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Liam Mercer

Articles by Liam Mercer

Red Bull Hardline returns for 2024 but with a difference

Red Bull Hardline is renowned as the most hardcore downhill mountain bike race on the planet, testing only the best riders over the most challenging course with the biggest jumps and the steepest of tech. For 2024, the event is set to make a return but to celebrate its 10th anniversary, the event stops in Tasmania before heading back to home turf in Dyfi, Wales. 

Sonder introduces the El Camino e-gravel and the Sedona gravel race bikes

As part of a triple launch, Sonder has unveiled two gravel bikes. The El Camino takes pride of place as the brand's first-ever e-gravel bike and the Sedona fills the gap for a titanium-framed gravel race bike. Here's everything you need to know.

Privateer lifts the lid on its Gen 2 bikes

Privateer's second-generation bike has been the worst-kept secret of 2023 having appeared throughout the enduro circuit as well as Fergus Ryan's most recent video. We finally have all the details on the latest platform.

Video: The Hill Project - the endless possibilities of owning your own mountain

Owning a mountain and building your dream bike park on it is merely a dream for most of us but for Intense rider, Oscar Harnstrom that dream is a reality. In this video, follow the rider as he builds Kisa MTB Park, creating a mountain bike paradise.

Smith Network helmet review

The Smith Network helmet is, above anything, versatile. Thanks to its voluminous airflow, and lightweight and neat removable visor, it’ll please anyone who swaps between their cross-country mountain biking, gravel and road bikes. Downsides are few but its impressive airflow can turn to limit what could easily pass as one of the best mountain bike helmets.

Shimano GF8 GTX shoe review

The Shimano GF8 (SH-GF800) GTX is a winter-weather flat pedal shoe that combines a weatherproof Gore-Tex membrane with an uber-sticky Ultread outsole. For the most part, the brand's efforts to create such a shoe are very successful as it offers good grip on the pedals and when off of the bike. However, while they deter ingress effectively, they’re not entirely waterproof and they’re a bit pricey.

New Fox Dropframe Pro helmet offers even more coverage

As with its Proframe RS, Fox has brought fresh updates to its Dropframe three-quarter helmet. Not only does this refresh bring in a new shell design as well as a bunch of features but it also brings a higher-end build to provide even more protection and enhanced coverage.

Troy Lee Designs Crestline jacket review

The Troy Lee Designs Crestline jacket is designed to keep you warm, and there’s a lot to like, including the understated styling, comfort and fit complete with a DWR finish. It’s one of the best mountain bike jacket options for when you’re looking to blend on-bike performance with casual in-pub use.

SRAM GX Eagle AXS Transmission groupset review

SRAM’s Transmission has added a direct-mount derailleur and a host of other new technologies, the result of which has turned the traditional derailleur concept on its head. And it didn’t take long for SRAM to bring this tech to its more accessibly priced GX offering. Although it’s still a few hundred pounds pricier than the regular Eagle AXS and most other drivetrains currently on the market for that matter, GX Transmission elevates the drivetrain experience, ushering in consistent shifting under load in an essentially maintenance-free package.

Video: The wildest gravel race in the world - Migration with Sami Sauri

Migration Gravel Race is a Gravel Earth Series event that's known for being one of the wildest out there. Taking riders over 640km of Kenyan heat, they'll travel through single track, game trails, red clay and hard-pack gravel. YT Industries' rider Sami Sauri took on the race and documented her experience.

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