Category: First Look

A pre-review, initial look at the spec of new products. Open to all readers.

First Ride Review: 2019 Orbea Oiz

santa cruz blur

Video: Watch this custom Santa Cruz Blur frame turn into a complete bike

liv intrigue advanced pro

Liv welcomes the Intrigue back to its line-up, only this time it’s advanced

x-fusion trace 36 first look

First Look: X-Fusion TRACE 36 HLR Big Travel 29er Enduro Fork

mondraker foxy R 29

First Look: Mondraker Foxy 29

First Ride Review: Merida’s New 2019 One-Twenty Trail Bike

pipedream moxie titanium

Eurobike 2018: Pipedream has a new titanium Moxie

lone bicycles berreta

Lone Bicycles Beretta Sticks A Middle Finger Up At Standards

shimano shoes xc7 spd

Eurobike 2018: New Shimano & Giro shoes, ropey spokes, and a heavier Orange

surly lowside singlespeed

Surly’s Lowside doesn’t have suspension, carbon fibre or 13 gears, but that’s why we love it

ritchey ultra steel hardtail plus

Exclusive First Look: Ritchey Brings Back The Ultra!

First Ride Impressions Of GT’s New Force and Sensor

hayes dominion disc brake

Hayes has a new brake called the Dominion A4, and it looks superb

rotor cassette drivetrain 1x13 13-speed derailleur hydraulic shifter

Take that SRAM & Shimano – Rotor goes 1×13 with HUGE 10-52t cassette!

formula selva R fork

Testing Formula’s new Selva R fork and those funky Neopos volume spacers

The New Bronson Is So Good It Might Kill Its Sibling, the 5010

wtb vigilante tyre

First Ride – WTB introduces new Vigilante, Trail Boss & Judge tyres

motion e18 linkage fork

First Look: Motion Ride E18 Linkage Fork

Trek Powerfly LT e-MTB gets beefed up forks, battery and wheels for 2019

sonder signal ti 29

First Look: Sonder Signal Ti 29er

sick bicycle co dfa death from above

First Look: Sick Bicycle Co. Titanium DFA And A Look At The Future

commencal meta am 29

First Look: Commencal Meta AM 29 Team Edition

orange 329 downhill bike

Vaughan Evans’ Nasty Orange 329 Prototype 29er Downhill Bike

Miranda Millers Prototype Specialized 29er DH Bike

Spied: Miranda Miller’s Prototype Specialized 29er DH Bike

commencal meta tr 29 british edition

First Look: Commencal Meta TR 29 British Edition

shimano xtr m9100 cube stereo

We Get Our Grubby Paws On Shimano’s Brand New 1×12 XTR Groupset

Trillion shug steel hardtail cane creek helm

Trillion Unveils New Shug Steel Hardtail At Fort William

Polygon prototype downhill bike

9 Prototype Bikes Spotted At Fort William 2018

pole machine 200 prototype

Pole Machine 200 Prototype First Look

shimano xtr m9100 drivetrain brakes groupset derailleur cassette hubs

First Look: Shimano Introduces 12-Speed With XTR M9100

uk made full suspension issue 119 hamsterley forest orange stage 4 robot r130 swarf contour amanda wil

On Test: 3 UK-Made Full Suspension Bikes

First Ride: 2019 Cannondale F-Si and new Lefty Ocho fork

First Look: 2019 Cannondale F-Si – skinnier, more comfortable and faster than before

First Look: The all new Cannondale Lefty Ocho suspension fork. It’s a Lefty, but not as you know it

Alutech Cycles: a drop bar enduro bike, and a bike designed by committee. Eh?

6 New Products You Never Knew You Needed: Garda Festival 2018 Roundup

rockshox super deluxe shock

Garda Bike Festival: SRAM and RockShox 2019 Roundup

Felt Compulsion

Garda Bike Festival Highlights: First Look – Felt Compulsion 1

First Look: Abus MonTrailer Enduro helmet

prova ripido steel hardtail australia handmade 3d printing reynolds purple custom

This Australian made hardtail uses 3D printing to make its exquisite steel frame