Jeez, January has been a long month. If it's your pay day today, now's the time to celebrate and splash out on the one you love: your mountain bike.
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New YT Decoy 29 ebike starts from £3,999
YT Decoy 29 is being marketed as an all-mountain ebike. 29in wheels front and rear, 150mm travel and geometry tweaked for climbing efficiency.
The best way to wash your mountain bike
It's a dirty job but we've all gotta do it – here's the definitive guide. The best ways of getting the filth off efficiently, easily and with the best results.
“We wanted a frame to hang our parts on” – How Hope Technology went from making components to building complete mountain bikes
The Hope HB.130 is the realisation of a dream for Hope's founders. We head to Lancashire in order to find out the story behind this ambitious project.
Pace RC 627 Ultimate GX review
The Pace RC 627 has the ride quality and specification to back up the geometry, and with that sleek, slender look, it will become a modern classic.
Do power meters have a place on mountain bikes?
As Stages announce more power meter models for Shimano XT and XTR cranks, we return to the question: are they worth using on mountain bikes?
How to clean up after a ride without painting your car interior brown
If you ride when it’s muddy, some of that is going to get splattered all over your clothing and, if you’ve driven to the trails, your car’s upholstery.…
MTBing saves lives: how more and more of us are finding solace in the singletrack
Andy Barlow from Dirt School breaks down a few different clients that he’s worked with over the years and how mountain biking ties them all together.
Five rides for short winter days, lacking stature but overflowing with fun
Riding time is precious and limited, especially in winter. Rides that get to the point (ie the fun stuff) and pack a punch are what we’re after.
Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month
Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month. Manual machines, kid skid lids, Funn flatties, wrist-width saddles and much else besides.
Most wanted: RRP ProGuard Bolt On mudguard
The RRP ProGuard Bolt On is one of those products that's hard to believe no one thought of before. So long zip-ties, rubber bands and Velcro straps.
Swinley’s new skill zone uses a unique subscription model
Now you can now add pay-as-you-go to riding your bike with the launch of The Summit, a pay-monthly skills venue at Swinley in Berkshire.
Merida eOne-Forty 9000: first ride review
The new Merida eOne-Forty 9000 is the little brother in Merida’s new range of e-bikes with their battery hidden away inside the down tube.
Bigger, lighter, more concave, thinner pins, better seals and bushing: Burgtec Penthouse Flat MK5
The Burgtec Penthouse Flat MK4 was good but the new MK5 aims to tkae things up and level. The biggest update to the iconic pedal for years.
What if you had to pick only one mountain bike?
Is there such a thing as an all-rounder mountain bike? If so, what is it? And would such a bike actually be desirable to own anyway?
Dirty Deals: £40 Assegais, £65 Freeriders, half-price Stans wheels and much more!
A great selection this week. Sometimes the planets just align. This week's Dirty Deals is possibly the best ever edition of bikey bargains we've done yet. Enjoy!
Quick overview of 2020 Ragley hardtails
We like our Ragley hardtails. They've never scored lower than 8/10 in our tests. With that in mind, we're as keen as anyone to see what 2020 brings.
Sweet Protection Arbitrator helmet review
Norwegian brand Sweet Protection’s new Arbitrator full face is really streamlined at the sides, angular and futuristic-looking. It’s a two-piece convertible lid that has a unique fixing system pairing the…
MET Parachute MCR helmet review
The MET Parachute has been around for years. Over that time, it’s seen multiple revisions, to the point we reckon this MCR version is by far the best looking, most…
Kali Alpine Rage full face helmet review
Kali’s reputation is built on putting safety first. The UK distributor told us that for this exact reason Kali don’t offer a removable chinbar helmet.