Ride, rinse, repeat. The Fasthouse Blitz (formerly called the Wheeler) never strays far from my kit bag, hands, or the washing machine, in fact it’s one of the best mountain…
Jamie Darlow
Front Section Editor
Hot stuff: Stumpy Evo Elite, Mega Mullet, £50 lube and more
What we’re excited about this month: Specialized Stumpjumper Evo Elite, Nukeproof Mega 297 frame, Downtime Podcast's Episode 1 Print Journal, Race Face Indy shorts, Five Ten Sleuth, Garmin CamperVan, Muc-Off…
How to live out of a van
The humble van, beloved of builders, getaway drivers and mountain bikers alike, it’s also one half of a double life for the MTBVanLife guys.
Looking into the carbon footprint of a mountain bike
Cycling is good for the planet, but what about mountain biking? Trek’s sustainability report, the first of its kind from a bike brand, looks at the carbon footprint of its…
Two YT Capra 29 Core 3 enduro bikes to be won!
Enduro racing is a tough sport. Tougher still if you’re trying to make it on your own, as a privateer. YT wants to change that this year though, with a…
Inside Scott’s new Patron eRIDE e-bike
Find the hidden shock, 750Wh battery, cable routing and more, as we play: what’s inside the Scott Patron?
Evans Cycles’ £50 Pinnacle Cedar flat pedal shoe looks pretty darned good
New three-shoe Pinnacle range, and the pick is the Pinnacle Cedar Flat – looks great, but no word on the rubber it’s using though.
My essential winter kit: Jamie Darlow, mbr front section editor
My thinking is that riding is riding. As long as you’re warm, with friends, and the trails are fun it really shouldn’t matter what the weather is doing.
Hot Stuff: Yeti’s £11k ebike, new Garmin Edge, Race Face pants and more
What we’re excited about this month: Yeti 160E T1, SRAM HS2 rotor, DT Swiss e-bike wheels, Etnies MTB shoe, Look X-Track pedal, Specialized winter gloves...
The Arrival is an exclusive carbon 29er from Canadian brand We Are One
The Arrival by We Are One is about as exclusive a bike as you’ll ever see. Buy one and you can pretty much rest assured you’ll never see another.…
VHS 2.0 Slapper Tape review
The VHS 2.0 Slapper Tape is miles better than those neoprene guides you can buy online, but it’s also more than twice as pricey as most of them.
Cannondale Scalpel HT race bike gets slack-for-XC geometry
Trail bike geometry and flexy chainstay carbon wizardry comes to the new Cannondale Scalpel HT.
How to make your bike puncture proof
No more flats, with Steve Peat. Preventing flats is as much about technique as it is about tech.
The world according to Gary Fisher
The godfather of mountain biking tells us about his Hollywood history, inventing the first klunkers, and his plans for a global trail network.
Rocky Mountain Powerplay e-bikes: lighter, more efficient, better geo
Has Rocky Mountain just made the best new e-bikes for 2022? Going by the vital statistics of the Canadian brand’s new Altitude Powerplay and Instinct Powerplay, it could well have…
Hot Stuff: Hope clipless, Five Ten hi-tops, Shimano plastic flats and more
What we’re excited about this month: Hope clipless pedals, Five Ten Trailcross GTX shoes, Nukeproof Blackline shorts, Shimano SLX resin pedals and more...
Voodoo Braag £550 hardtail mountain bike review
Voodoo Braag is the new entry-level hardtail from Halfords, now with the same frame as the Bizango – our Hardtail of the Year winner.
Trek Rail now with 750Wh battery, Slash geometry and AirWiz
Trek Rail sports a new carbon frame, new Slash-like aggressive geometry, Bosch Performance Line CX motor and a new 750Wh battery.
Canyon’s new Spectral comes in all wheel sizes… even 27.5in
Canyon has a new Spectral out, and it comes with this season’s must have wheel-size setup, the mullet. That’s 29in up front for pure speed, and 27.5in at the back…
Smith Mainline helmet review
The Smith Mainline helmet boasts excellent air flow, a reasonable weight and some of the best looks I’ve seen on a full face helmet.