Pipedream Nevis £699 (standard frame); £759 (with custom options as tested) 3Al/2.5V titanium tubing Long-fork geometry Custom options “Microbrand” is getting to be a rather overused term these days, but...
Giant Reign 2 £1,750 (£899 frame only) Giant The Reign 2 is the middle-specced bike built around the 6in-travel variant of Giant’s Maestro platform. There’s also the 4in...
Specialized Enduro SX Trail £1,099 frame only Specialized Specialized’s current Enduro range carries the strapline “earn your turns”. Which means that the bikes are designed primarily with descending...
We've got some further details of the forthcoming Scott Ransom "all-mountain" bike
Specialized has always been a popular choice with both amateur and pro racers, but its new carbon frames are going to have an even greater...
Merida Transmission Elite £2,299 Merida UK 0845 600 8218 Despite being an enormous company, Merida can’t be accused of not being the first bike manufacturer to come to mind...
You wouldn’t really expect On-One to do big, glitzy product launches, and so it proved to be. Ladybower in the Peak District proved to be...
Transition Preston FR £649 frame only (+£75 for Swinger 4-Way shock) Transition Bikes Transition Bikes hails from Washington state in the US. That’s up in the Pacific North-West,...
Nicolai Nucleon TFR £3,699 frame only Nicolai UK German manufacturer Nicolai has been around for nearly ten years, and has built an enviable reputation. All its bikes are...
Giant has historically had some thoroughly decent full suspension bikes in its range (the NRS and VT bikes in particular are deservedly popular), but what...
Santa Cruz Superlight Mountain £1,899 Santa Cruz 01423 780088 This isn’t, by any stretch of the imagination, a new bike. Santa Cruz’s Superlight is firmly in the “classic” category...
Those of you who saw our recent story on the new Santa Cruz Blur range may have wondered if there was more to come. After...
You may not be familiar with Transition Bikes, although if you like to keep your finger on the small-scale, rider-owned freeride fabrication scene you probably...
The Santa Cruz Blur has become deservedly popular over the few years it's been available
Vario Oxyd SL £1,750 (£1,650 with Hayes HFX9 brakes, £750 frame only) Vario 0845 6020565 Vario stuck a toe in the UK waters for the first time in some...
Frank “The Welder” Wadelton has been around the mountain bike industry for about as long as there’s been a mountain bike industry. He’s built one-off...
Mongoose Teocali Super £1,699 Hot Wheels 01202 732288 Mongoose is a brand that’s been around for years, but it’s been through quite a few pairs of hands and been...
Bikes from Swiss manufacturer BMC will very shortly be available in the UK through Raw Experience. It’s not a brand we were terribly familiar with....
Univega is a brand that hasn’t been seen in big numbers in the UK, um, ever really. It’s now part of the sprawling international Raleigh...
Whyte 46 Mk2 £2,695; Alpine Link £49.95 Whyte Bikes 01424 753566 The limited-edition Whyte 46 was released last year to widespread approval, and with good reason. It was, and...
Marin Rocky Ridge £975 Marin Wildcat Trail £755 Marin Marin’s “trail hardtail” range is something of a rarity amongst mainstream manufacturers. The vast majority of hardtails on the...
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