A nine-year old has become the latest victim of trail traps, in Kent. Troy Baldock was out riding with his father Grant and brother, Blake, in the late afternoon, when…
Lance Branquino
News writer
Nock’s handguard saves your knuckles
Many enduro riders know the agony of crushing their hand in a tree impact, whilst still wrapped around the handlebar. A momentary deflection or misjudged line option can see you…
Tune 2.2 for RAAW Madonna
RAAW is a German brand that does the whole aluminium enduro bike thing, with clever frame details. The RAAW crew has updated its Madonna 160mm 29er, with a new V2.2…
Bike Check: Nino’s Scott Spark RC
Scott wowed all with its new Spark, but what does a World Champion build look like? The rider who has given Scott’s Spark more wins than any other, is Swiss…
Forbidden gets Ziggy with it
It is mullet month in mountain biking, and Forbidden is the latest brand to mix it up. The flood of new mullet bikes might be a bit ahead of customer…
Convert your 5010 to a Bronson lite
If you like the combination of smaller wheels, shorter travel and Santa Cruz’s VPP suspension, there’s a great new linkage hardware upgrade. The people at Cascade Components, who machine all…
Horror genitals injury at Leogang: “some spare parts were hanging out”
Scott Factory downhill racer, Florent Payet, endured an agonizing injury in practice for the first 2021 World Cup DH event.
SSU buys Wiggle and CRC
German online sports retailing giant, SIGNA Sports United (SSU) has announced the purchase of two established mountain bike and cycling e-commerce entities: Wiggle and CRC. Most mountain bikers have navigated…
An e-bike for everyone – with Cube
If you are in doubt about which segment of e-bike to choose, Cube can help. The German bike brand designs and markets a broad portfolio of mountain, commuter, touring and…
Bold new design for Scott Spark
When Scott acquired fellow Swiss mountain bike frame brand, Bold Cycles, many thought it was simply a defensive stagey. Few could have imagined that a legacy mountain bike company of…
Evil following MX trend with 168mm Insurgent
The mullet bike market continues to multiply, with Evil being the latest brand to mix things up. As part of a product update to the Insurgent, there is now a…
Whyte – Performance by Design
As mountain biking surges to levels of unprecedented popularity, marketing can often supplant legacy. Innovation is nothing without experience and in the realm of e-bike development, that can become tellingly…
Mondraker’s carbon DH bike is Summum else
Little more than half a year after it first gained 29” wheels, Mondraker’s renowned downhill bike platform is now available in carbon. The Spanish brand has created a full carbon…
Mullet makeover for Santa Cruz Bronson
The Santa Cruz Bronson was the dual-suspension bike that brought Santa Cruz into 650b, has now evolved to something else: mixed wheelsize.
Transition mixes wheels with new Patrol
Mullet bikes might become the trend of this season and Transition has always valued being an early adopter. With the mixed wheel size theory having been proven in downhill racing,…
Spire crowns Transition’s enduro pyramid
If Transition’s Sentinel isn’t enough bike for you the Pacific Northwest brand has a new enduro 29er. For those riders who believe in progressive geometry and lots of suspension travel,…
You can now wear Rapha on your mountain bike
We take a deep dive into the new Rapha Trailwear mountain bike range, which brings the iconic cycling brand into the singletrack schredding scene.
Transfer SL dropper is only 327g
Fox has simplified its Transfer dropper post, with a new SL derivative. This product development is a reaction to demand from the XC riding community, for shorter and simpler droppers.…
New Blur becomes the lightest Santa Cruz
After months of teasing, Santa Cruz has confirmed details and specifications, for its new Blur. One of the most celebrated model names in Santa Cruz history, the new Blur majors…
Pole’s 190mm bike will happen
Finnish boutique bike brand, Pole, has posted a radical new prototype on Instagram. Company founder and chief industrial designer Leo Kokkonen, has shown his social media audience a new single-crown…