With the new Diablo, there’s 100 extra Lumens (as well as a £20 increase in cost), but the weight, styling and customisation all remain the same. This is a powerful,…
Reviews
7Mesh Flightpath Pants are the Armani trousers of mountain biking
With a price tag straight out of an Armani store, the 7Mesh Flightpath Pant is not for the thrifty. But, from experience its garments are built to last and there’s…
DHaRCO Gravity Pants are the ultimate head turners
Hailing from the beaches of Oz, DHaRCO’s founders have gone from surfing waves to surfing dirt, and its distinctive designs can be found on, among others, the Pinkbike Racing Team…
I tested the Pivot Firebird Pro for 12-months and loved it so much I bought one
Most riders like to begin a relationship with a new bike on local trails, taking the time to ease into things while feeling out the lay of the land. Not…
YT’s Trail Cordura Pants are slim, light, and fantastically comfortable
These are the lighter of two pants in YT’s new Performance clothing line-up, and are aimed at all-day comfort in the saddle, and an eye on making it into the…
Canyon’s MTB Pants are hot pants, but not in a good way
Canyon doesn’t just do bikes – the German direct-sales Goliath has a rapidly expanding range of clothing and accessories to choose from, including these MTB Pants, designed to compete against…
The Knog Blinder 1300 Night Light is a quality helmet light for under £100
Knog’s previous PWR light was modular design with lots of built-in accessories. It was reasonably powerful, but run time wasn’t great and you had to twist it to turn it…
The Ava Go P40 is a small but mighty pressrure washer, and it’s guaranteed to last a decade
The Ava Pressure Washer Go P40 L is diminutive in size but still manages to generate great water pressure, and it comes with an unmatched decade-long warranty. That makes it…
Got a busy bar? Try the Lizard Skins Machine lock-on grip and its super-skinny clamp
As one of the first to sell mountain biking lock-ons, Lizard Skins has some serious pedigree – a quick website visit shows you the brand’s knowhow extends to making handles…
The Magicshine Monteer 12000 MTB light turns night into day
I think there is an unofficial arms race among light manufacturers to make the most powerful light on the market, and with the Monteer 12000, Magicshine is currently king of…
Rapha’s Trail Lightweight pants are a cut above the rest
Saving £20 and more than 100g over the standard Rapha Trail Pants is the brand’s Lightweight option. In fact they are among the lightest pants in our round-up of the…
Fox Flexair Race Pants are the Speedos of downhill racing
Fox has a bewildering array of riding pants in its line-up, but these Flexair Race pants are the ones worn by all of the World Cup shredders, which probably explains…
Lazer’s Coyote KinetiCore helmet is great value, but I needed a trailside twig bodge to make it work
Like the best mountain bike helmets on the market, Lazer’s new Coyote helmet uses something more than just EPS to protect your head in the event of a crash. Like…
Transition’s new Smuggler will steal your heart, but the Santa Cruz 5010 is better value
Transition has a new version of the Smuggler out, a bike that really should have been called the Spur LT. Or perhaps the Spur Lunch Ride. Transition reckons it’s made…
I’ve been testing winter jerseys for two decades, and the Rapha Explore Zip Neck Pullover is the best I’ve tried
The Rapha Explore Zip Neck Pullover is part of the brand’s bikepacking range, so this zip neck top isn’t strictly in the MTB line-up. Just don’t tell anyone you’re wearing…
I tested Cannondale’s Habit 4, a do-it-all trail bike that costs less that £2k… and it blew me away
When looking for one of the best full-suspension trail bikes around two grand, the ride quality, geometry and suspension ought to be at a level where an advanced rider can…
Specialized S-Works Epic World Cup – Review
Specialized teased the new Epic World Cup on the race circuit for several months, and SRAM even revealed it before the official launch, but Specialized still had a surprise up…
The Whyte E-Lyte 150 Works is a big-battery, full-power e-bike… so how on earth does it weigh under 20kg?!
Just as you thought the lightweight mid-power e-bike category couldn’t get more complicated, along comes the Bosch Performance Line SX motor boasting 600 watts peak power and 55Nm torque. All…
Gorewear Endure rain jacket review: The most waterproof jacket I’ve worn in 10-years of testing
Gorewear’s Endure jacket uses the latest generation Gore-Tex Paclite Plus fabric and that gives it a real advantage over the manky winter weather. In fact it’s well on the way…
Specialized Stumpjumper Evo Elite Alloy (2023) review
Specialized’s Stumpjumper Evo has been a hit here at MBR since it was first introduced over ten years ago. And the last time we tested it, it walked away with…