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Merida’s Big Nine and Big Seven hardtails offer premium tech at an entry-level price KEY STATS Travel: 100mm (Big Seven) or 120mm (Big Nine) fork Wheels: 650b (Big Seven) or 29in (Big Nine) Frame: Alu

rgonaut’s RM3 has achieved renown for that most mercurial of characteristics: ride quality. Cyclist’s own James Spender dubbed the bike the best he’d ever ridden back in issue 135 – something he maint

The Kado is Whyte’s newest carbon fibre e-MTB, fitted with Bosch’s latest Performance Line CX Gen 5 motor and an 800Wh internal battery – and it’s blisteringly fast to ride. Despite having less suspen

‘I used to be in this club called Nine to Five Racing,’ says Graham Shrive, Factor’s director of engineering. ‘As you can imagine, it was for racers who also had a normal job. With the Monza, that’s w

There are some good eggs in the bike industry, and Jake Ireland from Sprung Suspension is one of them. He’s always keen to help with my suspension-related woes, working his magic on my longtermers’ fo

The e-Cygnus is Andorran brand Forestal’s downcountry e-bike. It has a carbon fibre frame, 29in wheels and 120mm of travel front and rear, with pedalling assistance provided by a mid-power Bosch Perfo