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It seems that bike design progresses in leaps and bounds every year, helping unlock new levels of potential out on the trails. Whether that’s through geometry and suspension tweaks or entire redesigns

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Weight 8.3kg (58cm with SmartSense, 2x bottle cages, StashPort storage bags) Frame and fork LAB71 Hi-Mod carbon fibre Groupset SRAM Red XPLR AXS with power meter (44t, 10-46t) Wheels Reserve 42|49 TA

Weight 9.70kg (56cm) Frame Carbon fibre Fork 3T Fango Extrema Integrale, carbon fibre Groupset SRAM Rival eTap AXS/GX Eagle AXS Transmission (10-52t) Brakes SRAM Rival eTap AXS Wheels Zipp 303 S Tyres

Climbing is one of my least favourite parts of riding a bike. I’m not a fan of riding up a small, mellow hill on an e-MTB, let alone pedalling a bike with 160mm of travel up the sort of ascent an XC e

Shimano’s new, wireless XTR Di2 electronic drivetrain hasn’t redefined how derailleurs work or look, and neither has it vastly improved shift performance. But it appears to make up for this in reliabi