Is 2023 the year of the ‘diet’ emtb? With Specialized dropping the new Levo SL and multiple brands joining the fold with new models there have been plenty of strong signs already, but if you’re still ...

This new Santa Cruz Bullit is a different calibre to its predecessor, with a Bosch motor, adjustable geo, and ballistic speed. Wind the clock back to last year and one of the biggest stories in ...

After years of speculation, at long last Shimano has a fully wireless, electronic drivetrain to rival SRAM. It’s fast, reliable, retracts when hit, and even moves back into place afterwards Shimano ...

You won’t find mounts for a rack or a kickstand on the Whyte 429 hardtail. That’s because it’s been designed by mountain bikers, for one thing and one thing only… mountain biking. The result is a bike ...

Specialized takes the e-bike to another level in terms of engineering and ride quality. Adaptable geometry. Dynamic handling. No major motor issues in nine months riding. Specialized takes the e-bike ...

To reduce weight, Nukeproof uses triple-butted hydroformed aluminium tubing but with a carbon-fibre seatstay assembly. This carbon upgrade makes the rear suspension more sensitive by reducing unsprung ...

The Hightower was designed as the Santa Cruz for everyone. Everyone with deep enough pockets, anyway. It’s got 145mm travel, 29er wheels and relaxed but not silly-slack geometry, and the idea was you ...

The Transition Regulator CX XT is a whole new all-mountain e-bike, it gets 150mm travel, the Bosch SX Gen 5 motor, great spec at a killer price… but the Schwalbe Radial tyres spoiled it for me I’d ...

Santa Cruz has nailed almost everything on the Heckler SL, and we were smitten with the ride quality, but at 7.6k it's just too expensive, and the Fazua Ride 60 system isn't as reliable as it should ...

• Other 140mm bikes feel much more assured in really rough enduro terrain • After trying all the geometry adjustments, you’d have to say Giant got it right in the first place, although the reach ...

Inspired by Dan Atherton’s riding in the Dyfi, the AM.170 is a long travel, mullet wheel enduro bike that's available in an incredible twenty two size configurations. We’ve seen it the Atherton AM.170 ...

After an e-bike? If you prefer to head to a bricks-and-morter shop to get your bikes, and you want the best of the best, then our money is on the Specialized Turbo Levo Comp. It's our winner in the ...