Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month: coil sprung forks, crisp pedals, wooly jumpers, aural buddies, gripping 'shrooms, holy saddles and ting.
Mountain Bike Rider
Check out the new Specialized Recon clipless shoe range
Three models to choose, there’s a Specialized Recon for a few different types of clipless rider: XC racers, gravel grovellers and coffee stop champions.
Giant Reign 29 Advanced Pro 0 review
The Giant Reign 29 is the long awaited 29er version of the Giant Reign. Full carbon frame with Maestro rear suspension delivering 146mm travel.
Details of new £65 Smith Convoy helmet
News just in about Smith's updated mountain bike range for 2020, which includes new entry level Smith Convoy helmet and performance sunglasses.
Orange Switch 6 RS review
This is the brand new Orange Switch 6 trail bike, aka the mullet. As such, it has a 29in front and 27.5in rear wheel. 160mm fork with 145mm rear.
Are MotoGP bikes beginning to borrow ideas from mountain biking?
After giving us disc brakes, suspension and mismatched wheelsize, it looks like motorbikes are finally taking some tech inspiration from mountain biking.
Endura MT500 Waterproof Suit review
Ever witnessed the joy a toddler feels when it jumps in a puddle wearing a onesie? That’s the feeling I get when I pull on Endura MT500 Waterproof Suit.
Is riding bikes together the secret to a long and happy relationship?
A recent survey claims that 66% of couples who exercise together claim that working out together has improved their relationship.
How to deal with those fiddly rubber internal cable ports
Here's how to re-fit rubber cable bungs on internally routed frames. Not glam, but really useful if you want to keep a quiet, clean and well-serviced bike.
Dirty Deals: £10 kid skid lids, £20 mud tyres, half price Stans wheels and much more!
What do we have for you in this week's Dirty Deals? Childrens helmets, mud tyres, wheelsets, backpacks, Garmin GPS units, carbon bottle cages and other stuff.
Back to the future with the beautiful Pace RC295
Pace is selling suspension bikes again, with the launch of the beautiful Pace RC295. Back to the future! Carbon fibre bike with 135mm of rear travel.
Winter mountain biking: everything you need to know
When the rain comes you're still going to want to be comfortable on your bike. Here's how to dress for wet weather riding.
£10,000 gold-plated tri-spoke wheels and 10 other outrageously expensive bike parts
Upgrades are a way of life for us cyclists. Even if every part of your bike is perfect we just can't help ourselves lusting after the next best thing.
Do you need to re-learn how to ride on a modern mountain bike?
To exploit today’s amazing mountain bikes, and adapt to seemingly ever more challenging terrain, new skills and techniques have to be developed.
How to look after your feet on a mountain bike
Cold or aching feet can ruin your ride, make riding with uncomfortable plates-of-meat a thing of the past with these winter warmers.
April’s Clans at The Croft enduro is for teams of three as well as solo racers
Featuring six downhill stages - including a Dual Slalom stage - this sounds like a fun weekend of racing and camping at one of Scotland’s best trail centres.
How to prevent cramp when mountain biking
Eating mustard won’t help - who’d have guessed? And nor will posture, the weather or salty crisps. So what can you do to prevent cramp?
Watch: how to stop disc brake noise
Video walk-through on how to stop disc brake noise. Why do so many of us put up with disc brakes that make a noise more jarring than a Skrillex symphony?
25 years ago we lost Jason McRoy, it’s time he was in the MTB Hall Of Fame
We would like to remind older readers - and inform younger ones - just who Jason McRoy was and how he shaped and influenced the sport we all love.
Cascade linkages claim to unleash potential of Stumpjumper, Nomad, Megatower or Bronson
Does your Santa Cruz or Stumpjumper get its bottom out too frequently? Do you want to stop feeling those small bumps? Chekc ou Cascade linkages.