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Our freerange tech editor Guy Kesteven spends too much time testing to get attached to most bikes but he and ‘his’ Specialized Chisel have become firm (if unlikely) best friends over the past few years. Spesh want the frame back now though, so here’s his tearjerking farewell…

Our expert testers have been hammering these UK-made lightweight XC pedals for nearly two years so what’s their conclusion?

Does Norco’s slacked-out Optic with a DH-spec rear shock and longer fork bring the trails into sharp focus?

Guy Kesteven is the guidebook writer for the new Cycling UK Traws Eryri MTB bike packing route across Snowdonia. There’s more significance to this wild Welsh adventure than just epic experiences though

Trek’s dedicated, XC racer has had a complete overhaul so just how Super is the Supercaliber now?

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Tom Pidcock pilot the new Dogma XC hardtail to a very successful debut at the XCC World Championships

Guy Kesteven asks if packing all the World Championship events into one mega session in Scotland is a good idea or not?

Is Cervelo’s ZFS-5 a 'best of everything' cross-country champion?

Cervelo’s ZFS-5 race bike has been on the scene under Team Jumbo Visma pro racers all season, but it officially launches to the public today

Merida's new models feature progressive geometry, carbon or aluminum frames, and their Agilometer Sizing System

RockShox’s tiny ultralight shock has been retuned for bigger hits and gets a new ‘Pedal’ mode too, but what about plushness and price?