Two inches longer in the leg and a wider fit would have the 100% Celium short rocket up the rankings. But as it stands it’s expensive and oddly-sized.
Jamie Darlow
Front Section Editor
Three great UK bike parks you’ve probably never heard of
If you’re looking for anew playground to visit in the Autumn then we have three suggestions: Bike Park Kernow in Cornwall, The Bull Track in East Sussex and Mountain View…
Dare Valley is the UK’s first family bike park
The UK’s first family bike park boasts an uplift and a flowy blue trail to inspire and instruct. Dare to flow!
Yeti 160E e-bike features new Sixfinity 6-bar suspension design
The iconic MTB brand has finally joined the party with the Yeti 160E, a 160mm travel e-bike with a radical suspension design and a host of new features.
YT Capra 29 Core 4: first ride review
YT Capra 29 Core 4 is 165mm enduro bike with 170mm fork, slack geometry, and bottle-ready full carbon frame. And there's somewhere to stash a water bottle.
Thibaut Dapréla: World’s fastest Frenchman?
20-year-old DH prodigy Thibaut Dapréla tells us about injuring his tongue, winning his first World Cup just a week later, and how to tumble dry your shoes.
Orange Phase adaptive mountain bike
The Orange Phase AD3 is an adaptive mountain bike with an electric motor that promises to let disabled riders take on exactly the same terrain as everyone else.
Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month
This month brings us discreet down country dampers, short droppings, knuckle dusters, yellow kecks, power pedals, wee-bikes, banana holsters, something for the weekend and more!
New trails including a Red Bull line at BikePark Wales
There are a couple of other big changes that point the way to just how slick an operation BPW has become.
Microshift Advent X review: 1x drivetrain for £135
Microshift Advent X 10 speed drivetrain for single-ring and a wide range cassette (11-48t). New 1x drivetrain for less than £135... take that, inflation!
Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month
This month brings us: silver stoppers, carbon gas, watery belts, rubber charity, jelly pads, jaffa kecks, wireless pi and more!
Eight questions for Kate Courtney
We grab a few minutes with Olympic XC racer Kate Courtney to talk about her recovery from a recently fractured arm and her hopes for Tokyo Olympics later this month.
How you can help save 49,000km of lost paths in UK
We’re sitting on a labyrinth of lost trails in the UK, and without your help they could be gone forever. Peruse it or lose it!
Garmin Fenix 6 Pro Solar Edition smart watch review
The Garmin Fenix 6 Pro Solar is a watch of superlatives, the most functional, accurate, reliable and impressive watch Garmin has made. It’s also the most expensive.
Granite PITA Pedal Cover review
It’s basically just a sheet of thick neoprene wrapped into the shape of a pedal. The Pita comes in two sizes (large is for flats, small for clipless pedals), two…
Make the most of summer with our five staycation showstopper routes*
Summer staycation. The UK has some of the world’s best riding – make the most of it this summer with our five showstopper rides.
Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month
Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month.
Focus Jam 6.0 LTD: first ride review
Trick wireless shifting, superb fork and shock and a complete frame reboot makes the Focus Jam 6.0 an intriguing new trail bike.
‘New’ riding spot: Rother Valley, Sheffield
Mountain biking is booming, and the demand for new and bigger riding spots is stronger than ever – step forward the Rother Valley, Sheffield.
Tom Pidcock: “Tokyo Olympics, I’m going to win”
The multi-talented Tom Pidcock tells us about his ambitions for another gold medal, growing up riding BMX, and why Red Bull Rampage is on his bucket list.