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STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BOX & ONTO THE TRAILS

VITUS SOMMET 297 AMP

£4,599.99 Mixed wheels, mor

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(CUSTOM SPEC) Could our senior tech ed’s needs for a big-mountain, gravity-focused e-MTB be met? Orbea’s Wild e-MTB caused quite a splash when it launched at the tail end of 2024. Not only is it a sla

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Biketest one bike to rule them all?

The demands on a modern-day trail bike are astounding, with very little room for compromise. They really need to do it all and do it well to be in with a chance of impressing riders. While no one expe

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A more refined moterra

Cannondale’s new Moterra looks like an iterative refinement rather than a full ‘rip up the rule book’ do-over. However, dig a little deeper and the changes are more than skin deep. There’s a new carbo

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Orbea orca m20i team £5,999 feathery, fast and firm, the orca is a specialist bike for the hills

Orbea’s Orca M20i Team is a consummate lightweight bike, perfectly suited to hilly and mountainous terrain. Its handling and responsiveness are particular highlights, and the customisable specificatio

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Enve m8 wheelset

ENVE’s gravity-focused carbon fibre wheels defy their brutish looks to deliver a calm-feeling ride. The American company claim to have improved compliance (engineered flex) by over 70%, compared to th