Bikes

All the latest bikes comprehensively tested. If we don’t think a product is worthy of our hard-earned, we won’t tell you to part with yours for it. That’s the promise we make with our bike and equipment tests. For all our tests we guarantee that:

  • They’re conducted by some of the most experienced and knowledgeable riders in the business.
  • Ratings are awarded only after a thorough testing process on a variety of terrain.
  • Tests are independent, and in no way influenced by our advertisers.

In most cases, we fit control tyres, bars and stems to the test bikes to ensure a level playing field and to highlight differences in handling. Tyre pressures are equalised to keep grip levels identical. We also weigh and measure the bikes ourselves, because this data doesn’t always tally with the manufacturer’s official figures. The numbers you read in the tests are the actual angles and measurements.

Our ratings are awarded out of 10, with 10/10 being the top mark.

  • 1-4  Means something’s wrong. Possibly a design flaw or a major weakness.
  • 5-6  OK – one or two faults but has potential
  • 7  Worth considering
  • 8  Very good – for the money, we’d buy it
  • 9  Excellent – a slight mod or two and it might be perfect
  • 10  Simply the best!
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We spend a year on Mondraker's radical Forward Geometry-equipped Dune XR. Was it a small step or a giant leap?

£4,499.00
Score 7

Intense’s latest incarnation of the Tracer is light, strong and predisposed to all-mountain romps.

£6,250.00

One of the first brand's to embrace 650b wheels, Norco has produced a well balanced bike in the Sight, with supple suspension and 140mm of travel

£2,125.00
Score 8

It had to happen — another Orange classic gets the 650b treatment. But has the makeover been a positive one? Time to head for the hills...

£3,800.00

The chassis of an all-out enduro racer married to the spec of a trail bike - £2,600

£2,600.00
Score 7

best moutain bike

NS has entered the trail bike market with the Eccentric, a beautifully crafted steel hardtail with 650b wheels and a penchant for a comfy ride

£1,600.00
Score 6

New direct-sales mountain bike brand Bird ruffles some feathers with its killer value 650b hardtail

£1,600.00
Score 8

Engineering genius or weird science? We swing a leg over Liteville's unique 301 to find out

£1,890.00

Canyon's latest Nerve Al proves that there's much more to the brand than just value-for-money

£1,199.00
Score 10

It won't win any beauty contests, but the Cube Sting proved to be a capable performer

£1,399.00
Score 8

Despite a thorough revamp for Giant's popular Trance, there's still room for improvement

£1,299.00
Score 7