Crankbrothers has introduced a new Stamp model to its shoe line-up. This time, it gets more of an on- and off-the-bike design, as per trials and MTB legend, Fabio Wibmer's specification. The brand has also released a video alongside. Here's everything you need to know.

Now deep into December, racing has fully come to a close for our Team ORCC. With that in mind, in our latest episode, we show off the bikes we've been riding throughout the season, highlighting the best bits, and any changes that have been made and explaining why the bikes have been so good for riding.

Mondraker has dropped the covers off its latest bike, the Crafty Carbon XR LTD. As you might have guessed, it comes as a limited run but not just because of its jaw-droppingly beautiful colourway but because it comes kitted with Bosch's Performance Line CX Race motor.

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Now in its twelfth iteration, the USE Exposure Sixpack MK12 SYNC MK4 clearly exhibits the brand’s wealth of experience in creating lights for off-road riding. It is beautifully built with a well-considered beam pattern. This SYNC model offers handy connectivity that allows the rider to custom-tune this light to their needs. While it’s pricy and not without fault, it's still one of the best mountain bike lights currently available. 

Just two years ago tyre brand Vittoria was acquired by Wise Equity and now that brand has once again changed hands. Telemos Capital, a private equity investor has bought the brand and has its sights aimed toward global expansion.

Thanks to Nino Schurter tearing it to the top of several podiums, Scott's Scale has become a renowned name in cross-country mountain biking for its racing pedigree. Scott has now taken the Scale RC back to the drawing board and developed a bike that's uncompromising in its design, blending stiffness and lightweight whilst utilising the brand's heft of carbon fibre know-how.

The Leatt MTB AllMtn 1.0 helmet is one of the brand's cheapest options, though it still packs a useful array of tech for the money. While it fits rather narrow, it’s still a comfortable helmet that offers decent airflow and coverage. It's also pretty light making it a very worthy candidate as one of the best budget helmets on the market. Though its finish is indicative of its price.

It's been a full 10 years since Hope released the F20, which is considered to be one of the best MTB flat pedals ever made. The F22 flat pedal pictured here represents a culmination of the Barnoldswick-based brand's experience offering better durability and a larger platform in the pursuit of grip.

Once again, our routine patent trawls have pulled up yet another gem. This time, it comes from Specialized and suggests that there's a linkage fork under development. Here's everything we know.

The Wolf Tooth Waveform is the only pedal in the range but carries all of the brand's hallmark features - those being a ridiculously luxurious build quality, user serviceability, parts availability and a forward-thinking design. But with so many quality options dominating the best MTB flat pedal segment, does the Wolf Tooth Waveform pedal bring anything new to the party?