GT are the sponsors of world famous Atherton Racing – and current Downhill World Cup Leader Rachel Atherton.

The Laguna, according to GT, is the bike for girls who “prefer riding uphill to get a workout, beating the trail for hours before grabbing beers, and spending days on pedals.”

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Both “pedal friendly and bad-ass” the Laguna features a 63mm travel fork, a triple chainset to make sure you’ve always got plenty of gears, and all terrain 2″ tyres for that desirable squish over the rocks and roots.

V-brakes are less effective than pricier discs you’ll see later on in the list, but are easy to maintain and sufficient in drier conditions.

We saw the GT Laguna here at Tredz cycles for £289.99 – bargain!