WE'VE LOOKED AT SINGLE-PIVOT SUSPENSION BIKES before in our concept tests, but here we’re looking specifically at the differences between an elevated chainstay design and a regular low pivot design with conventional chainstays. The two bikes in question are a DiamondBack S70 and an Orbea Rallon FX — which is top in the £1,500 stakes?

WHEN IT COMES to stopping there's little that can touch disc brakes. But does their inclusion on a bike mean that corners have to be cut in another area? We test two bikes from the £800 price point, one with discs one with Vs, to find out.