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Voodoo launches new full-suspension Canzo with an eye on the affordable trail bike market, and is sold through Halfords
Voodoo’s Bizango has won more MBR bike tests and Hardtail of the Year awards than I’ve got scars on my shins, but the Halfords-licensed brand…
Trek’s new Procaliber gets updated geometry for gnarly XC tracks, but weighs more than the full-suspension Supercaliber
Trek has launched its Gen 3 Procaliber carbon models, which come with increased fork travel, wider tyre clearance, lighter weight, and an updated geometry. The…
Vitus bikes are back in stock at Evans, and guess what? They’re already on sale for cracking prices
Vitus mountain bikes are back in stock at Evans just six months after going out of business, with the brand’s award-winning Sentier range already on…
Are expensive analogue bikes dead? It’s hard to see a future when Trek’s Slash + gives you a motor and battery and saves you £750!
Episode 11 of the MBR Show has just gone live and the main topic for discussion this time is the future of expensive analogue bikes…
Propain’s latest big hit Spindrift 5 gets 180mm travel and starts at an impressive £2,999
Propain has launched its latest Spindrift iteration – the Spindrift 5. There are three models in total, one carbon fibre option and two aluminium. The…
Too sensible? The new Santa Cruz Gen 5 Bronson gets less anti-squat and bigger geometry, but less pop
There’s a new Bronson out, and the big news from Santa Cruz is… not much has changed at all on the brand’s all mountain machine.…
Kona reimagines Remote e-bikes with room for longer droppers, improved suspension kinematics and bigger batteries
Kona has launched two new Remote e-bike models, the X and the 160 DL. Both utilise the Shimano EP8 drive system, and include some subtle…
YT launches its most head-turning Jeffsy yet – the Uncaged 14 with wild paint job, trick components, and a free action figure!
YT’s latest Uncaged special edition model is truly something else. Originally a very special build for YT CEO and founder Markus Flossman, the Uncaged 14…
Ford screeches into the e-bike market with new Bronco and Mustang models, with ‘Goes Over Any Type of Terrain’ suspension, but good luck lifting them as they weigh as much as 30.8kg!
Ford has joined the likes of McLaren, Mercedes, and Porsche, by launching a range of e-bikes. The two new models are the Bronco and Mustang,…
Dropper frames, wireless gears, upside down forks, hi-tech motors, and much more: 18 of the hottest bits of 2025 MTB kit coming soon
We might only be eight months into the year, but the bike industry is already looking towards 2025, with loads of new bikes and products…
Forestal announces long-awaited upgrades to batteries and motors to tackle issues with range and tuning
Forestal, the Andorran start-up e-bike brand, has just announced a package of upgrades to its motor and battery system designed to improve range and user-experience.…
Trek launches new electric Slash+ enduro bike with TQ motor and bigger battery, and its even cheaper than the analogue version!
With its new electrified Slash+, Trek is the latest big brand to join the likes of Mondraker with its Dune, Specialized with its Kenevo SL,…
This changes everything! Are these next gen motors killing off the low-power e-bike?
On episode 10 of the MBR Show, we take a look at the arrival of two massive outside-industry players into the e-bike market. The first…
Specialized has a new Status; it’s still alloy, still relatively affordable, and still built to shred! And now’s there’s also a downhill version…
Specialized has launched the Status 2, an updated version of one of the best mountain bikes around that now comes with 170mm travel, more aggressive…
Trek’s Top Fuel was my fave down-country bike last year: now it’s lighter, gets a four-position flip chip, and there’s more space for sandwiches
Trek has added a new flip chip to its latest Top Fuel that lets riders change the bike’s geometry and the shock’s progression independently of…
Back from the brink: Kona launches its next gen Process 153 and 134, with more sizes and mullet wheel options
Less than two months after being saved from closure, Kona bikes has released its next generation Process trail bikes, and a whole new (or rather,…
Lapierre’s new Spicy CF enduro bike can be converted from high-pivot design to low-pivot by just switching a few parts
Lapierre’s new Spicy CF enduro bike utilises an innovative suspension design to offer both low and high pivot options using the same frame. There are…
YT’s new lightweight e-bike is the Decoy SN, but at 20.6kg it’s anything but light
It’s taken over five years but at long last YT has a new version of the Decoy, which I reckon is still one of the…
Drone brand DJI swoops into the e-bike market with the new Amflow PL Carbon, boasting the best power-to-weight ratio of any electric mountain bike
Best known for drones and action cameras, Chinese brand DJI enters the e-bike market with an exciting new motor that combines lightweight with big power.…