Mountain Bike Frames

Santa Cruz Highball CC

Long-term review – final update | Joe's Santa Cruz Highball CC custom build

Joe’s fully custom, dream XC build for 2020

The Zealous Division Mk2 gets a lighter frame and more travel

Zealous Division Mk2 review

Hardcore big wheeler frame with cunningly short chainstays

Niner’s ROS 9 29er hardtail

Niner ROS 9 review

Skinny steel big wheeler with full fat, full gas attitude

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The Phase’s distinctive geometry creates some strong pros and cons

Kinesis Maxlight Phase first ride review

Distinctive ‘slack attack’ UK hardtail frame

If you're a lover of bespoke craftmanship, the BTR Ranger may make you go a little weak at the knees

BTR Ranger frameset review

A handbuilt British hardtail bruiser that’ll have you taming the most technical of trails

Titanium full-sussers like the Kingdom Switch are an expensive rarity, and our test bike had a build to match

Kingdom Switch review

Ti full-sus beauty that requires some suspension fiddling

The looks of Knolly's Warden may not appeal to all

Knolly Warden review

Nimble big-hitting Canadian trail machine

Canfield's Yelli Screamy is all snaky round tubes

Canfield Yelli Screamy review

Tough and agile 29in trail slacker, but pricing is steep

Intense billed its Tracer 275C as the "definitive carbon enduro bike" – it's still a strong contender but could use a refresh

Intense Tracer 275C review

Slightly dated but still a dynamic trail charger

The Toro works well at the jumps, but it’s just as at home on a 4X track

Corsair Toro custom build review

Versatile 4X/jump bike for pure pleasure seekers

An hour and a half is hardly sufficient time to draw long-term conclusions about a bike but it doesn't take long to extract the personality of Turner's new RFX enduro machine - particularly on the demanding terrain of Nevada's Bootleg Canyon

Turner RFX v4.0 review

Carbon enduro machine begs for speed with awesome dw-link suspension

Yeti's ASRc is designed around the natural flex of the frame

Yeti ASRc frame with custom build review

XC meets enduro in pimped, flat-out flyweight freak

The Balance shows a lot of promise, but try before you buy as sizing is quite small

Canfield Balance review

Slightly undersized but impressive enduro machine

Singular's Swift can also accommodate a 100mm suspension fork, taking a degree off the head angle – but you’ll need to find one with a straight 1 1/8in steerer

Singular Swift frameset review

A steel frame and fork that’s as classic as its cream paintjob

Not a straight tube in sight: possibly melted by speed

Niner Jet 9 RDO review

Updated: Cool carbon-framed XC steed

Santa Cruz Highball frame, built up with some suitably racy kit

Santa Cruz Highball frame - first ride review

Fast and fun hardtail ready to take on the trails

The SwiftCarbon Evil Twin. Available in a choice of team blue (as pictured) or black

SwiftCarbon Evil Twin frame – exclusive first ride review

Marathon racing's latest weapon

The Fatboy is an affordable first fat bike

Specialized Fatboy review

A worthy first-time fat bike

The Turner King Khan is a beast of a fat bike with five inches of wheel travel at either end and room for 4.8in-wide tires on 80mm rims. It's unquestionably heavy but tons of fun, too

Turner King Khan fat bike frame review

Huge fun and mega-capable but with lots of weight to carry around

This top-spec build will set you back an arm and a leg. Just look at it though...

Stanton Switchback Ti - first ride review

Titanium hardtail for high-rollers

This Ritchey makes you want to pull out your oldest jersey and hit the trails

Ritchey P-650b frame review

Modern steel meets old school cool

Pipedream Muchuu

Pipedream Muchuu frame review

Alloy trailblazing frame with a hard riding XC character

Bird Zero

Bird Zero frame review

Pick-and-mix trail-blasting hardcore hardtail

Pace RC127

Pace RC127 prototype review

Taut steel singletrack weapon from iconic Yorkshire brand