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Cube hits reset with “new chapter” 2027 MTB range, and for once the marketing speak actually checks out

Announcing the rebirth of the Fritzz as an enduro bike, a tighter Stereo line-up and hardtails starting from just £499, Cube's slightly bewildering way of launching all its new bikes at once can be forgiven if you take the time to check out the full range

Wed, Aug 12, 2026 12:33

Hunt Enduro V3 Mullet Wheelset

Affordable, comfortable and bombproof… mostly

£499.00

Tue, Aug 11, 2026 11:00

I took a perfectly good mountain bike and built into a convertible gravel bike… and it was great!

Liam has been very gravel curious as of late, but rather than drop the cash on a proper gravel bike, he wondered if he could make his mountain bike into a convertible gravel machine

Fri, Jul 31, 2026 13:00

“I did a lot of volume, but I also did the right amount of intensity”: A conversation with John Tomac, the first rock star of mountain biking

John Tomac is one of the top mountain bike racers of all time, plus one of the sport’s greatest and most recognisable icons. We catch up with John to find out what underpinned his brilliance on the bike

Sat, Jul 18, 2026 09:00

If I had £1,500 to start mountain biking with, this is how I would spend it

Mountain biking can be pretty expensive if you're brand new to the sport. Here's the kit Liam would buy if he had to start over from scratch on a smaller budget

Wed, Jun 17, 2026 16:35

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

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? Sponsored

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