We couldn’t be more happy to see Tahnée Seagrave making a return to the Downhill World Cup this weekend in Lenzerheide, and the fact that…
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New Giant Glory is ready to ride in Lenzerheide
It first launched in 2006 with 26inch wheels and a burly alloy frame. Over the years and various incarnations, it’s taken many an athlete to…
New Apple Watch OS10 offers more metrics, better navigation and 3D maps
If you’re looking for on-bike navigation and wearable heath tech, the choice between a do-it-all device like the Apple Watch and something specific like Garmin…
Have trail centres had their day?
Twenty years ago, purpose built trail centres were the bright new future of mountain biking. But how are they doing today, and are they still…
Hotstuff: what we’re excited about this month
Camelbak M.U.L.E. waist pack with 1.5L lumbar reservoir Bumbags have come a long way since Mr Motivator made them the coolest thing since spandex. For…
Six ways to stay motivated to train when your willpower starts to fade
It won’t come as a surprise that even professional riders, who’s careers often depend on their race results, find it difficult to maintain the motivation…
When it comes to riding, what’s your ‘why’?
A summer’s evening, a pub with a beer garden and a bunch of bikes stacked up against the wall. It’s a familiar scene for most…
Canyon Spectral:On CF 9 eMTB review
There aren’t many e-bikes designs that can boast the gen 3 tag, but because Canyon was in on the ground floor of e-bike development the…
Epic long-distance mountain bike routes to tackle this summer
Summer has landed, so it’s time to crack out the chamois cream, stick an extra jam sandwich in the backpack and head out on a…
Pivot Shuttle SL 29 Team XTR eMTB review
Lightweight, mid-power e-bikes are the hot ticket right now, and none are coming in hotter than the new Shuttle SL from Pivot. Based on a…
Reynold’s new gravity wheels have already won races
Reynold’s updated gravity race wheels aren’t quite new. To be specific, the eagle-eyed amongst you might have spotted them gracing the bikes of the Pivot…
FFWD updates the OUTLAW wheel for XC and marathon racing
First launched in 2017, the XC and marathon-ready Outlaw wheelset from FFWD (Fast Forward) has been updated ready for the 2023 race season with thoroughly…
Live your Stranger Things dreams: Raleigh has brought back the iconic Chopper bicycle
Okay, it might not be a mountain bike and okay, it might not be the exact bikes they used in Stranger Things, but there’s no…
Specialized Turbo Levo Comp Carbon eMTB review
Shortly after we finished our last E-Bike of the Year test, Specialized comprehensively updated its Turbo Levo with new sizing, geometry and a swish display…
Anatomy of an electric mountain bike
Bike anatomy can be jargon-riddled as it is, then you add electricity to the mix and it gets a whole lot more complicated. Drive units,…
Lightweight and ready to roll: the new Nukeproof Horizon Pro wheels
Nukeproof has been in the wheel game a while, with the Horizon V2, launched in 2020, performing damn well in elite downhill and enduro races…
Pivot Mach 4 SL Team XX SL first ride review
‘Challenge the threshold’ is the concept under which Pivot’s new Mach 4 SL has been designed. It’s unashamedly an XC and marathon race platform, but…
One fork to rule them all: Manitou’s new Mattoc forks offers ‘versatile specificity’
#The PeoplesFork is a strong statement to hitch to a mountain bike suspension fork, but from what we’re finding out about the new Manitou Mattoc,…
The Manitou Junit line offers proper forks for young riders
The next generation of mountain bikers and racers has got it better than ever before, with more and more brands bringing out proper full-suspension mountain…
E-bike skills every electric mountain bike rider should master
Whether you’re new to e-bikes or you’ve been riding them since the year dot, getting the best skills advice on how to handle that extra…