trail bike Archives

Mondraker goes down country with the all-new Mondraker Raze

The Mondraker Raze is a 130mm travel trail bike designed for pedalling efficiency and rowdy downhill fun. Full disclosure, I only used the term ‘down country’ so that you would...

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First ride review 2022 Canyon Spectral CF 8 CLLCTV

The 2022 Canyon Spectral range received a massive update today, and James Vincent has been testing the mullet Spectral CF 8! Update! Canyon has just informed us that they’ve been...

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First Ride: 2021 Canyon Spectral CF 29 9.0

If there was one bike missing from the Canyon range then it was a 29er trail bike, that gap has now been plugged with the all-new 2021 Canyon Spectral 29....

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Neil Sutton’s 2021 Sonder Evol Dream Build

Neil Sutton, the designer of the Sonder bike range, shows off his newly built 2021 Sonder Evol boasting electronic shifting and kitchen tune suspension. For 2021 Sonder has updated the…

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Specialized Launches The 2021 Stumpjumper: ‘The Singletrack Flow Finder’ – With Video

At first glance, the new 2021 Stumpjumper appears pretty similar to both the model that came before it, and to the new 2021 Stumpjumper EVO that appeared a week or...

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2021 Commencal Meta TR 29 is lower, slacker, steeper and meaner!

The 2021 Commencal Meta TR 29 has more travel, a steeper 78.6° seat tube, slacker 64.5° head angle and is longer and lower than ever! For 2021 Commencal has made...

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Cannondale’s New Scalpel And Scalpel SE – XC riding reimagined

There’s a new Scalpel on the block and Cannondale is keen for everyone to see how new and how dramatically different it is from what has gone before. Originally pitched...

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First look: YT IZZO a trail bike from the masters of gravity

YT Industries is known for aggressive gravity bikes, but the new YT IZZO signs a departure from the norm and we’re loving it. I don’t know about you, but when...

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Orbea Occam M10 2020 Review | One Bike, Many Purposes?

Ross hops aboard the Orbea Occam M10 – is it really the all rounder it’s billed as? Last year Orbea relaunched the Occam as a 140mm travel, do it all...

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The Starling Tellum 79er. A Better Bike Through Science!

The new Starling Tellum is a ground-breaking, industry-shaking full suspension mountain bike… with a difference. It takes the scalpel-precision of a fast and maneuverable 27.5in wheel and places it up...

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Friday 13th and something Evil has arrived! V3 Evil Following launched

The third generation Evil Following had dropped with a Friday 13th compatible frame, geo and features. If you didn’t already know that a new version of the Evil Following was...

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Lone Parabellum Review | Poppy and playful standards smasher

Lone Bicycles lent us their refreshingly unique Lone Parabellum to test against the UK finest winter weather. Romain Olmos is a French mountain bike legend who once shared sponsors with...

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Is this the 2021 Evil Following?

A single black and white image with no text appears on the Evil Instagram account and fans are going wild! But what is it? Could it be the new Evil...

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2020 Nukeproof Reactor First Ride Review

Ross throws a leg over the 2020 Nukeproor Reactor then throws it down the nearest rut infested trail to see how it rides. Today sees the launch of the brand...

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2020 Kona Process 134 released after two and a half years in the making!

The shorter travel Kona Process 134 receives a well-deserved update and makeover for 2020 with a new frame 2 wheel sizes and both alloy and carbon versions. While it never...

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The New Yeti SB140 Is Yeti’s 27.5in Trail Slayer

It was the big unfilled hole in the line, so it was no great surprise to see the Yeti SB140 launching today a couple of weeks after the SB165 but...

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First Ride Review: Is The Sonder Cortex The 120mm Travel Trail Bike You Should Be Riding?

Andi gets an exclusive first ride review of the latest 120mm travel full-suspension bike from Sonder. Meet the 2020 Sonder Cortex. Sonder, the bike brand of Alpkit, has been making...

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Orbea Occam – A New Trail Bike. But For Left Handers Only?

There’s a new Orbea Occam on the block! And this time it means business, drawing inspiration from the successful Rallon enduro machine. The Occam has been fully revised and now...

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Review | 2019 Norco Fluid FS 1 – A Sub-£2k Full Suspension Bike

Hannah checks out the 2019 Norco Fluid FS 1, a sub £2k full suspension bike. Norco is sold exclusively in the UK by Evans cycles, and at this price point...

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Review | The 2019 Trek Fuel EX 9.7 is a tech-heavy trail bike that rips hard

As part of a head-to-head review feature, Rob’s been testing two 130mm travel 29er trail bikes; the 2019 GT Sensor Expert and the 2019 Trek Fuel EX 9.7. So which...

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Review | The 2019 GT Sensor Carbon Expert ditches complicated suspension for pure, unadulterated fun

As part of a head-to-head review feature, Rob’s been testing two 130mm travel 29er trail bikes; the 2019 GT Sensor Expert and the 2019 Trek Fuel EX 9.7. So which...

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Review | Propain Hugene Highend 29er – Makes Pedalling Fun

Propain is a direct to consumer bike brand based in Germany. A lot of you will know the Propain name from the World Cup DH circuit, where the likes of...

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The New 2020 Orange Five: Many small changes make a big difference.

The 2020 Orange Five is incredibly the ‘Mark 12’ version of this iconic, British-made full suspension bike from Orange Bikes. It’s no small thing that the Orange Five is doubtless...

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Breaking: 140mm travel Pole Bushmaster trail bike is the machined baby brother of the Pole Stamina

Pole Bicycles has kicked off the start of the month with the announcement of another of their radical machined full-suspension bikes. Meet the Pole Bushmaster. Considering that Pole now machines...

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First Look: Trek’s 2019 Fuel EX 9.7 is a do-most-of-the-things bike

Following the teasing photos from Fresh Goods Friday, we’re now here to give you full first look at the 2019 Trek Fuel EX 9.7. Currently on test, and being put...

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First Look: Ron Burgundy’s 2019 GT Sensor Expert

Earlier this year, GT released two new bikes that took a wild step away from what we were all used to seeing from the brand.

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2019 Whyte T130 – Now with 140mm travel! First Look

Along with the incredible looking Whyte T120 kid’s bike, Whyte also has a few more very exciting full-suspension bikes on display at the 2018 Cycle Show. We’ll have details of...

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First Ride Review: 2019 Orbea Oiz

After fourteen years and only two generations of the Oiz, it was time for a change. Orbea has done just that with a host of improvements for the new 2019...

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