SO YOU’RE THINKING OF GETTING INTO MOUNTAIN BIKING and you already know a bit about bikes. With a few tweaks, will your commuting hybrid go off-road, or do you buy a specific machine for the trail? We put £600 versions of each type to the test

WITH THE TRAVEL on front forks getting longer by the hour, how much travel is enough and to what extent does it determine a bike's character? We took three bikes offering 80, 100 and 130mm of suspension to find out