Atherton S.170E with Avinox M2S motor first ride video review

Recently, I got the chance to head up to Atherton Bikes HQ in Machynlleth, Mid Wales, to check out how the bikes are made, ...

How e-bike battery capacity impacts range, power, and handling on the Specialized Turbo Levo 4

This content was produced in association with Specialized We’ve been using the latest Specialized Turbo Levo 4 to dig into ...

New Amflow PX Carbon Pro – Can you handle the power?

So, what’s new? In short, everything. The carbon frame layout gets shorter seat tubes and lower top tubes on all sizes, where the trunnion shock mount under the top tube has been replaced by a regular ...
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Does it deserve the hate? Specialized Turbo Levo 4 Pro long term review

The Specialized Turbo Levo has been the benchmark e-MTB since the first generation came out in 2017, but the Gen 4 version has not been as big a hit with riders as its predecessors. Danny Milner has ...
Mountain Bike Rider

I’ve tested all Whyte’s e-bikes, and the new Kado offers the best blend of power, performance and range… I still find the scintillating E-Lyte more fun to ride though

The Kado is a brilliant do it all e-bike, if you're into descending I don't think there are many 150mm travel bikes that can touch it for pace The Kado is now Whyte’s go to e-bike for most riders, ...
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I went to the bike industry’s biggest trade show and these are the hottest bikes and products I spotted for 2026, including inverted forks, new DJI Avinox e-bikes, and ...

The Eurobike show recently concluded in Frankfurt, and after a few years of doom and gloom in the bike industry, this year felt like a much more positive affair with plenty of new tech on display that ...
Mountain Bike Rider

I tested the original Giant Trance 20 years ago: the latest Trance X has the same peppy feel and it’s one of the smoothest and fastest trail bikes around

• Other 140mm bikes feel much more assured in really rough enduro terrain • After trying all the geometry adjustments, you’d have to say Giant got it right in the first place, although the reach ...
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I tested Shimano’s new wireless groupset: it shifts faster than SRAM, uses a hidden battery, and boasts a party trick XC racers, enduro riders and weekend warriors alike are ...

After years of speculation, at long last Shimano has a fully wireless, electronic drivetrain to rival SRAM. It’s fast, reliable, retracts when hit, and even moves back into place afterwards Shimano ...
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I rode the Specialized Turbo Levo gen 4 until the battery was empty, and learnt two key things

So far I’ve range tested a stack of the latest e-bikes, including the hot Amflow PL Carbon and the Whyte Kado with the boosted gen 5 Performance CX motor. I’ve also benchmarked all the top mid-power ...
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Legislation is coming for your e-bike: it’s not fair but illegal e-bike conversions and yobbo behaviour could ruin it for us all

Love them or hate them, e-bikes have probably done more to push cycling into the national consciousness than Bradley Wiggins and Tom Pidcock combined, and that’s both a blessing and a curse for ...
Mountain Bike Rider

The new Santa Cruz Bullit made me feel cocky enough to try chasing Steve Peat, but I’m worried the small battery won’t keep me satisfied for long enough

This new Santa Cruz Bullit is a different calibre to its predecessor, with a Bosch motor, adjustable geo, and ballistic speed. Wind the clock back to last year and one of the biggest stories in ...