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    Mountain Bike Rider

    Charlie Hatton on the Atherton A.200G prototype DH bike

    UPDATE! Is Atherton Bikes working on a downhill race bike with a gearbox and belt drive? Instagram post shows gearbox bike in testing

    • January 10, 2025

    A short teaser video has appeared on the Athertons’ YouTube channel offering glimpses of what looks like a gearbox downhill frame project. Entitled ‘A.200G – Something’s cooking!’ the social video…

    YT Izzo 2025 Core 3

    YT’s new Izzo is done with down-country – gets more fork travel and burlier components, but the weight creeps up

    • January 9, 2025

    YT has grown the Izzo into a proper trail bike, increasing fork travel, the burliness of its components and the overall weight of the direct-sales brand’s shortest-travel MTB. At over…

    Stacking up the suspension forks for a round of testing

    Best mountain bike forks: XC, trail and enduro forks reviewed and rated

    • January 9, 2025

    With fork technology evolving, the singletrack is getting faster and faster - our pick of the best mountain bike forks will help you run smoother.

    Rapha Trail Gore-Tex Pants

    Rapha’s Trail Gore Tex Pants are the best waterproof trousers I’ve tried in twenty years of testing

    • January 9, 2025

    If it’s not currently raining, it will be quite soon. This is the reality of winter mountain biking, but get the right kit, including some of the best waterproof mountain…

    SRAM AXS Pod controller

    I didn’t gel with SRAM’s old AXS shifters, but the new Pod Controller is totally intuitive

    • January 8, 2025

    Ever since SRAM first launched its electronic AXS drivetrains for MTB about five years ago, it’s offered a wireless gear shifter. The brand has been through various shapes and designs…

    Urtopia Quark DM1.2 motor and solid state battery

    Is this the future of lightweight e-bikes? New motor and battery system could build into 14kg e-mtb

    • January 8, 2025

    Just when we thought DJI had killed off the mid-power e-bike with its uber powerful, yet compact and lightweight DJI Avinox drive unit, than a new player pops up with…

    Endura MT500 jacket

    Endura’s MT500 Polartec jacket is cheaper than my favourite cold-weather top, and more practical too

    • January 8, 2025

    Endura’s MT500 fleece is a new hooded mountain biking jacket designed to offer ‘incredible temperature regulation’. It uses multiple textures and panels in different zones, along with a swathe of…

    Bosch e-bike owners can now lock their batteries through their phone or Kiox displays to deter theft

    • January 7, 2025

    Bosch’s Smart System equipped e-bikes just got another security upgrade, in the form of a Battery Lock. Essentially, it’s another digital lock for your Bosch powered e-bike, but this one…

    Mathieu van Der Poel (right) and Tom Pidcock (left)

    Why Mathieu van Der Poel will take over from Tom Pidcock as the ‘roadie’s mountain biker’ in 2025

    • January 7, 2025

    Tom Pidcock won’t win a mountain bike World Cup or even finish on the podium in 2025, largely because he won’t actually be at any of the 10 rounds making…

    Hottest trail, enduro, and DH bikes for 2025

    12 most exciting new trail, enduro, and DH bikes for 2025

    • January 6, 2025

    It’s easy to get blinkered by e-bikes these days, but to do that would be to miss out on a pot pourri of exciting, innovative, and downright sexy new mountain…

    Amflow PL Carbon unboxing

    Unboxing the £5,999 Amflow PL Carbon – what does it really weigh? And does the geometry match the claimed numbers?

