Teravail Swale MTB handlebar

Teravail launch handlebar, stem and seatpost range

Teravail – best known for their range of tyres – launch a new range of components, covering handlebars, stems, seatposts and bar tape

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Ride reports

A group of riders catch their breath

Ride report: Tuesday 30 December – Moles Christmas ride 2025

The Moles group ride over the holiday period is something of a classic and 2025 was no exception

Moles riding line astern through the sawmill yard

Ride report: Sunday 21 September – Ranmore trails

A perfect autumn day beckoned us toward a morning of Ranmore trails

Heading for the start of a red at Risoul in a lunar landscape

Briancon, Alps 2025: Day 6 – MTB trails at Risoul

Well, here we are. Great riding at Risoul on the final day of a holiday where the sun shone for us once again.

Matt on the Chemin du Ronde, Briancon with the town behind him

Briancon, Alps 2025: Day 5 – rest day in town

Not every day needs to involve riding. Today, wet weather and tired legs gave an opportunity for a lesiurely day

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Bike talk

Two views of the BBB corecap tubeless valves, showing the complete valve kit in gold, or the valve upgrade kit in purple

BBB Corecap tubeless valves look great!

Announcing the Corecap valve system from BBB, a replacement for traditional Presta valves.

Matt sizes up a berm on a blue line at Risoul

A year of riding in 2025

It was the best of years; it was the worst of years. For me 2025 was a mixed bag.

A cold day on Pitch Hill

Happy New Year for 2026

Well, here we are again, a New Year. Welcome to 2026 and all that.

A 32-inch BMC prototype XC MTB

32-inch wheels are coming. How do we feel?

We’ve been here before. 26-inch to 29-inch. Then the rogue 27.5-inch ‘goldilocks’ size that wasn’t.

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