As elite cross-country courses evolve in technicality and toughness, cross-country bikes have evolved to handle them. The Lapierre XR, and its XC- marathon-ready sibling the…
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YT’s Capra and Decoy get special edition Uncaged 9 models with Ohlins suspension and mullet wheels
Calling all mullet-lovers. YT has unleashed new MX special editions with trick Ohlins suspension, coil shocks and Crankbrothers wheels. Both the high acclaimed Decoy (one…
Details of 2022 Intense Primer and Sniper specs, colours and prices – and bikes are in stock!
Intense has just announced its 2022 model line-up in the XC and Trail segments, releasing details of specs, colours and prices, but the real news…
Canyon switches its Neuron:ON with new colours
Fancy a value trail bike with Shimano EP8 tech? That will be Canyon’s latest Neuron:ON. The German brand has added bold new colourways to the…
Canyon launches the Spectral 125: A short-travel shredder for riders who like to redline
Short-travel trail bikes are all the rage. And while it’s lightweight down-country bikes that seem to be getting all of the attention, Canyon has adopted…
Ragley adds new colours for Mmmbop and Big Wig
Ragley has announced some new colourways, for two of its progressive geometry models, in the current frame range. The brand known for bringing value to…
Starling shows carbon prototype e-bike
British boutique steel frame brands – like Starling – are the least likely, to produce carbon-fibre models. That’s the perception, right? And few come with…
18 Bikes No9 gains bolder geo
If made in Sheffield, it must be steel. Preferably double-butted Reynolds 853. In the best British hardtail tradition, Sheffield’s 18 Bikes has updated its No9…
EVH is Tora’s dual-suspension MX singlespeed
Nobody does steel singlespeed mountain bikes, with quite the same style, as British brands. But within that niche, there is a new sub-set: the singlespeed…
Reeb’s Sqweeb V4 can be your 3-in-1 bike
American boutique mountain bike brand, Reeb, has revealed a V4 version of its Sqweeb dual-suspension platform. Designed as a confident descender, the Sqweeb is available…
Orange Phase MX Team has 25% more range
If you are in the market for a mullet e-bike with single-pivot suspension, Orange has a new Phase MX Team derivative. The characteristic Orange frame…
The Antidote Darkmatter 29 is Polish carbon at its best
Antidote is a Polish boutique brand that doesn’t outsource production. By fabricating its own carbon-fibre structures, Antidote’s designs aren’t constrained by external suppliers. An in-house…
Levo adds alloy and cheaper carbon options
Specialized has made its third-generation Turbo Levo a lot more accessible, with new alloy frame derivatives. The latest Levo range has a powerful mid-drive system…
Canfield strikes back with Jedi 29er
Amid the current trend towards high-pivot everything, Canfield has updated its downhill offering with bigger wheels. The American boutique trail, enduro and downhill brand has…
Canyon Torque is very much the modern bike park bike
The principal takeaway for the new Torque is that it is very much a race bike.
Two YT Capra 29 Core 3 enduro bikes to be won!
Enduro racing is a tough sport. Tougher still if you’re trying to make it on your own, as a privateer. YT wants to change that…
Giant Trance Advanced Pro 29 joins the down tube storage gang
The new Trance 29, initially launching in carbon flavour but we'd be amazed if alloy doesn't follow, grows a bit more suspension travel and some…
Orbea Rise Alloy weighs 19kg (only 1.5kg heavier than Rise Carbon)
Orbea have managed the tricky feat of making a Rise out of aluminum and retaining most of the Rise aesthetic and an impressively low weight…
Orange Stage 6 Evo: none more marmite mountain bike
You either like Orange mountain bikes or you don't. There is something of a truism however that if you've actually ridden an Orange for any…
Details of the Cotic e-bike (expected at the end of 2023!)
The announcement from Cotic that they are developing an electric mountain bike doesn't comes as something of an expected surprise (stay with us here).