Hosted by our very own Matt Page, Gritfest is the first gravel event of 2021, with 360 people descending on the Cambrian Mountains for a six-stage gravel enduro epic. Thanks to restrictions easing, the event is set to take place on June 19/20, but entries have already sold out! How to prepare for your first … Read more
Specialized has beefed up the cross-country offering with the S-Works EXOS EVO shoe, and the brand has built upon existing casing and rubber technologies to upgrade the Renegade, Fast Track and Ground Control tyres. Five sneaky bike marketing terms you shouldn’t trust When should I replace my mountain bike pedal cleats? Is it worth converting … Read more
Today, Muc-Off has added to the ever-growing tubeless line-up with the new and improved Tubeless Valves. Using new, lightweight materials the new Tubeless Valves promise increased strength and pro-level tech to everyone. Best trail and enduro mountain bike tyres you can buy – tried and tested hard hitting rubber Is it worth converting your mountain bike … Read more
Pairing both 29″ and 650b wheels looks to be taking the mountain bike world by storm and Santa Cruz’s Bronson, as well as Juliana’s Roubion, are the next bikes to join the mullet bike ranks. Both bikes also get a refined VPP suspension platform and size-specific chainstays, much like the new Blur and Wilder XC … Read more
Trickle down tech brings electronic shifting to the masses with SRAM GX Eagle AXS now available. Launched as an upgrade kit, the GX version of the electric shifting groupset is a smooth operating, quiet and trouble-free drivetrain. It’s pricey, but you soon realise that pushing a ‘normal’ shifter is a chore. First-world problems… SRAM GX … Read more
As Summer is finally rearing its lovely head we’ve been getting in all of the lightweight summer clothing we can find. We’ve got Rapha’s brand new MTB-specific clothing, shorts from Patagonia, and Scott, along with a down-country race rig from Merida. 10 pieces of essential mountain bike clothing for beginners Buyer’s guide to mountain bikes – get … Read more
Over the past couple of weeks we’ve had a fair few First Looks on gravel bikes but now it’s time to change things up a touch. Fresh in for testing is Cube’s enduro e-mountain bike, the Stereo Hybrid HPC 160 Actionteam 625 275 Kiox. It comes sorted with Fox’s burly 38 fork and fourth-generation Bosche kit … Read more
We’ve had the Merida Ninety-Six RC 9000 in for testing, and now we’ve got its relaxed sibling, the Ninety-Six 8000. Why? I hear you ask, well because it gets a bump up in suspension travel, a slacker geometry, and a more aggressive kit list. We’re curious to see how its down-country lean effects the ride. Big … Read more
Today, Transition has launched an all new mountain bike dubbed, the Spire. The brand says that it blends DH capability with the efficiency of a mid-travel trail bike that’ll happily be pedalled up a hill, and cruise flow trail but it has the travel to take on chunkier trails. Best mountain bikes you can buy … Read more
