Community riding group Ride Sheffield, responsible for maintaining hotspots like Lady Cannings Plantation, has launched a fundraiser to help repair and refurbish the Cooking on Gas! blue route. It’s 1.5km…
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Riders who hate graunchy bottom brackets are going to love Hope’s new mud-busting BB solution
Hope has a new BB design that could double the lifecycle of its press fit bottom brackets. Called PF41 BB, the Barnoldswick brand has engineered an assembly with seals on…
Handmade in Wales, the CES Sport Copa is a budget carbon wheelset that’s prime for UK riding conditions
Based in Wales, CES Sport has a history making road and triathlon wheels for decent prices with this Copa its first set of 29er wheels built purely for MTB. The…
Privateer launches new versions of the no-nonsense 141 and 161, with a focus on high performance at realistic prices, while packing in premium features like size-specific chainstays
Privateer is back with its second generation of aluminium enduro and trail rippers, featuring a new suspension platform, tweaked geometry and mixed wheel flip chips. Almost four years after we…
Softshells like Rab’s new Vapour-Rise Cinder Jacket are making Gore-Tex redundant, here’s why 100% waterproof is no longer needed
Rab’s new Vapour-Rise Cinder Jacket won’t keep much water out, it doesn’t pack down small, and the price isn’t particularly reasonable. And yet despite all that it earns its place…
Anyone with a Bosch Smart System e-bike can now customise peak torque, enjoy dynamic Kiox display, and access more data than ever before thanks to new update
Bosch’s latest e-bike system update is here, and it’s a good one, aimed squarely at making the standard Kiox display a whole lot smarter. Called Dynamic Display it works on…
E-bike fires up 78% in a year according to the London Fire Brigade – here’s how to keep your battery safe
E-bike fires increased by a massive 78% last year compared with 2022, according to the latest data from the London Fire Brigade (LFB), which has launched its #ChargeSafe campaign to…
I love the look, the feel, and the concept behind the Production Privee Shan 5, but the short chainstays compromised the handling
The Production Privee Shan 5 is a bike that’s impossible to pigeonhole. With 140mm of claimed travel and a skinny-tubed steel front triangle, it’s the kind of oddball machine you’d…
Ergon’s GDH Team grips are built to reduce hand pain, arm pump and fatigue on downhill tracks, but they’re not for everyone
The Ergon GDH Team is only available in one (mid-fat) diameter, and it isn’t left-right specific like so many of the best mountain bike grips around today… and including the…
Another UK trail network is losing its visitor centre, but this time it’s good news for Flyup 417 Bike Park
Flyup 417 Bike Park is on the way to getting a new visitor’s centre, complete with café, workshop and bike rental, after roadworks to the nearby A417 were revealed. That’s…
Swap out the tyres for something chunkier and the Saracen Mantra Trail would be my ultimate trail hardtail
With progressive geometry and MX wheels, the latest Saracen Mantra Trail LSL takes us one step closer to the perfect hardtail mountain bike. But has Saracen gone far enough? In…
Danny Hart and Vinny T on the start list for the Snow Bike World Champs, but there’ll be no live race coverage!
Danny Hart, Vinny T and French SnowBike champion Pierre Thevenard are on the start list for the inaugural Snow Bike World Championships taking place this weekend in Châtel, but there’s…
The Focus Vam2 SL e-bike uses flex stay suspension, weighs 16.2kg and dishes out 125mm travel… but does anyone really want a down-country eeb?
Frustrated by that brick wall you run into on an e-bike when you hit the 25km/h limiter and the motor cuts out? Well, the solution to your problems could be…
The Alpinestars Sierra Waterproof Jacket is a proper storm shield, but you’ll need plenty of reproofer to keep it that way
The Sierra is a 2.5 layer jacket, which sounds odd but means it has a Nylon face fabric bonded to a waterproof/breathable membrane with a printed inner surface. The latter…
Best mountain bike tubeless sealant: Go puncture-free!
The best tubeless sealant will keep the air in your tyre for longer and actually fix punctures while you ride. No more inner tubes or patches!
Formula has not launched a new product, instead it wants your existing fork and brakes to go on working for longer
While we’re all accustomed to seeing new mountain bike products launched on an almost daily basis, it’s rare that a brand announces a scheme designed to help you avoid buying…
The new Pivot Switchblade doesn’t get trendy internal storage or a steep seat angle, but there are good reasons for not following the crowd
Squint, and you’d be hard pushed to tell the difference between the brand new Pivot Switchblade V6 and the one that was released in 2020. It doesn’t help that both…
E*thirteen’s new tubeless valve is half Presta, half Schrader, and promises easier tyre setup
E*thirteen has just invented something called the Quick Fill Plasma Schrader Valve, which sounds really dull until I tell you it’s a hybrid of the best of Presta and Schrader.…
I love my mountain bike, but these are the annoying things that make me want to throw it in the hedge
The best mountain bikes are brilliant things, capable of tackling seemingly impossible terrain at silly speeds, they’re great for our happiness and our health. But that doesn’t stop them being…
Why weight still matters on a mountain bike… but not for the reasons we’ve all been told
A lighter bike rides better than a heavy one, right? It’s an idea most of us have agreed with over the years because, simply put, we know it to be…