Propain has updated its short travel trail bike, Hugene for the first time since 2023. It now comes with less travel, room for longer droppers,…
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Lou Ferguson’s ride at Red Bull Hardline Wales 2025 was a turning point for mountain biking, and I can’t wait to see what comes of it
We all know Red Bull Hardline as the brainchild of Dan Atherton, who seems to have a talent for imagining lines from nothing, and creating…
98% of us ride illegal trails, and most of us do it regularly, according to our latest poll: just why do footpaths, cheeky tracks, and loamers hold sway over bridleways?
Most mountain bikers are riding unsanctioned or illegal trails on a regular basis, with loamers, footpaths and ‘cheeky’ stuff all fair game, according to our…
Canyon’s Neuron:ON e-bike is surprisingly fun to ride, and the new CLLCTV edition looks even more of a hoot, but two things immediately put me off
Canyon has just unleashed a bigger, burlier, radder, version of its Neuron:ON e-bike called the CLLCTV edition. This is the first new e-bike we’ve seen…
SL e-bikes aren’t dead yet! Instinctiv’s Ocelot is light, stealthy, and gets a Swiss motor you’ve probably never heard of
Instinctiv is hoping to keep the SL e-bike flame alive with its svelte new Ocelot, powered by the Maxon Bikedrive Air motor. Neither are household…
Whyte launches Kado Works e-bike with a dream build spec, including Fox Podium fork, Hope brakes, and Race Face bar – and it’s £2.5k cheaper than the S-Works Turbo Levo
Whyte’s acclaimed Kado e-bike, already one of the best electric bikes on sale, now gets a halo Works version, dressed to the nines in top…
New riders need to know about Merida’s latest Big.Nine and Big.Seven hardtail range, it comes in an incredible seven sizes, gets more travel, better geo and starts at £575
Bikes with four or even five figure pricetags have become the norm over the past few years, and while I don’t think that means we’re…
Red Bull Hardline Wales: watch Lou Ferguson, Bernard Kerr and Ronan Dunne hitting the biggest features on track
Red Bull Hardline Wales is back in Dyfi Valley from 25-27 July, and we can’t wait. Red Bull Hardline is one of the toughest mountain…
I’ve been to Ard Rock for 10 years now, here are the 12 things I love best about the UK’s biggest bike festival, and why I’ll be going back in 2026
1. Ard Rock is one of our 7 best MTB events to try in 2025, and it’s because of things like this: A new one…
Two eyewear holders!… Giro’s latest Montaro III helmet gets more features, new Mips liner, and costs £160
Giro has a new lid out called the Montaro Mips III, it’s an updated version of one of the best mountain bike helmets we’ve ever…
Wind Hill and Rogate regulars could face 151% price hike this year, but bike park owners B1KE say most riders will actually pay less
Regular visitors to Wind Hill and Rogate could pay over twice as much to ride this year, after operators B1KE raised the cost of its…
World-cup winning Fox Rampage RS helmet is now available to buy…but it’ll set you back £550
The Fox Rampage RS full-face downhill helmet has already been on the heads of some of 2025’s DH World Cup winners, but it’s now available…
Santa Cruz launches a new e-bike for less than £5,000: Vala AL gets an alloy frame and Bosch CX motor, but it’s one of the heaviest 600Wh battery-equipped bikes I’ve seen
Santa Cruz isn’t a brand that does cheap, but its newest e-bike could have us rethinking that idea because it starts from just £4,899. Called…
Why so many inverted single-crown forks have failed in the past, and why the new Fox Podium deserves to be a success
Has Fox cracked the single-crown upside down fork code with the new Podium? Or will it become just another expensive toilet roll holder like so…
“Appalling” and “unfathomable” – Coed y Brenin visitor centre closed until April 2026, with local community groups and the UK MTB Trail Alliance accusing NRW of unnecessary delays
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has at last begun the search for a new cafe and visitor’s centre operator at Coed y Brenin, more than three…
“Project Fahrenheit” 32in wheel BMC prototype spotted at Andorra, it wasn’t racing but here’s what we know so far
Last weekend in Andorra, a 32in wheeled BMC prototype broke cover. Called Project Fahrenheit, it wasn’t actually spotted between the tape, instead the Swiss brand…
The plague of electric motorbikes on our trails: from trail damage to knife threats, the future of mountain biking in the UK could be in jeopardy
Mountain bike trails being vandalised or damaged isn’t anything new, but with electric motorbikes gaining in popularity, instances of trail damage and illegal access have…
The Exposure Six Pack light is one of the best mountain bike lights we’ve ever tested, but also one of the most costly – right now, it’s got £101 off at Balfe’s
We’ve been blessed with some glorious weather over the last few weeks here in the UK, and I for one have been out enjoying the…
UPDATED: YT Germany enters self administration, but bikes are still for sale globally, including the UK and US
After 17 years the original mountain bike disruptor brand has put itself into administration, with Covid, US tariffs and a “key supplier failure” responsible for…
British Cycling and Forestry England join forces to extend riding access in the nation’s forests
British Cycling and Forestry England have partnered to develop access to England’s forest for more cyclists. The move supports the National Governing Bodies aim to…