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Software updates now available via the app

TQ E-bike
Software updates now available via the app

Update offers e-mountain bikers greater control

Bosch Flow App
Update offers e-mountain bikers greater control

Dynamic launches an ultrasonic cleaner for hot-wax enthusiasts

Keeping your loom clean made easy
Dynamic launches an ultrasonic cleaner for hot-wax enthusiasts

FORKS | DAMPERS

Colour and carbon fibre for Intend parts

Unicorn by Intend
Colour and carbon fibre for Intend parts

Sport suspension tuning for trail bikes

Fox 36 SL Factory Grip X review
Sport suspension tuning for trail bikes

An uneven contest: top dog Fox Podium vs. underdog KYB

Upside-down suspension forks
An uneven contest: top dog Fox Podium vs. underdog KYB

RUNNING WHEELS

A crazy carbon hybrid in a lightweight wheel

Cadex Max XC
A crazy carbon hybrid in a lightweight wheel

Lilienthal GX L3K ultra-lightweight gravel wheels

Made in Germany
Lilienthal GX L3K ultra-lightweight gravel wheels

Wide carbon wheels for the next generation of gravel bikes?

WTB CGR i28
Wide carbon wheels for the next generation of gravel bikes?

CHAINS | BELTS

Hot-wax performance with zero effort

High-tech wax from Stan’s
Hot-wax performance with zero effort

Wax or oil for your gravel bike?

Gravel Bike Guide
Wax or oil for your gravel bike?

No more drive influence - the downhill booster in '27 guise

Ochain Update
No more drive influence - the downhill booster in '27 guise

Biking with just one gear - why, why, why?

Singlespeed mountain bike
Biking with just one gear - why, why, why?

Oil me (not)! You should avoid these care mistakes

Lubricate the bicycle chain
Oil me (not)! You should avoid these care mistakes

HANDLEBARS | STEMS

Red Bull Rampage 25th Anniversary Collection

All-Mountain Style
Red Bull Rampage 25th Anniversary Collection

Do 0 mm offsets work on mountain bikes?

Zero-offset stems from Germany
Do 0 mm offsets work on mountain bikes?

Plenty of rise, a fair price, not much to get excited about

Race Face Atlas 55 Handlebar Review
Plenty of rise, a fair price, not much to get excited about

PEDALS

The best bike deals for Prime Day 2026

Bike bargains on Amazon
The best bike deals for Prime Day 2026

Made with love by professionals: a marketing ploy or a product with added value?

Signature products
Made with love by professionals: a marketing ploy or a product with added value?

A review of the re-released super-lightweight pedal with excellent grip

Tatze Two-Face 2 Titan
A review of the re-released super-lightweight pedal with excellent grip

TYRES | TUBES

When all-weather tyres and studded tyres are a good idea

Winter tyres for bikes
When all-weather tyres and studded tyres are a good idea

The perfect 32-inch tyre?

Maxxis Aspen AT 32" review
The perfect 32-inch tyre?

Extra-long mudguard for full-suspension bikes and e-MTBs

Zéfal Deflector RS90
Extra-long mudguard for full-suspension bikes and e-MTBs

SEEDS

Set off on an adventure with the new SQlab 611 active Escape saddle

SQlab Limited Edition
Set off on an adventure with the new SQlab 611 active Escape saddle

A special Rampage saddle for Bienve Aguado

The saddle as a secret weapon
A special Rampage saddle for Bienve Aguado

A gravel saddle with a mudguard

Selle Italia SLR Gravel review
A gravel saddle with a mudguard

GEARSTICKS

3X3 launches retrofit programme for end customers

Retrofitting drive hubs
3X3 launches retrofit programme for end customers

A rival for Rohloff and the like?

3x3 Six in-hub gear system put to the test
A rival for Rohloff and the like?

White Industries launches limited-edition Desert Sage collection

Hubs, cranks & more
White Industries launches limited-edition Desert Sage collection

BRAKES

There’s no better choice

Centre-lock or 6-hole
There’s no better choice

Stronger than the Gustav Pro and made of aluminium rather than Carbotecture

Magura Race Pro
Stronger than the Gustav Pro and made of aluminium rather than Carbotecture

Top-of-the-range performance at a bargain price!

TRP EVO Expert disc brake review
Top-of-the-range performance at a bargain price!

E-BIKE MOTORS

How good is the Turbo Levo 4’s motor?

Specialized 3.1 review
How good is the Turbo Levo 4’s motor?

Better than Bosch and Avinox?

Aventon Ultro X review
Better than Bosch and Avinox?

Series production is underway, the first e-MTBs are ready

Intradrive GD8 motor-gearbox unit
Series production is underway, the first e-MTBs are ready

BATTERY | CHARGERS

How to protect your battery in autumn and winter

Guide
How to protect your battery in autumn and winter

Is your e-bike battery flat? These factors affect your e-bike’s range

Is your e-bike battery flat? These factors affect your e-bike’s range

What e-bike riders need to bear in mind in the height of summer

E-bike batteries and motors in hot weather
What e-bike riders need to bear in mind in the height of summer