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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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

A decent platform let down by a lacklustre fork - £4,300

£4,300.00
Score 6

While most bikes companies are coming to terms with 650b wheels, Saracen is celebrating the Zen's second birthday

£1,499.99
Score 6

Cube LTD Pro

Find out how the Cube LTD Pro fared in the sub-£1000 category of MBR's Hardtail of the Year shootout

£989.00
Score 6

Commencal Meta AM 3 £2,499.99

Immensely likeable and stacked with potential, but how does the Commencal Meta AM 3 stack up against the competition?

Score 6

ktm chicago classic

In its black and orange livery, the KTM Chicago Classic makes you think of motorcycles blasting though the desert at events like the Dakar rally.

£499.99
Score 5

Jamis Nemesis £1,150

The 650b hardtail that bucks the trend for 29in wheels on the XC race circuit.

Score 5

DiamondBack Response Sport £499.99

With a stealth appearance, hydroformed tubeset and a generous build the DiamondBack promised a lot. The Truvativ 2-piece chainset and Giga Pipe outboard bearing also didn’t go unnoticed. However, the…

£499.99
Score 5

The Mongoose Salvo Comp bills itself as an out-and-out XC rig. So, even though it has 120mm of travel and 650b wheels  it could almost be forgiven for having the…

£999.99
Score 4