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I've tested all kinds of mountain bikes over three decades, but these 5 modern MTB features drive me properly nuts

Guy Kesteven roasts horrible headsets, compromised cockpits, e-MTB mount madness, stupid storage and hidden spec horror so you don’t have to suffer at the hands of dumb design

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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!

All this week's must-read, off-road bike and gear stories dropped into a single, easy to digest article

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5 things a lifetime of bike testing has taught me about how to upgrade your MTB

Starting cheap, seeing the whole system, trying before you buy, measuring carefully, or servicing rather than upgrading. What can our most experienced test editor tell you about improving your mountain bike?

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I didn’t realize I’d been making these three common MTB riding mistakes for 25 years, but here's how I fixed them

Coaching from Katy Curd started to fix my dorky cornering, out of control drops and weird body position

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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

All this week's must-read, off-road bike and gear stories dropped into a single, easy to digest article

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Pole Bicycles is the latest MTB brand to go under as the bike industry's problems continue

The pioneering Finnish MTB company files for bankruptcy citing supply chain issues and cash flow problems

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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

Kona's latest three-model gravel platform features an all-new carbon frame, top-end spec and a "design built around mountain bike components"

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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

The Psylo is RockShox's new budget version of the Lyrik and comes with its all-new Isolator RC damper. There's an updated version of the Domain too

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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

Condensing all the must-read, off-road bike and gear news into one easy to absorb, weekly dose

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How to defend against ticks while mountain biking and what to do if you find a tick on your body

Riding down the woods with your mates is ace, but it's time to start watching out for vampire hitchhikers and the infections they can carry says Guy Kesteven in this week's Bespoken Word column

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The Forbidden Dreadnought is back rowdier than ever and V2 gets 160mm of high-pivot next-gen suspension

The Canadian brand promises the Dreadnought V2 will have the same versatile enduro MTB performance as its predecessor but also has the coolest colorway names we've ever seen

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How to get big performance returns by making small changes to your mountain bike's handlebars

Often overlooked, a simple change in bar height can be a cost-effective way of altering your position or the feel of your bike, but how much difference does it actually make? I decided to find out...

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Following the cue from Cues, Shimano's new Essa groupset brings big benefits to its 8-speed lineup designed for budget MTBs

New 8-speed components bring Linkglide, 1x, and wide-range cassettes to Shimano's entry-level systems. Plus small hands benefit from a new Cues short-reach shifter and brake lever

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Race Face Era wheelset first look – compromising without compromise, has Race Face found the carbon wheel performance sweet spot?

Race Face has launched a brand-new carbon Era wheelset purposely designed to be the jack of all trades, master of none

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These new trail running shoes have soles based on gravel bike tires

MTB tire specialist Vittoria and Craft Sportswear have teamed up to produce the world’s first gravel running shoe, the Craft Xplor

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Is Fox Racing's new Union Boa shoe one of the lightest flat MTB shoes around?

The US MTB brand says the Union Flat has plenty of casual styling for off-the-bike use but now comes with added Boa fit system for on-bike performance

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Troy Lee Designs Grail review – the brand's first ‘any bike’ helmet for riders who want MTB-style protection without a peak

Troy Lee are impact protection icons in mountain bike and motocross and now they've pulled the peak off their popular Flowline MTB helmet to make a multipurpose lifestyle lid

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Fizik's Terra Ergolace GTX series MTB shoes are "guaranteed" to keep your feet dry. I put that lofty claim to the test over a sodden British winter

Rich Owen puts the Fizik Terra Ergolace GTX Flat mountain bike shoes through their paces over months of wet trail riding

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Mountain bikers ride abandoned mine shaft in the most insane MTB descent ever

Jono Jones and Olly Wilkins join Anej Strucl for a crazy 10km underground ride through a mountain

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Peter Sagan undergoes second heart procedure, as Olympics nears

Return to training after first operation reveals further heart rhythm issues

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The new Smith Payroll MTB helmet comes loaded with safety features including a built-in impact crash sensor

Smith’s latest offering also combines Koroyd and MIPS for extra protection, as well as e-MTB certification

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I've been riding Shimano's budget SPD pedals for twenty years, here's why they're still my go-to after all this time

When it comes to cost vs performance, for me, the Shimano SPD PD-M520 are the best MTB pedals ever made

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Are algorithms going to revolutionize MTB suspension? RockShox releases new Flight Attendant with Adaptive Ride Dynamics

RockShox's new Flight Attendant gathers data as you ride, learns from it, and automatically responds in real time

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Kade Edwards makes Dyfi Bike Park look like child's play in the latest Red Bull Speed of Sound video drop

Five years after his first appearance in Speed of Sound, Edwards has now made his first solo MTB edit

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Merida radically overhauls its e-MTB range with brand new eOne-Sixty and eOne-Forty models

The German brand brings its e-MTBs into line with its capable trail/enduro conventional bikes

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