British mountain bike brand Orange has just unleashed its newest race machine, the Orange Stage 7. Based around the winning Switch 7, it adds bigger…
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Sam Hill makes his downhill return at Lenzerheide
Sam Hill is a rider that needs no introduction. The phrase ‘foot out, flat out’ could have been coined expressly for him, and the flat-pedal…
Tahnée’s back! And Fox has dropped a limited edition kit range to celebrate
We couldn’t be more happy to see Tahnée Seagrave making a return to the Downhill World Cup this weekend in Lenzerheide, and the fact that…
New Giant Glory is ready to ride in Lenzerheide
It first launched in 2006 with 26inch wheels and a burly alloy frame. Over the years and various incarnations, it’s taken many an athlete to…
New Apple Watch OS10 offers more metrics, better navigation and 3D maps
If you’re looking for on-bike navigation and wearable heath tech, the choice between a do-it-all device like the Apple Watch and something specific like Garmin…
Have trail centres had their day?
Twenty years ago, purpose built trail centres were the bright new future of mountain biking. But how are they doing today, and are they still…
Hotstuff: what we’re excited about this month
Camelbak M.U.L.E. waist pack with 1.5L lumbar reservoir Bumbags have come a long way since Mr Motivator made them the coolest thing since spandex. For…
When it comes to riding, what’s your ‘why’?
A summer’s evening, a pub with a beer garden and a bunch of bikes stacked up against the wall. It’s a familiar scene for most…
Reynold’s new gravity wheels have already won races
Reynold’s updated gravity race wheels aren’t quite new. To be specific, the eagle-eyed amongst you might have spotted them gracing the bikes of the Pivot…
FFWD updates the OUTLAW wheel for XC and marathon racing
First launched in 2017, the XC and marathon-ready Outlaw wheelset from FFWD (Fast Forward) has been updated ready for the 2023 race season with thoroughly…
Live your Stranger Things dreams: Raleigh has brought back the iconic Chopper bicycle
Okay, it might not be a mountain bike and okay, it might not be the exact bikes they used in Stranger Things, but there’s no…
Prologo says the new Proxim W850 saddle is the lightest of its type on the market
Saddle company Prologo has just released a new men’s saddle designed for e-bikes and gravity riding. Combining lightweight design and elements to improve comfort and…
Introducing: the Strive:ON – Canyon’s all-new e-enduro machine to take on the Formula 1 of E-Mountain Biking
E-Enduro burst onto the world stage in 2020 with a thrilling new format specifically designed for e-bikes. In the electrified version, Liaison Stages play a…
Lightweight and ready to roll: the new Nukeproof Horizon Pro wheels
Nukeproof has been in the wheel game a while, with the Horizon V2, launched in 2020, performing damn well in elite downhill and enduro races…
The CUBE Reaction Hybrid Race e-MTB could be the only bike you ever need
Going electric has put a whole new spin on mountain biking. You get all the fun of fast downhills and challenging singletracks, with the added…
One fork to rule them all: Manitou’s new Mattoc forks offers ‘versatile specificity’
#The PeoplesFork is a strong statement to hitch to a mountain bike suspension fork, but from what we’re finding out about the new Manitou Mattoc,…
The Manitou Junit line offers proper forks for young riders
The next generation of mountain bikers and racers has got it better than ever before, with more and more brands bringing out proper full-suspension mountain…
Orbea brings the science to racing with the Orbea Optimisation Lab
Research and development is where innovation happens, and pretty much every bike brand has a team dedicated to it. At Orbea, that group is known…
The new Haibike LYKE: a lightweight electric mountain bike purpose-built for the trails
There’s much more to constructing a good electric bike than simply adding a motor to the frame. German manufacturer Haibike only make e-bikes, meaning they…
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