Tom Law

Tom Law

MTB presenter

Tom Law is a presenter and writer for the BikeRadar YouTube channel. At a young age, Tom was thrown into the world of cross-country mountain biking by his amateur-racing dad. By the age of 13, he had been bitten by the bug himself. A brief foray into racing led Tom to discover his love of big natural rides and flowing trail centre descents, a very weird appreciation for technical climbs and an interest in the latest bike tech. A self-confessed bike dork, Tom’s near 10 years of experience working in retail – from the shop floor through to website and marketing work – has given him a wide knowledge of all things two wheels. He’s a big fan of mid-travel bikes that can do it all and is seemingly the only person on Earth who actually likes the term ‘downcountry’. When he’s not standing in front of the camera, Tom can be found ripping his Transition Spur around the countryside of North Wales and the Midlands, or daydreaming about cars he’ll never be able to afford or fit a bike in.

Recent articles by Tom Law

NOBL TR35 Berd spoke wheelset

Lightweight, lively and compliant, but maintenance-intensive
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New Turbo Levo SL Alloy is Specialized's cheapest lightweight eMTB – but you'll pay a weight penalty

Alloy version of carbon-framed Turbo Levo SL II drops price and includes range extender, but adds weight
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New RockShox Flight Attendant uses an algorithm to fine-tune your suspension

Flight Attendant now available on RockShox cross-country forks and rear shock
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Spoke Tension | What would we change about mountain biking?

Our MTB tech gurus’ wishlist puts the mountain bike world to rights
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Tom Law's Transition Smuggler Carbon GX

Tom welcomes a longer-travel bike in search of some added gnar factor
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Tom Law’s well-loved Chromag cockpit

Tom's old friend is still going strong
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The hottest trends defining MTB tech in 2024

BikeRadar’s tech gurus predict the future
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Tom Law’s Gear of the Year 2023 | The spendy tech that wooed a newcomer

Tom’s first Gear of the Year entry is packed with some high-budget new favourites
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Curtis AM9

Can Curtis’ handmade steel shredder live up to its heritage and price tag?
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These NOBL wheels use shoelace spokes and oh so quiet hubs

Floppy spokes claimed to have 12 times the strength-to-weight ratio of steel alternatives
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Norco Fluid FS C2 review

Does a carbon front end take Norco’s Fluid to the top of the trail bikes category?
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Mountain bike genres – is there too much choice?

Does the ever-growing number of bike categories serve rider purpose or cause unnecessary confusion?
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TRP EVO12 drivetrain

Can EVO12 prove mechanical shifting still has what it takes to rival electronic groupsets?
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Why is finding the right mountain bike tyres so confusing?

We point the finger at tyre brands for not making their ranges simpler
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Garbaruk's XC Crankset uses aluminium over carbon for lightweight design

The bonded aluminium cranks are claimed to weigh less than 400g
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Tom’s Transition Spur is an eclectic, enduro-worrying build

Tom explains why he loves his downcountry bike and what he has planned for it
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5 of the latest lightweight XC bikes from Trek, Specialized, Pinarello and more

This summer's hottest cross-country bikes
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DJI Osmo Action 4 camera takes on GoPro with new larger image sensor

Improved action camera gets array of imaging system upgrades to offer pro-grade footage
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Norco unveils first carbon Fluid, dropping 600g from frame weight

New Fluid retains Ride Aligned Design System for easy setup and balanced handling
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SRAM GX Eagle Transmission groupset brings hangerless derailleur tech to lower price point

SRAM cuts a third off the price of X0 Transmission with redesigned rear-derailleur and cheaper materials
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The EVO12 is TRP's first complete drivetrain

Successor to TR12 sticks with cables, but adds cassettes and cranksets to the mix
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Pinion combines shifting and drive with its first ebike motor and gearbox

German gearbox specialist launches all-new ebike motor and wireless shifting in a single, compact package
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Unreleased RockShox SID fork, prototype tyres and more XC tech from the Lenzerheide World Cup

Plus Nino Schurter's stunning custom Spark
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The evolution of mountain bikes in two decades | How have trail bikes changed from 2005 to 2023?

We pit two trail bikes separated by 18 years against each other
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