This month’s Star Letter asks, not unreasonably: "Where is the variety of technical stuff that companies offer in their ranges aimed at clipless pedals?"
Mountain Bike Rider
Look at the backyard bike track Matt Jones built during lockdown
Look at the backyard bike track Matt Jones built during lockdown. Track can be navigated over 10 different ways and is made up of over 100 tons of dirt.
Dirty Deals: knee pads, saddles, loadsa Schwalbe tyres and more!
Dirty Deals on a Friday again. Shall we do this every week? We've trawled (and trawled again) the best online bike shops to bring you these beauties.
10 trailside repair solutions from Lezyne
Punctures and mechanicals are a fact of mountain bike life. Thankfully theses days there are loads of cool and useful things you can get to help you out
SRAM Eagle X-Sync II chainring review
SRAM Eagle X-Sync II chainring is a classic example of a product packing a huge amount of technology that passes most riders by.
BIkepark Wales reopens tomorrow… but read this before you go
On Thursday 9th July wheels will spin again on Bikepark Wales' s trails. But it won't be quite the same as before just yet. Read on...
Where have all the bikes gone?
Online and in-store, everything from hardtails to e-bikes are out of stock. Where have all the bikes gone?
RockShox Zeb: first ride on 38mm stanchion 160-190mm suspension fork
RockShox ZEB is the the new big-hitting single-crown fork with 38mm upper tubes. Travel options are 160-190mm in both 27.5in and 29in.
Niner’s first ebikes: the 150mm RIP e9 and the 180mm WFO e9
Niner Bikes announce their first e-MTBs. New e9 series of Bosch powered bikes feature 150mm travel RIP e9 and 180mm travel WFO e9.
This is Bosch’s idea of the bike of the future
Bosch's vision for the future involves more system integration, sleeker lines, carbon fibre, full-suspension and anti-lock brakes. Oh and it's an ebike, obviously.
Dirty Deals: £20 tyres, £15 gloves, half-price jerseys and much more!
After a bit of a break while the UK's bike shops basically ran out of stock of anything useful or decent, we're back with our legendary Dirty Deals!
Birzman Disc Brake Piston Press review
If you have to take a wheel out to store or transport your bike, there’s nothing worse than the brake lever getting pressed and this pushing the piston out of…
100% Trajecta Helmet review
100% Trajecta is a full-face lid designed for enduro/aggressive trail riding by being lighter, airier and more comfortable to pedal in all day.
Smith Squad XL goggles review
Editor’s Choice 2020 The Smith Squad XL is the equivalent of a 70in 4K TV for your face. Boasting pin sharp optical clarity and unhindered panoramic vision, it actually enhances…
USWE Zulo 2 Hydration Belt review
USWE Zulo 2 is a diminutive waist pack with two-litre storage (half is taken up by a hydration bladder). The brand also offers Zulo 6 for more cargo.
One Up Dropper Post V2 review
One Up Dropper Post V2 has upped the ante and added two extra lengths (180 and 210mm) to the range and some tweaks to the internals and remote lever.
Best places to ride in the World (when lockdown lifts)
We asked various globe-trotting mountain bikers to tell us where they are most looking forward to riding when freedom returns.
Topeak becomes a sponsor of BikePark Wales with trailside tool stations
Topeak announces BikePark Wales sponsorship. There will be Topeak-branded tool stations in three locations around the park.
How do you get young couch potatoes out into the great outdoors?
Mountain biking is guaranteed to get kids out and about. But which is the right bike? And how do kids learn to ride over rough terrain?
New 120mm Transition Spur goes extremely downcountry
120mm front and rear. 29in wheels. Full carbon frame (front triangle, swing arm and rocker). Optional 100mm rear travel with 37.5mm stroke shock.