Transition Repeater PT GX AXS Carbon £10,499 Only four brands get to use the SRAM Powertrain motor and 720Wh battery, and with Nukeproof’s future hanging in the balance that we might soon be down to three… and that makes the new Transition Repeater PT a rare beast. Powertrain dishes out a huge 680 watts of power and 90Nm torque, making it one of the pokiest units around… and potentially makes the Repeater one of the best electric mountain bikes. It also has Shift Assist, which will change gear for you even when you’re not pedalling. The stats on the bike are just as big – 170mm of travel front and rear, with 29in wheels or an option to go mullet with the bike’s flip chip. Michelin Wild Enduro tyres Move over Maxxis, Michelin is coming for your top tyre dog position with three new versions of its Wild Enduro. Launched a few years back, the Michelin Wild Enduro impressed us with its amazing grip, but rolled too slow to work for anything other than proper enduro racing and didn’t quite cut it as one of our best mountain bike tyres. Now it’s back with two new front tyres and one new rear tyre that save a claimed 20 and 30 watts respectively over the original Wild Enduro Racing Line tyre. The Michelin Wild Enduro Medium Soft is aimed at loose, muddy or soft conditions, it’s 2.4in and gets a new Gum X compound. The Michelin Wild Enduro Medium Hard front tyre is for firmer conditions, it’s 2.5in and loosely based on the DH22 downhill tyre. It gets the same tacky rubber too. Finally there’s a Michelin Wild Enduro Rear, which is of course for the back end, it’s quicker rolling and works better in the cold. RapidRacerProducts ProGuard Front – BOLT ON V2 RRP has a new version of its excellent ProGuard Bolt On, most obviously it’s now super long at 600mm in the Maxi length, and that’s been made possible thanks to changes in the plastic that allow for greater stability. RRP has also recessed the centre of the guard to give more fork clearance and stop you whacking it into the crown, and there are now dozens of rubbery mount options to allow for the bewildering array of different fork braces. Head to the RRP website, tap in the fork you’re fitting it to and the model year and you’ll get the right mount for it. There are Super Tacky rubber pads to grip the fork stanchions too and lend it all greater poise, and you can get the ProGuard Bolt On V2 in three lengths including Mini at 389mm and Standard at 503mm. 5DEV R-SPEC Trail Enduro Cranks £550 Cranks are everywhere in 2024, Hope has a new carbon option, Cane Creek has an e-bike version of its eeWings titanium crankset, but most interesting of all is the 5DEV R-Spec. It’s made using what’s called a five axis CNC machine, which can turn the metal billet and … Continue reading The 16 most important new products I’ve seen this week: from next gen Michelin Wild Enduro tyres to MTB’s longest mudguard