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I tried to ride BikePark Wales’s massive new jump line, Hard Shoulder, but the last two hits were beyond my pay grade
BikePark Wales’s newest advanced jump line opens today and it promises over two minutes of big air for those looking to progress from the likes of the recently revamped A470. Hard Shoulder is now ...
Hope’s new EVO brakes have customisable levers, callipers and hoses, so you can mix and match for your riding style
Hope has invented the first customisable mountain bike brake in its new EVO, letting you choose your preferred calliper, pad ...
Commencal enters the DJI Avinox age with its new Meta Power e-bike, but you’re going to have to wait (and we mean, wait!) to get it
Well, we all knew more brands would team up with DJI this summer, but who had their money on Commencal? That’s right, the ...
New Fox Podium is an inverted enduro fork with an ‘unfair advantage’, but it costs over £2,000
Fox’s brand new halo suspension fork is the inverted Podium. It’s expensive, it’s sexy, and it’s claimed to offer the ...
Fox’s inverted Podium fork is heavy, expensive, and a faff to live with, but it’s the best enduro fork I’ve ridden
Fox’s new upside-down Podium fork isn’t pioneering – countless brands have tried inverted forks in the past. And it’s not ...
Glentress Master Plan upgrades almost completed, with new skills area beginning construction
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is set to begin work on a new skills area at Glentress in the Scottish Borders next week. The building of this skills area marks the end to the ‘Glentress Masterplan’ ...
“More power? I’m not really interested” – real world riders reveal there’s something more important than how many watts their motor has
It’s fair to say that DJI has had a pretty big impact on mountain biking, since it entered the space less than a year ago ...
Watch Tom Pidcock go downhill at a ludicrous 95kph… it’s just a shame he’s not on a mountain bike this year
This isn’t mountain biking, but the lad has done enough on proper knobbly tired bikes to claim him as one of our own. This is ...
Shimano’s new Deore drivetrain goes fully wireless for less than £600, plus details on the new XT Di2 electronic shifting
Riders with Shimano shifting will now be able to go fully wireless for a little under £570, as Shimano launches its latest ...
Garmin launches first-ever MTB-specific computer, with “timing gates, jump count, and hang time”… but do we really need this?
Garmin has launched its first-ever mountain bike-specific Edge computer, called the Edge MTB. The brand has long been a ...
Morzine’s off-piste trails are in the firing line – are we about to see the closure of some of Europe’s best steeps?
Nestled between Morzine and Les Gets lies one of the most famous hills in the Alps. Le Pleney has an official track called ...