‘this month is definitely prime bike-buying season’

Brilliant box-fresh bikes that bring ballistic bangs for your bucks

MCN product guru, Ben Clarke, hunts down this week’s hottest online bargains. Get them while you can!

MCN product writer, Tommy Begley, hunts down this week’s hottest online bargains. Get them while you can!

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From the exotic to the prosaic, there’s all manner of classic metal on the market. Gez Kane picks out some of this month’s highlights for those on the hunt...

Merida’s Big Nine and Big Seven hardtails offer premium tech at an entry-level price KEY STATS Travel: 100mm (Big Seven) or 120mm (Big Nine) fork Wheels: 650b (Big Seven) or 29in (Big Nine) Frame: Alu