What happened in the autumn of 2012 is one of the great mysteries. It basically came down to a Trek vs Spesh punch up with Gwin and Martin Whiteley in the middle, of which nobody came out better. Some ...

Words: Ieuan Williams Photos: Ben Winder GT Fury – The review Someone at GT must have read the memo incorrectly when the boss said let’s light a candle for the new Fury and hope it burns brightly.

A bike that stands near the very top of the all-time most successful race bikes. Only the likes of the inimitable Sunn team of the nineties stands above. Since 2006 when they signed Steve Peat, the ...

“Hard charging, confidence inspiring and fun to ride”, we take a look at the new commencal meta SX all-mountain bike>> From Dirt issue 127 – September 2012 Photos by Steve Jones Wonderfully low and ...

Gearboxes are a tricky one. On one hand they keep your gears safe and clean, while centralising the mass of the bike. On the other they are heavier than traditional drivetrains. In enduro, where every ...

TRANSITION TR500 REVIEW If you picked up issue #152 of the mag and wondered where the rest of this review was then wonder no more. Apologies for the error, mistakes happen and we blame a lack of tea!

There’s a whole host of downhill mountain bikes from Europe on offer these days, from value-for-money direct sales to World Championship winning rides. The majority of these downhill bikes have seen ...

We’ve featured some high quality bike repair stands in the past and a load of you complained about the price, especially compared to ones that you’d picked up for peanuts in Lidl, so when we spotted ...

External gearing has been a mainstay of mountain bikes since their inception. Cable driven derailleur systems are simple, easy to fix and reliable, but are they the best? A very vocal sector of ...

The Rocky Mountain Maiden Most of the downhill mountain bikes from America and Canada on this list are made for racing; or more specifically for racing in the World Cup series, and racing at all-out ...

suspension and chassis The carbon chassis used in the Myst has a real air of quality. Smooth lines, with a beefy solid look. The UD carbon linkage mated up with large pivot bearings keeps the rigidity ...

Cube Fritzz 180 HPA SL – the review There was a time not so very long ago when the jump from 140mm trail to 200mm downhill was simply too much. Riders were happy with bikes such as the Orange Five for ...