Olympia is hardly a household e-bike brand in the UK, but it has been building bikes for 130 years, and it’s limited edition electric enduro…
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Bosch improves e-bike security with in-app theft reporting
With e-bikes being particularly hot market items for thieves, the unfortunate fact is that more and more of us are having our pride and joys…
New Mondraker Chrono Carbon DC hardtail aims at down-country riding with slack geometry and dropper post
Mondraker claims to have brought its popular carbon fibre Chrono XC frame into down-country territory with the launch of the Chrono Carbon DC range. To…
New Insta360 Ace targets GoPro with Leica-lens and AI enhancements
Looking for a new way to record your rides? Insta360 has announced the launch of wide-angle action cameras called the Ace and AcePro, and with…
I’ve awarded the Vitus Nucleus a perfect 10 rating four times, now it’s half price at £400 for Cyber Monday
The Vitus Nucleus has won our Hardtail of the Year award four times. That makes it one of the most winningest hardtails I’ve ever tested…
Watch the mbr show episode 1: Specialized Kenevo SL, Orange Phase Evo, YT Jeffsy and Neko Mullaly’s dream downhill bike
Welcome to the new mbr show! In this first episode we open with the recent launch of the Specialized Kenevo SL 2, which gets the…
Hottest new XC, trail, and enduro bikes for 2024
We’re approaching the end of the year, and by now most manufacturers have launched their model year ’24 (MY24) bikes. What better time then, to…
If I only had £250 to spend on a mountain bike then I’d seriously consider the Calibre Saw
Calibre has a fearsome reputation for great value, bikes like the Two Cubed have topped our Best Hardtail Mountain Bike mega test for years now.…
Whyte’s new E-Lyte e-bike weighs just 16.4kg, uses the Bosch SX motor and does something special to keep out mud
Whyte has not one but three new mid-power e-bikes out, all called E-Lyte they start at just 16.4kg, feature full carbon frames and top out…
Intense M1: Dakotah Norton and Aaron Gwin reveal details on the secretive new bike
The new Intense M1 downhill bike took five years to design and worked its way through three different suspension platforms, according to the latest edit…
The Troy Lee Designs A1 is still one of the best helmets around… and at £40 we’ve never seen it so cheap
Black Friday and Cyber Monday is fast approaching, and over the weekend we’ll be bringing you the best deals to be had around our mucky…
COMMENCAL’s new Meta V5 bikes are purpose built for the terrain
Buying a mountain bike is a very personal thing. When you’re looking to get out on the trails, there’s no such thing as one size…
Mullet riders rejoice: Specialized’s MTN Mullet inner tube fits both 27.5in and 29in wheels
Fitting the right size inner tube used to be so easy. Mountain bikes pretty much all had 26in wheels, so your only real concern was…
Litter is choking our trails, with Lucozade and Red Bull among the most prevalent
There are more than 9 million pieces of rubbish littering up the UK’s rights of way, our wild places are being “choked” by single-use plastic,…
Specialized Stumpjumper Evo Vs Trek Fuel EX test – which is the best trail bike with adjustable geometry?
We all like freedom of choice, right? Whether it’s the little things in life, like a latte instead of cappuccino, or the big things like…
Specialized updates the Kenevo SL 2 with more power and torque, but the frame hasn’t changed
When the Kenevo SL launched back in 2021, it pretty much had the long-travel, lightweight e-bike category all to itself. It was certainly a pioneering…
Canyon’s new Lux Trail: XC race bike with internal frame storage and a chainguide!
Nothing beats a proper cross country XC mountain bike up a hill, but by golly you wouldn’t want to ride one all day. Canyon’s figured…
Six reasons Red Bull Hardline would be a better race series than the UCI World Cup… and one why it won’t
First we lamented Red Bull’s loss of the rights to broadcast the UCI World Cup Mountain Bike Series to the might of Discovery/Eurosport/GCN. Then we…
Prince and Princess of Wales nail a north shore ‘trail’, including a teeter-totter
In front of a cheering crowd, Kate Middleton and Prince William donned helmets and swung their legs over a pair of hardtails to take on…
Repair shop: Patagonia will now fix your riding gear for free, no questions asked
Mountain bike clothes have a hard life, lashed by foliage, rain and sometimes the ground itself, it’s no surprise their lifespan is short. Now though…