Mountain Bike Rider Magazine Jan-2022 Back Issue

FIRST RIDES: Here it is at last: Yeti’s long awaited e-bike, the 160E. It’s got 160mm travel, 29in wheels, a Shimano EP8 motor with 630Wh battery, Sixfinity six-bar suspension design, tuned anti-squat curve… and a whole lot of anticipation. Plus we ride something from the vast new Canyon Spectral range: the CF8 CLLCTV with coil shock and mullet wheels, and sensitive suspension to back up its addictive and playful handling. And we sling a leg over the ARBR RB2, a niche carbon-fibre enduro bike with 29in wheels, designed and tested in the Surrey Hills.

EDITOR’S CHOICE 2021: It takes an exceptional product to earn full marks here at mbr, something with unrivalled performance and negligible faults. Few make the grade, but those that do earn their place in our Editor’s Choice awards, which pulls together the best of the best, the kit and bikes we can’t find fault.