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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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!

“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 ...

Specialized Demo 8 – Alloy Frame – £3000 Okay, so this one isn’t under £3000, it is £3000, but it is one hell of a bike for the money. The iconic Specialized Demo 8 – a staple in our list of the best ...

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 ...

They do require some time invested in set-up there’s no doubt, but once figured out the rewards are considerable. With 170mm travel (also available in 160mm) the DeVille is a big territory fork, ...

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 ...

Coil sprung and weighing in around 6lbs, the 380 C2R2 has 38mm stanchions placing it bang in between the 35mm stanchions of the Boxxer and 40mm Fox 40. It’s a great size and the increase in wheel size ...

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 ...