I’ve tested a dozen lights this winter and Exposure’s Six Pack is literally brilliant… I just wish the mount was more robust
Six Pack is the biggest of Exposure’s self contained bar lights and the MK14 Reflex+ is the equal brightest too. It’s not the ...
Aluminium is “the elephant in the room” for global emissions, according to Trek, but the latest gen Marlin cuts CO2 by 53%
Trek says aluminium is “the elephant in the room” when it comes to its global emissions, with 95% of all its CO2 coming from suppliers who source materials and build its bikes. The data comes from ...
I’m done with supposedly ‘waterproof’ jackets, 7Mesh’s Spruce is cheaper, warmer and ultimately drier in boggin weather
Fellow mbr tester Mick Kirkman rightly raved about the 7Mesh Chilco jacket after I tipped him off about its miraculous ...
YT’s new Izzo is done with down-country – gets more fork travel and burlier components, but the weight creeps up
YT has grown the Izzo into a proper trail bike, increasing fork travel, the burliness of its components and the overall ...
No screens, no remote switches, no gimmicks: Lezyne’s Mega Drive 2400+ is one of the best night riding lights I’ve tested this winter
The Mega Drive is the most powerful of Lezyne’s 14 strong bar light arsenal but it’s simple in terms of features.
I spent a year testing Merida’s One-Forty and it’s one of my favourite trail MTBs – you can now get a third off the usual price in this deal
Merida’s One-Forty is an excellent mid-travel trail bike that’s seriously capable, has a sorted suspension system, and gives ...
Endura’s MT500 Polartec jacket is cheaper than my favourite cold-weather top, and more practical too
Endura’s MT500 fleece is a new hooded mountain biking jacket designed to offer ‘incredible temperature regulation’. It uses ...
Rapha’s Trail Gore Tex Pants are the best waterproof trousers I’ve tried in twenty years of testing
If it’s not currently raining, it will be quite soon. This is the reality of winter mountain biking, but get the right kit, ...
I didn’t gel with SRAM’s old AXS shifters, but the new Pod Controller is totally intuitive
Ever since SRAM first launched its electronic AXS drivetrains for MTB about five years ago, it’s offered a wireless gear ...
UPDATE! Is Atherton Bikes working on a downhill race bike with a gearbox and belt drive? Instagram post shows gearbox bike in testing
A short teaser video has appeared on the Athertons’ YouTube channel offering glimpses of what looks like a gearbox downhill frame project. Entitled ‘A.200G – Something’s cooking!’ the social video ...
Is this the future of lightweight e-bikes? New motor and battery system could build into 14kg e-mtb
Just when we thought DJI had killed off the mid-power e-bike with its uber powerful, yet compact and lightweight DJI Avinox drive unit, than a new player pops up with a motor and battery that could ...
Why Mathieu van Der Poel will take over from Tom Pidcock as the ‘roadie’s mountain biker’ in 2025
Tom Pidcock won’t win a mountain bike World Cup or even finish on the podium in 2025, largely because he won’t actually be at any of the 10 rounds making up the UCI XC calendar. That’s my prediction ...