Mountain Bike Suspension Fork Guide

Mountain Bike Suspension Fork Guide

Posted by Paul Hoyle on 3rd Oct 2025

Mountain Bike Suspension Fork Guide Forks are the front suspension on a bike. Forks like all suspension moves up and down in a controlled manner to track ground and absorb impacts.  There are mu … Read Full Article
Mountain Bike Tyre Guide

Mountain Bike Tyre Guide

Posted by Paul Hoyle on 2nd Oct 2025

Mountain Bike Tyre Guide Mountain bike tyres come in many different shapes and sizes, but with a small amount of knowledge it becomes a lot easier to choose which is correct for you.  Tread and … Read Full Article
Mountain Bike Wheels Guide

Mountain Bike Wheels Guide

Posted by Paul Hoyle on 2nd Oct 2025

Mountain Bike Wheels Guide Mountain bike wheels are made up of three major components, the rim, hub and spokes. All of these play a vital role in the quality of the wheel and its intended use. Rims: … Read Full Article
Mountain Bike Wheel Size Guide

Mountain Bike Wheel Size Guide

Posted by Paul Hoyle on 2nd Oct 2025

Mountain Bike Wheel Size Guide (Adult) What sizes are available? On original mountain bikes we only used to see bikes fitted with 26” wheels. However over the years wheels have grown stepping u … Read Full Article
Understanding MTB/EMTB Dropper Seatposts

Understanding MTB/EMTB Dropper Seatposts

Posted by Paul Hoyle on 2nd Oct 2025

Mountain Bike Seat post guide Recently in the world of mountain bikes we have seen the major innovation of dropper seat posts on bikes. These differ from a fixed seat post as they are able to move u … Read Full Article
MTB Handlebars Explained

MTB Handlebars Explained

Posted by Paul Hoyle on 30th Sep 2025

Handlebars come in many shapes and sizes and they can heavily impact the final geometry of the bike, and how it will handle. They affect the bikes handling by altering your body position, below we w … Read Full Article
Mountain Bike Number of gears Guide

Mountain Bike Number of gears Guide

Posted by Paul Hoyle on 30th Sep 2025

The number of gears on a bike heavily affects its pedalling performance and its intended use. We used to see bikes with both gears on the front and the back of the drivetrain, however due to advances … Read Full Article
Mountain Bike Pedals Guide

Mountain Bike Pedals Guide

Posted by Paul Hoyle on 30th Sep 2025

Pedals on a bike are arguably one of the most important components as they are 50% of the rider's contact points on the bike. A well designed supportive pedal will give the rider confidence to push t … Read Full Article
EMTB/MTB Brakes Guide

EMTB/MTB Brakes Guide

Posted by Paul Hoyle on 30th Sep 2025

Brakes are one of the most important components on any mountain or e-MTB, directly affecting control, safety, and confidence on the trail. With so many options — from Shimano’s Ice Tech r … Read Full Article
Mountain Bike Hydraulic Brakes Guide

Mountain Bike Hydraulic Brakes Guide

Posted by Paul Hoyle on 30th Sep 2025

Mountain Bike Hydraulic Brakes Guide The vast majority of all mid-high end mountain bikes are now fitted with Hydraulic brakes. These brake systems use a fluid to push the pads against the disk's sur … Read Full Article
Carbon Vs Aluminium frames | EMTB & MTB

Carbon Vs Aluminium frames | EMTB & MTB

Posted by Paul Hoyle on 30th Sep 2025

Mountain bike, Frame Material Guide In the mountain bike world we only tend to see two frame materials, these are Carbon fibre and Aluminium. There are other materials such as Titanium or steel but … Read Full Article