Bike of the Year 2023

Bike of the Year 2023 – we reveal our winners!

32 trail, enduro, budget and electric bikes tested

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James Costley-White

Published: May 12, 2023 at 10:11 am

This year’s Bike of the Year test is our biggest ever! We’ve hammered no fewer than 32 bikes to find their strengths and weaknesses, after riding countless more to come up with our shortlists. As well as testing trail bikes, enduro bikes and e-MTBs, we have a budget category for the first time, so there should be something for everyone. Our testers have been out in all weathers, hitting trails in England, Wales and Scotland, before taking the top contenders out to Dolceacqua in Italy for a final thrashing. You can find out the winners in issue 421 of MBUK, in shops now!

A (very) quick sneak peak at the contenders:

Many thanks to the brands supporting this year’s test:
Crankbrothers
MET Helmets
Bluegrass
Facom Tools

Also to our hosts:
Supernatural Bike Center in Dolceacqua
Eurotunnel Le Shuttle
BikePark Wales

James Costley-White

Editor, Mountain Biking UK magazine

James Costley-White is the editor of Mountain Biking UK (MBUK), the UK's best-selling mountain biking magazine, founded in 1988. James, aka JCW, has been an avid mountain biker since 1992, during which time he's amassed a huge amount of knowledge about the sport and tons of riding experience. He can regularly be found riding the trails around Bristol and South Wales. As well as editing MBUK, JCW contributes regular product reviews and other articles to the magazine. He's a fully-qualified professional journalist, certified as a senior reporter by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ), and holds a postgraduate diploma in journalism from Cardiff University's School of Journalism, Media and Culture. As well as heading up MBUK, he's worked for other cycling titles including BikeRadar.com, ChopMTB.com and Triathlon Plus magazine, along with the Bristol Post, Western Daily Press, Gloucestershire Echo and Gloucester Citizen newspapers, in print and online.