Best known for its Truffle-120 and dive into the world of gearbox driven hardtails, Carbon Wasp is expanding its handmade carbon frame offering with the Compound-150 trail bike. Road bike vs mountain bike: understanding the differences Best mountain bikes 2025 – top options from cross-country to Enduro Types of mountain bikes: every MTB category explained Based on learnings … Read more
The trail to becoming Dangerholm was not one laden with kryptonite or brimming with superpowers for 38-year-old Gustav Gullholm. It all began in a small rural town in Sweden, where he discovered BMX riding in a local church. Yes, that’s where this young Nordic boy, who now struts those famously skimpy denim shorts, first got baptised … Read more
Hunt’s Proven Carbon Enduro wheelset received a well-deserved update, ushering in the brand’s new H_Core tech found on the Proven Carbon Trail wheels. Now, the brand has cut the price tag in half, offering its strongest yet, enduro-focussed carbon wheelset for well less than £1,000. Best mountain bike wheels 2025 27.5 vs. 29-inch wheels – … Read more
[Words by Steve Thomas]South Africa’s Cape Epic first appeared in 2004. It was a bold and brave venture into the untamed wilds of the Rainbow Nation and the then relatively small and low-key world of off-road stage racing. Despite many thinking it may be a one-off novelty race, it was a huge hit and captured … Read more
The American cycling super brand has developed its latest tyres to deliver the lowest possible rolling resistance and rotational mass while retaining enough grip to keep confidence and control under demanding race conditions. Best mountain bike tyres 2025 – quality rubber for trail, XC and enduro Tubeless mountain bike tyres – everything you need to … Read more
How much homework? The Roval Control World Cup design, prototype and engineering team created 1017 iterations of Specialized’s new ultra-lightweight carbon rims to achieve the final production version’s 44g weight saving. Best mountain bike wheels 2025 27.5 vs. 29-inch wheels – understanding the differences Best gravel wheelsets 2025 – fast and furious off-road wheels The … Read more
Fox’s open-face helmet has reached the coveted heights of fashion fame. After a few years of success, the brand has brought a long-awaited and well-deserved update to the Speedframe. Those updates have culminated in improved airflow, lower weight, and superb comfort, helping it score second in Virginia Tech’s safety rankings. Niggles are few, but its visor isn’t as easy … Read more
The broad range of trail e-bikes now feature 150mm forks complemented by 140mm shocks, meaning 10mm more travel at each wheel. Frames are still aluminium, but the suspension linkage and rear triangle designs have evolved to accommodate the increase in travel. How to store an e-MTB – storage solutions and best practices E-MTB geometry explained: … Read more
Hailing from the UK, Whyte is a brand that has been making waves in its pursuit of lowering an e-mountain bike’s centre of gravity while purveying bikes at an affordable price point. The brand’s latest Kado is the very next step in Whyte’s story, with aims to provide great bang for buck and an excellent … Read more
The Freeride concept of mountain biking pushes the boundaries to its extreme and is one of the sport’s most exciting and boundary-defying genres. Now incorporating nuances of slopestyle and downhill, riders find the limits and exceed them at high-stakes events such as Red Bull Rampage. Need to know more? Read on. Mountain bike icons – … Read more
