Freakishly fast and ferociously focused XC weapon

Freelance Writer, UK
Guy started filling his brain with cycle stats and steaming up bike shop windows back in 1980. He worked the other side of those windows from '89 while getting a degree in “describing broken things covered in mud" (archaeology). Dug historical holes in the ground through the early '90s, then became a pro bike tester in '97. Guy has ridden thousands of bikes and even more components the world over since then and can remember them all in vivid, haunting detail. Can't remember where the car keys are, though.
Freakishly fast and ferociously focused XC weapon
$10,999.00
Agile, but old-school in shape
MAX speed and confidence
Whyte’s new shorter-travel 29er is a radical ripper if you like your XC riding properly extreme
Colour screen with a long battery life
$889.00
One hell of a bike for the price
$490.00
British-made dropper
Voodoo regains the half-grand high ground
$830.00
Proper hardcore hardtail at a killer price
$299.00
A user-friendly brake for the trails
$713.00
Great spec and steering but short on reach and details
Light up where you’re looking, to ride faster on technical trails
Slightly dated, but still shines on the trail
$3,699.00
Enjoyable trail bike that trades stiffness for smoothness
$7,499.00
Addictively responsive yet impressively confident ride
$3,199.00
Top value on paper but disappointing on the trail
Superb all-rounder, from descending to tech climbing
Geometry and frame stiffness breed serious speed
$649.00
Tough and tubeless-ready wheels at a great price
Better on paper than on the trails
$738.00
Polished, smooth and speedy
$3,699.00
Big-wheeled fun at an awesome price
Sustained, tubeless-ready speed and responsiveness
$3,999.00
A full-on British bulldog brawler, despite cheaper spec
$3,549.00
Lightweight, lively and super-smooth all-rounder
A bargain, if you prefer cruising to carving
Kona’s new 29er is a beautifully-balanced aggro all-rounder
Stunningly smooth gravity freak
Brilliantly agile and involving play bike
7th generation hardtail is a sweet riding, super versatile pinner
Trademark Santa Cruz trail excellence at a more attainable price
Excellent frame makes the Evol a big-fun investment
$468.00
Another notch up for FSA
Carbon wheels for XC and trail riding
$1,819.00
Absolutely kills it if £1,000 is your limit
Evolution not revolution creates an instant classic
Comfy, weatherproof MTB shoes
Designed to go the distance
Not as sorted as it looks on paper
$775.00
Lightweight mountain bike cranks
A tough pair to beat
Extensively evolved XC/trail flyer
A 29er for XC fans to get their paws on
$1,013.00
Impressively upgradable trail hardtail at a bargain price
$899.00
Tough wheels for downhill and enduro riding
How does this sweet-riding frameset shape up on the trail?
Tough, stiff and built to last mountain bike wheels