Singletrack have reviewed the FlareMAX as part of a "short" travel grouptest. It earned a coveted Singletrack Recommended red seal of approval. Go and have a read...

"This is not a stiff and efficient mountain bike in the traditional Lycra cross-country sense. It’s way better than that. It doesn’t ride like a hardtail. It doesn’t just give up a bit of off/on suspension when it absolutely has to. It has a rare combination of stability combined with whip-smart handling and traction tracking."

The review bike was built up around a blue UK Launch Edition frame, but we now have the more affordable Taiwan editions available from stock, in a glamorous gloss Hubble Purple, or super subtle matte Slate Grey. Totally customisable bikes start from £2999 for the Bronze build, with a Manic dropper post, microSHIFT ADVENT X 10spd Drivetrain, Rockshox fork and shock. Now we have plenty frames and components in stock, you could be riding your FlareMAX this month, rather than reading about one.