Spied: Sonder’s 29er Full Suspension Bike Edges Closer To Production

At the start of this year, we managed to take a trip out to the Peak District with the chaps from Sonder and ride a few of their current bikes....

Kona Finally Announces Carbon Process 29ers For 2019

It was only a matter of time really before Kona released a carbon version of the Process 29, so while it’s exciting news that they have done so it’s hardly...

x-fusion trace 36 first look

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

X-Fusion is looking to boost its big wheel Enduro credentials with its latest 36mm fork, the TRACE 36. You may have already seen this fork in Fresh Goods last week,...

orange crush 29

Orange Crush 29er Spotted At Eurobike

The Orange Crush is the bruiser in Orange’s hardcore hardtail line up, it’s also the only alloy framed hardtail that the British brand has in its range (if you don’t...

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...

commencal meta tr 29 british edition

British Edition Commencal Meta TR 29 Released Along With 2 More 29ers

Commencal has finally released official details and specifications for 3 versions of the Commencal Meta TR 29 including the much drooled over British Edition which we had a first look...

pivot firebird 29 fox 36

Pivot Cycles Goes Big With 170/162mm Travel Firebird 29er

Officially unveiled as of today, Pivot Cycles has just taken the wrappers off this brand spanking new long-travel 29er called the Firebird 29. Joining the existing Firebird 27.5, the 29er...

commencal meta am 29

Commencal Meta AM 29er Comes In 3 Flavours

Back at Fort William, we managed to get some eyes on time with the latest additions to the Commencal range. If those pre-production models managed to whet your appetite then news...

sonder signal ti 29

First Look: Sonder Signal Ti 29er

Alpkit’s Sonder bike brand has been shaking up the cycling market for a few years now with good quality bikes, at attractive prices. We’ve ridden a few of Sonder’s bikes...

matt walker saracen myst 29er fort william

Bike Check: Matt Walker’s Saracen Myst 29er

At last year’s Fort William World Cup, the one theme that dominated all of the hubbub both in the pits, and out on the race course was the 29er. Everyone...

orange 329 downhill bike

Vaughan Evans’ Nasty Orange 329 Prototype 29er Downhill Bike

And we mean ‘nasty’ in the good kind of way. Orange first showed a prototype 29er downhill bike at Eurobike last year, which was originally labelled up as the ‘Strange...

Miranda Millers Prototype Specialized 29er DH Bike

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

If you’ve been keeping a close eye on our coverage from this year’s Fort William World Cup, you will already have seen a couple of spy photos we took of...

kona operator downhill bike fort william

Kona has a new carbon Operator downhill bike, and it’s 29er ready

Connor Fearon of the Kona Gravity Team is racing aboard a new Operator downhill prototype that features a carbon fibre frame and dual wheelsize capability.  Everywhere we turned in the...

Mondraker Carbon Foxy 29er – The Most Obvious Bike Ever

Given that Mondraker has already launched a 27.5in carbon Foxy bike, the fact that it was going to launch a 29er version of the acclaimed Foxy took no great deducing....

Propain Hugene – A 29er ‘that doesn’t feel boring’

Propain is a small German maker of carbon trail and enduro bikes and you might have seen or heard about the Tyee – the company’s 160mm travel 27.5in trail bike....

Kona’s 2019 Newcomers Go Big On 29ers

Kona is 30 years old this year and has many treats in store for you. There are new carbon bikes, new steel hardtails, new drop bar bikes and new e-bikes....

Exclusive First Look! The Ibis Ripmo Long Travel 29er

Today, Ibis Cycles has announced a (quite literally) huge bike for it – the enduro-ready, long travel trail bike, dubbed the ‘Ripmo’. The bike was quietly raced this weekend in...

giant anthem advanced pro 29er 1

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...

Which Saracen Would You Choose? The Full Sus 29er Or The Full Sus E-Bike?

