Hardcore bikepacker and former reviewer at our sister site, road.cc, was first to cross the line of the Highland Trail 550, taking the win in a super-quick time. More impressive still, the feat has been achieved aboard a single-speed, rigid bike.

MRP has felt the pain of getting neck-deep in terrain completely out of your gravel bike's depth and with the all-new Baxter fork the brand promises to expand the capability of your bike. It gets a 1.5" tapered steerer, an adjustable offset, and more. Read on for all of the details.

Freshly added the Saracen's Ariel line-up is the 50E. It takes all of the good bits of the Ariel, but slaps on a Shimano E7000 motor and offers 150mm of suspension. The Ariel 50E is for those who want to drop the uplift but still get as many runs in, making the ups just as much fun as the downs.

With the new Santa Cruz Blur and Juliana's Wilder, the brand has tapped into years of extensive full-suspension bike design experience to create the lightest Blur (and Wilder) ever made. There are two Blur kits available, one XC monster and one that's more, dare I say it, down-country. Here's everything you need to know.

Transition has wholeheartedly jumped onto the mullet craze and has kitted out the Patrol enduro rig with a 29" wheel at the front, and a 650b wheel at the rear, shifting it into full party mode. It comes sorted with an alloy frame and specially designed geometry for the new mixed wheel set up. Read on for all of the details.

A year after its release and a collection of awards, YT Industries short travel trail bike, the IZZO has had a refresh with three new IZZO Core models. It still rocks 29" wheels and 130mm of suspension but the three new Core models introduce an updated spec for every budget.

Today, Transition has launched an all new mountain bike dubbed, the Spire. The brand says that it blends DH capability with the efficiency of a mid-travel trail bike that'll happily be pedalled up a hill, and cruise flow trail but it has the travel to take on chunkier trails.

Sendhit has noticed that the growing variety of handguards on the market hasn't strayed too far from their motocross inspiration and has launched the Nock handguards. They're designed especially with mountain bikers in mind to keep hands safe, promising ample coverage and a light weight.

As Summer is finally rearing its lovely head we've been getting in all of the lightweight summer clothing we can find. We've got Rapha's brand new MTB-specific clothing, shorts from Patagonia, and Scott, along with a down-country race rig from Merida.

We've had the Merida Ninety-Six RC 9000 in for testing, and now we've got its relaxed sibling, the Ninety-Six 8000. Why? I hear you ask, well because it gets a bump up in suspension travel, a slacker geometry, and a more aggressive kit list. We're curious to see how its down-country lean effects the ride.