Haibike is not known for being a shrinking violet when it comes to the design of its e-bikes, but the German brand has built something…
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Too good to be true? Hunt reckons its new Proven wheels rival Enve and Reserve for strength and weight, but cost less, thanks to its new “pultruded” carbon tech
Hunt’s latest carbon wheels are almost as strong and lightweight as Gucci brands’ like Enve and DT Swiss, but cost less than half as much…
Fidlock’s magnetic bottle and base is a high-tech and super-neat way to stay hydrated, and now it’s much cheaper thanks to this 30% off deal
I’ve been using Fidlock’s magnetic bottles for years on a number of different bikes and it’s a brilliant system that has been totally secure even…
Cotic’s new BFe and its glow in the dark paint job will have you plotting night rides
Everyone’s favourite steel-framed mountain bike brand is at it again. Cotic has updated the BFe hardtail (which has now replaced the BFeMAX) and alongside a…
My 7 best MTB events for 2025: From Ard Rock in Swaledale to Enduro2 in the Alps
It’s that time of year where we take stock of the 12 months, well, 11 months and so many days in front of us and…
6-bar linkage, gearbox, belt drive, high pivot, idler, custom geo – Atherton Bikes’s new A.200G prototype wins the downhill bike bingo
The Athertons have been involved in World Cup racing for over 20 years, first as riders and later as team owners. And according to the…
BikePark Wales’s new Trail Diaries video shows extent of recent storm devastation, and the trail crew’s battle to get the park back up and running
A few weeks ago, we reported on the widespread devastation that the recent storms, Bert and Darragh had on the mountain biking community across the…
Evans Cycles has massive discounts on Five Ten MTB shoes and clothing – with up to 70% off we’d suggest stocking up quickly before they’re gone
We are huge fans of Five Ten here at MBR HQ and right now Evans Cycles is having a huge sale on the Five Ten…
This could be the biggest payday in mountain biking! There’s €100k up for grabs for the first rider to win a World Cup on a Gates belt drive – equivalent to winning 27 World Cups back-to-back!
One rider will scoop €100,000 in 2025, prize money for winning a World Cup race using a belt drive and gearbox bike, making history as…
All the XC team news for 2025: Jenny Rissveds to Canyon, Jolanda Neff to Cannondale, Pidcock still on a Pinarello, and Hatherly to the road
The winter break from the 2024 season has been pretty lively, with riders switching teams like it’s like musical chairs. We’ve seen some shock departures…
New OneUp platform clip pedal claims to be the thinnest on the market, and it’s Shimano cleat-compatible
A new pedal from OneUp claims to be the thinnest clip-in model in the world. But this is no ultra-minimal XC component – OneUp’s new…
UPDATED: Who is riding what and where in 2025? All we know about the DH World Cup teams and rider rosters for this upcoming race season including Matt Walker to Trek Factory Racing
It’s 2025 and that means the new downhill season is soon to be upon us. If you’ve been keeping an eye on the socials over…
The Merida Ex enduro is universally praised, and the 9th edition returns this September with just 80 spaces up for grabs
The Merida Ex presented by Shimano returns for 2025 on 12-14 September with a combination of great riding and good times. There is space for…
Aluminium is “the elephant in the room” for global emissions, according to Trek, but the latest gen Marlin hardtail cuts CO2 by 53%
Trek says aluminium is “the elephant in the room” when it comes to its global emissions, with 95% of all its CO2 coming from suppliers…
I spent a year testing Merida’s One-Forty and it’s one of my favourite trail MTBs – you can now get a third off the usual price in this deal
Merida’s One-Forty is an excellent mid-travel trail bike that’s seriously capable, has a sorted suspension system, and gives a really user-friendly, planted ride. I used…
UPDATE! Is Atherton Bikes working on a downhill race bike with a gearbox and belt drive? Instagram post shows gearbox bike in testing
A short teaser video has appeared on the Athertons’ YouTube channel offering glimpses of what looks like a gearbox downhill frame project. Entitled ‘A.200G –…
YT’s new Izzo is done with down-country – gets more fork travel and burlier components, but the weight creeps up
YT has grown the Izzo into a proper trail bike, increasing fork travel, the burliness of its components and the overall weight of the direct-sales…
Is this the future of lightweight e-bikes? New motor and battery system could build into 14kg e-mtb
Just when we thought DJI had killed off the mid-power e-bike with its uber powerful, yet compact and lightweight DJI Avinox drive unit, than a…
Bosch e-bike owners can now lock their batteries through their phone or Kiox displays to deter theft
Bosch’s Smart System equipped e-bikes just got another security upgrade, in the form of a Battery Lock. Essentially, it’s another digital lock for your Bosch…
Why Mathieu van Der Poel will take over from Tom Pidcock as the ‘roadie’s mountain biker’ in 2025
Tom Pidcock won’t win a mountain bike World Cup or even finish on the podium in 2025, largely because he won’t actually be at any…