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    Velduro Rogue

    Spotted! Yet another new DJI-powered e-bike, this time with mid-pivot idler suspension, 160mm travel, and a killer £6,000 pricepoint

    • May 9, 2025

    The Velduro Rogue is a new DJI-powered e-bike with a mid-pivot suspension design – available in the UK from September it’ll generate 160mm travel and gets the biggest 800Wh Avinox…

    Riva Bike Festival 2025

    12 most weird and wonderful products I’ve seen this month, from Bernard Kerr’s Pivot prototype, and Nicolai’s new e-bike, to tartan hydration packs and Carhartt-inspired dungarees

    • May 8, 2025

    Bike Festival Riva is the unofficial European season opener, and as such, it tends to attract brands looking to launch new product in time for the summer peak. Popular with…

    Specialized Turbo Levo

    The Specialized Turbo Levo is one of the best electric mountain bikes of all time and with £800 off at Tredz it’s a bargain buy

    • May 7, 2025

    If you’re looking to invest in one of the best electric mountain bikes this summer. Then you’ll want to have a look at the Specialized Levo Comp Alloy G3, which…

    Ghost Poacha Full Party freeride bike, Etna, Italy

    I rode down an active volcano to test the new Ghost Poacha freeride bike, and one thing really surprised me

    • May 7, 2025

    Ghost’s new Poacha is a freeride and bike park bike, it gets 180mm travel and is the launch vehicle for the German brands more gravity-focussed attitude. The Poacha is a…

    Canyon Sender 2025

    Canyon’s new Sender was out best downhill bike of 2024 – the new model gets posh suspension and starts at £4,000

    • May 6, 2025

    The start of the downhill World Cup is just weeks away, and just in the nick of time Canyon has a new big travel bike it hopes will carry Troy…

    Motor wars, DJI, Specialized, Bosch

    DJI hits out at ‘blanket power restriction’ and exploitative industry practices in official response to proposed e-bike motor legislation

    • May 6, 2025

    DJI has issued an official response to the recommendation from German bike industry body Zweirad Industrie Verband (ZIV) to cap motor power at 750W. The detailed reply, from the drone…

    Thule’s new Epos is the best bike rack I’ve used in 10 years testing – with a 60kg capacity, folding design and space for three bikes it’s almost as good as a van

    • May 3, 2025

    I’ll come right out and say it, Thule’s new Epos is the best bike rack for mountain bikes I’ve ever tested. And at mbr we’ve tested pretty much everything going,…

    Canyon Amazon store

    Canyon starts selling bikes on Amazon, but it’s only in the US, and doesn’t include the latest models

    • May 1, 2025

    Canyon has opened an online store on Amazon’s US platform, becoming one of the first major premium brands to sell via the online behemoth. Traditionally the only bikes available to…

    Bosch MY26 review

    I rode the new Bosch CX power upgrade and the flagship Race motor, and now I’m considering a new e-bike purchase!

    • May 1, 2025

    Bosch has just launched a suite of new products, including an exotic CX Race motor, integrated top tube display, and even a free power upgrade for existing owners. You can…

    Bosch Performance CX Race motor gen 5

    Bosch CX gen 5 motor gets power and torque upgrade to 100Nm and 750W, and it’s free to all owners, but it’s still not a match for the DJI Avinox numbers

    • May 1, 2025

    Bosch has confirmed its much rumoured power update for the Performance CX gen 5 motor, raising the output to 100Nm and 750W, as well as revealing the new CX Race…

    Amflow PL Carbon DJI Avinox e-bike

    I’m a professional bike tester, and while the DJI-powered Amflow PL Carbon isn’t perfect, it’s the only e-bike I’d buy with my own money

    • April 30, 2025

    It’s fair to say that the Amflow PL Carbon is the most exciting e-bike of 2025. Not only that, it’s the only e-bike I’d happily spend my own cash on.…

    Moustache Clutch

    Moustache’s new e-bike uses the Pinion motor and gearbox combo, but at 27kg and with pretty ordinary power it could be a hard sell in the age of Avinox

