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“No one knows what the hell to expect” – Peter Sagan on his Olympic MTB attempt
Road racing star Peter Sagan is having a crack at the Olympic cross country mountain biking this Sunday. Here's a few words from the man himself as D-Day approaches.
The Giro Switchblade convertible helmet is back
The return of the full-face to open-face covertible helmet. The old 1998 Giro Switchblade was a XC helmet with a bolt-on chinguard. The new 2017 Giro Switchblade MIPS is a…
Another kool kids bike – the Rocky Mountain Reaper
The new Rocky Mountain Reaper takes 26" or 24" wheels and has 130mm rear travel with a 120mm fork up front. A proper full suspension trail bike for groms.
The surprise new Intense Recluse
Progressive geometry 140mm travel carbon 27.5 bike. Is it a more aggro Spider 27.5? Or a replacement in-all-but-name of the Tracer? Wherever it fits in their range Intense have made…
Olympic mountain bike course threatened by forest fire
Reports and photos show fire near the Deodoro centre where the mountain biking will take place at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
The all new Focus VICE
Affordable 120mm travel single pivoting machine with impressively modern looking geometry. “Keep it simple and have fun” they say. >>> The best cheap mountain bikes Need to know 120mm rear travel,…
IXS BC-X3.1 gloves review
These full-finger gloves from IXS are just the dab for summer riding
A gap jump attempt we call all relate to
If you’ve ever rolled up to the lip of something bigger than you’ve ever done before, you’ll relate to this vid. Over in that there Whistler there’s more than a…
Olympic mountain bike course video
Even hot favourite Nino Schurter will struggle to beat this lap time. Join course designer Nick Floros as he zips round a lap of the 5.4km course in just over…
Dirty deals: Reverbs, Five Tens, multi tools and much more
It’s Monday again. Boo! Which means it’s time for another edition of Dirty Deals. Yay! We’ve assembled something of a bumper crop of great deals for this week. There must…
2017 Specialized Enduro gets major overhaul
More travel, more wheel size options and more Öhlins
Five great routes for watching this weekend’s Perseid meteor shower
This weekend combine a night ride with some awe-inspiring meteor spotting. Here’s five great places to watch the Perseid showers. >>> Top tips on how to set up your mountain bike…
Photo gallery alongside a mountain bike trail
Cool new art installation along a bike trail in Vancouver, Canada.
Stan’s No Tubes ZTR Bravo Team wheels review
Amongst the best 29er wheels we’ve used. Highly recommended.
Shimano DX M647 clipless pedals
More than 10 years old, but even up against far more modern competition it’s still a great caged clipless pedal.
HT T1 clipless pedals
The only reason we can see to buy the T1 over XT is for the colours, of which there are seven.
Top 10: most popular bike reviews
We reveal the most popular bike reviews this week - are these the UK's favourite bikes?
The seven most remote bike rides in the world
Ever pine for pastures beyond your local trails? These remote bike rides will take you into the final frontier of mountain biking.
Instagram nutjob clifftop biking in Ireland
Another day, another vertigo-inducing ridge riding video lands in our inbox. Instagram user garrydavo is someone you might like to follow. But only on Instagram. There’s no way you’d want…