Seasoned enduro racer Joe Barnes has moved frame brands, but will remain on a British bike for his Hazzard Racing team. The Scottish rider has…
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Stan’s’ new magnetic freehub promises less friction and more reliability
The intricate world of hub design has been magnetised. Stan’s has announced its latest mountain bike wheelset product, the M-pulse hub. And it promises to…
Seven pivots for German brand Reichmann’s Senduro enduro bike
Do you need more links in your life? Of course, you do. And the Senduro is designed to oblige. Most dual-suspension mountain bike designs have…
The Antidote Darkmatter 29 is Polish carbon at its best
Antidote is a Polish boutique brand that doesn’t outsource production. By fabricating its own carbon-fibre structures, Antidote’s designs aren’t constrained by external suppliers. An in-house…
Greenland switches to Santa Cruz
After some cryptic teasing, the Santa Cruz Syndicate has confirmed its team roster for the 2022 UCI season. Greg Minnaar remains in his position as…
Tom Pidcock adds an MBE to his titles
Tom Pidcock might only be 22, but the British cycling phenom has been awarded with an MBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours. After an…
Neko leaves Intense to go custom for 2022
Neko Mulally has taken a radical approach to solve his frame sponsor issue for 2022: by building his own bike. The American downhiller, who has…
Danny’s Driveway is where it all happened
Is it possible to watch too much of Danny MacAskill? No. Never. The Scottish trials riding phenom produces a tremendous amount of footage for his…
Video: Tahneé Seagrave and the hidden side of elite downhill racing
Tahneé Seagrave is one of the most gifted downhill riders of her generation. The Welsh resident learned to ride in the mountain biking mecca of…
Better e-bike suspension feel with OChain-E
Italian mountain bike component brand, OChain, has a new product to make your dual-suspension e-bike feel even livelier. Design engineers at OChain specialize in reducing…
DT Swiss buys Trickstuff
A new acquisition in the European component space could unlock the potential of Trickstuff. The German boutique brake and adaptor brand is now part of…
My best trail: as chosen by Katy Curd
Katy Curd is a former 4X national champ, a pro downhill rider and now she runs Katy Curd Coaching in the Forest of Dean.
Shaw and Fearon onto new teams for 2022
Two of downhill mountain biking’s most stylish riders will be on new teams in 2022. American, Luca Shaw, has announced that his journey with the…
How to ride faster without taking more risks
Let’s look at a game plan that will allow you to carry speed and set quicker times without exposing you to more risk.
BKOOL is the most complete and realistic virtual cycling simulator
BKOOL is essentially a cycling simulator. Pair a smart bike or turbo trainer with some sort of device or computer and enter a virtual world…
Headset for life? CeramicSpeed thinks so
Binding and grinding headsets annoy all. But Danish low-friction bearing specialist, CeramicSpeed, has something close to a ‘headset-for-life’. The company’s Solid Lubrication Technology (SLT) is…
He said, “Get off the bike or I will knife you”
He said, “get off the bike or I will knife you.” Being a mtb rider, I said to him, “you better make the first one…
Laurie Greenland leaves Mondraker
Mondraker’s most successful rider is leaving the Spanish mountain bike brand’s downhill team. After six years, Laurie Greenland will be moving on to another UCI…
Stainless steel for Starling’s first hardtail
Starling has finally added a hardtail option to its portfolio of rowdy steel bikes. The new Roost is a hardtail with stainless steel tubing, typically…
How to look after your ankles: your most important shock absorbers
If you want to ride faster, jump higher or simply smash through rock gardens, strong, flexible ankles are essential.