Salsa Blackthorn

Best known for its gravel and adventure bikes, Salsa has also spent years blending secret sauces for top-tier mountain bikes. The stealthy Blackthorn is its current 140mm travel rig that’s…

Antidote is a Polish boutique brand that doesn’t outsource production. By fabricating its own carbon-fibre structures, Antidote’s designs aren’t constrained by external suppliers. An in-house approach allows the company to…

SR Suntour Axon Werx fork

SR Suntour has been striving hard to dispense with the image of a brand mostly found on entry-level hardtails. Employing a considerable roster of high profile riders, including Olympic gold…

After some cryptic teasing, the Santa Cruz Syndicate has confirmed its team roster for the 2022 UCI season. Greg Minnaar remains in his position as the team’s lead rider. It…

Fox Flexair gloves 2022

Fox Flex Air gloves have stretch mesh panels between each finger to increase air, while the contoured cut of the fingers give them a second-skin like fit.

ARBR RB2 first ride

What’s the hottest trend in analog mountain bike design right now? Yup, you guessed it, it’s the high-pivot idler suspension design. From niche brands like Forbidden, Deviate and Antidote, to…

Cover MBR Feb 2022 issue 274

The latest issue of MBR is out now, packed full of inspiring ideas and routes to help you find new places to get out and ride. Here’s what you’ll find…

YT Izzo Uncaged 7

YT launched its short travel Izzo 18 months ago, and in its original form it was a short travel bike with 130mm travel that bridged the gap between trail and…

Tom Pidcock might only be 22, but the British cycling phenom has been awarded with an MBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours. After an incredible 2021, Tom’s MBE is…

Neko Mulally has taken a radical approach to solve his frame sponsor issue for 2022: by building his own bike. The American downhiller, who has ridden for esteemed teams such…

USWE Zulo 6 Plus Hip Pack

This Zulo 6 is a new hydration hip pack from Swedish brand USWE. Banana-shaped, it comes pre-curved to better fit the human form with a slightly lower front waist belt…

Deity Deftrap pedal

Most flat pedal manufacturers now have a more affordable nylon option in their range and the latest with a placky-platform is Deity.

Is it possible to watch too much of Danny MacAskill? No. Never. The Scottish trials riding phenom produces a tremendous amount of footage for his edits. And that means some…

SKS Anywhere Bottle Cage Adapter

It’s simple and effective, but only on bikes with conventional size tubes and front triangles, which are those likely to have bottle cage mounts anyway.

Regularly lubing your bike’s chain reduces friction for smoother and more efficient pedalling and also helps prevent failures and premature drivetrain wear.

Five Ten Stealth DLX shoes

Drawing inspiration from classic 1980s Adidas trainers like Gazelles and Sambas, these Five Ten Stealth DLX shoes are a new model straddling the boundaries between dedicated bike shoes and ‘hanging…

Italian mountain bike component brand, OChain, has a new product to make your dual-suspension e-bike feel even livelier. Design engineers at OChain specialize in reducing chain growth and pedal kickback…