Saracen launches new Ariel E, e-Bike and first full suss 29er

Is This The Best All Rounder 29er Tyre? Reviewed: Maxxis High Roller II

Somewhere in the middle when it comes to grip, width and weight - but are they top performers?

norco sight 29er a2 alloy lee quarry ross

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

sonder protobike 29er

Exclusive! Sonder Has A New 29er Full Suspension Prototype And It’s Hella Fresh!

We get our lucky selves an exclusive first look at the Sonder \"Protobike\" 29er full-suspension prototype

stans notubes arch s1 wheels tweed valley tom nash santa cruz hightower

Review: Stan’s NoTubes Arch S1 29er Wheelset

Tom Nash has been testing the S1 version of the venerable Arch rim to see whether this £350 wheelset can stand up to a Tweed Valley thrashing.

superstar components alpine trail wheels 29in tubeless

Review: Superstar Components Electro Alpine Trail 29er Wheelset

Superstar steps up with the Alpine Trail 30 wheelset, which features 30mm wide rims and a buzzy 102pt engagement freehub mechanism

love mud hobo 29er wheels

Review: Love Mud Hobo 29er Wheels

Can £229 buy you a decent mountain bike wheelset? Love Mud sent us a Hobo wheelset to put through the grinder to find out.

mrp ribbon fork calderdale mud ross orange stage 6 rodwell

Review: MRP Ribbon 160mm 29er Fork

Does the MRP Ribbon have what it takes to ride toe-to-toe with the likes of the Fox 36 and RockShox Lyrik? Ross gives us his review of this long travel…

29er issue 113 james vincent rob crayons wil orange pivot evil

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.

29er evil orange pivot switchblade

Video: Modern Geometry 29er Bike Test

We test the Evil Following, the Orange Stage 5 and the Pivot Switchblade.

giant anthem 29er

First Look: 2018 Giant Anthem Advanced Pro 29er 1

We get our hands on one of the first Giant Anthem Advanced 29ers in the country. Hold onto your hats, this one doesn\'t like standing still!

Spied: Sonder’s 29er Full Suspension Bike Edges Closer To Production

At the start of this year, we managed to take a trip out to the Peak District with the chaps from Sonder and ride a few of their current bikes....

Kona Finally Announces Carbon Process 29ers For 2019

It was only a matter of time really before Kona released a carbon version of the Process 29, so while it’s exciting news that they have done so it’s hardly...

x-fusion trace 36 first look

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

X-Fusion is looking to boost its big wheel Enduro credentials with its latest 36mm fork, the TRACE 36. You may have already seen this fork in Fresh Goods last week,...

orange crush 29

Orange Crush 29er Spotted At Eurobike

The Orange Crush is the bruiser in Orange’s hardcore hardtail line up, it’s also the only alloy framed hardtail that the British brand has in its range (if you don’t...

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...

commencal meta tr 29 british edition

British Edition Commencal Meta TR 29 Released Along With 2 More 29ers

Commencal has finally released official details and specifications for 3 versions of the Commencal Meta TR 29 including the much drooled over British Edition which we had a first look...

pivot firebird 29 fox 36

Pivot Cycles Goes Big With 170/162mm Travel Firebird 29er

Officially unveiled as of today, Pivot Cycles has just taken the wrappers off this brand spanking new long-travel 29er called the Firebird 29. Joining the existing Firebird 27.5, the 29er...

commencal meta am 29

Commencal Meta AM 29er Comes In 3 Flavours

Back at Fort William, we managed to get some eyes on time with the latest additions to the Commencal range. If those pre-production models managed to whet your appetite then news...

sonder signal ti 29

First Look: Sonder Signal Ti 29er

Alpkit’s Sonder bike brand has been shaking up the cycling market for a few years now with good quality bikes, at attractive prices. We’ve ridden a few of Sonder’s bikes...

matt walker saracen myst 29er fort william

Bike Check: Matt Walker’s Saracen Myst 29er

At last year’s Fort William World Cup, the one theme that dominated all of the hubbub both in the pits, and out on the race course was the 29er. Everyone...

orange 329 downhill bike

Vaughan Evans’ Nasty Orange 329 Prototype 29er Downhill Bike

And we mean ‘nasty’ in the good kind of way. Orange first showed a prototype 29er downhill bike at Eurobike last year, which was originally labelled up as the ‘Strange...

