ROCKSHOX ZEB ULTIMATE

£969 / 27.5 or 29in / zyrofisher.co.uk

Bigger is better, right? Well, in the home of the brave that certainly seems to be the case – monster trucks, seven-lane highways and super-sized meals are all key exports from the USA. And it’s not just waistlines that are expanding; forks are getting bigger too, and it’s the American brands that are leading the charge. First Fox released the 38 to fill the gap between the 36 and 40, and now RockShox has followed suit with the new Zeb, also rocking 38mm upper tubes.

And while it’s easy to assume that it’s the ever-increasing demands of enduro racing that’s instigated this progression, the