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MYSTERIOUS: 11 - What They Never Told You

Is Rotor's Kapic crankset and oval Q Ring setup pedaling perfection, or did it leave me riding all out of shape?

Once you go oval, you might not go back

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Canyon launches its lightest ever e-MTB, Saracen's downhill bike is a budget-friendly ripper, Mondraker reinvents its Dusty e-gravel bike, and big MTB brands drop huge Spring sales. It's been a busy week of MTB and off-road news!

All this week's must-read, off-road bike and gear stories dropped into a single, easy to digest article

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Bespoken Word – You are the problem, not your bike

Guy Kesteven reckons it’s time most of us stopped thinking about what we can upgrade on our mountain bikes to go faster and look at the real weak link in the system – ourselves

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I test bicycles for a living, here are the 5 must-have features to look for when buying a budget gravel bike

Guy Kesteven is one of the most experienced bike testers in the world, so what does he think are essential features on a cheap gravel / all-road bike?

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Manitou Mezzer Pro MTB fork review – smooth, lightweight and excellent tuning options

A highly-tuneable, 37mm legged enduro fork with class-leading weight and performance that’s a match for the very best MTB forks available

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Ever wondered how much your MTB suspension fork can bend? I take a look inside Fox Factory’s product development testing facility and find out

Exploring Fox Factory’s suspension and component torture chambers where new products are developed and tested

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Canyon unveil its lightest electric mountain bike ever – the Neuron:ONfly

The new lightweight, singletrack-oriented, e-MTB comes in four models worldwide, but just one is launching in the US

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Lewis LH4 Brake Set review – an eerily familiar looking brake

A well-finished high-end brake with useful features that works well on the trail, with only a few niggles stopping it being one of the best

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Saracen's new Myst is a bargain downhill bike ready to hit the uplifts this summer

Not only does the Myst have an affordable price tag, but Saracen says 10 years of race development means it's the fastest downhill bike it has ever made

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Schwalbe SOS Mini Pump review – small, super portable and rock-solid

Schwalbe’s SOS Mini Pump is a small but mighty emergency essential that’s easy to always carry

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5 things a lifetime of bike testing has taught me about how to upgrade your MTB

Starting cheap, seeing the whole system, trying before you buy, measuring carefully, or servicing rather than upgrading. What can our most experienced test editor tell you about improving your mountain bike?

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6 signs you need to stop riding your mountain bike and give it some workshop attention right now!

Broken brakes? Grinding gears? Loose bearings? Dead suspension? Droopy droppers? Wobbly wheels? Here's the niggles that could be a nightmare if you don’t get them sorted straight away

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I didn’t realize I’d been making these three common MTB riding mistakes for 25 years, but here's how I fixed them

Coaching from Katy Curd started to fix my dorky cornering, out of control drops and weird body position

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Canyon Strive:ON CFR review – a UCI EDR-E championship-winning, carbon, full-fat enduro e-bike

A Bosch CX-powered 160mm rear/170mm front travel e-bike specifically designed for the demands of modern e-enduro racing

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Tom Pidcock's XC race bike tested, super light tires, a host of new budget suspension, Kona's gravel bike that's almost an MTB, plus much more in the week's off-road cycling top stories

All this week's must-read, off-road bike and gear stories dropped into a single, easy to digest article

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Why are the fastest MTB race bikes in the world so different from what we mere mortals ride?

It was all looking so straightforward. GOAT racer, Nino Schurter, was dominating the World Cup and World Championships on his radically trail-bike-shaped, 2.4in tire, 120mm travel Scott Spark and every other brand started following suit. “Brilliant” the media and mere mortal riders cried. Bikes that are still superlight and efficient…

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Mavic Deemax Enduro SL wheels review – lighter rims and Mavic's latest hub design

The well regarded French wheel brand’s latest take on its Deemax wheel concept

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I tested the Pinarello Dogma XC race bike ridden by Olympic and World MTB champion Tom Pidcock and it’s as frighteningly fast as he is

Pinarello have finally released its full-suspension race bike and it’s as aggressive and uncompromising as the athletes it’s solely designed for. Did our ultra-experienced test editor Guy Kesteven get high on the pure speed of the Dogma XC or was he just glad to survive in one piece?

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Marzocchi's affordable Z1 and Z2 MTB forks get a new RAIL damper and a hefty price cut

The new Marzocchi Z1 and Z2 forks feature a new GRIP-inspired Rail damper, coil or air options, new architecture, and lower prices

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Rapha Trail Gore-Tex Pants review – outstanding, premium-priced waterproof trouser

Rapha's Trail pants combine the brand’s tailoring and design know-how with a well-proven waterproof fabric

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I’ve tested thousands of mountain bikes and Calibre’s Line T3 275 is the best £1,000 MTB you can buy today

Is Calibre’s Line T3 27.5 mountain bike really the incredible ‘best £1,000 bike’ deal it seems? Guy Kesteven has been finding out if it rides as well as it reads on paper

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Hope Technology launches its new RX24 gravel wheelset – a lightweight alloy rim designed for bikepacking adventure riding

The RX24 rolls on Hope's Pro 5 hubs and can be color-matched with the newly revealed Hope tubeless valves

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Pole Bicycles is the latest MTB brand to go under as the bike industry's problems continue

The pioneering Finnish MTB company files for bankruptcy citing supply chain issues and cash flow problems

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The Kona Ouroboros gravel bike may look like an old-school MTB with drop bars but it's way more than just a retro throwback

Kona's latest three-model gravel platform features an all-new carbon frame, top-end spec and a "design built around mountain bike components"

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Industry Nine expands its SOLix lineup with new lightweight high-engagement XC and trail wheelsets

Lightweight carbon and alloy options are built using Industry Nine SOLiX hubset with 605 points of engagement

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