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April 2024

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April 29
- Trek has slashed up to 30% off bikes and gear in its sale. I've picked out the best MTB bargains on offer
April 26
- Canyon launches its lightest ever e-MTB, Saracen's downhill bike is a budget-friendly ripper, Mondraker reinvents its Dusty e-gravel bike, and big MTB brands drop huge Spring sales. It's been a busy week of MTB and off-road news!
April 25
- Specialized has a massive sale on – with up to 50% off bikes and gear. Here's my pick of the biggest MTB and off-road bargains
- Canyon unveil its lightest electric mountain bike ever – the Neuron:ONfly
April 24
- Saracen's new Myst is a bargain downhill bike ready to hit the uplifts this summer
April 19
- Tom Pidcock's XC race bike tested, super light tires, a host of new budget suspension, Kona's gravel bike that's almost an MTB, plus much more in the week's off-road cycling top stories
April 18
- Marzocchi's affordable Z1 and Z2 MTB forks get a new RAIL damper and a hefty price cut
- Hope Technology launches its new RX24 gravel wheelset – a lightweight alloy rim designed for bikepacking adventure riding
- Pole Bicycles is the latest MTB brand to go under as the bike industry's problems continue
April 17
- The Kona Ouroboros gravel bike may look like an old-school MTB with drop bars but it's way more than just a retro throwback
- Industry Nine expands its SOLix lineup with new lightweight high-engagement XC and trail wheelsets
- Salsa Cycles releases new alloy all-mountain and enduro e-MTBs aimed at backcountry adventures
- Want a RockShox Lyrik but are put off by the high price? The new Psylo trail MTB fork gives similar performance but only costs half as much
April 16
- Race Face Era MTB chainring first look – as light as alloy and as durable as steel?
- The new Fox Transfer dropper post is smoother than ever, easier to service, and comes with a massive 240mm drop
- Hutchison aims for home Olympic XC MTB gold with its new Python Race and Python 3 tires
- Cane Creek's new Invert gravel bike fork is the lightest 'proper' suspension model you can buy
April 12
- Off-road cycling top stories – Three new e-MTBs, a ton of new suspension including Fox's ultra-bling forks, fresh gravel and MTB bikes, plus much more
- Saracen updates its entire Ariel MTB range and introduces an all-new downcountry option – the Ariel Elite 130
April 11
- Yeti builds on the SB165's Red Bull Rampage legacy and says the latest addition to its next-gen mountain bike range is more capable than ever
- Giant reveals the highly adjustable and rowdier Trance X trail bike
- Is Marzocchi's new Super Z 190mm single crown fork the burliest freeride fork on the market?
April 10
- Mondraker's Dune enduro MTB is back from the dead and returns in a brand-new guise
April 9
- The Forbidden Dreadnought is back rowdier than ever and V2 gets 160mm of high-pivot next-gen suspension
- Fox releases the next generation of GRIP dampers plus its lightest ever XC fork – the radical new reverse-arched 32 Step-Cast XC fork
- Norco gives its updated Range VLT and Sight VLT e-MTBs an all-new high-pivot suspension system
April 8
- Red Bull TV launches Race Tapes Season 2 – take a deep dive behind the scenes of the 2023 UCI MTB World Cup season
April 5
- Swiss police called to intervene amid reports of corporate turmoil, so just what is going on at Scott Sports?
April 4
- Michelin says its new trio of downhill tires are the grippiest it's ever made, so could they stick to the trails better than Maxxis MaxxGrip?
- Michelin becomes the new partner brand of the Whoop UCI Mountain Bike World Series
April 2
- Following the cue from Cues, Shimano's new Essa groupset brings big benefits to its 8-speed lineup designed for budget MTBs
- A see-through frame, downloadable hub sounds, denim paintjobs and more – the wildest MTB tech "news" to hit Instagram this April Fool's Day