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    Bosch e-bike owners can now lock their batteries through their phone or Kiox displays to deter theft

    • January 7, 2025

    Bosch’s Smart System equipped e-bikes just got another security upgrade, in the form of a Battery Lock. Essentially, it’s another digital lock for your Bosch…

    E-bike batteries must now be fitted with car-like ECUs to minimise fire risk, according to new guidance from the UK government, but will it actually change anything?

    • December 16, 2024

    The UK government has announced new statutory guidelines on lithium-ion battery safety for e-bikes for manufacturers and distributors. The new guidelines aim to set out…

    DJI Action 5 Pro camera

    DJI’s Amflow e-bikes get wireless action camera control directly from the cockpit, but you’ll need a DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro camera to use it

    • November 5, 2024

    DJI recently released a firmware update for the new Osmo Action 5 Pro camera that had all the pixel peepers buzzing about the added support…

    Detail of Ohlins TTX22M coil shock on YT Decoy MX Uncaged 9 eMTB

    Want to see inside a shock in action? Ohlins’ transparent damper shows the perils of cavitation, and why shocks need an internal floating piston

    • November 1, 2024

    If you’re an experienced mountain biker and enjoy tweaking your suspension settings, you’ve probably come across the term cavitation. But what does it mean, and…

    Orbea Rise with Shimano EP801 motor

    Get 400% assistance and an overrun boost with Shimano’s new race-winning EP801 firmware tune – now available to download for free!

    • October 31, 2024

    Shimano’s recent firmware update for the EP801 and EP6 drive units unlocked more support, to give more power with less rider effort, a customisable speed…

    Fox Lunar collection

    Fox Racing aims to light up the winter months with its new reflective Lunar Collection

    • October 30, 2024

    Dark nights, shorter days, not seeing the sun until spring time of year is here again, but Fox clothing is hoping to brighten the mood…

    Bosch eBike Systems

    Bosch motors have “best-in-class quality” says Bosch eBike Systems CEO Claus Fleischer

    • October 10, 2024

    Recently I visited the Bosch eCampus to ride the new Performance CX motor – Bosch’s flagship e-bike product, a benchmark motor among its rivals, and…

    Fox patent applications

    Patent applications reveal Fox’s secret plans for an automatically decoupling freehub and rear mech clutch, as well as electronic mass dampers that generate power

    • October 9, 2024

    Fox Factory (known to most of us as Fox Suspension) has filed patent applications for a rear hub that automatically decouples from the chain’s forces,…

    Specialized Tactic 4 MIPS helmet

    £50 Specialized Tactic named safest helmet by Imperial College research

    • September 27, 2024

    The Specialized Tactic MIPS is the most protective helmet according to research from Imperial College London, which used new oblique impact tests to rank 30…

    E*Thirteen Sidekick hubs

    E*thirteen launches new Sidekick hubs designed to reduce pedal kickback and improve grip – “it feels like cheating” says World Cup downhill racer

    • September 23, 2024

    It’s not a new idea, nor is it without potential side effects, but if just a fraction of the claimed benefits from E*Thirteen’s new Sidekick…

    GoPro Hero 13 Black

    GoPro launches new Hero 13 Black – here are 5 key upgrades for mountain bikers

    • September 5, 2024

    GoPro has just released the latest version of its iconic Hero, now in its 13th guise, and while the updates are not exactly ground-breaking, there…

    MBR Show 11 thumbnail

    Are expensive analogue bikes dead? It’s hard to see a future when Trek’s Slash + gives you a motor and battery and saves you £750!

    • August 28, 2024

    Episode 11 of the MBR Show has just gone live and the main topic for discussion this time is the future of expensive analogue bikes…

    Fox Transfer Neo wireless dropper post

    £1,129 for a dropper post?! Fox’s new Transfer Neo wireless claims 20x faster activation than a Reverb AXS, and haptic lever feel, but it’s silly money

    • August 20, 2024

    Fox’s new Transfer Neo dropper post is 20 times quicker than a Reverb AXS, won’t lose its battery to a tire strike and claims an…

    Why Schwalbe’s new Albert and Shredda radial tyres could change everything

    • August 10, 2024

    Schwalbe has two new tyres out, called the Albert and Shredda, they both use radial technology never before seen on mountain bike tyres, and represent…

    Polymer cord spokes and ‘hairless’ tyres – the tricks Tom Pidcock’s mechanic used to help him win Olympic Gold

    • August 6, 2024

    Tom Pidcock’s fight back from a puncture and last lap inside line move to take the Gold medal was surely one of the highlights of…

    Hottest bikes and gear of Eurobike 2024

    Dropper frames, wireless gears, upside down forks, hi-tech motors, and much more: 18 of the hottest bits of 2025 MTB kit coming soon

    • August 2, 2024

    We might only be eight months into the year, but the bike industry is already looking towards 2025, with loads of new bikes and products…

    Maxxis High Roller III

    Maxxis launches the High Roller III as an all-conditions tyre, but has it sabotaged its own Assegai?

    • July 23, 2024

    Maxxis has a new version of the High Roller tyre out, now in its third generation it claims a more aggressive tread pattern than the…

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    This changes everything! Are these next gen motors killing off the low-power e-bike?

    • July 23, 2024

    On episode 10 of the MBR Show, we take a look at the arrival of two massive outside-industry players into the e-bike market. The first…

    Leatt components

    Leatt expands from clothing and protection into MTB components with a new range of stems, bars, grips, and pedals

    • July 15, 2024

    Leatt has built a solid reputation for clothing and protective gear since it launched the original MTB neck brace 20 years ago, and the South…

    New valves from Muc-Off and Schwalbe

    Is the Presta valve dead? New valves from Schwalbe and Muc-Off aim to kill off this 100 year old design

    • July 10, 2024

    Tyre valves, whether tubeless compatible or attached to an inner tube have remained largely unchanged for a number of years now, with just a few…

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    Reviews

    Merida eOne-Sixty SL

    Merida’s new ‘lightweight’ eOne-Sixty SL is a gorgeous-looking e-bike, but I think it’s powered by the wrong Bosch motor

    Fox 36 Grip X

    I love the support on Fox’s new 36 with Grip X damper, but RockShox’ Charger 3.1 eats it for breakfast

    Mondraker Dune RR

    The Mondraker Dune RR has brilliant suspension and a light frame, compromised by a saddle that constantly gets in the way

    YT Decoy SN

    YT has nailed the sizing, geometry, and handling of the Decoy SN, but the suspension could be better and the motor reliability is questionable

    Propain Spindrift

    Propain’s new Spindrift is a shapeshifter: fun and fast on the descents with 180mm travel, but efficient enough to work on mellower singletrack too

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