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Review: The Pace RC127+ Is A Steel Hardtail Designed Around New-School 2.6in Tyres

Yorkshire born and tested, we put the Pace RC127+ through its paces. Sorry.

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The Be Cool Edition – We Test & Review The 2018 Rocky Mountain Instinct BC Edition

The BC Edition of the Rocky Mountain Instinct is the longest travel 29er from the Canadian brand. But is it too much bike? Antony gives us the lowdown

Battle of the e-MTBs: Focus Jam2 VS Specialized Turbo Levo

Mark puts two of the best e-MTBs against each other to see which one is the best

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Titanium Frame + Pinion Gearbox + Belt Drive = The Ultimate Adventure Hardtail?

Pilot Cycles has combined a Dutch-made titanium frame with a German-made Pinion gearbox and a belt drive to create the ultimate low-maintenance hardtail.

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Video: Barney Puts The Pedal To The Mettle In His Review Of This Brute Of A Bike

The Identiti Mettle is one of the new breed of UK-designed long travel enduro bikes, and it ain\'t no featherweight. Barney explains.

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Review: Sonder Transmitter Carbon GX Eagle Revelation

Sonder makes use of chubby tyres and a 130mm fork to make the Transmitter Carbon a highly versatile and trail-ready hardtail.

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Review: Identiti Mettle GX Eagle

Identiti has gone all-in with the 160mm travel Mettle. Barney\'s been razzing about on one, and is ready to deliver his verdict.

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Review: Trillion Prime

Trillion sent us a prototype Prime to put to through the grinder for our Killer Hardtail group test. Read the review of this UK-made steel hardtail right here.

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Review: Nukeproof Scout 290 Race

Based on the Mega, the Scout is Nukeproof\'s tough do-it-all hardtail range. Here we test the entry-level 29er model to see what your £1099 gets you.

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Review: Kona Honzo Carbon Trail DL

The Honzo Carbon takes the 29in carbon hardtail where it has not dared to go before. Did Kona do a bad bad thing? Wil gets involved to find out.

Review: Rose Root Miller 3

James Vincent puts this mid-travel 29er to the test in big mountains and tight trails. How does he get on?

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Review: Zerode Taniwha

Andi\'s been riding the snot out of the carbon fibre Zerode Taniwha to find out if gearboxes are indeed the future.

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Review: Specialized S-Works Epic Hardtail World Cup

Is the Specialized S-Works Epic the fastest hardtail we\'ve ever ridden? At 8.23kg (18.1lb) for the complete bike, it is most definitely the lightest.

Review: Canyon Exceed CF SL 7.9 Di2

I don’t get the opportunity to ride lightweight race hardtails so much these days. It’s probably got something to do with living in Calder Valley, where most of our mountain...

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First Ride: Sonder Evol

What can we expect from the Evol - Sonder\'s first full suspension bike? Wil went over yonder with the Sonder, so you can wonder no more!

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Review: Canyon Exceed CF SL 7.9 Di2

The Canyon Exceed is a light, fast and beautifully smooth carbon hardtail. Then we added a dropper post and fat tyres to see how hard we could push it.

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Longterm Review: Crayons’ Ibis Ripley LS

After six months aboard the longer and slacker Ibis Ripley LS, Rob gives his feedback on this high-end trail machine

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Bike Test: Modern Geometry 29ers

In case you hadn’t noticed, 29ers are kind of hot right now. Wil and the test team take on three of the best to see if big wheels are back.

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Review: Canyon Neuron AL 9.9

The perfect marathon machine from the German direct sales wizards? Antony puts Canyon\'s big-wheeled version of the Neuron to the test.

Review: Canyon Neuron AL 9.9

Canyon is one of the most popular high-end bike brands out there, with its direct sales model offering an expansive range of top value bikes with quality build kits. The...

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Review: Pivot Switchblade 29 Pro XT

With a dw-link suspension design and 29/27.5+ compatibility, the Pivot Switchblade is one of the most high-tech carbon mountain bikes going.

Review: Orange Stage 5 RS

Is the Orange Stage 5 a better bike than the venerable Five? Wil certainly thinks so, after reviewing the smurf-a-tron as part of our 29er group test

Review: Calibre Bossnut V2

For those who are fed up of unattainable £7k wonder-sleds, the Calibre Bossnut is a decent full susser at an unbelievably low price point.

Review: Orange Four RS

The Orange Four is sometimes overshadowed by the Five, but Andi finds that the shorter travel bike is a lot more capable than you may think

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Review: Evil The Following

Can 29ers be playful? The Following from Evil Bike Co. waves its hand in the air and says \"YES I BLOODY WELL CAN!\" Full review within.

Review: Saracen Ariel Elite 2018 – Exclusive, In-Depth First Ride Review

We\'ve had Saracen\'s new long travel Ariel for a couple of months, and now we can spill the beans on this chunky enduro beast

Review: Trek Stache 9.8

Trek has committed hard to the 29+ wheelsize with the Stache 9.8 - a carbon fibre trail hardtail built around 29x3.0in tyres and a 120mm travel fork

Review: Salsa Woodsmoke 29+ GX1

The Salsa Woodsmoke possesses a unique look, and unique performance. Barney puts it to the test to see how this 29er plusser handles on the trail

Review: Jones Plus 29+ Steel

With its slender steel frame, truss fork and unique geometry, the Jones Plus bike takes a very different approach to things.

Review: Giant Full E+1

Did this e-mtb deliver miles of fun? Hannah tests and reviews Giant\'s latest full suspension e-bike, which is based on the popular Trance