Adding 20mm of travel to standard Trance, new Giant Trance X range of trail bikes rock 135mm travel out back and 150mm forks up front.
Bike News
Kona Process X: longer travel and mullet-able
New 2021 model the Kona Process X is longest travel Process to date, with 161mm of rear travel paired with 170mm travel forks up front.
Spotted: new Schwalbe Big Betty and Super Trail casing
Leaked on certain 2021 bikes' spec sheets, there appears to be a new Schwalbe mountain bike tyre on the way. And there's maybe a Super…
Yeti has re-launched the famous Arc as a trail bike, with all mod cons and modest geometry
Yeti re-launch the famous Yeti Arc just four years after ditching it – there are four builds to pick from and a limited-run anniversary edition…
Bird go looong and go carbon with new Aether 9C
Bird Aether 9C is a carbon 29er trail bike with 130mm of rear suspension, a 65° head angle, 78° seat angle, 430mm chainstays and 541mm…
Yamaha YDX-MORO e-bike knows when you are riding uphill
Yamaha first made a power assist electriv bike in 1993. Now 27 years later they unveil the Yamaha YDX-MORO range of modern electric mountain bikes.
New Orbea Alma comes with an optional rigid fork
With the Orbea Alma the company has redesigned its XC race whippet with a new frame, new graphic options, and – if you're hard enough…
Stunning 35th anniversary limited edition Yeti ARC costs £8,999
Yeti ARC 35th Anniversary Edition: painted in classic Yeti Turquoise and yellow and littered with custom matching parts harkening it back to the 90s heyday.
Mondraker Grommy e-balance bike will either amaze or appal you
We're not sure what to make of the Mondraker Grommy. On one hand, it's not really an e-bike. On the other hand, we wish we…
Niner’s first ebikes: the 150mm RIP e9 and the 180mm WFO e9
Niner Bikes announce their first e-MTBs. New e9 series of Bosch powered bikes feature 150mm travel RIP e9 and 180mm travel WFO e9.
This is Bosch’s idea of the bike of the future
Bosch's vision for the future involves more system integration, sleeker lines, carbon fibre, full-suspension and anti-lock brakes. Oh and it's an ebike, obviously.
New 120mm Transition Spur goes extremely downcountry
120mm front and rear. 29in wheels. Full carbon frame (front triangle, swing arm and rocker). Optional 100mm rear travel with 37.5mm stroke shock.
YT’s new coil-sprung Capra Shred and Decoy Shred
Decked out with coil suspension and Fox 38 forks, YT has built two new big-hit enduro bikes: the Capra Shred and the Decoy Shred e-bike.
Orange Five Evo and Stage Evo are all about… less
Orange Five Evo and Orange Stage Evo are billed as "aggressive trail bikes with a suspension set-up that defies the numbers on paper".
Specialized Epic goes on a diet and gets a new Brain
Behold the new Specialized Epic and Epic Evo. Do you prefer XC racing with Brain power or down-country duelling with a dropper post?
Guerilla Gravity Gnarvana really could be one bike to rule them all
We’re used to the phrase ‘quiver killer’ being wheeled out by marketing departments but the Guerilla Gravity Gnarvana offers exactly that.
New Cotic SolarisMAX has steeper seat angle and more bottle options on the downtube
Latest version of Cotic's popular Reynolds-tubed, go-anywhere hardtail 29er. With a total of eight - eight! - bottle bosses on the down tube.
New generation Carrera mountain bikes available from Halfords as of Monday 15th
The new range of Carrera mountain bikes from Halfords features the £600 dropper post-ed 1x-drivtrain Fury and the dependable £450 Kraken.
Two wheel sizes, three chainstay lengths: new Specialized Demo
The latest evolution of the Specialized Demo piloted to great success by Monsieur Bruni: "the fastest and most successful bike of the 2019 race season".
Focus on the Vitus E-Escarpe VRX
With a wishlist component spec the Vitus e-Escarpe VRX is a boutique e-bike at less than high street prices.