Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, or so the saying goes - but if that's the case then the mtb business must see more compliments than any other. Here we test two bikes, from rival manufacturers, that appear so similar they could be long-lost brothers

IT'S AN AGE SINCE WE PUT TOGETHER A TEST ON SHORT-TRAVEL RACE BIKES. But as we had a couple of teams at the Saab Solomon Mountain Mayhem event, we thought we'd unpack the Lycra and muscle into the front row of the grid for some hot enduro action