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April 28
- Has Aurum just launched a road bike with gravel tires and a grand tour price tag?
- WTB Proterra Light i25 wheel review – wide rimmed 650b gravel option
- Zerode Katipo review – a gearbox-equipped enduro superbike
- POC Pro Thermal Jacket review – packable windproof protection
- YT Industries expands its kids' MTB range with the new Jeffsy Primus 27
April 27
- Scottish MTB brand Endura employs honey badgers to answer riders' out of office emails in a bizarre new campaign
- Val di Sole launches the Alpine Gravel Project and promises the finest gravel bike riding in Italy
- Crankbrothers bring their compliance-tuned Synthesis wheel tech to gravel
- Quoc Gran Tourer XC shoe review – the freshest XC/gravel shoes around
- Saracen introduces the Levarg – a gravel bike with backward spelling but forward-thinking design?
April 26
- Bespoken Word – cheap thrills
- POC Ambient Thermal jersey review – a quality long sleeve top
- Canyon Grail CF SL 7 eTap review – gravel bike with a need for speed
April 25
- Five Ten Kestrel Pro XC Clipless Boa MTB shoe review – Five Ten's first downcountry option
- GT’s new Sensor range is small on price but big on performance
- GT’s new Sensor Carbon LE is a naturally smooth-riding, top-value shop-bought bike
- The 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Scotland launches the 23 Million Mile Challenge marking 100 days until the inaugural event
- Mondraker introduces the 2023 Raze Carbon – the benchmark for a trail mountain bike?
April 24
- Scotland's thriving MTB scene receives a £19 million cash injection and the world's first Mountain Bike Innovation Center
- Our top six off-road bike and gear highlights from London's Cycle Show
April 21
- PRO launches two new enduro and e-MTB specific saddles
- Could Industry Nine's 1/1 GRCX gravel wheels survive being fitted to my off-road tandem?
- Could Aleck Punks be the ultimate music and communications device for mountain bikers?
- Komoot partners with Trash Free Trails for their Earth Day Spring Clean
- Pedaled Odyssey Women's Cargo Bib Tights review – off-road bib tights ideal for winter
April 20
- Specialized's updated Purgatory tire hopefully leads to performance heaven, not hell, for trail riders
- Specialized relaunches its flat shoe lineup with bonkers Renaissance style photos
- Specialized kill off the Epic and replace it with the Epic World Cup that's got a frame a kilo heavier!
- Specialized's new Dissident 2 full-face helmet is ready to race with added protection, improved ventilation, and a new look
- Are 27.5-inch wheels making a return? Yeti's new SB135 is a small wheeled trail jibber
- Evoc debuts 2024 range of mountain bike hydration packs and hip packs at Sea Otter Classic
- Maxxis Severe tire review – hyper fast for wet racing, sketchy for trail
- Has Prologo developed one of the best MTB saddles with the new Scratch NDR?
April 19
- Atherton Bikes new AM.170 is a super enduro monster
- Endura launches into the US with brand new MTB helmets
- Bespoken Word – the stuff manufacturers don’t tell you
April 18
- Rachel Atherton hints at a Fort William Downhill MTB World Championship 2023 return
- Fox adds two new Float shocks promising more race and trail control with less weight
- Endura GV500 Insulated jacket review – packable and affordable insulation
- Hutchinson launch their first downcountry tire, the Kraken 2.4
- Exposure Six Pack Mk12 review – a powerful light packed with innovative tech
April 17
- Thule launch the Epos – a fully foldable and tiltable towbar-mounted e-MTB-friendly carrier
- Marin expands its e-MTB range with the new three model Rift Zone E
- Rab Cinder Kinetic Waterproof Jacket review – a new favorite all-purpose, all-weather MTB shell
- Rab Cinder Kinetic Waterproof Pants review – feel like trail trousers but keep you impressively dry
April 14
- An e-MTB motor with Auto Shift function – but has Shimano taken dumbing down too far?
- Has Restrap solved the Hike-a-Bike problem with the hands-free harness?
- Watch Kriss Kyle riding a BMX bowl suspended under a hot air balloon in his spectacular new film, Don't Look Down
- Merida has gone full rad on its One-Sixty 8000 enduro mountain bike and it rides very well indeed
April 13
- Mondraker introduces the 2023 Foxy Carbon – the ultimate do it all mountain bike?
- Race Face adds strength and vertical compliance to its Enduro World Series-winning Turbine R wheelset
- Rockrider Slim-Fit Softshell Mountain Biking Jacket review – great value jacket with plenty of features
- New Strava and Spotify integration makes soundtracking your rides much easier
April 12
- Bespoken Word – MTB materialism
- Mavic make sub 10kg e-bikes a reality as it launches the ultra-light X-Tend drive system
- Is Race Face’s Era the ultimate high performance hardcore crankset?
April 11
- Specialized launch ultra-light Roval XC component collection to match their new Epic race bike
- Revel updates the XC Ranger with a new SRAM UDH compatible rear end
- Solar charging officially added to the Garmin Edge 540 and 840 GPS computers
- Watch Richard 'Gaspi' Gasperotti riding three active volcanoes in his latest MTB film, Over the Edge
- The new Uma GTC C2 bib shorts from Assos are designed to help women answer the call of nature in the wild
April 6
- Madison Roam Isoler base layer review – just-right performance at a just-right price
- Feedback Sports Reflex Fixed Torque Ratchet Kit review – versatile trail tool
- The new Oakley 2023 collection has an all new MTB and gravel specific range
- Smith Trace helmet review – a multi-disciplinary helmet featuring MIPS and Koroyd construction
April 5
- Bespoken Word – Be Nice, Say Thanks
- Are SRAM developing an auto-shifting e-MTB drivetrain?
- Komoot's new function makes route transfer to Garmin bike computers and smartwatch devices much easier
- The new MX 201 off-road shoe from Lake aims to combine ultimate comfort with great performance
- Sportful Giara Thermal Gloves review – nicely made mid-temperature gloves
April 4
- The '90s MTB nostalgia vibe continues as Hayes releases limited edition “Purple Hayes” brakes
- 4iiii’s latest firmware update optimizes its Precision Three Power Meter for mountain bike and gravel riding
- The Maremma Challenge – 500 km of gravel and MTB bikepacking heaven in Tuscany
- The new Focus Atlas 8 series is a gravel race bike built for adventure
- Feedback Sports’ launch improved ‘Pro Mechanic’ evolution of their legendary Elite bike work stand
- Classified bring their wireless, 2-speed, gear doubling Powershift hubs to MTB
April 3
- SQLab launch its 5OX flat MTB pedal with three different axle lengths to ease the Q-factor pedaling headache
- Scotland is calling and you must go – Explore the best Scottish MTB and gravel bikepacking routes
- Sportful Supergiara Jacket review – softshell gravel jacket with pockets galore