The Mavic Alpine XL shoe was built to cope with the sharp end of riding in the mountains: a hardwearing, smooth, synthetic leather upper combines with small amounts of mesh…
Jamie Darlow
Front Section Editor
Scott MTB Elite Boa review
Scott's Elite is a super-comfy shoe, racy looking but offering all the attributes of a trail shoe: grippy sole, easy to wear all day but stiff enough for real power…
Five Ten Freerider Contact review
The Five Ten Freerider Contact is a new version of the company’s Freerider VXi. The big change is that the smooth rubber section across the middle of the sole now…
Shimano XC50 review
The Shimano shoes are very light for a mountain bike shoe, beating much of the competition at this pricepoint. Reinforced sides, heels and toes make them just as tough as…
Mavic Rush review
Comfortable trail shoe, hijacking plenty of the top-end Mavic Fury's best points but without the cost
Fort William World Cup, exclusive pictures!
Check out more exciting pictures, from the BDS earlier this year. Pictures by Isac Paddock
Cube Stereo HPC 120 Pro review
Cube’s new 120mm travel Stereo covers ground like an XC bike, while its fun character and relaxed attitude still shine through. We ask, is this the best Stereo to date?…
Fox reveals 2015 forks
The Fox 36 is back, and along with changes to dampers, seals and lubrication oil, the suspension brand is aiming to get back in the game.
Cwmcarn Forest wants you
An opportunity has arisen to operate a retail business from one of South Wales’ top mountain bike trail centres. A new facilities building, with 90sqm of retail space, has been…
Orange hits the Moab slickrock (VIDEO)
Slickrock and truly epic views from Moab in Utah — watch Orange riders Toby and Sam Pantling take on a five day road trip
Watch Hotlines’ new enduro team in action
New Hotlines team riders Gary Forrest and Robert Williams pin it in Scotland and Wales on some fast, winter trails. Amazingly, this little video was shot over one hectic weekend.
Mountain bike skills on the daily commute
Three of the best mtb skills tips you can learn anywhere: spice up your urban ride with skills training
Specialized S-Works Epic Carbon review
A lightweight race machine with diverse trail-blazing capabilities... and a SWAT kit.
Whyte T129 longtermer test
XC capabilities paired with progressive geometry that makes it feel like a short-travel enduro bike. There isn’t much out there as competent as this for the price, £1,700
10 more entries for the Trans-Savoie enduro
Multi-day enduro race the Trans-Savoie has 10 new entries up for grabs at next year’s race. Bonus tickets for the race 300km, six-day race go on sale for 24 hours…
Danny MacAskill: secret footage
Remember the YouTube film that made Danny MacAskill famous? Check out this previously unseen footage from Inspired, complete with Danny Mac commentary too.
Cube’s new electric mountain bikes VIDEO
Check out Cube's new electric powered mountain bike, the Stereo Hybrid. From the video it looks like a proper, bona fide off-road machine.
Yorkshire enduro (VIDEO)
The inaugural ‘Ard Rock Enduro takes place this June in Swaledale, North Yorkshire: all natural, all-mountain, all good fun
Lapierre Spicy 650B: Nico’s enduro bike
The first round of the Enduro World Series at Punta Ala in Italy is nearly upon us, and we’re pretty excited to see how the new disciple works out. Just…
MacAskill’s Imaginate – Episode 1 (VIDEO)
If it feels like it’s been a while since you last watched Danny MacAskill do something mind-blowing on a bike, the wait is over. Check out the first instalment of…