For almost all of the last two decades, there was no gray area when it came to wheel diameter sizes for mountain bikes: 26-inch wheels reigned. Over the last several years, however, two other sizes ...

The choice is bewildering and it’s led to rumours of an industry conspiracy that ‘they’re just trying to sell us more bikes!’ But is this true? And does wheel size even matter? Read on to find out.

Anyone new to mountain biking may not have noticed that we’re in the midst of a mountain bike revolution. While 26-inch wheels have been the gold standard on mountain bikes since the beginning, the 29 ...

I’m looking to buy a new mountain bike (£3k budget). The one I’m riding is so old it has 26-inch wheels. Now I’ve got to decide between 27.5 and 29 inch wheels. I’m 5ft 8 and ride trails rather than ...