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What type of mountain bike helmet is best for you? A deep dive into cross-country, trail, full face and convertible helmets

From cross-country to full face, here’s every type of MTB helmet explained with help from ABUS

Fri, Jun 05, 2026 16:00

I built a gravel bike from a Chinese MTB frame… and it wasn’t plain sailing

Affordable and well shaped, but is a Chinese MTB frame really right for gravel?

Wed, May 20, 2026 14:00

Sub-10kg XC bikes might be the new standard: Canyon’s new Lux weighs in at just 9.82kg

With adjustable anti-squat and a sub 10kg overall weight, are we facing a new wave of superlight cross-country bikes? While still a fair bit chunkier than the new 8.5kg Specialized Epic 9, Canyon's latest XC bike is still far more feathery than most

Thu, Apr 30, 2026 10:00

“It’s a fact that we are losing great talents to road racing”: Thomas Frischknecht on XC’s future without the great Nino Schurter

After 23 years at the top of the sport, Nino Schurter left the global stage at the end of last season as he announced his retirement. Nino is widely considered the GOAT of cross county mountain biking – will we, could we, ever see another like Nino?

Wed, Apr 29, 2026 14:00

Rediscovering an old school MTB route on a gravel bike: Are gravel bikes really old school mtbs?

Our Liam heads out to the Quantocks to test a gravel bike's mettle on the Quantocks Killer Loop

Fri, Apr 17, 2026 11:44

Tired of e-bike everything? The BMC Twostroke 01 Is pure cross-country simplicity

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

Thu, Apr 09, 2026 16:00

Ranking the best gravel tyres in 2026: how wide should you go, and are mountain bike tyres actually better for gravel?

Liam tries to sort the wheat from the chaff in the world of gravel tyres

Thu, Apr 02, 2026 17:47

“If you did make a mistake or crash, there were no injuries or warning shots. It was a dangerous place to film a project”: Gee Atherton on recent Ridgeline VII film and the HUGE risk of crashing

With his latest high mountain project just released, we caught up with Gee Atherton to learn more about his film projects, and why he still puts his life on the fine and rocky line after such serious past crashes

Mon, Mar 30, 2026 16:09

From his 1996 Olympic-winning bike to this year’s Cape Epic: We talk tech and evolution with Bart Brentjens

Dutchman Bart Brentjens became the first ever Olympic mountain bike champion back in Atlanta 1996, and he’s still racing now (occasionally). We spoke with Bart about the evolution of his own bikes and the sport over the last 30 years

Fri, Mar 20, 2026 15:49

“The biggest fear is that we could lose trail access”: Hans Rey reveals all about his recent open letter to the bike industry

Last week, mountain bike legend Hans Rey sent an open letter to the bike industry relaying his thoughts and concerns over the need for eMTB category definitions and power limits. We caught up with him to learn more

Tue, Mar 10, 2026 14:00