The new Orbea Rallon increases to 167mm rear travel and can accept longer travel droppers than before. And it has frame storage.
Ben Haworth
185cm tall. 73kg weight. Orange Switch 6er. Saracen Ariel Eeber. Schwalbe Magic Mary. Maxxis DHR II. Coil fan.
The ‘Mericans – Classic USA Brand Bike Test
The team get rolling on some old school American brands to see how they’re moving with the times. Cannondale vs Intense vs Yeti.
Vote Now! Best UK Riding Destination – Singletrack World Awards 2023
Put simply, where do you think is the best place to ride in the UK?
Well, that was best World Cup DH season ever
From the confirmation that we live in a Vali Holl Era through to the ding-dong duelling in the Elite Men's - this DH season was fantastic!
Pirelli Scorpion mountain bike tyres explained
The complete range of Pirelli Scorpion mountain bike tyre has evolved into a comprehensive offering of high-performance rubber.
Fresh Goods Friday 673 – The Mashing Perfectly Edition
Merry October to you and and all! We shall do our best to keep your mountain biking stoke levels as high as is feasible.
Vote Now! Most Desirable Brand – Singletrack World Awards 2023
We might hate to admit that marketing works but... which brand makes you want to wear their logo with pride?
Vote Now! Most Desirable Mountain Bike – Singletrack World Awards 2023
In a bumper year for brill bikes we’ve got five finalists for you in this category – we just couldn’t narrow it down any more.
Fresh Goods Friday 672 – The Metal Mullets Edition
Russet ferns, dusky pink sunsets, snuggles in front of log fires, mists, mellow fruitfulness, conkers for goal posts... that sort of thing.
Vitus Kids’ Mythique launches today
Coming in either 24-inch or 26-inch wheel options, the Vitus Kids’ Mythique can be sized to fit a broad range of young shredders.
Cannondale Habit 3 review
The Cannondale Habit 3 has all the potential in the world to be a steadfast pedal pal for years to come. It's not just good value. It's a great investment.
The Merida EX Enduro: Video, report ‘n’ results
Three days in Exmoor, several timed stages each day, all against the clock and all (mostly) gravity-focussed and on fun natural trails.
Fresh Goods Friday 671 – The Picking Cherries Edition
Anyways, whatever your cherry picker of choice, enjoy this week's Fresh Goods Friday!
New Merida One-Sixty FR goes up to 171
More travel up front, coil sprung shocks and ‘mullet’ mixed size wheels around a tough aluminium frame and an eye on VFM.
Cotic RocketMAX Gen 4 long term review
The Cotic RocketMAX Gen 4 is the brand's flagship big travel bruiser. Made-in-UK steel front triangle with 160mm of Droplink rear travel.
The Enduro World Series winners are…
In case you missed it, the final round of the Enduro World Series was yesterday. Here's who won the Women's, Men's and Team categories.
Fresh Goods Friday 670 – Oh, Happy Days Edition
We ain't gots time to shilly shally. Nor even dilly dally. We gots to jump straight into this week's Fresh Goods Friday!
Norco Fluid FS A1 Review: The Metal Messiah
When this Norco Fluid FS A1 arrived at STW HQ, I said "Hurray for metal trail bikes. Especially metal trail bikes with decent geometry."
Fresh Goods Friday 669 – The Science Of Thrill Edition
Hannah says: Science? Heck. I’ve barely recovered from the scientific calculator last week. I can’t do science, or at least not numbers based science stuff. Graphs especially. It’s like a…
Look Trail Roc+ Flat pedal review
The Look Trail Roc+ Flat has forged aluminum body, two cartridge bearings, a needle bearing, 10 pins per side and is made in France.
Downhill World Cup: How is it for you?
We're just past halfway through this year's brave new world of Downhill World Cup racing. How has it been for you?
Fresh Goods Friday 668 – The Scientifically Calculating Edition
Saddle up and pack your pony because it's time for this week's majestic Fresh Goods Friday!
Fresh Goods Friday 667 – The Holey Decking Edition
Happy August Bank Holiday people! We hope you're doing something nice and that the weather plays ball.
NBD: US-only Santa Cruz Skitch, Uncaged 11 YTs, Canyon Neuron AL LTD…
... new Mycle The Cargo, Esker x MRP Colab and something called the 3D Mountain Bike Configurator!
Revgrips Handguards review
Handguards are a brilliant invention and I'm never going through a summer without them. These particular Revgrips Handguards have been great.
Fresh Goods Friday 665 – The foreign food edition
Iiiiiit’s FRIDAY! And no matter how often it rolls around and how predictable it is, you’re never quite sure that it’ll actually arrive until it does, all casual Friday-style and…
NBD: Trek Supercaliber Generation 2
Details of the next generation Trek Supercaliber. Unsurprisingly for a World Cup XC bike, everything about this bike designed to be fast.
