After nearly a decade in the market, Race Face has updated its Atlas pedal. The new Atlas flat pedal features better home mechanical serviceability and an improved spindle design. Measuring…
Lance Branquino
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Orange Phase MX Team has 25% more range
If you are in the market for a mullet e-bike with single-pivot suspension, Orange has a new Phase MX Team derivative. The characteristic Orange frame aesthetic remains instantly recognisable, but…
Kona bikes now part of Kent Outdoors
Kona has a new owner. The Pacific Northwest bike brand, popular for its trail and enduro frames, has been acquired by an outdoor activity holding company. Kent Outdoors has bought…
Binary’s Maniak hardtail is a titanium quiver killer
Binary bikes have introduced a new titanium hardtail that is at home rolling big miles and technical singletrack. It’s not a hardcore hardtail. There is a bike packing element to…
Atherton bikes go customer-direct with online sales
The most famous siblings in mountain biking, are launching their eponymous frame brand into the online realm. Atherton bikes have gone live with a website that will allow customers to…
Michelin’s new tyres have XC² tech
Michelin has revealed three new mountain bike tyres, targeted at riders who need increased rolling speed and low casing weight. These new Michelin tyres use a similar casing, with dual…
Investment firm buys Silverfish
Investors are showing greater interest in mountain biking at a time when additional capital is required to fund future growth. With inventories low and demand showing no sign of tapering,…
Joe Barnes hops onto Hope’s HB916
Seasoned enduro racer Joe Barnes has moved frame brands, but will remain on a British bike for his Hazzard Racing team. The Scottish rider has transitioned from Orange to Hope,…
Stan’s’ new magnetic freehub promises less friction and more reliability
The intricate world of hub design has been magnetised. Stan’s has announced its latest mountain bike wheelset product, the M-pulse hub. And it promises to have less internal drag, and…
Seven pivots for German brand Reichmann’s Senduro enduro bike
Do you need more links in your life? Of course, you do. And the Senduro is designed to oblige. Most dual-suspension mountain bike designs have four or six pivots, but…
The Antidote Darkmatter 29 is Polish carbon at its best
Antidote is a Polish boutique brand that doesn’t outsource production. By fabricating its own carbon-fibre structures, Antidote’s designs aren’t constrained by external suppliers. An in-house approach allows the company to…
Greenland switches to Santa Cruz
After some cryptic teasing, the Santa Cruz Syndicate has confirmed its team roster for the 2022 UCI season. Greg Minnaar remains in his position as the team’s lead rider. It…
Tom Pidcock adds an MBE to his titles
Tom Pidcock might only be 22, but the British cycling phenom has been awarded with an MBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours. After an incredible 2021, Tom’s MBE is…
Neko leaves Intense to go custom for 2022
Neko Mulally has taken a radical approach to solve his frame sponsor issue for 2022: by building his own bike. The American downhiller, who has ridden for esteemed teams such…
Danny’s Driveway is where it all happened
Is it possible to watch too much of Danny MacAskill? No. Never. The Scottish trials riding phenom produces a tremendous amount of footage for his edits. And that means some…
Video: Tahneé Seagrave and the hidden side of elite downhill racing
Tahneé Seagrave is one of the most gifted downhill riders of her generation. The Welsh resident learned to ride in the mountain biking mecca of Morzine. And her talent was…
Better e-bike suspension feel with OChain-E
Italian mountain bike component brand, OChain, has a new product to make your dual-suspension e-bike feel even livelier. Design engineers at OChain specialize in reducing chain growth and pedal kickback…
DT Swiss buys Trickstuff
A new acquisition in the European component space could unlock the potential of Trickstuff. The German boutique brake and adaptor brand is now part of DT Swiss, which takes full…
Shaw and Fearon onto new teams for 2022
Two of downhill mountain biking’s most stylish riders will be on new teams in 2022. American, Luca Shaw, has announced that his journey with the Santa Cruz Syndicate is ending…
Headset for life? CeramicSpeed thinks so
Binding and grinding headsets annoy all. But Danish low-friction bearing specialist, CeramicSpeed, has something close to a ‘headset-for-life’. The company’s Solid Lubrication Technology (SLT) is a new application of an…