Longterm rides

As if it was meant to be, I finally managed to get my hands on the parts and tools needed to upgrade the cranks and chainring on my Wild. After some flurried Googling and general expert-bothering, I w

Haibike’s ALLMTN 6 could be all the e-bike you ever need. But that’s not to say it’s perfect. Haibike have hit this tricky price point by prioritising the electronic components, speccing the latest Bo

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

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

As a cyclist appraising an unfamiliar bike, what are the first two things you do? You give the brakes a cursory squeeze, then pick it up. Weight really is the only proper performance metric that anyon

Ever heard of the BBC music show The Old Grey Whistle Test ? Ever wondered what the title meant? So the story goes, music execs would play early cuts of records to the grey-suited doormen on New York’