The ARC range was developed by an all-woman team under the product leadership of Jen Choi. Creating the visual identity for an off-road garment range can be demanding because mud and dust are encountered on each ride. Colours must look good ‘dirty’ and remain durable for several seasons of riding and washing. 

Demanding cross-country and endurance race events demand efficiency and capability, balancing suspension firmness when clinging with bump absorption on the descents. Recognizing that sprint and endurance mountain bikers need more from their bikes, the Oiz combines 120mm of front and rear suspension travel with efficient geometry.

Renowned for their durable and incredibly efficient bearings, designed to make everything that rotates on your mountain or gravel bike spin that much slicker, CeramicSpeed’s latest product is for discerning SRAM T-Type users. 

German e-bike brand, Haibike, has a lot going on for the 2025 model year. A comprehensive design and prototype effort has created updates across the Haibike product portfolio, with new frame silhouettes, enhanced rear-suspension platform kinematics, and an interesting low-step dual-suspension e-bike. 

The German brand’s JAM² retains its 160mm fork and 150mm frame travel ratings for the 2025m model year but there have been some styling refinements to the front end.

Affordable alloy trail bikes. Since its launch in 2015, Calibre’s Bossnut has been a viable pathway into the confidence of a dual-suspension trail bike for riders on a budget. After nearly a decade in the market, Calibre has significantly updated the Bossnut, adding more travel, bigger wheels and progressive geometry. 

Steel e-bikes. They might be a niche-within-a-niche, but one of the world’s most respected steel mountain bike brands has created an e-bike version of its celebrated dual-suspension frameset. 

Renowned for its ultralight shoes, featuring a ‘tray’ shaped carbon shell for optimal power transfer, all Nimbl shoes are handmade by master Italian craftspeople. The new Urano brings all that brand cachet and technical innovation to the market in a more robust construction, which is ideal for gravel riders. 

The idea is to bring value to the market for riders who need a hard-charging enduro bike, with components that create confidence during descents. But without ballooning price. YT’s solution is the Capra Core range. 

The Stone Circle gravel festival has been rescued – by former employees. Recognised as one of the must-do UK off-road cycling event weekends, there was great disappointment in August when The Stone Circle was cancelled – indefinitely.