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I've been riding 'gravel' for more than four decades, but here are 10 things that really suck about gravel biking

For a bike genre founded on opening up boundaries and celebrating freedom, gravel riding seems to really stir up emotions. But what particular beefs does our tech ed Guy Kesteven have about the mostly wonderful world between road bikes and mountain bikes?

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Peter Sagan's Olympic MTB hopes appear gone as Slovakia misses qualification

A full list of the expected 34 entries for men's and women's cross-country

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'Last chance to be Olympic champion' - Pauline Ferrand-Prevot to end MTB career after 2024

Multi-discipline star re-opens door for a return to the road with final big MTB goal at her home Paris Olympics

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Bespoken Word – Do the new gravel trails at Coed y Brenin complete the “it’s just old skool MTB” circle?

Guy Kesteven had an awesome day previewing the new gravel bike trails at Coed y Brenin, but what does this reinvention of past pioneering tell us about the future of off-road riding?

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Mathieu van der Poel won't ride Olympic MTB event, puts full focus on road race and Tour de France

Dutchman makes 'logical choice', will target stages and help Jasper Philipsen at the Tour de France

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Mathieu van der Poel to skip Olympic MTB to focus on Tour de France and road race

The world champion will not race again until the Tour begins in Florence at the end of June

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I've tested all kinds of mountain bikes over three decades, but these 5 modern MTB features drive me properly nuts

Guy Kesteven roasts horrible headsets, compromised cockpits, e-MTB mount madness, stupid storage and hidden spec horror so you don’t have to suffer at the hands of dumb design

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Canyon launches its lightest ever e-MTB, Saracen's downhill bike is a budget-friendly ripper, Mondraker reinvents its Dusty e-gravel bike, and big MTB brands drop huge Spring sales. It's been a busy week of MTB and off-road news!

All this week's must-read, off-road bike and gear stories dropped into a single, easy to digest article

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5 things a lifetime of bike testing has taught me about how to upgrade your MTB

Starting cheap, seeing the whole system, trying before you buy, measuring carefully, or servicing rather than upgrading. What can our most experienced test editor tell you about improving your mountain bike?

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I didn’t realize I’d been making these three common MTB riding mistakes for 25 years, but here's how I fixed them

Coaching from Katy Curd started to fix my dorky cornering, out of control drops and weird body position

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Tom Pidcock's XC race bike tested, super light tires, a host of new budget suspension, Kona's gravel bike that's almost an MTB, plus much more in the week's off-road cycling top stories

All this week's must-read, off-road bike and gear stories dropped into a single, easy to digest article

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Pole Bicycles is the latest MTB brand to go under as the bike industry's problems continue

The pioneering Finnish MTB company files for bankruptcy citing supply chain issues and cash flow problems

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The Kona Ouroboros gravel bike may look like an old-school MTB with drop bars but it's way more than just a retro throwback

Kona's latest three-model gravel platform features an all-new carbon frame, top-end spec and a "design built around mountain bike components"

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Want a RockShox Lyrik but are put off by the high price? The new Psylo trail MTB fork gives similar performance but only costs half as much

The Psylo is RockShox's new budget version of the Lyrik and comes with its all-new Isolator RC damper. There's an updated version of the Domain too

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Off-road cycling top stories – Three new e-MTBs, a ton of new suspension including Fox's ultra-bling forks, fresh gravel and MTB bikes, plus much more

Condensing all the must-read, off-road bike and gear news into one easy to absorb, weekly dose

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How to defend against ticks while mountain biking and what to do if you find a tick on your body

Riding down the woods with your mates is ace, but it's time to start watching out for vampire hitchhikers and the infections they can carry says Guy Kesteven in this week's Bespoken Word column

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The Forbidden Dreadnought is back rowdier than ever and V2 gets 160mm of high-pivot next-gen suspension

The Canadian brand promises the Dreadnought V2 will have the same versatile enduro MTB performance as its predecessor but also has the coolest colorway names we've ever seen

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How to get big performance returns by making small changes to your mountain bike's handlebars

Often overlooked, a simple change in bar height can be a cost-effective way of altering your position or the feel of your bike, but how much difference does it actually make? I decided to find out...

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Following the cue from Cues, Shimano's new Essa groupset brings big benefits to its 8-speed lineup designed for budget MTBs

New 8-speed components bring Linkglide, 1x, and wide-range cassettes to Shimano's entry-level systems. Plus small hands benefit from a new Cues short-reach shifter and brake lever

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Race Face Era wheelset first look – compromising without compromise, has Race Face found the carbon wheel performance sweet spot?

Race Face has launched a brand-new carbon Era wheelset purposely designed to be the jack of all trades, master of none

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These new trail running shoes have soles based on gravel bike tires

MTB tire specialist Vittoria and Craft Sportswear have teamed up to produce the world’s first gravel running shoe, the Craft Xplor

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Is Fox Racing's new Union Boa shoe one of the lightest flat MTB shoes around?

The US MTB brand says the Union Flat has plenty of casual styling for off-the-bike use but now comes with added Boa fit system for on-bike performance

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Troy Lee Designs Grail review – the brand's first ‘any bike’ helmet for riders who want MTB-style protection without a peak

Troy Lee are impact protection icons in mountain bike and motocross and now they've pulled the peak off their popular Flowline MTB helmet to make a multipurpose lifestyle lid

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Fizik's Terra Ergolace GTX series MTB shoes are "guaranteed" to keep your feet dry. I put that lofty claim to the test over a sodden British winter

Rich Owen puts the Fizik Terra Ergolace GTX Flat mountain bike shoes through their paces over months of wet trail riding

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Mountain bikers ride abandoned mine shaft in the most insane MTB descent ever

Jono Jones and Olly Wilkins join Anej Strucl for a crazy 10km underground ride through a mountain

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