First Ride Review: The 2019 Marin Alpine Trail is a big travel 29er that is tough & simple, but it’s also really good

Brand new from Marin Bikes for 2019 is this long travel 29er called the Alpine Trail. Replacing the outgoing Attack Trail 27.5, the Alpine Trail is an all-mountain bruiser equipped...

First Ride Review | 2019 Canyon Lux CF SLX 9.0 Pro Race

In June 2018, the German direct-to-consumer giant, Canyon Bicycles, invited me out to Girona in Spain to test out the all-new Lux full suspension race bike. Featuring a full carbon...

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First Ride Review: 2019 Canyon Lux CF SLX 9.0 Pro Race

Earlier this month, the German direct-to-consumer giant, Canyon Bicycles, invited me out to Girona in Spain to test out the all-new Lux full suspension race bike. Featuring a full carbon...

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First Ride Review: Pivot Firebird 29 Pro X01

After the first day of riding at the Pivot Cycles launch in Moab last month, we gathered inside the living room of one of the apartments Pivot had taken over,...

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Review: Specialized goes #fullenduro for 2018 with the longer, lower, 170mm travel Enduro Elite 650B

 Specialized had already redesigned its popular Enduro platform for 2017, but the big-S (well, one of the Big-S’s anyway) decided it could go one better for 2018. With a new...

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Longterm Review Part One: 2018 Scott Genius 900 Tuned

Scott’s popular Genius has been in the lineup for no fewer than 14 years now, occupying a position smack-bang in the middle of the range between the XC-oriented Spark, and...

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First Ride: The All-New Trail 429 From Pivot Cycles

Setting out to redesign your most popular full suspension bike must be an incredibly daunting task. Get it right, and you can potentially turn a great bike into an even...

Black Beauty Hits Warp 8! Canyon Spectral CF 8.0 Review

Canyon’s mid-travel bike has undergone a complete redesign for 2018, and the result is a bike that looks a lot less like the original Spectral, and a whole lot more...

Canyon Spectral CF 8.0 Review | Black Beauty Hits Warp 8!

The Canyon Spectral gets a redesign for 2018 with input from the Dudes Of Hazard.

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2019 Specialized Stumpjumper review | Expert Carbon 29

I’d be lying if I told you that Specialized has just unveiled its most advanced and refined Stumpjumper yet. Because there are actually three new Stumjumper models for 2019. And...

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Review: The 2018 Genesis Mantle 20 is no boring XC race bike

Last year, Genesis Bikes brought out its brand new carbon fibre hardtail called the Mantle. We gave it to our lean, mean, climbing machine, Rachel Sokal, to put it through...

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Review: 2018 Whyte 909 Hardtail – A contender for the one-bike shed?

When the Whyte 909 turned up at Singletrack HQ, there were two riders particularly keen on riding it. Hannah already owns a Whyte hardtail, albeit a slightly older 901 hardtail,...

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UK Exclusive First Ride Review: We test the 2019 Rocky Mountain Thunderbolt

We managed to get an exclusive first ride on Rocky Mountain\'s brand new Thunderbolt, a super versatile 140mm superbike

Review: The 2018 Norco Sight C2 is ready to shreddy straight out of the box

For the past few weeks, I’ve had the pleasure of soaking up some (much needed) Vitamin D during a holiday Down Under in Australia. Aside from the obligatory family and...

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First Ride Review: Santa Cruz Highball 3 CC X01 Reserve

In a refreshing change of programming, Santa Cruz is going all-XC on us for the start of 2018. Jib-specific trail bikes and Beyonduro™ shred-sleds may still whip up the majority...

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First Ride Review: Santa Cruz Blur 3 CC XX1 Reserve

It’s been about five years coming, but the Santa Cruz Blur is finally back First introduced back in 2002 alongside the V-10 downhill bike, the Blur was one of the...

Women’s Specific Geometry On The Canyon Spectral WMN CF SLX 9.0 – How Different Can It Be?

By Amanda Wishart, Singletrack Magazine Back in March I was fortunate enough to be one of a select group of journalists to be invited to a Canyon women’s specific bike...

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Review: You may hate the Brain, but the 2018 Specialized Epic Expert is ready to prove you wrong

In Issue #116 of Singletrack Magazine, Wil and the crew tested three new generation full suspension XC race bikes. Read on for the full review of the 2018 Specialized Epic...

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Review: The TwinLoc system on the 2018 Scott Spark RC 900 Team is this bike’s secret weapon

In Issue #116 of Singletrack Magazine, Wil and the crew tested three new generation full suspension XC race bikes. Read on for the full review of the 2018 Scott Spark...

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Review: The 2018 Anthem Advanced Pro 29er 1 is Giant’s best full suspension XC race bike to date

In Issue #116 of Singletrack Magazine, Wil and the crew tested three new generation full suspension XC race bikes. Read on for the full review of the 2018 Giant Anthem...

Review: Starling Cycles Taiwanese-Made Murmur Factory 29er

Our very own in-house office wildebeest, Rossco, has been playing about on the new Murmur Factory from Starling Cycles. With its slender steel tubing and progressive frame geometry, would it...

Women’s Specific Geometry On The Canyon Spectral WMN CF SLX 9.0 – How Different Can It Be? Read Our First Ride Review Here

Amanda has just returned from the south of France with a huge smile on her face, and it\'s not down to the wine.

29in front, 27.5+ back, and Shimano STEPS in the middle. Canyon welcomes you to the e-Party with the unique Spectral:ON!

In huge news from the German direct-to-consumer brand, Canyon is launching its first e-MTB. Called the Spectral:ON, this is an e-bike that has been a long time in the making,...

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Review: Merida One-Sixty 7000

The One-Sixty is Merida’s longest travel full suspension bike, with 160mm of rear travel and a 170mm travel fork. Designed as a big, burly all-mountain rig made for going down...

Review: Genesis Longitude – big adventures and a small price tag?

A bike that might just have you heading over the hills and far away

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Review: 2018 Trek Slash 9.7 – it flatters you into thinking you’re a riding god!

If you get your kicks from heading downhill over rough terrain as quickly as possible, then the Trek Slash simply has to be at the top of your shopping list.

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We Test & Review 3 Alloy Full Suspension Bikes That Prove Carbon Isn’t The Be-All, And End-All

Barney sets out to test three bikes made of metal, not plastic

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Review: The £2199 YT Jeffsy AL One 29 Is One Of The Best Value Trail Bikes We’ve Ever Tested

The build kit on this bike is insanely good for the money

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Who Needs Carbon? We Test & Review The 2018 Santa Cruz Tallboy Alloy R

Santa Cruz is best known for its carbon bling-wagons, but it makes bloody brilliant alloy frames too

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Review: The 2018 Norco Sight A2 29er Shows Just How Good Alloy Mountain Bikes Can Be

Barney gives us his review of the alloy version of the 2018 Norco Sight 29er