    • January 6, 2025

    What did you get for Christmas? I hope it was what you’d asked Santa for. Me? Well, I got the hottest new e-bike on the market – the Amflow PL…

    Merida eOne-Sixty SL

    Merida’s new ‘lightweight’ eOne-Sixty SL is a gorgeous-looking e-bike, but I think it’s powered by the wrong Bosch motor

    • January 3, 2025

    Merida’s new eOne-Sixty SL is exactly the kind of machine that would have made our massive Superlight E-Bike of the Year shootout had it come out in 2024’s sunny season,…

    Coed y Brenin

    An ode to the trail crews, the dig teams and the volunteers that keep us riding all year round

    • January 2, 2025

    Storms, fallen trees and floods. That’s been the reality for many of us over the past month or so. And with that, comes the inevitable damage to our beloved trails…

    SIDZ Trail Crew, BPW

    Meet the team behind BikePark Wales that repaired 32 trails in three days in the aftermath of Storm Darragh

    • December 31, 2024

    With the weather being the way it has over the past few weeks, it’s hard not to think about how it’s impacting our trail network. From fallen trees in Dalby…

    2024 a year in review

    From the highs of the Olympics and a newly-formed trail advocacy group, to the lows of an industry in financial woes and storm-damaged trails, 2024 was a roller-coaster ride

    • December 30, 2024

    2024 has been a tumultuous year, and not only in terms of culture, politics, technology, sport, and climate, but actual interesting stuff like riding bikes. So to remind us of…

    Gear of the Year 2024 Mick Kirkman - RockShox Zeb fork, Rapha Gore Tex Trail Pants, e*thirteen Sidekick hub

    Three products helped my riding more than anything else in 2024, here’s why they get my vote for Gear of the Year

    • December 30, 2024

    Downhill racing drives mountain bike innovation like nothing else, and my Gear of the Year 2024 comes straight off the gnarliest tracks on the circuit. I’m talking about e*thirteen’s revolutionary…

    Fox 36 Grip X

    I love the support on Fox’s new 36 with Grip X damper, but RockShox’ Charger 3.1 eats it for breakfast

    • December 29, 2024

    Boasting class-leading performance and that highly-desirable Kashima gold finish, the Fox 36 Float Factory fork with Grip 2 damper has been the benchmark suspension fork for many years now. So…

    Rebecca Bland Gear of the Year 2024

    My Gear of the Year: products that helped me progress and improve on the bike in 2024

    • December 28, 2024

    2024 has been a pretty epic year of riding for me. There has been a whole host of new, cool stuff from suspension to cameras and of course, plenty of…

    Guy Kesteven gear of the year 2024

    In a year of endless tech developments and electronic gizmos, my 2024 MTB Gear of the Year goes back-to-basics with not a battery in sight

    • December 27, 2024

    Considering how many thousands of bikes I’ve ridden since my first bike test in MBR issue #3 in 1997, the fact that a pair of no-frills trail bikes can still…

    2024 Trek Fuel EXe 9.7

    The most enjoyable bike I rode this year got slammed in our lightweight e-bike test, but I don’t care because I love the way it rides, and it’s my Bike of the Year 2024

    • December 26, 2024

    My bike of the year is an odd choice, given how badly it scored in our latest review. The Trek Fuel EXe 9.7 managed to get just 6/10 in the…

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    Buyer's guides

    Hurly Burly 6 book of the world cup and world champs

    The best mountain biking books to keep you entertained

    Testing the best mountain bike trousers

    Best waterproof trousers for mountain biking: Stay dry and cosy through the winter slop

    Marin Rift Zone JR kids bike

    Best kids bikes, balance bikes and pedal bikes

    Giga MX: the new frame-only mullet option

    Best mountain bike frames: Upgrade your chassis

    Best fat bikes: ride anywhere and everywhere you like

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    Reviews

    Ohlins RXF36 m3

    The most supple Öhlins RXF fork I’ve ever tested: the latest M3 update is a true rival for RockShox and Fox

    Ghost Poacha Full Party freeride bike, Etna, Italy

    I rode down an active volcano to test the new Ghost Poacha freeride bike, and one thing really surprised me

    Thule’s new Epos is the best bike rack I’ve used in 10 years testing – with a 60kg capacity, folding design and space for three bikes it’s almost as good as a van

    Bosch MY26 review

    I rode the new Bosch CX power upgrade and the flagship Race motor, and now I’m considering a new e-bike purchase!

    Amflow PL Carbon DJI Avinox e-bike

    I’m a professional bike tester, and while the DJI-powered Amflow PL Carbon isn’t perfect, it’s the only e-bike I’d buy with my own money

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