The incredibly itchy looking video was posted up on Falkirk Outdoors Facebook page and shows a mountain biker literally covered in midge. The biker is wearing a dense midge net…

As it stands, the Full E+ 1 is more of a towpath power-house than a genuine singletrack slayer. It wouldn’t take much to bolster the Giant’s rating though.

The Commencal Meta AM 4.2 is a 160mm travel enduro rig running a 170mm fork up front. It's a bit longer and slacker than the previous version.

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In a typically magnificent display Nino Schurter (SUI) took Gold in the Rio Olympics cross country racing after an unexpectedly prolonged cat-and-mouse battle with Jarolslav Kulhavy (CZE). Schurter completes the…

Mariana Pajon (COL) dominated the women's race right from the gate-drop. In the men's race a storming charge down the start ramp by two Americans lead to a thrilling victory…

A "rebel shock" built by one of Cane Creek's coil fanatics. The new DBcoil [IL] is a pleasingly obscure creation that it sure to delight the anti-air brigade.

The Pivot Firebird Carbon takes an old model name and throws a whole load of new stuff at it. The result being a 170mm travel carbon enduro bike with impressive…

Grim, rainy and cold are not the only ways you can think about the north of England. Big, wild and brilliant for bikes is probably more relevant.