All 20 bikes reviewed in MBUK's Bike of the Year 2018

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Published: April 20, 2018 at 8:00 am

The bikes are split into two categories: Trail covers those with 110-140mm of travel and Enduro refers to those with 150-175mm.

All sit between £2,600 and £3,400, so they're generally the more affordable models in the brands' ranges.

Each one has been through a rigorous testing process and subjected to a lot of miles in some pretty brutal UK winter conditions. From a starting shortlist of 20, we whittled things down to a top five in each category and took the top contenders out to San Remo in Italy for a final test. The fast, rocky conditions allowed us to hone in on the finer points of each and come to a definite conclusion about which ones we believe are worth your money.

The winners are revealed in issue 355 of the mag, in shops now!

Trail

Canyon Spectral CF 9.0 £3,246.98 (inc. shipping)

Canyon Spectral CF 9.0
Canyon Spectral CF 9.0 £3,246.98 (inc. shipping)

Commencal Meta TR V4.2 Essential £2,650

Commencal Meta TR V4.2 Essential
Commencal Meta TR V4.2 Essential £2,650

Cotic FlareMAX Silver 29 £3,399 (inc. shipping fork, shock, wheel and tyre upgrades)

Cotic Flaremax Silver 29
Cotic Flaremax Silver 29 £3,399 (inc. shipping)

Marin B17 3 £2,900

Marin B17 3
Marin B17 3 £2,900

Norco Sight A2 29 £2,750

Norco Sight A2 29
Norco Sight A2 29 £2,750

Orbea Occam TR H10 £3,329 (inc. shipping fork, shock & wheel upgrades)

Orbea Occam TR H10
Orbea Occam TR H10 £3,329 (inc. shipping fork, shock & wheel upgrades)

Santa Cruz Tallboy R Aluminium 29 £3,299

Santa Cruz Tallboy R Aluminium 29
Santa Cruz Tallboy R Aluminium 29 £3,299

Transition Scout NX £2,999.95

Transition Scout NX
Transition Scout NX £2,999.95

Trek Fuel EX 8 29 £2,700

Trek Fuel Ex 8 29
Trek Fuel Ex 8 29 £2,700

YT Industries Jeffsy 29 CF £3,106 (approx. including shipping)

YT Industries Jeffsy 29 CF
YT Industries Jeffsy 29 CF £3,106 (approx. including shipping)

Enduro

Bird AM9 GX £3,363.95 (inc. shipping)

Bird AM9 GX
Bird AM9 GX £3,363.95 (inc. shipping)

Canyon Torque CF 8.0 £3,246.98 (inc. shipping)

Canyon Torque CF 8.0
Canyon Torque CF 8.0 £3,246.98 (inc. shipping)

Giant Reign 2 £2,649

Giant Reign 2
Giant Reign 2 £2,649

Merida One-Sixty 800 £3,150

Merida One-Sixty 800
Merida One-Sixty 800 £3,150

Mondraker Dune £3,199

Mondraker Dune
Mondraker Dune £3,199

Nukeproof Mega 275 Pro £3,349.99

Nukeproof Mega 275 Pro
Nukeproof Mega 275 Pro £3,349.99

Radon Swoop 170 9.0 £2,912 (approx. inc. shipping)

Radon Swoop 170 9.0
Radon Swoop 170 9.0 £2,912 (approx. inc. shipping)

Specialized Enduro Comp 29 £2,999

Specialized Enduro Comp 29
Specialized Enduro Comp 29 £2,999

Transition Patrol NX £2,999.95

Transition Patrol NX
Transition Patrol NX £2,999.95

Whyte S-150 S £2,850

Whyte S-150 S
Whyte S-150 S £2,850
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