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These 7Mesh Glidepath pants cost a pretty penny, but they scream quality, and work come rain or shine
Waterproof riding pants are a necessity here in the UK, unfortunately, and while there are some excellent options on the ...
Mountain biking draws out the self hate in me, and my crippling self doubt… but it can also draw me back from the brink
I don’t think this is what Jamie Darlow meant when he asked me to “write about your favourite part of mountain biking”. His ...
Pivot’s just made the lightest 150mm travel e-bike I’ve ever spotted, but does it cheat on tires and spec?
Pivot has a new SL e-bike for you called the SL/AM, its incredibly light for an e-bike, uses the Bosch SX motor and dishes ...
Every DJI-powered e-bike we know about right now, plus what I think comes next for the Chinese power house
Megamo Reason The Megamo Reason will probably be something of a mystery for UK and US riders, as the brand is distributed in ...
6 new mountain bike trails to hit this summer: from swoopy singletrack descents to bike park jump lines
Boneyard descent at the Forest of Dean The Freeminers trail at the Forest of Dean has a completely new descent to tick off, ...
Hunt launches “toughest in class” carbon enduro wheels it reckons trump Reserve, Enve and DT Swiss for pure strength… at least on the rear
Hunt has a new carbon wheelset out that claims the strongest rear end of any enduro rim. Called Proven Carbon Enduro H_Core, the idea is you can slam the back end into a rock and it’ll take more of a ...
Kielder opens two new bike park-style trails, the Mile Down red and 565m of upgraded black, and commits to building the UK’s longest downhill track
A new red trail and upgraded black trails have opened at Kielder Forest, built by Forestry England the intention is ...
Riders with SRAM Eagle 70 and 90 mechanical Transmission need to know about the latest wireless upgrade
Riders with mechanical SRAM gears will now be able to update to a wireless AXS drivetrain, after the US brand released an ...
Haibike integrates Pinion gearbox and motor unit into its new AllMtn TRN/IQ e-bike, with only an oil change required every 10,000km
With a combined motor and gearbox unit, Haibike’s new AllMtn CF TRN/IQ e-bike removes the vulnerability of the traditional ...
Two red trails reopen in Scotland’s Carron Valley, with 3km of drops, table top jumps and berms
Carron Valley trails have reopened in Scotland after major works forced a temporary closure. Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) ...
Bernard Kerr to miss the first DH World Cup of 2025, after breaking his left wrist and right hand in a crash
Pivot Factory Racing will have to do without two of its riders for the opening weekend of the downhill World Cup season in ...
I rode the Specialized Turbo Levo gen 4 until the battery was empty, and learnt two key things
So far I’ve range tested a stack of the latest e-bikes, including the hot Amflow PL Carbon and the Whyte Kado with the boosted gen 5 Performance CX motor. I’ve also benchmarked all the top mid-power ...