120mm front and rear. 29in wheels. Full carbon frame (front triangle, swing arm and rocker). Optional 100mm rear travel with 37.5mm stroke shock.
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Yeti SB115 T1: first ride review
If you like your peaks to appear in a training diary, rather than attached to the front of your helmet, the new Yeti SB115 could be the bike for you.
Covid bike boom leaves e-bikes behind
Bicycle Association calls for e-bike incentives after lockdown sales data reveals explosive growth for lower-priced bikes but e-bike boom stalled.
What’s going to happen to Calibre bikes?
The basic message for the foreseeeable future is 'don't worry'. Go Outdoors will continue on effectively as ever from a customer's point of view with regard warranty and spares etc.
YT’s new coil-sprung Capra Shred and Decoy Shred
Decked out with coil suspension and Fox 38 forks, YT has built two new big-hit enduro bikes: the Capra Shred and the Decoy Shred e-bike.
Orange Five Evo and Stage Evo are all about… less
Orange Five Evo and Orange Stage Evo are billed as "aggressive trail bikes with a suspension set-up that defies the numbers on paper".
Orange Stage Evo: first ride on their new 120mm travel 29er rocket
Less is more: the new Orange Stage Evo 29er packs big bike geometry into a nimble 120mm package.
Troy Lee Designs Stage Knee Pads review
The Troy Lee Designs Stage Knee Pad is a new lightweight trail-specific knee guard from Troy Lee Designs with enhanced D3O protection.
Norco Sight VLT C2 27.5 ebike review
The Norco Sight VLT C2 27.5 is the power-assisted version of Norco's award-winning trail bike. Here's the final verdict on our long term test bike.
How to get down steep stuff
Don’t be intimidated by steep trails; learn the skills to handle even the gnarliest of tracks with control and confidence.
Bosch Performance Line CX motor gets software update to boost power and enhance flow
Bosch has just announced a software update to its Performance Line CX motor that unlocks more torque and an improved rider experience – and we've ridden it.
Leatt DBX 3.0 shoe review
Like most manufacturers, Leatt claims its new DBX 3.0 shoe for flat pedals has a soft rubber sole that is also wear and tear resistant.
13 best places to ride in the UK
Our favourite places to ride in the UK. With the help of mountain biking's most seasoned travellers, we've compiled the ultimate UK trail hit list.
MBR Summer 2020
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Specialized Epic goes on a diet and gets a new Brain
Behold the new Specialized Epic and Epic Evo. Do you prefer XC racing with Brain power or down-country duelling with a dropper post?
My best trail, as chosen by XC legend Ned Overend
Mountain biking’s movers and shakers select their favourite places to ride. Here’s one such trail in Arizona chosen by 'Deadly' Ned Overend.
Get fit for mountain biking: five key movements to know
This workout is a combination of five movements, which serve to enhance your riding ability and get you into an overall better condition.
Kona Process 153 CR/DL 29: first ride review
With chunky tubing and a tidal wave of travel with the Kona Process 153 CR/DL 29, is Kona out to prove that bigger is better?
Time to go tubeless with Stan’s No Tubes
Time to go tubeless with Stan’s No Tubes.
Were we crazy to exclude 27.5 wheel bikes from Trail Bike of the Year?
This month's Star Letter. A reader writes in: "to just exclude 27.5in bikes is crazy. All you have now is ‘29er Trail Bike of the Year’."