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?

You want to buy your first full-susser, but you don’t know where to start — we ride six of the best around the £1,000 mark