BIKING

Intense Europe has sent through all the details of the MY22 Primer trail bike and Sniper XC bike. But the best part is there’s availability! Intense Primer Credit: Intense Intense has just announced its 2022 model line-up in the XC and Trail segments, releasing details of specs, colours and prices, but the real news is

Pivot keeps the agile smaller wheel theme alive, with new 27.5” bike. Thought 27.5” bikes were dead? Not quite, according to Pivot. The Arizonian mountain bike brand has revealed its new Shadowcat, a 140mm carbon-fibre frame that rolls 27.5” wheels, instead of a mullet configuration. While most enduro-specification 27.5” mountain bikes have transitioned to the

The Scottish brand, known for its durable, sustainable and value-for-money clothing, has launched its first footwear range. Endura Hummvee shoe Credit: Endura Endura makes some of the best mountain bike clothing, regularly winning our group tests and scoring highly with real riders for its level of support and customer service. If only it did shoes,

If you love CNC-machined brakes with big levers. The Tech 4 range is just for you. Hope has improved its master cylinder and lever design, with the Tech 4. The Barnoldswick brand, known for the tactile feedback of its brakes, now offers a notable improvement over the Tech 3 range. Hope designs and manufacturers, enabling

We bring you the rundown of the very best mountain bikes under £3,000/$4,000. Trail bikes with 27.5in, 29in and MX-style mixed wheel sizes. The absolute best mountain bikes for under £3,000/$4,000 are serious bits of kit. It’s at this level that you start to see carbon frames enter the fray, and sophisticated suspension with adjustable

The iconic Specialized Stumpjumper is now over 40 years old and it’s still as cutting edge as it was back in 1981. Here’s why this evergreen pioneer is still young at heart after all those years. Specialized Stumpjumper at 40 Credit: Roo Fowler Specialized didn’t invent mountain biking, the Nobel prize for that should go

Do you have more than £1,000 to spend? Want to know what is the best mountain bike under £2,000? Answer: decent parts, good geometry, rewarding handling. We’ve got a theory at mbr that the sweet spot for value is around the £2,000 mark. Spend loads more and the law of diminishing returns kicks in and

We cut through they hype and recommend the very best enduro mountain bikes on the market; bikes that blend the downhill capability of a DH bike with the uphill prowess of a trail bike. To be competitive, the best enduro mountain bikes need to strike the perfect balance between speed and efficiency on flatter trails,

Short on travel but big on geometry, we review the best down-country mountain bike rigs that blend the speed of an XC bike with the capability of trail bike and are at the forefront of the latest wave of all-round mountain bikes. Yeti SB115 Credit: Roo Fowler Short on travel, light on weight, but big

Good entry-level full-suspension bikes for proper mountain biking start at around this price point. Here’s our pick of the best on the market. The sole purpose of the best cheap full-suspension bike is to provide the highest-performance bike at the most competitive prices. In many ways it’s at the entry-level that design is truly cutting-edge,

You can bag one of the best budget electric mountain bike models for around £3k nowadays… but are they up to the job of proper trail riding? Where to start with picking the best budget electric mountain bike for you? It’s a daunting task but one that is perfectly manageable – once you’ve read this

If you have transitioned from bolts to lockring rotors, Wolf Tooth has some colour upgrades available. Vivid anodising never really went off-trend. It just took a break. As riders desire to customise a dream build, bright colour finishes for select components have come back into vogue. Anodised colours have returned to stems,  hubs, pedals and

Picking the best beginner mountain bike needn’t be difficult or confusing. Read our expert testers’ advice and reviews to get the right MTB if you’re just starting out. Calibre’s Two Cubed (left) squared the circle of high performance, low budget Our expert panel of reviewers and testers reveal how to choose the best beginner mountain

Find the best mountain bikes under £500 for you. Be warned: all of these great value bikes will hook you into a new sport and a whole new way of life. Testing for the best mountain bikes under 500 The very best mountain bikes under £500 always remind us that there’s nothing that should stop

Expert reviews of the very best mountain bikes under £1000/$1400 right here from our expert testers. From rapid hardtails through to burly hardcore bikes. What to look for on the best mountain bike models under a grand? Start with butted aluminium frame with modern geometry. Ideally the overall weight should be sub 30lbs (if a

Alloy frames with Shimano’s EP8 mid-drive motor. The Neuron:ON range is ideal for those e-bikers on a budget. Fancy a value trail bike with Shimano EP8 tech? That will be Canyon’s latest Neuron:ON. The German brand has added bold new colourways to the affordable aluminium-only e-bike, which configures with both wheel sizes, depending on size.