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The new Dainese Linea 01 may be the lightest full-face helmet on the market
Italian protection expert Dainese has returned to the MTB helmet market after a long break with a brand-new range. Targeting trail, enduro and e-bike riders,…
YT’s Capra and Decoy get special edition Uncaged 9 models with Ohlins suspension and mullet wheels
Calling all mullet-lovers. YT has unleashed new MX special editions with trick Ohlins suspension, coil shocks and Crankbrothers wheels. Both the high acclaimed Decoy (one…
Sinyard no longer Specialized CEO
One of the original mountain biking innovators has handed over the reins at Specialized. Mike Sinyard is disengaging from his position as Specialized CEO, but…
BikeYoke drops new Barkeeper stem
BikeYoke is best known for its dropper posts, but the German component maker has revealed a new 35mm bore stem – the Barkeeper. A single-piece…
SRM brings X-Power (meter) tech to flats
If you are a flat pedal purist, it doesn’t mean you don’t care about watts. Riders who prefer the support and control of riding flats,…
Archer updates its ‘alternative’ D1x wireless shifting system
After SRAM’s breakthrough AXS Eagle wireless system launched in 2019, electronic shifting has moved from fantasy to reality – for many riders. The legacy drivetrain…
Airdrop into your flowtrail without any Filter
Want to filter more fun into your rides instead of muting trail feedback? Airdrop’s new 27.5” bike might be just the thing. The Peak District…
Transition’s Repeater is a Sentinel e-bike
Transition has become the latest boutique bike brand to introduce an e-bike. The Bellingham company has added Shimano’s proven EP8 system to what is essentially…
Vorsprung has a smashing new coil kit for your Ohlins RXF36 fork
Coil suspension will always have a purpose for enduro and gravity mountain bikers. What coil springs lack in adjustability, they more than compensate for with…
Rail those enduro turns with Revel’s 155mm 29er
Revel has a new version of its Rail enduro bike platform, with bigger wheels. The American carbon-fibre bike brand, known for its patented Canfield Balance…
Eminent makes Haste with new enduro bike
Enduro bikes with high-pivot chainlines are all the rage this year. And Eminent is the latest brand introducing a frame with an idler wheel. The…
Details of 2022 Intense Primer and Sniper specs, colours and prices – and bikes are in stock!
Intense has just announced its 2022 model line-up in the XC and Trail segments, releasing details of specs, colours and prices, but the real news…
Pounce your favourite singletrack with Pivot’s Shadowcat
Thought 27.5” bikes were dead? Not quite, according to Pivot. The Arizonian mountain bike brand has revealed its new Shadowcat, a 140mm carbon-fibre frame that…
Endura steps into the mountain bike shoe market with flat and clip-in MT500 options
Endura makes some of the best mountain bike clothing, regularly winning our group tests and scoring highly with real riders for its level of support…
Hope’s new Tech 4 disc brake is nearly a third more powerful
Hope has improved its master cylinder and lever design, with the Tech 4. The Barnoldswick brand, known for the tactile feedback of its brakes, now…
Specialized Stumpjumper – 40 years in the dirt
Specialized didn’t invent mountain biking, the Nobel prize for that should go to the Repack races in Marin County in the 1970s. What Mike Sinyard’s…
Wolf Tooth adds colour to your centerlock rotors
Vivid anodising never really went off-trend. It just took a break. As riders desire to customise a dream build, bright colour finishes for select components…
Canyon switches its Neuron:ON with new colours
Fancy a value trail bike with Shimano EP8 tech? That will be Canyon’s latest Neuron:ON. The German brand has added bold new colourways to the…
Turn your Santa Cruz Bronson into a mullet Nomad
Bronson will always be a storied name for Santa Cruz. The original Santa Cruz headquarters was in Bronson street. And the company’s first 27.5” enduro…