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    Vittoria Mostro tyre

    Vittoria’s new Mostro is right up there with the Maxxis Assegai for supple trail damping, but you won’t believe the weight of this thing

    • August 6, 2025

    Italian tyre brand Vittoria is massive on the road bike side of things, but yet to make it big on dirt, where Maxxis, Continental and Schwalbe make some of the…

    Forestal Cygnus Diode

    Why did e-bike-only brand Forestal make a regular-powered mountain bike called the Cygnus? I’ve ridden it and there are flashes of genius

    • August 5, 2025

    While the entire mountain bike world is figuring out how to turn regular bikes into e-bikes, Forestal has done the opposite with the Cygnus and turned one of its eebs…

    Deviate Kurgan e-bike

    I spotted Deviate’s new Kurgan e-bike hiding in plain sight at the Ard Rock enduro: with a high-pivot suspension design and 165mm travel it could be Scotland’s answer to the Forbidden Druid CorE

    • August 4, 2025

    Deviate is about to launch its first ever e-bike, called the Kurgan it gets 165mm travel via a high pivot idler suspension design, Bosch CX motor with the new display,…

    Rapha Summer Sale image showing the MBR deals logo

    The Rapha Summer Sale is live, I kitted myself out with a mountain biking outfit and saved a staggering £240 – here’s how you can too

    • August 1, 2025

    I’m a big fan of Rapha and have owned many of the brand’s pieces over the years. My go-to trail trousers are by Rapha, and they are still going strong…

    Propain Hugene 2025

    Propain’s new Hugene is a “specialist” trail bike with less travel and a new geometry

    • July 31, 2025

    Propain has updated its short travel trail bike, Hugene for the first time since 2023. It now comes with less travel, room for longer droppers, and a whole new frame…

    Louise Ferguson

    Lou Ferguson’s ride at Red Bull Hardline Wales 2025 was a turning point for mountain biking, and I can’t wait to see what comes of it

    • July 31, 2025

    We all know Red Bull Hardline as the brainchild of Dan Atherton, who seems to have a talent for imagining lines from nothing, and creating the techiest, toughest downhill tracks…

    riding illegal off-piste trails trespass

    98% of us ride illegal trails, and most of us do it regularly, according to our latest poll: just why do footpaths, cheeky tracks, and loamers hold sway over bridleways?

    • July 30, 2025

    Most mountain bikers are riding unsanctioned or illegal trails on a regular basis, with loamers, footpaths and ‘cheeky’ stuff all fair game, according to our latest poll on Facebook. That’ll probably…

    Schwalbe Nobby Nic Super Trail Addix Soft tyre

    Schwalbe’s Nobby Nic Soft is a Magic Mary for people who like to pedal, with great all-weather grip, but the range is massively confusing – here are the only options you want

    • July 29, 2025

    Schwalbe’s Nobby Nic used to be the tyre I dreaded finding on a test bikes. However, those sketchy days drifting in the wilderness are no more – a few years…

    Canyon Neuron:ON CLLCTV

    Canyon’s Neuron:ON e-bike is surprisingly fun to ride, and the new CLLCTV edition looks even more of a hoot, but two things immediately put me off

    • July 29, 2025

    Canyon has just unleashed a bigger, burlier, radder, version of its Neuron:ON e-bike called the CLLCTV edition. This is the first new e-bike we’ve seen from Canyon since the German…

    Instinctiv Ocelot e-bike with Maxon Bikedrive Air motor

    SL e-bikes aren’t dead yet! Instinctiv’s Ocelot is light, stealthy, and gets a Swiss motor you’ve probably never heard of

    • July 28, 2025

    Instinctiv is hoping to keep the SL e-bike flame alive with its svelte new Ocelot, powered by the Maxon Bikedrive Air motor. Neither are household names in the mountain bike…

    Whyte Kado Works e-bike

    Whyte launches Kado Works e-bike with a dream build spec, including Fox Podium fork, Hope brakes, and Race Face bar – and it’s £2.5k cheaper than the S-Works Turbo Levo

    • July 26, 2025

    Whyte’s acclaimed Kado e-bike, already one of the best electric bikes on sale, now gets a halo Works version, dressed to the nines in top end kit such as the…

