Looking for a helmet light but don’t want to spend a fortune? This model is powerful enough for the trails and a proper bargain at less than £45
The clocks have changed and dark evenings are upon us. That means now is the time to equip yourself with a decent set of ...
The Trail Pot launches a new central fund to help finance trail-building projects across the UK
Trail Pot is the UK’s first grassroots mountain biking trail development fund, created with the aim to “empower local ...
See-through Ohlins shock shows cavitation in action, and the reveals the importance of an IFP
If you’re an experienced mountain biker and enjoy tweaking your suspension settings, you’ve probably come across the term cavitation. But what does it mean, and why so suspension manufacturers go to ...
Merida’s new eOne-Eighty is the most capable long-travel e-bike I’ve ever tested, at 27kg I’d hate to have to muscle it over a gate though
Merida started down electric avenue early, it developed sweet riding e-bikes before many other brands even got switched on to ...
Mondraker’s new Crafty e-bike might not be the most agile descender, but it made me laugh out loud on the climbs
As the most successful bike in Mondraker’s substantial range of e-bikes, the new Crafty has big shoes to fill. ‘Don’t mess it ...
27.5in aint dead! Lapierre’s new Overvolt e-bike can be mullet, 29er or full 27.5in at the flip of a chip
French bike brand Lapierre has updated its all-mountain e-bike for 2025, with five new models in the Overvolt AM range. They ...
Nukeproof and Ragley are gone: step forward Merida’s new Big Trail, one of the few properly radical hardtails left
The original 2020 Merida Big Trail started as a collaboration between Merida and UK dealers wanting something more rad than ...
Castelli’s Prosecco is the most effective base layer I’ve ever tested, it wicks sweat faster than you can make it
Italian brand Castelli has been providing kit for pro road teams for decades and offers various product tiers from amateur or ...
Cotic’s new Rocket e-bike is ultra expensive, and gets a lowly 418Wh external battery, but Cotic says it has a “gorgeous ride feel”
Cotic’s first ever e-bike is called the Rocket, as you’d expect from this famous ferrous brand it’s made from steel with an ...
Pivot’s new Shuttle LT gets the exotic Bosch Performance CX Race motor, but the older and heavier 750Wh battery making it a strange proposition
The Pivot Shuttle LT has a new look for 2025 and gets the fancy Bosch CX Race motor. That’s the good news. The bad news is ...
Glentress an accident hot spot, with around 50% of mountain rescue callouts originating from the popular MTB trail centre
Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team (TVMRT) is expecting a record number of callouts this year, and the majority have involved mountain bikers at Glentress, according to a report by the BBC. So far this ...
All of this for just £1,500? Calibre’s Bossnut is back, with more travel, bigger wheels and a higher quality frame
After a four year hiatus the Calibre Bossnut is back. It’s got bigger 29in wheels, more travel and now comes with a dropper seat post fitted as standard. Yup, the price has crept up to £1,500, but as ...