Worlds is usually the peak of professional mountain bike graphic design, for any given year of competition. But that is not the case in an Olympic year. With the Tokyo…
Lance Branquino
News writer
Cascade Components have added two new link options for the Ibis Ripmo
The links just never seem to stop coming, from Cascade Components. Its latest product offering, is a set of aftermarket links, promising to extract even more rear-suspension performance from your…
New Tour+ mode available for Bosch 2020 motors
Your Bosch Line CX e-bike, can now benefited from a Tour+ setting. This upgrade unlocks a smarter way of managing power and battery capacity.
More Hardline riders confirmed
The Red Bull Hardline rider list, is growing. Somewhere between a Welsh Rampage and a downhill race, this month will see the seventh running of Red Bull’s Hardline. With the…
New Norco e-bikes offer 900Wh-opping battery
Norco creates three new e-bike options, each capable of running a variety of battery packs, offering some tremendous power outputs.
Specialized £300 lace-up race shoes weigh a mere 280g
If you want a lightweight lace-up shoe, for long distance off-road riding and XC, this new S-Works Recon is a choice bit of kit.
Cult classic Manitou Dorado set to turn suspension world upside down (again)
Fishing for a dual-crown upgrade? Manitou may have just the thing, with its latest iteration of the cut classic Manitou Dorado.
Superlight Bontrager RSL enduro handlebar
Trek has a new monocoque cockpit offering, with its Bontrager sub-brand. Whereas Swiss rival, Scott, has been in the single-piece cockpit market for quite some time, with Syncros, there are…
Rally Like Barelli with this enduro rig
Yoann Barelli is one of the most popular personalities in enduro mountain biking. The Frenchman, who now lives in British Columbia, has an exuberant personality to match his outrageous riding…
Dark Horse is a women’s Fest
In what is evolving as a breakthrough year for women’s freeride, the August events calendar is stacking with promise. New Zealand freeride phenomenon, Casey Brown, is taking charge of a…
Wildcards and women for Audi Nines
One of Europe’s most loved freeride events, is going even bigger this year. The Audi Nines will again return to Hunsrück-Nahe quarry site, in Germany, for lots of flow, big…
Double-header UCI event in the USA
After a wild weekend of racing in Les Gets, the UCI World Cup downhill riders and teams will take a mid-season break, until the second weekend of August. When the…
Canyon demo events for the UK
Canyon is bringing its bikes to British riders, with the CLLCTV programme. The German customer-direct brand knows that despite a slick digital sales interface, nothing is more convincing, than time…
Syndicate rims use French fibre
Santa Cruz makes lofty claims for its carbon-fibre rims. The Syndicate downhill racing team is hard on rims. Danny MacAskill, too. In fact, the Scottish tails and mountain biking legend,…
Wireless braking analysis from BrakeAce
Telemetry removes the subjectivity from bike set-up. For those mountain bikers who want to gain further progression, data is often the key. As the electronics industry has developed a new…
All the watts with Voima e-bike
Pole is one of the most progressive brands in mountain biking and it has now entered the e-bike market. The fiercely independent Finnish company has revealed its super enduro e-bike,…
High pivot hardware for Norco’s Range
Norco has revealed the latest version of its Range enduro bike, featuring a comprehensive frame redesign. Gone is the Horst-link suspension layout, replaced by a low slanted shock configuration, bedded…
Rule your tools with 100% work gloves
Riding gloves are no good for wrenching. Drivetrain component teeth, spoke edges and bolt heads will all trigger unnecessary wear if you use riding gloves for DIY mechanic work. Read…
Custom Giga for Chain Reaction Cycles Team boss
The CRC team has been a dominant force in EWS racing, with mountain biking legend, Nigel Page, as manager. As enduro fans keenly anticipate the return of EWS racing, with…
Radical suspension tech for new Jekyll
Cannondale has returned to the enduro bike segment, with a revived version of its Jekyll. Riders will fond memories of the Dyad suspension Jekyll bikes, that featured during the early…