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All-new Pivot Shuttle AM – a mid travel, Bosch powered electric mountain bike
Pivot has announced an all-new full power Shuttle AM, bringing a new inbetweener that sits bang in the middle of a three model e-bike range.…
Mondraker goes on a diet with its all-new Neat electric mountain bike
Powerful yet silent. Stable yet agile. Mondraker’s design brief for its entry into the lightweight (or diet) e-bike category certainly has focus. But would the…
Norco lightens up the Fluid FS trail bike with three carbon models
Norco has gone all-in with the new Fluid Carbon, dropping weight and giving more options for its mid travel 29in wheel trail bike. With the…
Back to its roots: Intense launches alloy Tazer e-bike
Intense has taken its Tazer Carbon e-bike and its classic JS Tuned design, tweaked the geometry a little and gone back to its roots. Just…
Steel is real… and so is carbon-fibre, on Production Privée’s latest material-melding trail bike
Most brands like to pick a material for a new bike, then stick with it. And until now, Production Privée was one of those brands,…
Canyon launches Spectral CF8 CLLCTV with mullet wheels and K.I.S. steering stabiliser tech
K.I.S: The tech and background The Keep It Stable (K.I.S) system’s design brief was to improve control and reduce fatigue by reducing the effort you…
Nukeproof Megawatt Gen 2 E-bike – a spec update or full overhaul?
The first generation Nukeproof Megawatt 297 Factory was one of seven electric mountain bikes that we lined up in the ‘shop-bought’ category within our…
Shuttle up, ride down, repeat: Privateer’s E161 eMTB is built for toughness
With its Shimano EP801 motor, 630Wh battery, alloy frame and aluminium bashguard, Privateer’s new E161 electric mountain bike is designed to survive tough handling. While…
Orange’s Switch 6 gets a whole lot more progressive
From enduro racing to trials riding, the Switch 6 is a popular and versatile beastie, and Orange thought long and hard before messing with a…
The updated E-Zesty is the only bike you need, according to Lapierre
First launched back in 2019, the original E-Zesty was one of the first light assist or ‘diet’ eMTBs. It had a carbon frame, 27.5mm wheels…
Look out grownups – the latest Specialized e-bike is just for kids
This is no ordinary kids hardtail mountain bike. Yes, it’s got some choice suspension and gearing. Yes, the geometry is designed for proper off-road riding.…
The Canyon Neuron:ON has been updated and is ready for adventure
Designed for all-round adventuring, the redesigned Canyon Neuron:ON now has carbon models as well as alloy, with up-to-date geometry, beefier suspension, the newest Bosch motor…
The Orange Stage 7 brings big wheels to the Enduro party
British mountain bike brand Orange has just unleashed its newest race machine, the Orange Stage 7. Based around the winning Switch 7, it adds bigger…
New Giant Glory is ready to ride in Lenzerheide
It first launched in 2006 with 26inch wheels and a burly alloy frame. Over the years and various incarnations, it’s taken many an athlete to…
Live your Stranger Things dreams: Raleigh has brought back the iconic Chopper bicycle
Okay, it might not be a mountain bike and okay, it might not be the exact bikes they used in Stranger Things, but there’s no…
Pinarello’s new Dogma XC mountain bike is patent-pending… and raced by Tom Pidcock and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
This weekend sees the season opener for the 2022 UCI XC World Series in Nové Město, Czech Republic, and as well as some of the…
Freeride on, and on, and on: the new carbon Canyon Torque:ON CF
Canyon’s electric freeride machine has just gone carbon, shaving weight, boosting battery power and mixing wheel sizes to create an e-bike that can be ridden…
Hey E-Enduro racers! The Canyon Strive has just gone electric with the Strive:ON
With the rise of EDR-E, the electric Enduro racing discipline, comes the requirement for an e-bike that’s light, efficient, agile, race-ready and can climb as…
Specialized doesn’t want you to notice the new Turbo Levo SL Gen 2
What are the hallmarks of the best bikes? Is it comfort, performance, great suspension or low weight? With the updated Turbo Levo SL, Specialized argue…