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 has never quite hit the…
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Sonder’s Evol is a good back-to-basics enduro bike, but adding wireless gears puts it in the ring with some heavy hitting competition
Sonder Bikes has grown out of the Alpkit stable, where affordability meets good design and rugged build-quality in outdoor equipment. The comprehensive range now runs to 14 different bikes, from…
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 hardtail frame is now 150g…
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 sale for outrageous prices. Earlier…
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 – is anyone going to…
At 6ft 1in I’ve struggled to find MTB bike trousers long enough, but Gore’s Passion Pants are it
I’m a big fan of the Gore Passion Pants because they’re technically great, lightweight, good value, and don’t feel the need to dress you up in logos like a Formula…
Year’s of painstaking exploration have unearthed 275km of the best trails in the alps, and now you can follow the 6-day route for free!
The Stone King Rally and mapping app Komoot have launched a 275km Stone King enduro mountain biking route. The GPS track was previously only available to participants of the Stone…
2024 MTB World Championships: how to watch for free from anywhere in the world
The Mountain Bike World Championships is upon us and the big news is that Tom Pidcock has all but won the XCO race already, after emphatically taking Olympic gold just…
Lightweight, lively and nimble: Cannondale’s Habit LT is a proper trail bike, not an overbuilt enduro rig
As one of a handful of trail bikes with a very similar shape and suspension design, Cannondale’s Habit LT had a hard job convincing me it was a truly unique…
Although my very first mountain bike marathon race was like a Tough Mudder on a bike, I’m now totally hooked!
For the uninitiated – that was me at the start of this journey – a mountain bike marathon race is simply a long-distance off-road race. The race distance varies, but…
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 brand has gone in slightly…
Red Bull Rampage veterans will squeeze out up-and-comers like Dylan Stark, in one of the most conservative lineups in history
Red Bull Rampage will be ridden by the freeride old guard in 2024, with very little room for up and coming riders like Dylan Stark, in one of the most…
Fear of e-bike fires is real, but stick with reputable systems and they’re “very safe”, say industry experts
Mountain bikers are turning away from e-bikes because of their potential fire risk, with 23% of prospective buyers citing safety issues as a concern when picking out a new ride.…
I’m a diehard mountain biker, but the roadies nailed it with Sportful’s Pro Baselayer Tee
The Sportful Pro Baselayer Tee is really designed for roadies, but don’t let that put you off. Because base layers are much more of a staple for road than MTB,…
£1,129 for a dropper post?! Fox’s new Transfer Neo wireless claims 20x faster activation than a Reverb AXS, and haptic lever feel, but it’s silly money
Fox’s new Transfer Neo dropper post is 20 times quicker than a Reverb AXS, won’t lose its battery to a tire strike and claims an impressively low stack height. That’s…
Why the brilliant new Santa Cruz Bronson makes me feel sad… and safe, at the same time
Santa Cruz says it’s learnt a lot about mixed wheel bikes since launching the Bronson 4 as its first MX bike, and it’s loaded those lessons into the new Bronson…
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. That is, until you look…
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 updates compared to previous generations…
Mountain bikes are more expensive than ever, but if you’re buying your first MTB, I reckon you’ve never had it so good
Bikes are really bloomin’ expensive now: Google knows it, your local bike shop knows it, and your significant other knows it too when you come home with another ‘must have’…
I love enduro racing, but competing with a mate at Enduro2 in the alps made for double the fun!
There aren’t many mountain bike events around where you can clock up over 15,000m of timed vertical descending in a three-day weekend and make it back to your day job…