News of a Specialized Demo 29 is not surprising. What we all want to know is will 29er-hater Loic Bruni ride one at Les Gets…
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The second generation of the Santa Cruz Hightower
A quick splurge all about the release of the second generation of the Santa Cruz Hightower: the brand's 140mm travel 29er trail bike.
Specialized Fuse less of an adventure rig and more of a thrill seeker
The Specialized Fuse is designed to appeal to riders who want a Stumpjumper in simpler hardtail clothing. Slacker, longer, lower. 130mm travel up front.
First look at the Giant Trance E+3
The latest Giant Trance E+3 Pro electric mountain bike is the powered version of Giant’s all-dancing, quiver-killing trail slayer.
Whyte 203 hardtail aims to bring on the next generation of pinners
Whyte 203 is a 20in kids bike with custom spec for short arms and legs, high quality alloy frame and tyres that don’t weight a…
Merida launch totally revamped eOne-Sixty
We really liked the original Merida eOne-Sixty when it was released a few short years ago. It was pretty much the first longer travel eBike…
Trek Top Fuel gets longer travel, radder geometry and 170mm dropper post
Trek Top Fuel gets updated with longer travel, all-new geometry suited to racing and trail riding, contemporary cockpit, longer droppers and more.
Is the £11,800 Pivot Mach 4 SL the most expensive off-the-peg mountain bike yet?
The new Pivot Mach 4 SL is a no-compromise XC race bike that is lighter than Nino Schurter's Scott Spark RC 900 SL... with an…
Zerode Taniwha now available as a mullet bike
Pinion gearbox Zerode Taniwha carbon enduro bike from New Zealand now available with 29in front wheel and 27/5in rear wheel. A mullet bike, if you…
Canyon now doing Cycle to Work scheme and there’s no £1,000 limit
Canyon have partnered with Green Commute initiative to offer a cycle to work scheme. There is no £1,000 limit and no end-of-scheme charge.
Best full suspension mountain bike in 2019
In association with Alpinestars we bring you our rundown of the best full suspension mountain bike in 27.5in and 29in wheel sizes.
All new from-the-ground-up redesign of the Ibis Ripley 120mm 29er
The new 120mm travel Ibis Ripley 29er is an Ibis Ripmo inspired chassis shares similar stiffness and lower link design.
Evil Berserker is designed for chairways to heaven and hellish descents
Evil Berserker based on Wreckoning LB and Insurgent LB enduro frames – pumping-up the spec to ensure it can suffer the harshest gravity abuse.
Nicolai Saturn 14 is a super modern trail bike disguised as a noughties 4-bar
The new Nicolai Saturn 14 may look like a classic yankee 4-bar from the 2000s but look closer and it's as progressive a bike as…
Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month
Here's what we're excited about most this month. Lapierre's slightly differen way of approaching e-bike design, a bucket of tokens and much else besides.
Ribble Cycles’ first mountain bike (in a long time) is a titanium hardcore hardtail
Long-standing UK road bike brand have revealed details of their new mountain bike. The Ribble HT 650 Ti. A hardcore hardtail made from titanium.
YT have finally made an e-bike and it’s called the YT DECOY
The carbon YT DECOY looks set to shake up the direct sales e-MTB scene. Promoted as a DIY shuttle rig, the DECOY continues YT's gravity…
Cotic Flare finally gets the Longshot geometry treatment
The short travel Cotic Flare is the latest bike in their range to get the longer lower, slacker Longshot makeover. A great do-it-all UK steed?
Orbea eMX24 eMTB weighs just 15.5kg… and it’s for kids
At 15.5kg the Orbea eMX24 is one of the lightest pedal-assist mountain bikes. What sets it aside from other eMTBs is that the eMX24 is…
Specialized Stumpjumper EVO goes carbon
When Specialized revived the EVO nameplate on the Alloy Stumpy plenty of riders asked "when will the carbon version show up?"