The ultimate trail shuttle?

(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

Unless you follow the high-octane world of hard enduro motocross racing, you may not have heard of Manuel Lettenbichler. But this German superstar of motor-powered, two-wheeled off-road antics is also

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

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

This year, there are 10 World Cup rounds for downhill (DH) and for both Olympic-distance (XCO) and short-track (XCC) cross-country, and seven for enduro (EDR), which is the most we’ve seen for a long

It perhaps goes without saying, but gravity is always trying to pull you down when you’re riding uphill. Therefore, a lightweight bike helps a lot if you want to climb faster, or simply make the hills