As the sun set on summer, we entered what is, for me, the best season for riding. All time, fall time may be a cliché, but it's also completely accurate.
Danny Milner
Editor
New for 2020: the nine hottest new mountain bikes we’ve ridden
The bike industry might be moving away from wholesale model year overhauls, but late summer remains a key period for launching the most significant new models.
Santa Cruz Tallboy: first ride review
The new Santa Cruz Tallboy blends big bike geometry with small bike travel: so is it a trail bike, an XC bike, or something else entirely?
Seven reasons why we love winter
Don’t forget your bike this winter. With the right routes, skills and gear you can make this season a joy. Don’t believe us? Here’s seven reasons why winter rocks!…
Hope HB130: first ride on Hope’s trail bike 29er
Hope launched its first complete mountain bike, the HB160, to a lukewarm reception. Now it's back with a brand new 29er trail bike - does the Hope HB130 pack some…
Nukeproof Blackline LS jersey review
Nukeproof's jersey range includes the more casual, t-shirt-style Outland jersey, the DH-race Kashmir and the trail-orientated Blackline jersey, tested here.
New Intense Primer replaces Recluse, ACV and Spider
Intense aims to simplify its trail category by eliminating the Recluse and ACV and putting all its eggs in a basket labelled Intense Primer.
Three of the smartest, coolest and most quirky Kickstarter ideas for mountain biking
In the crowdfunding age it's never been easier to turn bike ideas into reality. We wandered the aisles of Kickstarter looking for cool, quirky and clever.
Now you can save up to 47% on a new YT-Industries through the Cycle to Work scheme
The recent abolishment of the Cycle to Work Scheme £1,000 limit has significantly widened the scope of bikes available to purchase, and now that choice has just got even broader…
Troy Lee Stage helmet review
It's called the Troy Lee Stage helmet and boasts Troy Lee's typically slick styling and aspirational image, it certainly turned heads when it was released.
Scott Gambler 900 Tuned first ride review
After a long and very public development process the new Scott Gambler has been unleashed, and it's lighter and faster than ever before.
Hebo Defender knee pads review
Hebo Defender is more of a padded knee warmer (they do get pretty warm on a hot summer's day) than full-blown armour. Super light at less than 200g a pair.
Focus Jam² 6.8 Nine e-bike: first ride review
New Focus Jam2 is balanced, versatile e-bike that gets back to the essence of trail riding. Good value and boasts excellent new Bosch Performance CX motor.
Fox Attack Fire pants review
The Fox Attack Fire Pants are a wind and water resistant outer layer designed to protect mountain bike riders from the elements while maintaining comfort.
Syncros MB Tailor Cage review
While bike designers are becoming as imaginative as drug mules at finding orifices in which to stash stuff, the Syncros MB Tailor Cage keeps it simple.
Shimano goes Eagle hunting with new Deore XT and SLX
New 12-speed groupsets aim to claw back ground from SRAM - we ride the new XT drivetrain and brakes
Megatower vs Yeti SB150 vs Canyon Strive vs Stumpy Evo vs Calibre Sentry vs Geometron
We've got a van full of the hottest 29er enduro bikes, and are going to put them all against the stopwatch to find out which is fastest.
SRAM NX Eagle drivetrain review
New 12-speed groupset SRAM NX Eagle breaks new ground with the most affordable wide-range 1x drivetrain yet. Twelve speeds for £365 SRP.
Forbidden Druid: first ride review
High pivot idler designs like the Forbidden Druid are nothing new - DH bikes have flirted with them - what is relatively new is seeing one on a trail bike.
Santa Cruz Megatower: first ride review
Is this new Santa Cruz Megatower a big wheel Nomad or something completely different? Here’s the low-down and our first ride review thoughts.