Everyone knows tubeless tyres are fantastic once you get ‘em mounted, right? Fantastic that is until a rogue rock or sharp pointy thing causes air inside to rush out when…
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Behind the brands: Former Frameworks builder launches its own MTB label, with a titanium and 3D printed hardtail made in Scotland
You’ve probably heard of Frameworks. The boutique brand makes bespoke bikes out of exotic materials, and boasts riders like Hardline winner Asa Vermette on its race team. What you might…
I’ve tested hardtails for over 20 years, Whyte’s new Secta RS is the best bike out there under £1,500
Renowned for its forward-thinking approach to bike design, British brand Whyte has been on a bit of a mission of late to launch new bikes and tech. JD reviewed the…
SRAM launches limited edition 1987 Transmission groupset, in honour of the company’s 38th year
SRAM has launched a limited edition run of special Transmission groupsets in honour of the year the brand began: 1987. The 1987 Collection runs a “unique combination of T-Type ecosystem…
Smith’s Forefront 3 is about the comfiest helmet I’ve ever strapped on, but it’s not as breezy as the cheaper Payroll
Smith’s Forefront 3 Mips helmet is about as premium as it gets, and while £250 for an open face is top dollar you do get more features and tech than…
Looking for an easy win mountain bike maintenance solution? Then the Muc-Off MTB Essentials Kit has almost 50% off and comes with nearly everything you need at a bargain price
Muc-Off is renowned for its MTB cleaning and lubricating products, and it’s safe to say Muc-Off has it sussed with a vast range of products that includes some of the best…
Cube’s Reaction hardtail is bulletproof: designed for agility and muddy tech, it’s ideal as a winter hack
Cube’s Reaction TM Pro is great looking and even better value: It’s for riders who want a tough, well specced, aggressively agile play bike but don’t want rear suspension or…
11 of the most expensive mountain bikes on sale today – and one of them costs $48,000!
If there’s a cost of living crisis facing many of the biggest economies in the world, with food prices and energy costs eating into disposable income, then it clearly hasn’t…
Plans for community-funded bike park in North Yorkshire town approved, with green, red and blue trails to be built
A brand-new bike park has received approval in Richmond, North Yorkshire after a local mum’s year-long campaign to get plans off the ground. Louise Raine from Richmond decided to take…
Santa Cruz Vala vs Santa Cruz Bullit: Which is the best premium e-bike for you?
Santa Cruz caused quite the stir when it moved away from its traditional VPP suspension layout with the Vala in 2024, then quickly doubled down on that decision with the…
UK brand Pashley reckons there’s a new bike category in town… the ‘grountain’ bike
UK brand Pashley, known primarily for manufacturing steel framed bikes that absolutely are not mountain bikes, has launched its latest addition called the Wildfinder. Which, in the brand’s words, is…
Pembree started out making pedals, but now the UK brand has expanded its range to include gravity-focused bars, stems and seat posts
Pembree, a UK-based MTB component brand has launched a new range of gravity-focused components. The range is a premium collection, with the parts designed for “maximum performance” as well as…
Scott’s new Gambler looks like a complicated DH weapon with lots of adjustability for those who want to fine-tune their bike
Scott is no stranger to the DH World Cup scene, with 2 x World Cup winner Benoit Coulanges and up-and-coming Brit, Ethan Craik both on the Scott DH Factory Team…
The new Scott Gambler has a 6-bar linkage, hides its shock inside the frame, and can be configured in 36 different ways – but is it too complicated for the weekend warrior?
The new Scott Gambler is a multi-faceted, shapeshifting race platform built to deliver at the highest echelons of downhill. Ironically, with so many parameters adaptable by the end user, Scott…
Pivot’s new Shuttle AM gets the latest Bosch CX and CX-R motor treatment, but it’ll still set you back a fair chunk
Pivot has updated its ‘all-mountain’ e-bike, the Shuttle AM. New for 2025 is the choice of Bosch Performance Line CX Gen 5 or CX-R motors, a Bosch Kiox 400C display…
I made my own tyre at the new Specialized S-Works factory in Germany, and it’s here that the next level of grip will be designed
“It’s like the meth lab from Breaking Bad meets Ready Steady Cook.” The comparison has pops out of my mouth before I really have time to think about it. “Can…
There’s no doubt the Insta360 X5 is the best MTB action camera for recording your rides, but for me its X4 sibling with £76 off at Amazon is still the way to go
I love filming my mountain bike adventures, and the Insta360 range has some of the best action cameras for mountain biking. The Chinese brand has recently launched the all-singing and…
One of Hunt’s best budget wheelsets hits one of its lowest ever prices – with a massive 31% off these lightweight alloy wheels now add incredible value for money to their repertoire
If you’re new to mountain biking and perhaps purchased your first MTB, one of the first things you might want to consider upgrading is the cheaper stock wheels that most…
The six best bikes I spotted at Ard Rock 2025, from Zerode’s belted downhill bike to a modernist retro trail bike from Manitou and Gamux
Yeti ASR 40th Anniversary Edition Hands down, this Yeti was the coolest bike I saw at mountain biking’s best bike festival… and that includes the 12 things I really love…
I don’t care if drop bars are ‘faster’, don’t get sucked in to a trend that only suits 1% of mountain bikers
Drop bars do not belong on mountain bikes. I’m not just talking about aesthetics, although they do look pretty weird, I’m talking from a control perspective. Have you ever been…