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“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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Silt’s Enduro wheels offer just about the best price to performance ratio of any hoops I’ve tested, at £380 there’s no need to pay more
Silt’s entire thrust is putting together complete wheels offering top performance for a sensible price. Plenty of others are ...
The only video from Leogang you NEED to watch, plus 6 other talking points from the UCI World Cup MTB triple-header
Cross-country, enduro and downhill racing all in one weekend?! It’s madness, it’s chaos, and we love it. To watch live ...
Shimano’s most expensive brakes were also their worst IMHO, but the new XTR has finally fixed that wandering bite point
I’ve had something of a love hate with Shimano brakes over the years, where I’m mostly hating on the top tier ones and loving ...
Do you care about big power motors? Is DJI and its 1,000W of power what you’re after on an e-bike, or is reliability more important?
If you were to plot a chart for e-bike power over the past 10 years, it might look something like the Apple share price. In ...
Why you should wait three weeks before ordering a DJI-powered Amflow, plus the four e-bike trends to know about right now
There’s never been a better time to ride e-bikes: brands are falling over themselves to offer us deals, while the disruptor DJI is forcing established giants like Specialized to up their game and push ...