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Trek Slash 9.9 Gen 6 review – a high pivot and idler suspension design, plus a completely new chassis
By Mick Kirkman published
Review With 170mm travel and a complex high pivot layout with upper idler wheel and lower guide, Trek’s new Slash prioritizes bump swallowing and DH capability without sacrificing the ability to be a sorted enduro all-rounder
Merida One-Twenty 600 review – budget-friendly, short travel, trail ripper
By James Watkins published
Review Merida’s One-Twenty 600, with its 130mm of travel, aims to be a jack-of-all trades at an affordable price, but can the component package compromises still shred?
Santa Cruz Heckler SL review – is this the Californian brand's most fun e-mountain bike ever?
By Guy Kesteven published
Review Santa Cruz’s latest mid-weight, MX wheel e–MTB is an absolute riot on the trails but is the Fazua motor a potential weak link in terms of all-weather play time?
Ridley Kanzo Adventure review – a versatile, fast gravel bike with exceptional off-road handling
By Neal Hunt published
Review With Ridley’s Cyclocross heritage, it's no surprise they can make a fast off-road drop bar bike, but with its wide tires and MTB-inspired geometry, there's more to this bike than you'd think
Yeti SB140 LR T3 X0 Turq review – pricey and lacking a host of modern features, but it still quietly rips like nothing else
By Guy Kesteven published
Review Is Yeti’s all-round ‘mountain bike’ the ultimate blend of iconic brand and innovative technology? Guy Kesteven has been enjoying the last few months finding out.
Santa Cruz Tallboy GX AXS RSV review – rapid trail bike with a reputation for extra DH capability
By Mick Kirkman published
Review The Tallboy 5 is Santa Cruz’s 120mm rear/130mm front travel trail machine that aims to prove one bike really can do it all
I've been long-term testing Merida's One-Forty 6000 trail MTB, here's my verdict after 12 months of riding...
By Richard Owen published
Review Rich Owen used the One-Forty as his daily driver for the past year. So how did he get on and does he still agree with the high score it originally received?
Is the Kinesis G2 all the road and gravel bike anyone really needs?
By Guy Kesteven published
Review The G2 packages twenty years of Kinesis design experience into an affordable alloy all-road / gravel all-rounder. I've been riding one all spring to find out how it performs