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Liam Mercer

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OneUp Components 70cc EDC Pump mini-pump review

With the 70cc EDC Pump, OneUp Components has taken an impressively efficient and well-built mini-pump and expanded its functionality to store the Every Day Carry multi-tool. It does fall foul of a couple of the common mini-pump pitfalls and it’s certainly not cheap but its all-out capability outshines the negatives.

Canyon Spectral CF 9 mountain bike review - Top trail performance meets excellent value

With the latest Spectral platform, Canyon has adjusted its suspension kinematic, geometry and introduced a redesigned rear triangle. The bike ushers in new technology and all of the mod-cons you'd expect of a modern trail bike, too. The result is a bike that performs well. Its incredibly competitive price is another reason why this iteration of the Canyon Spectral is one of the best mountain bikes currently on the market.

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Video: Gee Atherton and the new Atherton S170

Atherton Bikes has more than established itself with some of the most unique bikes on the market. Earlier this week, the brand unveiled its latest offering, which pushes what's possible using additive manufacturing and aluminium frames. In this video, Gee Atherton talks us through exactly what's going on with its new S170.

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The 2024 Cannondale Scalpel gets proportional suspension

Last week it was the Yeti ASR, the week before the Specialized Epic and this week, it's the Cannondale Scalpel that's gone under the knife. For 2024, Cannondale has made its flagship XC bike blur the line between trail and cross-country with more capable geometry, more suspension travel and a burlier build kit. Here's everything you need to know.

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Crankbrothers introduces its S.O.S on-bike tools

Storing accessories and spares on your bike is the best way of unloading weight from your backpack and Crankbrothers has now launched its S.O.S series. The Save Our Shred range consists of five storage solutions to carry its new multi-tool and tyre repair.

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Video: Deja Vu featuring Fergus Ryan

This year's winter has been pretty grim and we're all patiently waiting for the dusty tracks of summer to return, especially now that spring has finally reached our shores. Privateer rider, Fergus Ryan, has had other ideas, though. Instead of waiting for the sun to make an appearance, he jetted off to Portugal to show us what the recently released Privateer 161 Gen 2 can get up to and, of course, ride some dry, stellar trails.

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Fair Cycle's Drop Best boosts saddle adjustment and looks rather odd

Modern dropper seat posts have ushered in a whole new way of adjusting saddle height on the fly and riding your bike. But even though they offer another level of adjustment, there's one that's yet to be seen – lay back. However, that's what Fair Cycles aims to solve with its Drop Best, an additional adapter that allows the user to add positive and negative offset for most dropper and proprietary seat posts.

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Mondraker's Dune is reincarnated as a lightweight e-MTB

It's been a while since we've heard anything from Mondraker regarding the Dune but the brand has today revived its iconic enduro bike. While things look very familiar, the bike is now electric. Here's everything you need to know.

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Race Face's new Era and Turbine bars are tuned to combat arm pump

As a major touch point, the mountain bike handlebar is one of the most important components when it comes to comfort. Almost all handlebars can be trimmed and come in a range of sizes but the shorter the bar the less the com;inace and overall comfort. To combat this, Race Face has introduced the Era and Turbine handlebars with 12 individual models.

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Yeti modernises the SB165 enduro and park bike

Yeti has today revealed the new heavy-hitting SB165 platform that includes tweaks to the leverage rate. It also receives the latest Switch Infinity tech and all of the goodness found in its most recent model releases.

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