Andi Sykes

It was April 2026 when I first saw one. Standing alone in a tent at Sea Otter, taking in the sights and the sounds, when suddenly out of nowhere it appeared! The Taken Encounter! It was like nothing I had seen before, yet it looked strangely familiar

China is becoming a huge player in the cycling world, so we sent Andi out to the China Cycle Expo to see what might land on western shores

Legendary motorsport braking brand has launched into the mountain bike scene but how does its pricy GR-Pro brakes stack up?

This year's Sea Otter was huge! Our Andi headed out to scope out the weird, wonderful and the downright expensive

BMC now has two electric road bikes in its line-up, with the Teammachine offering a faster, racier ride than the endurance-focused Roadmachine AMP. Prices range from €7,999 up to a lofty €13,499

With all the ‘E’ news today, it’s nice to get a bit of a palate cleanser in the form of a new BMC Twostroke. An unapologetic, ultra-lightweight XC bike built to tackle everything from local trails to World Cup races

Avinox has unveiled its second motor and there are LOADS of new bikes. Let's dive into the ones we know of

Fox's enduro suspension fork gets a well deserved glow-up with tuned stiffness, and fresh internals. Here's what we think so far after a brief blast on the trails with the Factory version

Mondraker says the new Zendit represents 11 years of electric mountain bike development, and looking at some of the design features, we believe it! It’s just a shame the same amount of time didn’t go into naming it...

OneUp has just graduated from the Colin Chapman school of engineering with its new, super-slim XC Clip Pedals, keeping the weight down and the stack low