Giant Talon is an aluminium hardtail available as 29er or in 27.5, it comes with 100mm travel suspension fork (80mm on smaller 27.5in models).
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The best things we’ve seen this week
It's Friday o'clock once more and time to fire up the coffee pot and have a look at our round-up of coolness from the previous seven days in MTB.
New Giant Trance X snubs its nose at Downcountry bandwagon
Adding 20mm of travel to standard Trance, new Giant Trance X range of trail bikes rock 135mm travel out back and 150mm forks up front.
Kona Process X: longer travel and mullet-able
New 2021 model the Kona Process X is longest travel Process to date, with 161mm of rear travel paired with 170mm travel forks up front.
Spotted: new Schwalbe Big Betty and Super Trail casing
Leaked on certain 2021 bikes' spec sheets, there appears to be a new Schwalbe mountain bike tyre on the way. And there's maybe a Super Trail casing too...
Vorsprung Secus fork bolt-on claims to be better than air AND coil
Big claim alert! Vorsprung Secus is "air spring with truly better spring rate curve than coil, without it actually being worse in any part of the travel".
Yeti has re-launched the famous Arc as a trail bike, with all mod cons and modest geometry
Yeti re-launch the famous Yeti Arc just four years after ditching it – there are four builds to pick from and a limited-run anniversary edition for an amazing £8,999.
Dirty Deals: free £50 bike repair, cheap 140mm RockShox, tilting bike racks and more!
School's out (not that it has actually been 'in' since March) so chances are you'll be needing some stuff for daytrips and longer days in the saddle.
UK made Pembree R1V flat pedals are 100% recyclable
New UK company Pembree are fully solar- and wind-powered. Check out their full recyclable flat pedal called the Pembree R1V.
Dyfi Bike Park: trail guide
Four years in the making, four black-grade trails, and 400m of vertical drop: At long last the Dyfi Bike Park is finished, and open to ride… if you dare.
The best things we’ve seen this week
It's Friday afternoon so it must be time to slack off for a bit and hoover up all the best little bits of mountain biking that have happened throghout the…
Bird go looong and go carbon with new Aether 9C
Bird Aether 9C is a carbon 29er trail bike with 130mm of rear suspension, a 65° head angle, 78° seat angle, 430mm chainstays and 541mm reach on XL.
Check out Advnture: new website celebrating the great outdoors
The newly launched Advnture.com is the home of outdoor inspiration and buying advice. It’s designed to provide the knowledge you need to get out there and enjoy your next trip,…
Why the new EXT ERA fork has two positive chambers (and a £1590 price tag)
EXT ERA fork carries a lot of tech and has price tag to match. Unique spring system claims unparelled levels of consistency throughout the stroke.
Yamaha YDX-MORO e-bike knows when you are riding uphill
Yamaha first made a power assist electriv bike in 1993. Now 27 years later they unveil the Yamaha YDX-MORO range of modern electric mountain bikes.
Garmin issues statement on recent cyber attack outage
Last week brought you news of a potential ransomware attack on Garmin's online services. Here's the latest info from Garmin themselves.
Fabric FunGuy Grip review
Fabric has a couple of grips with names that reference the humble mushroom: the Fabric Magic, and this, the new Fabric FunGuy.
SKS Airstep Foot Pump review
Mention the words ‘foot pump’ and I’m guessing it’ll conjure up visions of a rattly, sprung-loaded contraption that was always falling over or walking along the pavement as you tried…
Torq Explore Flapjack review
This Explore range of Torq flapjacks has had me hooked since it first appeared in my local bike shop. Of the five flavours, Organic Carrot Cake’s my pick, but all…
Race Face Stash Quick Rip 1.5L Bag review
Race Face Stash Quick Rip 1.5L is a small bum bag for short rides. It can carry a single water bottle which slots into a neoprene pocket in the centre.