If you have never ridden a skinny-tyred road bike then you would probably be forgiven for not hearing of Swiss clothing brand Assos. Amongst our…
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Tech of the month: Fox 34, RaceFace wheels, Hayes brakes, Ion shoes, Dainese armour, Insta360
Tech of the month: Fox 34 Stepcast, RaceFace Next R wheels, Hayes Dominion brakes, Ion shoes, Dainese armour, Insta360 all featured this time.
ShockPro app tells you when to service your suspension
The ShockPro application works in combination with Strava (sorry!) to track the number of hours per component between service intervals.
Bike Unchained 2 smartphone game available for free download now
Sequel to 2015 biking-on-your-phone game called Bike Unchained is out for free download now. It's called er... Bike Unchained 2.
The best current GoPro deals for mountain biking
Classic GoPro models, new GoPro drones and GoPro accessories - they're all here. The best current GoPro deals for mountain biking.
Details of the new Five Ten Impact Pro
The Five Ten Impact Pro is a new name in the Five Ten catalogue but it's actually pretty much the new Impact VXi. Why not…
Should Strava Premium users switch to £18.99-per-year Strava Summit package?
Strava Premium is being phased out and replaced with three different subscriptions options called Summit: Training, Analysis and Safety.
Why are coil shocks making a comeback?
When Specialized released the Öhlins Enduro it signalled a return to coil shocks. What's good about coil? Should you switch from air to coil?
Tech of the month: Hunt wheels, Land Rover phone, Funn dropper, Specialized enduro clothing and more
A collection of stuff that's dropped at mbr HQ this month: Hunt wheels, Land Rover phone, Funn dropper, Specialized enduro clothing and more.
Hayes are back with the new Dominion A4 brake
American brake giant Hayes has been conspicuous by its absence in the bike industry of late. But this is all about to change thanks to…
Maxxis expand Wide Trail range to eight tyres
More models of popular Maxxis tyres will now be available in the Wide Trail format, larger volume tyres designed for modern wider rims.
New adjustable width handlebars from Ibis
Two new carbon bars from Ibis come with aluminium end inserts to fit/remove to suit your width desires; either 750mm or a full 800mm.
Shimano’s first ever BMX-specific SPD
Shimano has introduced its first ever BMX racing-specific SPD pedal. We reckon there will be some stompy mountain bikers who like the sound of it.
Tech of the month
Each month we show you all the new exciting tech. Here we have an innovative bike stand, the 2018 Stumpjumper, knee and elbow pads from…
New from PRO: internal cable routing tool and 170mm dropper post
A couple of pleasing products from PRO: a longer drop Koryak dropper and a tool to take the faff and swearing out of internal cable…
120mm drop KS Lev available as a 27.2mm externally routed dropper
The new KS Lev dropper post will be hailed with cheers from all those riders with older bikes with 27.2mm seat tubes and no Stealth…
Renthal Fatbar Carbon bars now 800mm but still 225g
Renthal Fatbar Carbon V2 is 800mm wide, weighs 225g and claims same strength and flex characteristics of the outgoing Fatbar Carbon model.
There’s an updated Formula Selva R fork due in November… and we’ve ridden it
Read our enduro fork test and you’ll see that we consider the myriad of tuning possibilities offered by Formula Selva R are both an asset…
Redesigned WTB Vigilante and a brand new WTB Judge tyre
Details of updates to the WTB Vigilante and WTB Trail Boss, plus a new WTB Judge rear tread and reworked tubeless rim and tyre system.
New Shimano E7000 is like SLX for ebikes
News just landed of a new range of e-bike components called Shimano E7000. Shimano's SLX is called M7000 so we're assuming this is the e-quivalent.