WHEN IT COMES to stopping there's little that can touch disc brakes. But does their inclusion on a bike mean that corners have to be cut in another area? We test two bikes from the £800 price point, one with discs one with Vs, to find out.

MOST SUSPENSION SYSTEMS may pivot around set points but they are, nonetheless, rigidly anchored to the frame they are designed for. Here, however, we test two machines where the suspension anchor points themselves create their own bit of movement