If there’s a cost of living crisis facing many of the biggest economies in the world, with food prices and energy costs eating into disposable income, then it clearly hasn’t reached mountain biking’s ...

Hands down, this Yeti was the coolest bike I saw at mountain biking’s best bike festival… and that includes the 12 things I really love about Ard Rock. I’m not a retro buff or any kind of luddite, but ...

The best trail bike of 2025 isn’t necessarily the lightest, the one with the trickiest drivetrain, or even the fastest. Instead it’s the machine that best balances all those elements and more: quite ...

• Other 140mm bikes feel much more assured in really rough enduro terrain • After trying all the geometry adjustments, you’d have to say Giant got it right in the first place, although the reach ...

Shimano has a new version of its premium XTR groupset, it features – for the first time ever – completely wireless shifting, as well as a new range of wheels and brakes. Called XTR Di2 M9200, it’s ...

This new Santa Cruz Bullit is a different calibre to its predecessor, with a Bosch motor, adjustable geo, and ballistic speed. Wind the clock back to last year and one of the biggest stories in ...

Last year mid-power e-bikes were the hottest things on two wheels, with Whyte’s E-Lyte Evo and the Santa Cruz Heckler SL, and many more wowing us with their performance. It’s 2025 now though, and it’s ...

The Transition Regulator CX XT is a whole new all-mountain e-bike, it gets 150mm travel, the Bosch SX Gen 5 motor, great spec at a killer price… but the Schwalbe Radial tyres spoiled it for me I’d ...

The UK’s Core Bike Show brings together many of the biggest brand and distributors under one roof to showcase the latest bikes and products. Here are 8 things that caught my attention while pounding ...

Santa Cruz has nailed almost everything on the Heckler SL, and we were smitten with the ride quality, but at 7.6k it's just too expensive, and the Fazua Ride 60 system isn't as reliable as it should ...

Bottom line, with just 300 watts peak power, and limited range, the Trek Fuel EXe 9.7 won't do the hard yards for you. Two short years later, and the market for the best lightweight, mid-power e-bikes ...

So what’s evolved? Well, Whyte has dropped the hyphen and 150 from the name, so the new model is called the ELyte Evo. The important difference though, is that the new Evo version gets the brand new ...