Price: £5,199.00 From: Evil Bikes, eu.evil-bikes.com

Based out of the riding mecca of the Pacific North West, its impressive scene and some of the best riding anywhere on the planet on their doorstep, Evil is a rider owned, designed and operated business and it has been that way since it started back in 2008. Evil offers consumers a forward-thinking modern fusion of direct sales and also a comprehensive global independent bike dealer network. Dave Weagle himself plays a huge part in the Evil bike brand alongside Kevin Walsh, a partnership carried over from the Iron Horse days. DW himself engineered and developed the DELTA System, but he also aids in the designs of the frames; he chooses the geometry and sizing along the way and was instrumental in convincing Walsh down the path of 29ers.

When Evil released the Offering it closed the gap in its 29er range with the 140mm travel bike slotting nicely between its Enduro weapon, the Wreckoning and its smaller travel trail bike the Following. It shares the same visual styling and lines as its cousins within the range all carrying the same brand identity and, of course, the Dave Weagle DELTA (aka Dave’s Extra Legitimate Travel Apparatus) suspension system.