Some excellent sleuthing by our colleagues at sister site Bikeperfect.com has uncovered a patent application by SRAM for a new and radical e-bike motor that…
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Lighter, less metal, more carbon: the race-ready Scott Scale RC gets a new year update
The Scott Scale RC has been a regular fixture on cross-country World Cup and World Champion podiums, piloted to victory by the one and only…
Introducing the fully connected Greyp G6.5 eMTB
Picture this- you’ve signed up for a huge enduro race for 2023. You’re nowhere close to prepared and the closest hill to you has an…
New Giant Reign boosts travel and updates suspension
Giant updates its classic enduro bike the Reign with an overhaul of the Maestro suspension platform, longer gravel, integrated storage and three versions, designed to…
It’s deja vu all over again as Yeti releases the SB140 and SB140LR
Say hello to the brand new Yeti SB140, a mid-travel model that’s just been added to the extensive line-up of Yeti trail bikes, often rated…
More newness from Yeti with the trail-ready SB120
Last week Yeti formally unveiled the SB160, and MBR’s first ride impressions were pretty damned good. But Yeti ain’t done yet, because the Colorado brand…
OMG! YT’s new Szepter is a gravel bike! Full details and first ride impressions…
After 14 years of producing modern MTB classics such as the Capra and the Jeffsy, YT has turned its attention to the gravel market and…
Beautiful handmade bikes from Bespoked
After shifting from its traditional home in Bristol to Harrogate last year, Bespoked, the handmade bike show, upped sticks once again in 2022, and pitched…
The all-new carbon-framed Intense Tracer 29
Intense has just released the all-new Intense Tracer 29, the final bike in the brand’s Enduro stable, and as you probably guessed from the name,…
YT Uncaged 6: the ultimate experience
Technology moves forward fast, and with the Uncaged 6 range YT has fused cutting edge materials and tech with its signature craftsmanship to give two…
Tredz recommends: brilliant budget mountain bikes under £1000
Life can be expensive, but mountain biking doesn’t have to. There are plenty of great bikes out there that will give you all the performance…
Whyte’s latest e-180 is the first to use Bosch’s new Race motor
Whyte has a new version of its big travel e-bike, the e-180 – this time it’s a mullet setup with 29in wheel out front and…
Fake bikes: counterfeit mountain bikes and why you should avoid them
We found a bargain – a brand new carbon frame, complete with VPP lower link driven shock layout and Santa Cruz good looks for less…
Video: Take a Californian road trip with the updated Juliana Joplin
Just like the Juliana Furtado and pretty much all of its Santa Cruz siblings like the Tallboy, the Juliana Joplin has just had a refresh…
Generation 5 Tallboy gets the Santa Cruz update treatment
The beloved Santa Cruz Tallboy joins the rest of the Santa Cruz range in getting an update and refresh, but this is less of a…
Trek’s new Fuel EX is longer, lower, slacker and steeper… and it’s a dead ringer for the EXe e-bike
Trek has launched a brand new version of the Fuel EX trail bike, and with it a ton of new features and updates to address…
The new MX Santa Cruz 5010 is designed to be more playful than ever before
Just like its siblings the Nomad and the Hightower, the Santa Cruz 5010 has had an update and refresh. Santa Cruz says this turns what…
Ride natural with the Trek Fuel EXe eMTB
Imagine an e-bike that doesn’t feel like an e-bike. One that allows you to ride higher, further and faster, but still gives you that nimble,…
Ragley’s new range takes you to hardcore hardtail heaven at down to earth prices
Ragley is no stranger to winning MBR’s best hardtail bike tests thanks to a well honed knowledge of what makes a great hardcore hardtail. And…
Sam Dale’s Nomad adventures in the Alps
The new Santa Cruz Nomad is built for adventure in the big mountains, and that’s exactly where rider Sam Dale took his new Nomad this…