FOUR WAS THE MAGIC NUMBER until not that long ago — the inches of travel front and rear that defined the full-suspension trail bike. And it’s still a good number whether you’re a weekend warrior or a suspension virgin. We rounded up four £1,500 rigs

THEY SAY YOU can never be too tall or too confident. Be that as it may, it seems you can all too easily be too tall, or heavy, for lots of 'large' mtb frames. Here we test three bikes built for the bigger figure. We're confident you'll find something here to suit