Atherton has a new DH bike out: made from high end aluminium, glued together in North Wales and raced by Geeman himself at Hardline, it’s got to be one of…
Jamie Darlow
Front Section Editor
How Innerleithen’s mountain bike innovation centre could look, as plans to demolish Caerlee Mill are finalised
Innerleithen’s long-awaited mountain bike innovation centre could look something like this, after the Scottish Government applied to demolish the existing derelict textile mill and build something new in its place…
UK government ditches its tariffs on Chinese-made e-bikes, but don’t expect discounts on the DJI-powered Amflow
Chinese-made e-bikes should become hundreds of pounds cheaper in the coming weeks, after the UK government decided it would remove anti-dumping tariffs from everything but folding e-bikes. But sorry to…
One of the last downhill races you’ll see for free in 2025? Red Bull Hardline Tasmania live start time, plus how to watch
Is it better to stay up late or get up early? That’s the quandary facing most of us this weekend, as Red Bull Hardline live race coverage begins on Saturday,…
It’s this or an e-bike for me: how Canyon’s Lux Trail became my go-to bike in 2025
It takes a bold imagination and a leap of faith to create a bike like the Lux Trail, and perhaps only Canyon could actually pull it off. It’s so unique…
Mountain bike industry on its knees? Forget about it, here are seven reasons it’s boom time if you’re a rider
The bike industry is in pretty bad shape, every week we hear about another brand struggling to sell its bikes or bits. Most recently it was the turn of GasGas…
Want to watch the World Cup downhill live without paying £30.99 a month? I’ve found three ways to chop the price down, and to as little as £10 with EE
In just three years World Cup downhill racing has gone from a free-to-watch sport to one that’ll set you back £30.99 a month. Turns out, we never knew we had…
Get ready for some monumental e-bike deals, as Husqvarna and GasGas withdraw from the UK and most of Europe, and look to offload stock
Husqvarna and GasGas e-bikes could soon go on sale with mega discounts in the UK, as PNM, which owns the brands, pulls out from markets outside its home nation of…
Too good to be true? Hunt reckons its new Proven wheels rival Enve and Reserve for strength and weight, but cost less, thanks to its new “pultruded” carbon tech
Hunt’s latest carbon wheels are almost as strong and lightweight as Gucci brands’ like Enve and DT Swiss, but cost less than half as much in some cases. That’s the…
Muc-Off says you can’t carry water in its Mobile Pressure Washer or it’ll leak, defeating the point of an all-in-one washer
Muc-Off’s newest pressure washer is purpose-built for bikes, although I’m sure the brand wouldn’t begrudge you using it to hose down the patio once a year. Really though, it’s built…
This could be the biggest payday in mountain biking! There’s €100k up for grabs for the first rider to win a World Cup on a Gates belt drive – equivalent to winning 27 World Cups back-to-back!
One rider will scoop €100,000 in 2025, prize money for winning a World Cup race using a belt drive and gearbox bike, making history as the first rider to do…
YT’s new Izzo is done with down-country – gets more fork travel and burlier components, but the weight creeps up
YT has grown the Izzo into a proper trail bike, increasing fork travel, the burliness of its components and the overall weight of the direct-sales brand’s shortest-travel MTB. At over…
Why Mathieu van Der Poel will take over from Tom Pidcock as the ‘roadie’s mountain biker’ in 2025
Tom Pidcock won’t win a mountain bike World Cup or even finish on the podium in 2025, largely because he won’t actually be at any of the 10 rounds making…
The most enjoyable bike I rode this year got slammed in our lightweight e-bike test, but I don’t care because I love the way it rides, and it’s my Bike of the Year 2024
My bike of the year is an odd choice, given how badly it scored in our latest review. The Trek Fuel EXe 9.7 managed to get just 6/10 in the…
New World Cup feeder series launched, as the UCI looks to ease entry for up-and-coming riders and grow the sport globally
The UCI has launched a new 28-strong global race series for 2025, with race winners eligible to compete in the World Cup the following year. Called the Continental Series, the…
E-biking is one of the fastest growing sports in the world according to Garmin data, with e-MTB rides surging 18% in 2024
E-biking is one of the fastest growing outdoor activities in the world according to data from Garmin, which reckons the number of completed mountain bike rides off-road was up a…
New Scott Patron e-bike uses ABS brakes, Bosch CX, an 800Wh removable battery and starts from £5,499
When Scott first launched its Patron eRide with concealed shock it looked like something from the future. And a pretty weird future too. Roll on four years though and the…
Commencal’s new Meta Power SX 400 e-bike could be the true heir to Spesh’s Kenevo SL: lightweight power in a gravity build
Commencal’s latest e-bike is called the Meta Power SX 400 and it’s designed for just one thing – going downhill, fast. The Andorran brand has given the bike 170mm travel…
E-bikes are more popular than ever, and 5% cheaper than they were in 2022, according to the latest research
E-bikes now account for almost 10% of bicycle sales in the UK, with 180,830 of the things sold by bike shops and online retailers. That’s according to the latest data…
SOLD OUT! Ard Rock Enduro tickets go on sale this Sunday, but like Glasto they won’t hang around long: here’s how and when to enter, which category to race in and what to expect from the trails
Ard Rock 2025 tickets go on sale this weekend, with entries for the enduro racing expected to sell out within minutes, according to the organisers. The UK’s biggest enduro event…