The xc hardtail is dead – or is it?

In the second instalment of Group Think, we turn our minds to race bikes. The all-road bikes featured in part one of this series (see issue 164) may be hogging the spotlight currently, but race bikes

Wilier Rave SLR ID2 £9,200 (read full review next issue) The SLR ID2 is designed for speed, with aero tube shapes and a widened down tube that shields water bottles from the wind, plus a racy geometry

Endurance bikes have switched up a gear for 2025. The trend towards all-road bikes that we’ve seen over the past few years seems to be over, thanks to the emergence of fast, lightweight, all-road-capa

Cube Attain C:62 SLT £2,999 This is one of the best pure endurance bikes around, and it’s incredible value for money. The carbon fibre frame has stiff and light high-modulus fibres in the head tube an

We’re used to the idea that many of our bikes are built around frames made in Asia, but most of those that grace these pages sport brand names with European heritage and at least a notional design pre

Van Rysel RCR Pro Replica £9,000 The RCR Pro Team Replica isn’t the bargain you might expect from Decathlon, but it’s a fantastic race bike, boasting tantalising speed and an excellent front end. Van