Paul Burwell

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best hardtails 2016

  • November 6, 2015

Hardtails offer low maintenance, edge-of-you-seat thrills for a fraction of the cost of a full suss, they are also great for honing your trail skills as a second or winter…

  • October 30, 2015

RockShox Pike RCT3 29 is a stiff fork with plenty of travel options and setting it up is child's play

  • October 30, 2015

If you want the best performing mid-travel trail fork in either 27.5 or 29in wheelsize, the Fox Float 34 factory series is definitely the one we’d recommend.

  • September 15, 2015

Shimano’s new XT groupset promises better versatility than XTR at a fraction of the cost. What better way to test it than 10,000m of Alpine descending?

  • September 9, 2015

We already have electronic suspension and electric gears, and now we have the world’s first wireless dropper post. Made by German disc brake manufacturer Magura, the Vyron electric dropper is totally wireless…

  • August 21, 2015

Need to know Full carbon frame and swingarm 150mm travel front and rear Higher spec S build (£3,999) comes with a Reverb and Pike fork Kashima shock upgrade available for…

  • August 21, 2015

Even though the Mavic Crossmax SL wheelset is super-lightweight and near the top of the French firm’s range when it comes to price, Mavic isn’t pigeon-holing it as race-only. It’s…

  • March 25, 2015

After a lacklustre introduction, there was a suspicous transformation in performance with our Canyon Spectral. But what was it?

  • February 6, 2015

Taking advantage of SRAM's 1X groupsets, the Whyte G-150 now has a wider pivot stance to improve stiffness and clearance.

best mountain bike knee pads

  • February 5, 2015

These knee pads come with an open back, so you can put them on without taking off your shoes, and the excellent D3O energy absorbing wonder material