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Independent Review Movement

Welcome to AstonMTB. I’m an independent MTB rider, reviewer, and creator. My goal is to help push the MTB industry forward through honest and critical reviews to #buildbikebetter. I also love to create what I believe are bikes of the future to showcase what can be possible in and industry that changes direction like the Titanic.

Everything you see on this site has been paid for by me, funded by my fantastic followers through my Competition Site where you can only win THE BEST products I can find. No back-handers and no paid-for reviews

The website you are reading now is all-new. A fresh start where I will compile the last ten years of MTB review content, future reviews, courses and community.

Latest Reviews (see all)

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Nicolai Nucleon: Supre Drive
Nicolai Nucleon: Supre Drive
EMRG VPH Headset
EMRG VPH Headset
Nicolai Nucleon: Suspension
Nicolai Nucleon: Suspension
Nicolai Nucleon - Intro
Nicolai Nucleon - Intro

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Hey look at me! I got a gearbox to stop sticks getting in my derailleur! The stick…. 😂 — My AstonMTB Mission: I’m here to give the most independent bike reviews online. Starting with stock equipment then trying to get the abso
Most modern MTB tyres have a very square profile. A square edge is said to dig in to soft dirt better. A quick look at an MX tyre, which is designed for much softer and deeper terrain is almost a perfect semi circle? My favourite tyre over the la
🔥EMRG VPH🔥 Written review live on my website of the Virtual Pivot Headset If you’re after an easy way to adjust your fork offset on nearly and fork and frame then this unit may be for you. Read the review then win one: current odds are 1/
🔥Tit-Ron-A-Tron🔥 The quest for the perfect MTB continues… The spec on this machine has changed a lot over a year trying different bits and pieces. Now I’m trying to finalise and perfect it. A few changes: - Shimano Pro Dropper (main
🔥Nicolai Nucleon🔥 Second part of the written review is up on my website, a deeper dive into the frame kinematics and suspension. Go check it and then grab a ticket to win this beast! - My AstonMTB Mission: I’m here to give the most inde
🔥Nicolai Nucleon🔥 First part of the written review is up on my website. Go check it and then grab a ticket to win this beast! - My AstonMTB Mission: I’m here to give the most independent bike reviews online. Starting with stock equipment
🔥 Pinion Drive 🔥 Some aspects of the Pinion/Gates drivetrain can be debated against that of derailleurs like weight (slightly more than a posh drivetrain, but in a better location for FS bikes), grip shift (whether you like it or not), shifting un
Lucky AstonMTB winner, Regan, from Australia onboard his brand new Hope HB916! Regan won the comp last year and had the great opportunity to pick the size, components and colourways of his dreams. Then get his brand new bike delivered all the way fr
🔥Edge RRT ‘Manitou Dorado SC’ Replica🔥 Full written review and giveaway live on my website: “probably the best SC fork money can buy” Win a truly unique suspension fork worth €3500 from AstonMTB! Up for grabs is the
🔥 Edge RRT 🔥 Written review is live on my website, you know how to get there! Absolutely an exceptional fork, probably unbeatable in the single crown category. You can win this LE05 limited edition attached to this beautiful Nucleon, or a brand
🔥Win this Nucleon🔥 I deliberated long and hard about this one. Historically, I’ve struggled financially selling tickets for the test bikes I’ve bought as they are used . What also makes some harder to giveaway is that they really get t