The Swiss rider’s adventure-focused BMC URS was readied for the rough

Quick rule of thumb: for the average rider (say 80kg) riding at an average speed up an average slope (say 12kmh for 10km up a 6% gradient), it costs around 2W in extra energy for every extra kilo of w

After success as a prototype under the likes of Troy Brosnan, Tahnée Seagrave and Luca Shaw, Canyon finally released their new Sender downhill bike earlier this year. The move to a high-pivot suspensi

When Keegan Swenson crossed the finish line to win the gruelling Leadville Trail 100 MTB race in a time of five hours and 45 minutes, as soon as the celebrations died down, it was his Santa Cruz Blur

Bob Parlee went from boats into bikes. It wasn’t a huge leap as his job remained essentially the same: composites engineer. Having made boats from carbon fibre, he decided to apply his knowledge to hi

Aluminium, steel and titanium have their place in bike building, but nothing compares to carbon fibre in terms of design freedom. Makers can blend light weight with comfort, aerodynamic profiles with