Women’s-specific bikes? You mean there’s bikes specifically for women? Well there certainly are these days and they’re not simply gent’s models painted pink either. So we’ve enlisted the help of three female riders and asked them to assess a trio of mid-priced 2004 full sussers from Cannondale, Scott and Trek. Makes a change from our ugly mugs, we’re sure you’ll agree...

Upside down V Conventional forks - IT’S A SUBJECT WE’VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, but with the launch of the new lightweight Maverick fork, it’s surfaced again. So here we try to discover which type of front suspension is best — an upside-down or conventional fork