Miranda Millers Prototype Specialized 29er DH Bike

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

If you’ve been keeping a close eye on our coverage from this year’s Fort William World Cup, you will already have seen a couple of spy photos we took of...

kona operator downhill bike fort william

Kona has a new carbon Operator downhill bike, and it’s 29er ready

Connor Fearon of the Kona Gravity Team is racing aboard a new Operator downhill prototype that features a carbon fibre frame and dual wheelsize capability.  Everywhere we turned in the...

Mondraker Carbon Foxy 29er – The Most Obvious Bike Ever

Given that Mondraker has already launched a 27.5in carbon Foxy bike, the fact that it was going to launch a 29er version of the acclaimed Foxy took no great deducing....

Propain Hugene – A 29er ‘that doesn’t feel boring’

Propain is a small German maker of carbon trail and enduro bikes and you might have seen or heard about the Tyee – the company’s 160mm travel 27.5in trail bike....

Kona’s 2019 Newcomers Go Big On 29ers

Kona is 30 years old this year and has many treats in store for you. There are new carbon bikes, new steel hardtails, new drop bar bikes and new e-bikes....

Exclusive First Look! The Ibis Ripmo Long Travel 29er

Today, Ibis Cycles has announced a (quite literally) huge bike for it – the enduro-ready, long travel trail bike, dubbed the ‘Ripmo’. The bike was quietly raced this weekend in...

giant anthem advanced pro 29er 1

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...

Which Saracen Would You Choose? The Full Sus 29er Or The Full Sus E-Bike?

Saracen launches new Ariel E, e-Bike and first full suss 29er

Is This The Best All Rounder 29er Tyre? Reviewed: Maxxis High Roller II

Somewhere in the middle when it comes to grip, width and weight - but are they top performers?

norco sight 29er a2 alloy lee quarry ross

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

sonder protobike 29er

Exclusive! Sonder Has A New 29er Full Suspension Prototype And It’s Hella Fresh!

We get our lucky selves an exclusive first look at the Sonder \"Protobike\" 29er full-suspension prototype

stans notubes arch s1 wheels tweed valley tom nash santa cruz hightower

Review: Stan’s NoTubes Arch S1 29er Wheelset

Tom Nash has been testing the S1 version of the venerable Arch rim to see whether this £350 wheelset can stand up to a Tweed Valley thrashing.

superstar components alpine trail wheels 29in tubeless

Review: Superstar Components Electro Alpine Trail 29er Wheelset

Superstar steps up with the Alpine Trail 30 wheelset, which features 30mm wide rims and a buzzy 102pt engagement freehub mechanism

love mud hobo 29er wheels

Review: Love Mud Hobo 29er Wheels

Can £229 buy you a decent mountain bike wheelset? Love Mud sent us a Hobo wheelset to put through the grinder to find out.

mrp ribbon fork calderdale mud ross orange stage 6 rodwell

Review: MRP Ribbon 160mm 29er Fork

Does the MRP Ribbon have what it takes to ride toe-to-toe with the likes of the Fox 36 and RockShox Lyrik? Ross gives us his review of this long travel…

29er issue 113 james vincent rob crayons wil orange pivot evil

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.

29er evil orange pivot switchblade

Video: Modern Geometry 29er Bike Test

We test the Evil Following, the Orange Stage 5 and the Pivot Switchblade.

giant anthem 29er

First Look: 2018 Giant Anthem Advanced Pro 29er 1

We get our hands on one of the first Giant Anthem Advanced 29ers in the country. Hold onto your hats, this one doesn\'t like standing still!