It’s easy to lose sight of the simple act of riding a bike for the sole purpose of joy, buried as it is in a maelstrom of technology, hype and marketing. The pioneers of mountain biking, while they could be accused of utilising tech to improve their rides, were more concerned with the dynamic of the ride, the group, the simple act of doing it.

Deus ex Machina celebrates the past and blends it with the modern, resisting the temptation to become mired in overwrought, forced nostalgia. A fireroad, coaster brakes, not a dropper post in sight, just big skids for big kids.