Liam Mercer

32-inch wheels are the talk of 2026, and I reckon that the wheelsize is a match made in heaven for gravel, but at the moment, availability of compatible parts is pretty slim. And with 32-inch wheels finding themselves on gravel race machines but in prototype form, like what we saw on Scott’s Unbound contender, it’s ... Read more

In 2024, OneUp Components unveiled its own hubs that are built to be lightweight, durable, but importantly, affordable. That release was a serious hint as to what comes next, and today, the brand has pulled the cover off its simply named Aluminium Wheels. Like the hubs, this wheelset is designed to be strong and stiff, ... Read more

Over the past 10 years, gravel has evolved massively, and the breadth of bikes available for every micro-niche is vast, and there’s one gravelly genre that’s rising to very real prominence – gravel racing. Brands are scrambling to develop race-specific gravel rigs to bring their riders to the tops of podiums, and that’s no different ... Read more

Over the past year, we’ve seen teams on the enduro circuit dip out, and less coverage being broadcast, so it seemed that, at the face of it, top-level enduro is on the way out. However, at La Thuile’s night stage, we saw downhill-sized crowds, plenty of heckling and rider-produced videos, so is enduro really dead?In ... Read more

Explore the world of gravel bike suspension. Discover if it enhances performance or just adds weight to your ride.

Claiming to draw from the brands experience in road and off-road racing, Reserve’s new 48/53 GR wheelset isn’t only its first pair of wheels built for aerodynamic gains on gravel, but the brand reckons its the fastest off-road wheels its ever made. There’s a bunch of tech behind them too, and you bet they’re crafted ... Read more

Downhill racing has progressed to such a point where riders are really pushing the limits of modern mountain biking. It’s faster, gnarlier, and more dangerous than ever before, so they need to kit themselves with the best protection available. POC’s new Barocon Carbon helmet claims to be just the ticket as it’s tested to motorcycle ... Read more

Since the drama of the Leadville 100 last year, which saw the use of drop bar mountain bikes only to be banned by the event organisers shortly after, drop bar mountain bikes have been something of a curiosity which, let’s be honest, weren’t terribly well accepted. However, Canyon believes that there’s method behind the madness ... Read more

With Canyon unveiling its drop bar Exceed just an hour or two ago, today is a huge day for mountain bikes with curly bars… which won’t exactly go down well with many. General distaste for new things aside, US brand Obed has thrown its hat into the drop-bar ring with its TTR, a bike that ... Read more

Five years ago, Yeti unveiled its first e-mountain bike, the 160E, which donned a fresh take on the brand’s renowned Switch Infitity suspension platform – Sixfinity. Later, that system was employed for its more recent e-MTBs, and now, the brand has ditched the linkage for its regular mountain bikes as well as the SB naming ... Read more