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X Fusion has quietly been producing suspension goods over the past decade. Hidden within their range have been some absolute gems and they continue to surprise with some impressive products. Their dropper post for one is an example of a great piece of kit. What's been missing for a while has been a long travel 29er fork and the Trace...
The dropper seat post market is without a doubt currently saturated, with options from numerous brands of varying acclaim. For a product that has very few necessary requirements there sure is a lot of choice. The classic adage for bike parts, is cheap, light, strong; choose two. I guess this ties in with the dropper well, but it also comes...
Mr Cotic Bikes himself, Cy Turner, talks us through the latest sled to come out of the Sheffield based company's workshop - the Cotic Flare....
Alpine Style The Alpine Trail was one of my favourite bikes from 2018. combining some great geometry, cool parts and a friendly price tag to...
The dropper post has been with us now for enough years that we struggle to see far enough back to a time when stopping to...
Don't forget to check out the new Cotic RocketMAX that launched yesterday! This long-travel 29er is ready for lift off!
If you thought that 26 inch wheels had had their day then think again! Cotic, the British manufacturer of amazing steel bikes, have confirmed another...
Steel, it's still real! For some years now, Cotic has been continually testing and refining their big wheeled prototypes. Changes to angles, stem lengths and...
Van rolling, dirt sliding, groove riding, loam spraying madness from George and Henry Kerr! We thought we'd seen everything there was to see in MTB...
Never let it be said that longer isn't better, though it's obviously what you do with it that counts. And what can you do with...
This is what it must feel like to have all of the best bits of your riding memories packed in to one two-minute edit! The...
What goes up, must come down! Wales, not just famous for it's outstanding bike parks, has some of the finest mountain bike riding going, as...
Get ready for some of the neatest, smoothest riding you'll see all weekend from Olly Wilkins putting the single pivot Focus Vice to good use...
Anyone who remembers playing in the woods in the 90s will know the heritage behind DMR, but what happens when you no longer want to...
Mr Cotic Bikes himself, Cy Turner, talks us through the latest sled to come out of the Sheffield based company's workshop - the Cotic Flare....
Alpine Style The Alpine Trail was one of my favourite bikes from 2018. combining some great geometry, cool parts and a friendly price tag to...
The dropper post has been with us now for enough years that we struggle to see far enough back to a time when stopping to...
Don't forget to check out the new Cotic RocketMAX that launched yesterday! This long-travel 29er is ready for lift off!
If you thought that 26 inch wheels had had their day then think again! Cotic, the British manufacturer of amazing steel bikes, have confirmed another...
Steel, it's still real! For some years now, Cotic has been continually testing and refining their big wheeled prototypes. Changes to angles, stem lengths and...
Van rolling, dirt sliding, groove riding, loam spraying madness from George and Henry Kerr! We thought we'd seen everything there was to see in MTB...
Never let it be said that longer isn't better, though it's obviously what you do with it that counts. And what can you do with...
This is what it must feel like to have all of the best bits of your riding memories packed in to one two-minute edit! The...
What goes up, must come down! Wales, not just famous for it's outstanding bike parks, has some of the finest mountain bike riding going, as...
Get ready for some of the neatest, smoothest riding you'll see all weekend from Olly Wilkins putting the single pivot Focus Vice to good use...
Anyone who remembers playing in the woods in the 90s will know the heritage behind DMR, but what happens when you no longer want to...
We’ve teamed up with DMR this issue to offer one lucky reader a set of DMR Axe LE Cranks and a pair of Blade chainrings! Click here to subscribe and enter!
Check out these awesome MTB photos!
More images with no particular place to call home this issue!
From fast XC to super long enduro, we have a big range this month. Bikes from Pole, Cube, Ragley and Marin are tested along with Motion's crazy linkage fork, and kit from Leatt, Julbo, X-Fusion and Marzocchi.
Clive Forth is on hand with the technique once again, this issue he is looking at going around corners with speed and style there is plenty more inside too!
This issue it’s all about contrast, with hot, short travel trail bikes from Pivot and Marin alongside Merida's long travel ebike. Dropper posts get put through the test machine as we try out five of the best on the market.
This issue we have bikes from Rocky Mountain, Liv, Merida, DMR, Orange and Rose, and we check out SRAMs new ShockWiz and Magura’s MT7 brakes!
Upgrade Bikes are offering the all new and most excellent X-Fusion Sweep 160mm 27.5 fork for this issues prize!
Mr Cotic Bikes himself, Cy Turner, talks us through the latest sled to come out of the Sheffield based company's workshop - the Cotic Flare....
Alpine Style The Alpine Trail was one of my favourite bikes from 2018. combining some great geometry, cool parts and a friendly price tag to...
The dropper post has been with us now for enough years that we struggle to see far enough back to a time when stopping to...
Don't forget to check out the new Cotic RocketMAX that launched yesterday! This long-travel 29er is ready for lift off!
If you thought that 26 inch wheels had had their day then think again! Cotic, the British manufacturer of amazing steel bikes, have confirmed another...
Steel, it's still real! For some years now, Cotic has been continually testing and refining their big wheeled prototypes. Changes to angles, stem lengths and...
Van rolling, dirt sliding, groove riding, loam spraying madness from George and Henry Kerr! We thought we'd seen everything there was to see in MTB...
Never let it be said that longer isn't better, though it's obviously what you do with it that counts. And what can you do with...
This is what it must feel like to have all of the best bits of your riding memories packed in to one two-minute edit! The...
What goes up, must come down! Wales, not just famous for it's outstanding bike parks, has some of the finest mountain bike riding going, as...
Get ready for some of the neatest, smoothest riding you'll see all weekend from Olly Wilkins putting the single pivot Focus Vice to good use...
Anyone who remembers playing in the woods in the 90s will know the heritage behind DMR, but what happens when you no longer want to...
