The snowdrops are rising, the sun is shining and the trails are lacking slop. Let’s get on with it! Yep, it’s your weekly sneak peak through the portcullis of castle…

Giant anthem advanced pro 29

The Giant Anthem Advanced Pro 29 is Giant's short (90mm) travel, carbon XC race weapon. Matched to a 100mm fork it delivers almost trail bike handling.

mavic crossmax ultimate h20

These Mavic Crossmax Ultimate H2O waterproof shorts are perfect for providing wet weather protection for your legs. Highly packable and very lightweight.

Excellently entertaining sixty seconds of PMBA enduro racers stacking it in various ways. Mostly on roots to be fair. Contains a bit of swearing.

What we have here are the coolest and most eye-catching bits of kit from the recent Core Bike bike industry trade show. What's going on the wishlist?

What we have here are the 15 coolest and most eye-catching bikes of the recent Core Bike bike industry trade show. Which one would you have?

joystick emulator

Joystick Emulator pedal is the Brit brand's latest offering. It’s one of a breed of flats with the inboard bearing housed in a raised part of the platform.

hope f20

This beautifully finished, knurled Hope F20 platform is Hope’s first flat pedal and has proven tough and durable in wet UK riding conditions.