Being there in person made me understand why Red Bull Rampage is the most terrifying yet awe-inspiring bike event on the planet
Watching Red Bull Rampage is a visceral experience—a fear that grips your throat and sends a nauseating knot of anxiety into ...
Why Innerleithen’s mountain bike centre won’t now be housed in a renovated textile mill
Innerleithen’s promised mountain bike innovation centre will not now be housed inside a renovated textile mill, after its costs ballooned. A redeveloped Caerlee Mill had been the preferred site for ...
BikePark Wales opens a new Quarry Skills Area with tables, gap jumps, drops and techie steeps designed to replicate real trail features
BikePark Wales has just opened a brand new skills area, packed with gaps, drops, skinnies and techie bits the idea is to ...
Remember Sunn? The French brand has the hardest-hitting e-bike I could find with the new Bosch CX motor
It’s been a while since I’ve come across a Sunn bike, but maybe I should have been looking harder, because the latest e-bike ...
Forest of Dean’s new kid-friendly green trail opens, 2km of berms, rollers and “mini rock gardens”
The Forest of Dean has announced the addition of a brand new green level trail to its repertoire. It is called Old Bob’s ...
The Santa Cruz Vala has to be the biggest u-turn in mountain biking. Well, since the Heckler…
The recently released Santa Cruz Vala broke new ground for the boutique California brand in a couple of ways. For starters it’s the first design to stray away from Santa Cruz’s highly-evolved VPP ...
Shimano’s EP801 firmware update is a must for e-bikers: it’s not always free, doesn’t match DJI’s power, but the overrun is perfect
In the race to build the best e-bike motor, Shimano has been falling behind. Bosch has its new Performance CX motor and it’s ...
Fox’s Union Flats are some of the best flat pedal shoes I’ve ever tested and now you can save 35% on a pair in this excellent deal
The Fox Union Flats are some of the best mountain bike flat-pedal shoes we’ve ever tested. Danny gave them a 9 out of 1o in ...
The XC season has kept me on the edge of my seat all year – here are my racing highlights
It’s that time of year again where we take stock on the epic season of XC racing that’s been and gone. 2024 had plenty of surprises, some great comeback stories, and we even saw a legend bow out of ...
I’ve never ridden a heavier lightweight e-bike than Marin’s new Rift Zone EL, but it crushes the descents and starts at just £4,699
The Marin Rift Zone EL is a new lightweight e-bike straight out of California, it comes with the punchy Bosch’s SX motor, 29in wheels and tyres built for dust. It’s Extra Light in name only though, ...
Relive the 5 most memorable World Cup downhill moments of 2024
From the season opener in Fort Bill, to North America and Mont-Sainte-Anne, the UCI Downhill World Cup series has had action-packed rounds across the globe. Sadly, it is over for another year. Vali ...
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Bosch eBike Systems CEO Claus Fleischer on motor reliability – “our quality numbers speak for themselves”
Recently I visited the Bosch eCampus to ride the new Performance CX motor – Bosch’s flagship e-bike product, fitted to many of the best electric mountain bikes on the market. This is where the German ...