Santa Cruz Nomad £1,549 frame only (painted – anodised £1,699). Complete bikes from £2,899 6.5in of VPP travel One bike to do it all? The Nomad is the most...
We’ve all but given up on trying to understand the whys and wherefores of the bicycle industry’s product release cycles. On the one hand Giant’s...
All the 2006 bikes we’ve tested to date, all linked from one handy page.
IR Comp 3.1 €1,400 (approx. £970) frame only 2.8lb carbon fibre race frame Handmade in Slovenia You may not have come across any Slovenian bikes before, but there are...
Multiple National Champion Isla Rowntree originally founded Islabikes to build custom frames, alongside Trailerbikes which made, well, trailerbikes for kids. Both companies went away for...
If you’re a diligent watcher of freeride videos. follower of pretty much any MTB media at all or indeed simply someone who doesn’t live in...
And now there's the Giant Glory, the final piece in Giant's Maestro full suspension jigsaw.
Fusion Raid Promoline Pro £2,195 (custom spec available from £1,999; frame only £1,199) Unique suspension design New to the UK 130mm travel Most of the MTB brands on sale in...
Pipedream Sirius £225 (frame only) First chromo frame from Ti specialists Five standard colour options For up to 130mm travel forks Not ever so long ago the good old chromoly...
Marin Rock Springs £1,345 4-6in adjustable travel Completely redesigned geometry Marin’s TARA adjustable-travel bikes have been around for quite a while now and have proved a popular choice for...
Specialized Tricross £699 It’s “freeroad”, innit? Versatility in bicycle form We know what you’re thinking – this isn’t a mountain bike. So what’s it doing here? Specialized describe the...
Nicolai Helius CC £1,550 (frame and shock) 4-5in travel all-round FS bike Custom options German manufacturer Nicolai is a fairly small outfit, but it has an enormous range of...
Cove Stiffee FR £499 (frame only) Pioneering hard-riding hardtail Tweaked for 2006 Cove has built up an envious reputation in the UK as designers of cool and funky frames,...
Pipedream Aonach Mor £1,295 (tbc/frame only) Reasonably-priced titanium full-suspension frame Still a prototype 4.7 or 6in travel This isn’t a bike test of the traditional sort, because the Pipedream Aonach...
Kinesis Maxlight Pha5e £399 (frame only) Long-forked “radical XC” hardtail Flared this, hydroformed that, double-pass welded others Kinesis is a big contract frame manufacturer – plenty of prominent brands...
Charge Bikes Duster Ti £999 (frame only) Finely detailed mid-range titanium hardtail Light yet sturdy At first glance Charge’s Duster Ti looks like another budget titanium frame from a...
Here’s a sneak peek at the 2006 Diamondback range from the DB showroom at the headquarters of importers Raleigh. The range is a mix of...
Iron Horse bikes have never made it to the UK in large numbers, but that could be set to change. Distributor Jim Walker has picked...
Dialled Bikes 853 Prince Albert £380 Cult classic rejigged in top-line tubing Agile 130mm-fork geometry Dialled Bikes’s Prince Albert frame has become something of a minor classic, offering distinctive...
Merlin Malt 2 £599.99 Great value hardtail Various component options Lanchashire retailer Merlin Cycles has been producing its own range of frames and bikes for several years and has...
The second day of the Interbike Outdoor Demo is always busier than the first – a lot of people seem to travel on Monday and...
The Interbike Outdoor Demo gets bigger and better every year, and there's stacks of new and interesting bikes to take for a spin on the...
We recently had a chance to check out the 2006 Marin line at Cwmcarn, South Wales. It’s a handy spot, complete with excellent XC loop...
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