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!
to

Showing reviews 821–840 of 921

Need to know Full carbon frame and swingarm 150mm travel front and rear Higher spec S build (£3,999) comes with a Reverb and Pike fork Kashima shock upgrade available for…

£3,099.00

Need to know Full carbon trail bike with 130mm travel front and rear Riot-Link suspension uses a ‘floating’ design with rocker links controlling the shock at both ends Slick frame…

£3,599.99

Need to know Enduro bike with DH roots Split Pivot suspension delivers 165mm travel Carbon seatstay assembley reduces unsprung mass Asymmetric shock mount offers two geometry settings Available with a…

£2,899.99

Key Points Alloy version of the formidable Capra Available in an XL frame size RockShox suspension delivers 160mm of travel at the front, 165mm at the rear Geometry mirrors the carbon…

£1,939.13

Need to know: Full-carbon 160mm travel trail bike from Germany 2lb complete build Direct-to-customer sales model delivers a killer specification for the price. Entry-level version with the same carbon frame…

£2,555.90

The Snabb name is shared across two platforms; a longer-travel E model designed for enduro, and a shorter, tighter T bike built for trail riding. There are two price points for…

£2,999.00

Alan Muldoon finds that the full potential of 29in wheels is unleashed in this aggressive new package from the US brand in this first ride

£1,899.00

Direct-sales brand’s aluminium full-susser flies high with on-trend geometry and a myriad of configurations

£2,919.00

Taking advantage of SRAM's 1X groupsets, the Whyte G-150 now has a wider pivot stance to improve stiffness and clearance.

£2,779.00