    • April 29, 2025

    The new Moustache Clutch is an e-bike without a rear mech, instead it uses the new combined motor and gearbox unit from Pinion, one of only a handful of bikes…

    OneUp Wave flat pedal

    OneUp’s new Wave flat pedals have a S-shape profile that’s claimed to offer the best of both concave and convex designs

    • April 29, 2025

    OneUp’s new flat pedal has a unique wavy profile that the company says promotes an ‘aggressive heels-dropped position and gives you a more natural pedal stroke when seated’. Previous OneUp…

    Santa Cruz Bullit unboxing video thumbnail

    Santa Cruz Bullit unboxed! What does it actually weigh? And does the geometry match the claimed numbers?

    • April 29, 2025

    Santa Cruz has just launched its brand new Bullit! One’s just turned up at the MBR office, so we headed straight into the workshop to weigh it, measure the geometry,…

    BikePark Wales new A470 trail

    BikePark Wales revamps the popular A470 jump trail with a new ending that’s not as fast and scary as the old one!

    • April 28, 2025

    BikePark Wales’ most popular jump line, A470, has a completely new ending aimed at easing the progression and giving riders a more consistent jump size. Last year BikePark Wales extended…

    DJI update gives 1,000W in Turbo

    DJI announces 1,000W Turbo mode power boost for Avinox motor, just as German bike industry proposes 750W limit

    • April 28, 2025

    DJI has quietly dropped a bombshell on the e-bike market. Last week the drone, camera, and now e-bike motor manufacturer, announced a free firmware update that would give owners full…

    Early Rider Hellion 24

    I’ve guinea pigged dozens of bikes on my kids in the past 10 years, and the Early Rider Hellion is the best blend of price and performance I’ve seen

    • April 27, 2025

    Is suspension a good idea on a kids mountain bike? We all grew up with fully rigid bikes, and “it never did me any harm”, the internet roundly told me.…

    Ra Bikes Bergsra

    The Ra Bikes Bergsra is like steam punk on wheels: hand welded in Yorkshire from T45 steel, this enduro bike is packed with modern tech

    • April 26, 2025

    Ra Bikes has been making frames by hand for over a decade in the rolling Howardian Hills of North Yorkshire, but while it’s rooted in James Herriot Country and uses…

    The DJI Avinox motor now graces the new Forbidden Druid CorE, Unno Mith and Teewing bikes

    Legislation is coming for your e-bike: it’s not fair but illegal e-bike conversions and yobbo behaviour could ruin it for us all

    • April 24, 2025

    Love them or hate them, e-bikes have probably done more to push cycling into the national consciousness than Bradley Wiggins and Tom Pidcock combined, and that’s both a blessing and…

    Insta360 X5 camera

    Insta360’s new POV camera shoots in a whopping 11K (before downsampling to 8K), gets a huge new sensor and three processor chips to sharpen your riding footage

    • April 23, 2025

    Insta360 has a new version of its all-direction POV camera out, called the X5 it gets much bigger sensors for low light conditions, and a new AI chip that’s claimed…

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    Buyer's guides

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    Reviews

    Endura MT500 jacket 2025

    Endura’s latest MT500 waterproof jacket is lighter and easier to move in than the original, but the latest regulations mean it’s just not as good at shedding water

    Propain Shresh SL

    The Propain Sresh SL may not sparkle and fizz, and the TQ motor is no match for the grunt of the DJI, but I still loved every second aboard this stealthy e-bike

    Fox Podium inverted fork

    Fox’s inverted Podium fork is heavy, expensive, and a faff to live with, but it’s the best enduro fork I’ve ridden

    Silt Enduro Alloy wheels review

    Silt’s Enduro wheels offer just about the best price to performance ratio of any hoops I’ve tested, at £380 there’s no need to pay more

    Specialized Butcher Grid Gravity T9 TLR tyre

    “It grips like stink” – the new Specialized Butcher gets more rubber, more weight and more damping, but it’s still amazing value

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