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March 2024

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March 29
- Bespoken Word – surely this sodden winter of MTB discontent can’t last much longer?
March 28
- Race Face Era wheelset first look – compromising without compromise, has Race Face found the carbon wheel performance sweet spot?
- Rab Ascendor Light Hoody review – the perfect layer for year-round riding
March 27
- Best mountain bike clipless pedals 2024 – the top-rated clipless MTB pedals for XC, trail and gravity riding
- Shimano XC7 shoes review – a super comfortable XC option that is more than happy to go racing
- Motul Frame Clean review – environmentally friendly bike cleaner
March 26
- Specialized adds to its Power Mirror 3D printed saddle range with the ultra-costly S-Works Phenom
- Crankbrothers SOS Tools TS18 Tube Stash Tool Kit first ride review
- Is Fox Racing's new Union Boa shoe one of the lightest flat MTB shoes around?
- Wiggle and Chain Reaction Cycles websites return to life but now under Frasers Group control
- Endura SingleTrack Jacket II review – a properly protective waterproof
March 25
- Muc-Off celebrates its 30th anniversary with a huge sale – get big MTB deals on cleaning products, lubes, tubeless kits and more...
- Endura MT500 Freezing Point Trousers review – superb cold weather leg protection
March 22
- Could the fall and rise of vinyl and record shops show us the future for bikes and bike shops?
- Mike Ashley's Frasers Group to relaunch Chain Reaction and Wiggle websites and look to continue MTB brands Nukeproof, Vitus and Ragley
- Troy Lee Designs Grail review – the brand's first ‘any bike’ helmet for riders who want MTB-style protection without a peak
- Fizik Terra Ergolace GTX Flat shoe review – I put the dry feet "guarantee" to the test
March 21
- Canyon release the limited edition Lux World Cup CFR Untamed with one aim – Absa Cape Epic victory
- 100% Hydromatic jacket review – pared-back storm shroud
March 20
- Rapha buck the trend for massive lenses with three new cycling sunglasses models
- Norco enters the lightweight e-MTB arena with its trail-focused Fluid VLT
- Gravel guide to Girona – one of the best places in Europe for some off-road miles in spring
- iXS Carve All-Weather 2.0 Jacket review – updated hardcore wet-weather hoodie
March 19
- Yeti ASR T3 XO review – is this the ultimate deep pocket downcountry race bike for technical trail and heritage brand fans?
- The Wiggle and Chain Reaction Cycles websites are no more, but could there be hope for an unexpected resurrection?
- Full details on Atherton Bikes' new aluminum framed S.170 – the brand's most affordable enduro MTB yet
March 18
- Mountain bikers ride abandoned mine shaft in the most insane MTB descent ever
- I tested Shimano's XC3 shoes and at last discovered an MTB option that properly fitted my large feet
March 15
- Bespoken Word – How you can genuinely change the future of mountain biking in the UK
- Canyon and Thibaut Dapréla split abruptly after just three short months
March 14
- Will the new 7Mesh Glidepath Pant be the new benchmark in an MTB pant?
- The new Levo SL Alloy gives an affordable entry to Specialized's lightweight e-MTBs – it's bad news if you live in the U.S. though
- The new Smith Payroll MTB helmet comes loaded with safety features including a built-in impact crash sensor
- Industry Nine brings its legendary fast engaging hubs to drop bar bikes with the new SOLix wheelsets and hubs
March 13
- First look at Michelin's brand-new Wild Enduro Racing Line MTB tires
- I've been riding Shimano's budget SPD pedals for over twenty years, here's why they're still my go-to after all this time
- Fizik's new Proxy MTB shoe has a bold futuristic aesthetic and we are all for it
- Specialized Epic 8 vs Epic 8 Evo – two brilliant new bikes, but which short travel ripper is the right one for you?
March 12
- Specialized's Epic 8 XC MTB embraces algorithm-controlled suspension and ditches the Brain
- Specialized S-Works Epic 8 review – ultra high-tech, superlight but trail-tough XC race superbike
- Specialized Epic 8 Evo Pro review – "the mixture of lightweight speed and middleweight control blew me away"
- Are algorithms going to revolutionize MTB suspension? RockShox releases new Flight Attendant with Adaptive Ride Dynamics
- RockShox SID Flight Attendant review – the smartest and fastest XC MTB suspension ever?
March 11
- Liv's updated Pique Advanced 29 is a radical women-specific XC bike with slack geometry and more travel
- The Optibike Riot e-MTB has 190Nm of torque and a mammoth 1,630Wh battery!
March 8
- Good news for RockShox owners – the new RRP ProGuard Bolt On V2 front fender is compatible with Zeb, Lyrik, Pike and Domain MTB forks
- Trek is slashing the number of bikes it offers by 40%. This is what that means for your favorite brands in the future
- Madison Eyewear Cipher Photochromatic Glasses review – bargain light sensing specs
March 7
- Kade Edwards makes Dyfi Bike Park look like child's play in the latest Red Bull Speed of Sound video drop
March 6
- Fizik Terra Nanuq GTX winter boot review – Gore-Tex sealed and insulated MTB shoes
- Endura MT500 Thermal L/S II – this MTB and gravel top has been our go-to choice for riding this winter
March 5
- Argon 18 Dark Matter review – one gravel bike for everything?
- Elitewheels Drive G45 CS carbon wheels review – stiff, very light, and fast gravel wheels
- Look Cycle releases its first off-road power meter, the brand new X-Track Power power meter pedals
- Merida unveils a one-of-a-kind Silex gravel bike honoring Matej Mohorič's World Championship win
- Canyon releases the brand new Grizl:ON e-gravel bike in adventure, lightweight, and urban utility guises
March 4
- Topeak Tetrafender G1 and G2 gravel mudguard review – clip-on gravel weather protection
- Rigid vs suspension gravel fork – which is faster? Well, the answer is not quite that straightforward
March 1
- Chain Reaction has finally run out of Wiggle room, but will we learn any lessons from the death of the 'world's biggest bike shop'?
- E-bikes are poised to change forever as UK government considers doubling permitted motor power
- Salsa Cycles launches two new adventure e-bikes, with more e-MTB's coming soon
- Panaracer's legendary GravelKing range gets a huge 10th anniversary overhaul, including a new 'fastest ever' gravel tire
- Merida radically overhauls its e-MTB range with brand new eOne-Sixty and eOne-Forty models
- 2024 Merida eOne-Sixty 675 first ride review – the most affordable e-MTB in the new range