Motorhead-To-Head: E-Bike Test
Benji takes his iron fist of judgement to three full-power e-bikes with three very different motors.
Canyon Strive:ON CFR review
The Canyon Strive:ON is a very modern e-bike. You can tell this by its downtube alone. It is flipping massive. Eye-catching bulging belly.
Marin Alpine Trail E1 review
The Marin Alpine Trail E1 has a 160mm travel X-Fusion Trace 36 RC air-sprung fork up front and a RockShox Super Deluxe R coil sprung rear.
Fresh Goods Friday 664 – World Champing At The Bit Edition
While we all wait for the World Championship racing to kick-off up in Fort William, let's take a few moments to enjoy FGF!
MTB DH World Champs: When & How To Watch
It's the Mountain Bike World Championships this weekend. Here's all you need to know about when it's on and how to livestream it.
Watch trailer for ‘Shires’ – A Very British Bicycle Film
This looks like it'll be a good 'un. Shires is a bike film encompassing UK riders, locations, landscapes and the sh*t* weather.
Fresh Goods Friday 663 – The Preparation H Edition
H in this instance being 'Holiday'. Preparing for holidays can take many forms. Some can be fun, some stressful, some exhausting!
The New RockShox SID Collection
We've yet to ride any of this new SID stuff so you'll have to make do, like us, with some words and piccies from RockShox.
NBD: Coal Scab, Torq Naked Gel, Norco Fluid Carbon…
... Limited Edition Ortlieb Bikepacking Luggage, Unior Tool Speed Pedal Wrench and an 'Inverse Type Bicycle Shock Presentation'!
Quick drool: Starling Cycles Mega Murmur
Our resident steel boinger fan Benji is currently having a bit of lie down after receiving details of the new Starling Cycles Mega Murmur.
Fresh Goods Friday 662 – Where The Eagles Dare Edition
After a series of tentative moves followed by capitalising on a fumble, Bon Jovi has made it through the wrestling ring of musical tastes.
NBD: RockShox Boxxer, Intense Tazer Alloy, Mason Bokeh 3.0…
... Trek Fuel EXe in Alloy, Privateer DJ101 and a perfectly Pink Process X from Kona. It's all of this week's most-interesting bike launches!
Fresh Goods Friday 661 – The Hard Lining Edition
It's Red Bull Hardline weekend! And it's looking like it might be a terrifyingly wet one. Good luck to all the racers giving it their best.
NBD: Scott Endorphin, FSA x Cannondale Factory, Deviate Tilander…
... Hunt Proven Carbon Race XC UD wheels, Patrol full-sussers for kids, more ticket availability for Fort WiIliam World Champs and revised Nukeproof Megawatt.
Specialized Trail Wind Jacket review
The Specialized Trail Wind Jacket is one of those cliché 'goto' garments. For what I appreciate in a 3-season jacket, this ticks all boxes.
Fresh Goods Friday 660 – The Pump Me Pub You Edition
Hannah says: Living with an American is an endless source of lingual anomalies. My latest observations are around their curious deployment of French. A piece of fish without bones? I…
NBD: Specialized P.Series in 20in, 24in, 26in or 27.5in
The Specialized P range hasn't been updated since approximately yonks* ago, the new dirtjumpin' pumptrackin' range comprises four models.
New UCI Mountain Bike World Cup show hosted by Rob Warner, Eliot Jackson and Emily Batty
Episodes will be released throughout the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Season. Watch Beyond the line only on Red Bull TV from today.
Fresh Goods Friday 659 – The Fiddle Edition
Hannah here, fresh from a podcast recording which has left me full of beans and bike enthusiasm. Assuming I haven’t screwed up the technical side of recording, you should get…
NBD: Commençal Meta V5 SX, Deviate Claymore Artist Edition, Ibis HD6…
... Canyon flat pedals, Thok 3D-printed e-bike, HUnt XC Wide Wheelset. Here's a compendium of the more interesting things to arrive in our Inbox this week.
Fresh Goods Friday 658 – It’s a Gas Gas Gas Edition
New Schwalbe tyres and a new Aphex Twin tune! Truly it feels like Xmas in Benji's domain this week.
NBD: Wyrm Racing Lab, Tacky Chan, Cotic E-Scapade Concept…
... CushCore E-MTB, Schwalbe Green Marathon and the new Commençal Meta 5 all feature in this week's news round-up.
How to deal with overgrown trails
'Tis the season of overgrowth. Here's how to protect yourself and how to keep your trails running sweetly with a few trail maintenance tools.