From Amazon’s Black Friday week bonanza, to 25% off Rapha’s entire range, there’s a lot of stuff to tempt me into pulling out the credit card. Such as the toasty-warm…
Rebecca Bland
Freelance writer
Josh Lowe – “I didn’t belong in racing, I didn’t belong in freeride – then I found Hardline”
Josh Lowe has been riding since he was a kid, building trails and sessioning dirt jumps in the south east of England. In fact, he remembers a time before enduro…
15 stages, 12,000m of descending, and you get to race with a mate: new Enduro2 Verbier edition scheduled for 2025
Touted as the original pairs format enduro race, the Enduro2 event is back in Switzerland in 2025. Our very own Mick Kirkman joined in the event in Meribel this year…
The Forest of Dean’s Dean Trail Volunteers awarded the highest accolade for volunteer groups in the UK
The Dean Trail Volunteers (DTV), a team of 147 volunteers based at the Forest of Dean, have been given The King’s Award for Voluntary Service. The award was given in…
Access to area of Lancashire nature reserve restricted after “significant damage” apparently caused by bike jumps
Mountain bikers near Clitheroe are being blamed for causing damage to wildflower grassland at Cross Hill Quarry nature reserve, which has apparently been damaged due to people building “bike jumps.”…
Whyte aims to redefine the SL e-bike category with the new Elyte Evo – a lightweight, full power trail bike with modular battery design
Whyte has built on the success of its first SL e-bike – the Elyte – with a new EVO version, boasting more support, more torque, and a rattle-free ride experience.…
After a year of speculation, Coed y Brenin visitor centre will close, but there’s still hope for the surrounding mountain bike trails that make the destination great
After a year of speculation and confusion, National Resources Wales (NRW) will now close three visitor centres at mountain biking sites including Coed y Brenin, in an effort to cut…
Live, work, or study in Shropshire? Sign the petition to help Oswestry get a pump track and skate park
A petition for a ‘skateboard facility and pump track’ in Oswestry, Shropshire, has been launched, with 1,000 signatures needed in order for the plans to be considered by the council.…
Flyup 417 Bike Park forced to close again due to massive National Highways project near Gloucester
Just mere months after reopening, Flyup 417 Bike Park has once again had to close its gates to the public while the National Highways’ A417 project continues. Flyup 417 released…
The Thok TP4 is an all-mountain e-bike with Bosch’s latest CX motor designed using advanced 3D printing
Italian bike manufacturer Thok has launched its newest electric mountain bike, the TP4, an all-mountain model that falls within the brand’s MIG range. It runs off the newest Bosch Performance…
Fox Racing aims to light up the winter months with its new reflective Lunar Collection
Dark nights, shorter days, not seeing the sun until spring time of year is here again, but Fox clothing is hoping to brighten the mood a little with its latest…
The Trail Pot launches a new central fund to help finance trail-building projects across the UK
Trail Pot is the UK’s first grassroots mountain biking trail development fund, created with the aim to “empower local communities and projects with the financial support they need.” The National…
27.5in aint dead! Lapierre’s new Overvolt e-bike can be mullet, 29er or full 27.5in at the flip of a chip
French bike brand Lapierre has updated its all-mountain e-bike for 2025, with five new models in the Overvolt AM range. They all run the new Bosch Performance Line CX Gen…
Pivot’s new Shuttle LT gets the exotic Bosch Performance CX Race motor, but the older and heavier 750Wh battery making it a strange proposition
The Pivot Shuttle LT has a new look for 2025 and gets the fancy Bosch CX Race motor. That’s the good news. The bad news is Pivot has fitted the…
Downhill racing shows “brilliance, and moments when I’m bored watching,” says World Cup’s Greg Williamson
For the best part of 30 years, Will Longden has been involved in downhill racing. Starting as top rider himself, he progressed on to managing the Madison Saracen team when…
Forest of Dean’s new kid-friendly green trail opens, 2km of berms, rollers and “mini rock gardens”
The Forest of Dean has announced the addition of a brand new green level trail to its repertoire. It is called Old Bob’s Trail and is graded green, or easy.…
Tom Pidock’s elbows, Charlie Aldridge’s style, and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot’s swansong – these are the XC racing highlights that have kept me glued to the screen in 2024
It’s that time of year again where we take stock on the epic season of XC racing that’s been and gone. 2024 had plenty of surprises, some great comeback stories,…
The Polestar e-bike is pure Scandi noir, with sexy gold Ohlins suspension, but there’s one massive flaw
So you’ve bought a posh electric car, like the sophisticated, style-conscious Polestar 4 SUV. Maybe you’re an architect or a designer. The first thing you do is check if the…
Dyfi Bike Park gives you 4 new reasons why you must ride there this winter
Wales’s most hardcore bike park, Dyfi Bike Park has been subject to a few enhancements over the summer. From a new website with an interactive trail map, expansions to the…
Ronan Dunne’s first win, Tahnee and Myriam back at the top, Minnaar’s last run, and Danny Hart on the podium – Relive the 5 most memorable World Cup downhill moments of 2024
From the season opener in Fort Bill, to North America and Mont-Sainte-Anne, the UCI Downhill World Cup series has had action-packed rounds across the globe. Sadly, it is over for…