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Exclusive first look: Öhlins STX22 air shock (VIDEO)
Key Points: Partnership between Öhlins and Specialized continues for 2016 Air shock significantly lighter than coil shock STX22 optimised for enduro, TTX22M for downhill Fitted…
How to jump tabletops and doubles on a mountain bike (VIDEO)
So after watching part one of our Art of Flight series you’ve mastered hops and drops and have a solid foundation for jumping. This month…
Steve Peat and Annie Last open the UK’s first crowd funded mountain bike trail (VIDEO)
A new blue route has been opened by Steve Peat and Annie Last at the Lady Canning’s Plantation just a stone’s throw from Sheffield. Lady…
Pro bike check: Fabien Barel’s Canyon Strive CF Race (VIDEO)
Fabien Barel was one of the golden generation French downhill riders and won two consecutive downhill World Championships in 2004 and 2005. Barel is renowned…
Seven under-the-radar European bike parks you need to ride (VIDEO)
British mountain bikers regularly make the unofficial summer pilgrimage to European bike parks. The trails across the Channel are poles apart from your local woods. They…
Pro Bike Check: Jérôme Clementz’s Cannondale Jekyll
In just two and a half years, Jérôme Clementz has won six rounds of the Enduro World Series, he’s also a two-time winner of the Megavalanche – in short, it’s fair…
Pro Bike Check: Dan Atherton’s GT Sanction
As part of mountain biking’s fastest family, Dan Atherton is guaranteed to always have a nice bit of kit under him when he rides. Dan…
Trek’s Procaliber hardtail with inbuilt seat tube flex (VIDEO)
The hardtail that thinks it’s a full suspension bike, Trek’s Procaliber has a vertically flexy rear end for comfy riding
10 reasons to watch the downhill World Cup in Lenzerheide
The DH World Cup 2015 is about to begin, the most exciting and dramatic mountain biking series in the world: find out where to watch…
Pro Bike Check: Curtis Keene’s Specialized Stumpjumper 650b
Curtis “The American Dream” Keene is one of America’s big hopes for taking home some Enduro World Series glory. He repaid his fans at round six…
How to jump on a mountain bike with Olly Wilkins – Part One
Ever since Icarus and the Greeks, man has wanted to fly and while mountain bikes might not quite be able to get you close to…
What goes on inside the Fox DHX2 shock? (VIDEO)
The new Fox DHX2 shock is already proving to be incredibly successful on the World Cup downhill circuit, and that technology is starting to trickle…
Lehikoinen goes rim riding on day five of the Trans-Provence (VIDEO)
Take a look at what's in store for the original enduro stage race
The simplest dropper post ever?
The new patent-pending Digit seatpost brings most of the benefits of a dropper post to a much wider audience. Like most great ideas, it’s ridiculously…
The Celtic Trip with Jerome Clementz (VIDEO)
Go behind the scenes with mountain bike legend Jerome Clementz and see how a star prepares for the Enduro World Series
Steve Worland remembered with charity bike race (VIDEO)
The Steve Worland Ride Singletrack Hard and Drink a Swig of Cider Memorial Cup returned to the Bristol Bike Fest for the second year in honour…
Scott adds new Plus wheel sizes for 2016 range
For 2016, Scott has gone big on the new 27.5in Plus wheel size, launching eleven models in total from hardtails to ebikes to run alongside…
How to replace a Shimano external BB (VIDEO)
Step-by-step video tutorial: how to replace Shimano's external bottom bracket
Eight of the most legendary downhill race runs
We’ve just about recovered from Aaron Gwin’s storming chainless run at the World Cup in Leogang. Quite how he managed to be faster than anyone…