On, which I tested back in early 2024, was a bike designed and built for top flight e-enduro competition. It was a bike that, ...

So what’s evolved? Well, Whyte has dropped the hyphen and 150 from the name, so the new model is called the ELyte Evo. The important difference though, is that the new Evo version gets the brand new ...

Santa Cruz has just unveiled the Vala – a brand new all-mountain e-bike that replaces the similarly intentioned Heckler. Instead of a Shimano EP801 motor like its predecessor though, the Vala gets ...

The Amflow PL Carbon with DJI’s Avinox motor has put the cat among the pigeons. In 30 years as a mountain bike journalist, I can’t remember another bike that has stirred up so much hype and ...

Launched in 2019, the Trek Rail largely flew under the radar, undetected by most of the mountain bike media, ourselves included. The reason for the distinct absence of reviews? Well, it wasn’t because ...

Clever chassis design. Doesn’t look like an e-bike (or a Haibike). Good power and range. Removable battery. Fast, rewarding handling. Good value. Haibikes have always had a unique look. Multi-faceted ...

The Hightower was designed as the Santa Cruz for everyone. Everyone with deep enough pockets, anyway. It’s got 145mm travel, 29er wheels and relaxed but not silly-slack geometry, and the idea was you ...

Most of the best electric mountain bikes are designed around a second party motor, but not the Yamaha Moro 07. Instead, Yamaha built its first e-mountain bike around its own PW-X3 motor, a unit that ...

Barely has SRAM's new flagship T-Type transmission systems been on the market and already there's a 'value' option. So how does the new GX Eagle AXS stack up in use? SRAM follows up the release of its ...

Amflow's PL Carbon is not flawless, but for a first effort, it's an impressive e-bike, and for £6k the power delivery, weight and handling are simply unbeatable. Okay, so the new S-Works Specialized ...

Light on the bars, heavy on the stopping, Hope’s latest mix-and-match XCR E4 disc brake makes an excellent lightweight trail / XC set-up. Hope’s minimalist XCR carbon lever started out mated to an X2 ...

Is 2023 the year of the ‘diet’ emtb? With Specialized dropping the new Levo SL and multiple brands joining the fold with new models there have been plenty of strong signs already, but if you’re still ...