Luke Marshall

Technical writer

Luke Marshall is a technical writer for BikeRadar and MBUK magazine. He's been working for both titles since 2018 and has over 20 years of mountain biking experience. Luke is a gravity-focused rider with a history of racing downhill, previously competing in the UCI Downhill World Cup. Educated to a degree level in engineering and with a penchant for full-throttle speed, Luke is more than qualified to put every bike and product through its paces to bring you informative and independent reviews. You'll most likely find him on a trail, enduro or downhill bike riding the off-piste tracks around south Wales and the south west of England. He often makes an appearance on BikeRadar's podcast and YouTube channel.

Recent articles by Luke Marshall

BMC-Fourstoke-ONE

New BMC Fourstroke gets self-dropping dropper seatpost and updated frame

Evil Epocolypse RockShox XT I9 Hydra

New Evil Epocalypse gets big wheels, longer travel and electrical assistance

Santa Cruz Nomad CC X01 AXS Coil RSV MX

New Santa Cruz Nomad switches to mullet setup and gets geometry update

Pack shot of a Specialized Stumpjumper EVO Elite Alloy trail bike

Full-Suspension

Review Specialized Stumpjumper EVO Elite Alloy

GBP £4750.00 RRP USD $5800.00 EUR €6300.00 AUD $8500.00

First Look Friday

First Look Friday

Specialized kit, Goodyear Enduro tyres, Acros clipless pedals and Leatt Hybrid pads

First Look Friday 3/6/22

First Look Friday

A Prologo saddle, Tooo’s new rear-facing safety camera, a Topeak tyre plug tool and Gore Long Distance bib shorts

Ultimate upgrades for mountain bikes

Best mountain bike upgrades: our pick of the best budget and ultimate MTB upgrades

In use the Hope pedal have a good feel with a great release mechanism.

Review Hope Technology TC Union pedals

GBP £150.00 RRP USD $190.00 EUR €185.00

GeoMetron G1 and Orbea Rallon M-LTD full suspension mountain bikes

Extreme geometry vs traditional geometry – have modern enduro bikes found the sweet spot?

Pack shot of the Rocky Mountain Element C70 29 full suspension mountain bike

Full-Suspension

First ride review Rocky Mountain Element C70 29

GBP £6700.00 RRP USD $6819.00

The Strive CFR can corner with the best of them if you can adopt an aggressive riding positon.

Full-Suspension

First ride review Canyon Strive CFR

GBP £5999.00 RRP USD $7299.00 EUR €6299.00 AUD $9549.00 exc. shipping

Canyon Strive CFR line up

Canyon narrows the Strive’s focus to a full-bore enduro race bike

The Santa Cruz Megatower CC X01 AXS RSV is mouthful to say, but easy to ride and lets you feel confortable immdeditately.

Full-Suspension

First ride review Santa Cruz Megatower CC X01 AXS RSV

GBP £9699.00 RRP USD $11199.00

2022-Santa-Cruz-Megatower-CC-X01-AXS-RSV

Santa Cruz goes bigger and radder with the latest 2022 Megatower

Unno BOOS Race spec

Recycled plastic from the ocean, wild geometry and a €9.9k price tag | Unno releases its first eMTB