Dialled Bikes Prince Albert £230 (frame and seatclamp) Dialled Bikes You probably know the Dialled Bikes story by now. It’s the popular design-in-UK, manufacture overseas, keep the numbers...
Vario Ikso RC £1,099 (£749 RC frame only, £799 SL frame only, £1,450 SL complete bike) Vario 0845 6020565 Vario is a French brand that’s been in and out...
We’ve been mildly caught on the hop here. Labouring under the misapprehension that we’d seen Giant’s 2005 range, when we saw a new design at...
We've already waved the new Santa Cruz models, the Blur 4X and Jackal, under your noses, but SC's UK wing has some news of...
Canadian manufacturer Norco celebrates its 40th birthday this year. It's been around for a while, but UK availability has, thus far, been fairly low-key.
It must be quite cool to be Jon Whyte. Not only does he design bikes for Marin but he's got his very own high-end brand...
There's nothing really special about the Pastey Howler, but it ticks all the right boxes and the result makes you smile.
2005 looks like a year of consolidation for Giant. There're a few new things but for the most part it's refining and tweaking.
aracen is a brand that seasoned riders often overlook, probably because it's commonly associated with youth-targetted entry-level bikes.
Details of 2005 bike ranges are coming through thick and fast now. Here’s Scott’s offerings. We reported on Scott’s CR1 carbon fibre technology a little while...
Wherever you go you'll always see Specialized bikes on the trail. It's hardly surprising - they're always good
The Vario Tequila is available in a full bike and a frame-only option. If we had to pick just one word to describe its looks...
Santa Cruz Heckler £1,059 (frame w/5th Element shock); complete bike as tested £2,697 Santa Cruz 01423 780088 Santa Cruz’s Heckler has a long history. The original four inch travel...
It appears there have been some rumours circulating on the world wide web about Specialized’s new Enduro and Spesh have been a little surprised about...
we had an email the other day from IR.Comp, a specialist manufacturer of carbon fibre components
Mountain Cycle Fury £775 (frame with X-Fusion shock); £1,050 (frame with 5th Element shock); anodised finish + £130 Windwave 023 9252 1912 Plenty of companies claim to be full-suspension...
Scott has a long history of producing carbon fibre frames – Jurgen Sprich became European Downhill Champion on a Scott carbon fibre DH bike in...
Merida Mission Elite £2,200 Mukshop 0845 600 8218 Merida is certainly trying hard in the UK market – it’s sponsoring all manner of stuff, and with the international race...
This is the Nicolai Nucleon TFR, or at least a pre-production example thereof. You’re possibly wondering why the chain’s on the wrong side and the...
this is a prototype of Mongoose's latest offering, the Mongoose Teocali. Just when you thought that there weren't any more suspension designs left to...
GT i-Drive XC 2.0 £1,299.99 GT Hot Wheels 01202 732288 After a couple of years of uncertainty, GT has settled down. Forget about them going bust, getting bought, losing...
Andy Blance is a keen mountain biker, and while developing touring bikes came up with the idea for the Thorn Raven Enduro...
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