    Merida Big.Nine and Big.Seven hardtail

    New riders need to know about Merida’s latest Big.Nine and Big.Seven hardtail range, it comes in an incredible seven sizes, gets more travel, better geo and starts at £575

    • July 25, 2025

    Bikes with four or even five figure pricetags have become the norm over the past few years, and while I don’t think that means we’re getting ripped off by mountain…

    Red Bull Hardline

    Red Bull Hardline Wales: watch Lou Ferguson, Bernard Kerr and Ronan Dunne hitting the biggest features on track

    • July 25, 2025

    Red Bull Hardline Wales is back in Dyfi Valley from 25-27 July, and we can’t wait. Red Bull Hardline is one of the toughest mountain bike races on the planet,…

    Ard Rock expo

    I’ve been to Ard Rock for 10 years now, here are the 12 things I love best about the UK’s biggest bike festival, and why I’ll be going back in 2026

    • July 25, 2025

    1. Ard Rock is one of our 7 best MTB events to try in 2025, and it’s because of things like this: A new one from last year, Peaty’s Pub…

    Giro Montaro III

    Two eyewear holders!… Giro’s latest Montaro III helmet gets more features, new Mips liner, and costs £160

    • July 24, 2025

    Giro has a new lid out called the Montaro Mips III, it’s an updated version of one of the best mountain bike helmets we’ve ever tested and comes with increased…

    YT Decoy 2026 Core 4

    YT’s new Decoy e-bike is make-or-break for the beleaguered brand, and it’s the best Bosch bike I’ve ridden – but will that be enough?

    • July 24, 2025

    This is not the intro I had planned for the new YT Decoy mark 2. But last week, YT took the painful step of entering self-administration, sending a shockwave through…

    B1ke's Rogate Bike Park

    Wind Hill and Rogate regulars could face 151% price hike this year, but bike park owners B1KE say most riders will actually pay less

    • July 24, 2025

    Regular visitors to Wind Hill and Rogate could pay over twice as much to ride this year, after operators B1KE raised the cost of its unlimited membership package.  B1KE –…

    OneUp Wave Pedals

    OneUp’s new Wave pedal is great for new riders who need help dropping their heels, but I found the quirky shape less than ideal

    • July 23, 2025

    I’ve tested flat pedals for decades now and thought I’d seen it all. Concave or convex, big or small, plastic, alloy, magnesium… magnetic, even. And too many bearing and axle…

    Fox Rampage RS helmet

    World-cup winning Fox Rampage RS helmet is now available to buy…but it’ll set you back £550

    • July 23, 2025

    The Fox Rampage RS full-face downhill helmet has already been on the heads of some of 2025’s DH World Cup winners, but it’s now available for the average Joe to…

    FSA Gradient range

    From weekend riders to the Athertons, how FSA’s Gradient range is designed to suit all riders

    • July 22, 2025

    Stems, cranks, bars, they’re not the most exciting bits of a mountain bike, are they? Well, maybe if you know some of the best mountain bikers in the history of…

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    Buyer's guides

    Stacking up the suspension forks for a round of testing

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

    A collection of the best women’s kit for mountain biking

    Best mountain bike clothing for women: jackets, trousers, shorts, jerseys and more

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    Best dropper seatposts: reliable game-changers

    Birzman BottleCleat

    Best water bottles for mountain biking: keep thirst at bay

    SRAM GX Eagle

    Best mountain bike drivetrains and groupsets

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    Reviews

    Scott Gambler 2026

    The new Scott Gambler has a 6-bar linkage, hides its shock inside the frame, and can be configured in 36 different ways – but is it too complicated for the weekend warrior?

    Deviate Kurgan e-bike

    Deviate’s first e-bike is a none-too-subtle high-pivot marauder, and the Kurgan boasts some clever features that further separate it from the hordes

    Specialized Status 2 170 DH

    The Specialized Status 2 is the perfect holiday bike for Alpine tourists or bike park weekends: it’s cheap, fast and fun, but ultimately safe and composed

    Torq Energy Jellies

    Bored of Jelly Babies? The new Torq Energy Jellies deliver a punchier energy hit and taste delicious, but they’re not cheap

    Trek Fuel EX 2026

    Trek’s new alloy-framed Fuel 8 is over £1,000 cheaper than the outgoing model, and small changes help it rip even harder on the trails: but at 17kg it weighs nearly as much as some e-bikes

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