weekends are planned for next year,…