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Here are the best mountain bikes under £1,500. For trail bikes, £1,500 marks the point where full-sussers get serious and technical choices proliferate.

orange 329

After much development Orange bikes have today announced the introduction of the Orange 329, their first 29inch wheeled downhill bike.

funn crossfire stem

The Funn Crossfire stem is a stem aimed at enduro use but in reality is a stem well suited to pretty much any MTB application.

birzman pump up

Whatever the initial idea behind it, the Birzman Pump Up is a new canister with 1.2l of volume, giving it the biggest capacity we’ve seen.

Topeak Joeblow Twin Turbo

The Topeak Joeblow Twin Turbo is a new idea from Topeak, designed to satisfy the demands of mountain bikers — who want to dump big volume into their tyres...

gt force carbon pro

While £4k represents the starting point for some carbon enduro bikes, with GT you get the top of the range model. That model is the GT Force Carbon Pro.

douchebags the savage

DoucheBags turned its hand to kit aimed more at two-wheels than two skis a while ago but now it has its new bike transportation solution: The Savage.