The PNW Loam Carbon Handlebar is designed explicitly to offer more comfort and vertical compliance than an alloy bar, to take the sting out of bumpy trails and introduce an…
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Forget Amazon Prime Day, Fox kit is up to 50% off at Blacks right now, including the brilliant Union flat pedal shoe
There are some cracking deals on Amazon Prime Day right now, including discounts on Garmin, Worx pressure washers, Maxxis, GoPro and loads more. But I reckon Blacks has Amazon licked…
GoPro’s latest Hero12 is just £282 in the Amazon’s Prime Day sale, but hurry as it’ll disappear soon
We’ve just spotted this little gem, buried in Amazon’s Prime Day listings: the GoPro Hero 12 is now on sale for £282, or $299. That means you can bag what…
I hate buying from Amazon, but this Worx Hydroshot portable washer deal is too good to miss
I hate buying stuff off Amazon almost as much as I hate cleaning my bike, so it’s the irony is not lost on me that these two negatives have attracted…
Tom Pidcock out of the Tour de France with Covid…can he still retain mountain biking XCO gold at the Olympics?
British cross-country (XCO) Olympics hopeful, and reigning Olympic Champion, Tom Pidcock has had to pull out of the Tour de France just two weeks before the Paris Games begin. The…
Leatt expands from clothing and protection into MTB components with a new range of stems, bars, grips, and pedals
Leatt has built a solid reputation for clothing and protective gear since it launched the original MTB neck brace 20 years ago, and the South African brand is making the…
Trek’s Top Fuel was my fave down-country bike last year: now it’s lighter, gets a four-position flip chip, and there’s more space for sandwiches
Trek has added a new flip chip to its latest Top Fuel that lets riders change the bike’s geometry and the shock’s progression independently of one another. Trek has long…
Back from the brink: Kona launches its next gen Process 153 and 134, with more sizes and mullet wheel options
Less than two months after being saved from closure, Kona bikes has released its next generation Process trail bikes, and a whole new (or rather, old) way of distributing them.…
Is the Presta valve dead? New valves from Schwalbe and Muc-Off aim to kill off this 100 year old design
Tyre valves, whether tubeless compatible or attached to an inner tube have remained largely unchanged for a number of years now, with just a few companies designing high air-flow versions…
Lapierre’s new Spicy CF enduro bike can be converted from high-pivot design to low-pivot by just switching a few parts
Lapierre’s new Spicy CF enduro bike utilises an innovative suspension design to offer both low and high pivot options using the same frame. There are four models in the range,…
YT’s new lightweight e-bike is the Decoy SN, but at 20.6kg it’s anything but light
It’s taken over five years but at long last YT has a new version of the Decoy, which I reckon is still one of the best electric mountain bikes out…
I spotted Bosch’s secret new Performance CX motor at Eurobike, and it’s smaller and sleeker than the current version
You didn’t need to be Sherlock Holmes to spot Bosch’s next generation motor among the e-bikes on display at Eurobike. Some brands had made a half-baked attempt to cover-up the…
ZF’s is bringing automotive technology to the e-bike market, with an exciting new can-sized motor boasting big power with less weight
German automotive behemoth ZF (best known for gearboxes and bearings), has launched its first electric bike system, with the focal piece being the CentriX mid-drive motor. And it’s an impressive…
How to watch the Paris Olympics mountain bike cross country racing for free
The Paris Olympics is less than three weeks away, with the mountain bike cross country racing taking place on the 28 and 29 of July. Here’s our run down of…
Spare lenses cost just £12 on the affordable 100% Accuri 2 goggles, but they steam up like a kettle
100% is a big player in the cycling eyewear and protection game and a frequent fixture over the eyeballs of top professional riders. In terms of MTB goggles, loads of…
Fazua announces bigger internal battery and sturdier remote, but there’s still no sign of a range extender for the Ride 60 e-bike motor
E-bike drive systems manufacturer Fazua has announced plans to launch a new, bigger battery and a Mode Control remote for eMTB use. The battery will be 480Wh and fully integrated…
Power the trails with the Cube AMS Hybrid One44 lightweight eMTB
Lightweight electric mountain bikes are all the rage at the minute. And what’s not to love? They bridge the gap between acoustic and full-fat eMTBs, but with a more natural…
Great news for West Country riders: Flyup 417 Bike Park is to reopen early, as major road project runs ahead of schedule
Gloucestershire bike park Flyup 417 will be reopening on 17 July after work on the A417 Missing Link road project began early. The bike park was forced to close for…
Drone brand DJI swoops into the e-bike market with the new Amflow PL Carbon, boasting the best power-to-weight ratio of any electric mountain bike
Best known for drones and action cameras, Chinese brand DJI enters the e-bike market with an exciting new motor that combines lightweight with big power. This potentially game-changing DJI motor…
I’ve loved Merida’s Big Trail since it went 29er, now the geo changes could make it my hardtail pick
Merida has a new version of its Big Trail hardtail, with bigger sizing, better geometry and improved components. That’s an impressive jobs list to tick off given the previous gen…