You’ve probably heard of Frameworks. The boutique brand makes bespoke bikes out of exotic materials, and boasts riders like Hardline winner Asa Vermette on its…
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11 of the most expensive mountain bikes on sale today – and one of them costs $48,000!
If there’s a cost of living crisis facing many of the biggest economies in the world, with food prices and energy costs eating into disposable…
Santa Cruz Vala vs Santa Cruz Bullit: Which is the best premium e-bike for you?
Santa Cruz caused quite the stir when it moved away from its traditional VPP suspension layout with the Vala in 2024, then quickly doubled down…
UK brand Pashley reckons there’s a new bike category in town… the ‘grountain’ bike
UK brand Pashley, known primarily for manufacturing steel framed bikes that absolutely are not mountain bikes, has launched its latest addition called the Wildfinder. Which,…
Scott’s new Gambler looks like a complicated DH weapon with lots of adjustability for those who want to fine-tune their bike
Scott is no stranger to the DH World Cup scene, with 2 x World Cup winner Benoit Coulanges and up-and-coming Brit, Ethan Craik both on…
Pivot’s new Shuttle AM gets the latest Bosch CX and CX-R motor treatment, but it’ll still set you back a fair chunk
Pivot has updated its ‘all-mountain’ e-bike, the Shuttle AM. New for 2025 is the choice of Bosch Performance Line CX Gen 5 or CX-R motors,…
The six best bikes I spotted at Ard Rock 2025, from Zerode’s belted downhill bike to a modernist retro trail bike from Manitou and Gamux
Yeti ASR 40th Anniversary Edition Hands down, this Yeti was the coolest bike I saw at mountain biking’s best bike festival… and that includes the…
I don’t care if drop bars are ‘faster’, don’t get sucked in to a trend that only suits 1% of mountain bikers
Drop bars do not belong on mountain bikes. I’m not just talking about aesthetics, although they do look pretty weird, I’m talking from a control…
Is this the ugliest, most expensive e-bike ever?
It’s been a few months since the dust settled on the industry’s biggest trade show – Eurobike 2025 in a steaming hot Frankfurt. But what…
I’ve tested trail bikes for 20 years, and while performance has never been better there can only be one winner of our 2025 Trail Bike of the Year award…
The best trail bike of 2025 isn’t necessarily the lightest, the one with the trickiest drivetrain, or even the fastest. Instead it’s the machine that…
Trek updates the Fuel EXe with more power, bigger battery and a new name, Fuel+ while existing EXe owners can retrofit the TQ HPR60 motor too
Trek has relaunched its ill-fated SL e-bike, the Fuel EXe, which now comes with more power, more travel, more component choice and a new name.…
I spotted Deviate’s new Kurgan e-bike hiding in plain sight at the Ard Rock enduro: with a high-pivot suspension design and 165mm travel it could be Scotland’s answer to the Forbidden Druid CorE
Deviate is about to launch its first ever e-bike, called the Kurgan it gets 165mm travel via a high pivot idler suspension design, Bosch CX…
Propain’s new Hugene is a “specialist” trail bike with less travel and a new geometry
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,…
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…
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…
“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…
Bosch CX riders get more power and torque from today with the latest free firmware update, but I struggled to get the full 100Nm… and I’m not the only one
From today riders with Bosch CX motors should get access to more power, extra torque, and the latest EMTB+ mode, all without leaving the relative…