Rapha recently announced that they are going to be doing mountain bike apparel in 2021. Why? And what? We should see it at trade show this autumn.
Benjamin Haworth
Contributor
Pay day at last! 10 cheap upgrades to freshen up your ride
Jeez, January has been a long month. If it's your pay day today, now's the time to celebrate and splash out on the one you love: your mountain bike.
New YT Decoy 29 ebike starts from £3,999
YT Decoy 29 is being marketed as an all-mountain ebike. 29in wheels front and rear, 150mm travel and geometry tweaked for climbing efficiency.
The best way to wash your mountain bike
It's a dirty job but we've all gotta do it – here's the definitive guide. The best ways of getting the filth off efficiently, easily and with the best results.
Bigger, lighter, more concave, thinner pins, better seals and bushing: Burgtec Penthouse Flat MK5
The Burgtec Penthouse Flat MK4 was good but the new MK5 aims to tkae things up and level. The biggest update to the iconic pedal for years.
What if you had to pick only one mountain bike?
Is there such a thing as an all-rounder mountain bike? If so, what is it? And would such a bike actually be desirable to own anyway?
Dirty Deals: £40 Assegais, £65 Freeriders, half-price Stans wheels and much more!
A great selection this week. Sometimes the planets just align. This week's Dirty Deals is possibly the best ever edition of bikey bargains we've done yet. Enjoy!
Quick overview of 2020 Ragley hardtails
We like our Ragley hardtails. They've never scored lower than 8/10 in our tests. With that in mind, we're as keen as anyone to see what 2020 brings.
Tornado Attack is a 150mm travel trail bike for £1,200*
Own-brand marques and direct-sales brands have made bikes cheaper than ever, but Tornado Bicycles intends to lower the price tag even further.
Jared Graves returns to Yeti
Graves will be a Yeti ambassador. His race schedule includes select Enduro World Series events and some 'unexpected' races yet to be announced.
Top 10 underrated mountain bike features
Some innovations are beyond desirable, they're pretty much essential. Here’s a rundown of our Top 10 underrated mountain bike features.
The Olympics are coming! DT Swiss’ new XC suspension and 60mm dropper post
You may recognise these bits from the special edition Canyon Lux CF that was also unveiled today. Here's a quick rundown of the spec and pricing of DT's new 232
Only 32 of these Canyon DT Swiss Special Edition Lux CF will be made
All 32 Canyon Lux CF SLX 9.0 DT LTD will be available from today (Thursday 23 January) on Canyon's website at a price of €7,499.
Michelin downhill tyre range now available
Bringing misty-eyed memories back of the genuine classic Michelin Comp 16 tyres, the Bibendum crew have finally released new DH to the public.
Entries now open for ‘Ard Dales enduro
Ard Dales promises virgin loam and steep, rocky woods mixed with flow trails. Purpose built or tweaked trails especially for the event.
Man buys stolen £1,300 bike, returns it to owner, Halfords offers man free bike as reward
Liverpudlian Ste Burke purchased the bike for £80, realising it was worth a whole lot more, and set about trying to track down its original owner.
Dirty Deals: Shortys, half-price Yetis, helmets and much more!
Here's your starter for ten. Hang on, no. This your ten for starters. Whatever. Here are the current ten best online deals for mountain bike stuff.
Ribble Cycles’ Live In-Store is like Facetime-ing their shopfloor staff
Ribble Live In-Store is designed to allowing people to interact and view products directly with a memmber of staff in-store from the comfort of... wherever!
Tahnée Seagrave joins Canyon CLLCTV for 2020 race season
Tahnée joins Troy Brosnan, Fabio Wibmer, Ines Thoma, Kaos Seagrave, Kye A'Hern, Mark Wallace, Braydon Bringhurst, Dimitri Tordo, Thomas Genon et al.
YT Industries release £2k alloy Jeffsy Base with updated geometry
One year after the carbon Jeffsy, YT Industries release the alloy Jeffsy Base with an updated geometry based on the successful carbon version.