What does mbr really think about 29ers? Simple — there are good bikes and bad bikes. Find out how the Trek Rumblefish shapes up…
MBR contents: March 2012
What’s in the latest issue of MBR?
Wallpaper*: February
Some visual escapism for your desktop… (*bears no relation to the posh style mag)
Bike braggers wanted
Anyone just about to buy a brand new bike? Mbr wants to hear about it. Post your bike pics and story onto Facebook or below
Bike technology: evolution beats revolution
It’s the slow creep of bike technology not the headline-grabbing boasts of ‘revolutionary products’ that leads to improvements
How to: swap your triple chainset to a double and bash
Mbr’s mechanic Al Vines shows you how to convert your standard triple chainset to a double and bash with chain device, stopping chain slap in its tracks
Feature: Coed-y-Brenin with Dafydd Davis
Dafydd Davis takes us back to the first trail centre, Coed-y-Brenin, to discuss the future of mountain bike trails and the joys of riding with a baguette
MBR Reader Survey
See inside to take our reader survey and have the chance to win one of 10 cool mbr t-shirts
Photography: Best of 2011 slideshows
Make a brew, sit back and enjoy four fantastic photography retrospectives from the year just gone
Wallpaper*: January
Some visual escapism for your desktop… (*bears no relation to the posh style mag)
MBR Contents: February 2012
What’s in the latest issue of MBR?
Bonus! Oregon’s Dreamy Rivers of Loam
Headcams, GPS files and a slideshow of images from our Oregon feature in the January issue.
Coed-y-Brenin Killer Loop coordinates
It looks like the last Killer Loop bottle remains unfound, so get up to Coed-y-Brenin and see if you can bag the final spot in our competition.
Workshop video: Fix a puncture
Video: Mending a puncture made easy, learn the best technique to fixing a flat
Cube Stereo Race: a year in review
After putting Cube’s Stereo through its paces over the past 12 months, mbr’s Mick Kirkman delivers his final verdict.
MBR contents: January 2012
What’s in the latest issue of MBR?
Workshop video: Swap axles in a rear Hope Pro II hub
In the latest installment of our series of workshop tutorials, Al Vines shows you how to convert your Hope hub and stiffen up your bike’s rear end
Tested: Specialized Rockhopper £700
Few companies have as much experience building hardtails as Specialized. The 2011 Rockhopper proves that it has still got what it takes to build a great one.
Just in: YT Industries Wicked 150
Is YT Industries the new Canyon? We’ve got one of its 150mm travel trail bikes to review in an upcoming issue, but here are a few initial thoughts now it’s out of the box
Feature: Riding with TT ace Guy Martin
Hitting the trail with the plain-speaking, boat-building, bike racing Guy Martin; far more than just ‘that sideburns bloke off the telly’.
Trail of the Year 2011: Doethie Valley GPS route
In the December issue we counted down our favourite trails of 2011. Here are the downloadable GPS files so you can enjoy them too
Trail of the Year 2011: Minton Batch, Long Mynd GPS route
In the December issue we counted down our favourite trails of 2011. Here are the downloadable GPS files so you can enjoy them too
Trail of the Year 2011: Torridon GPS route
In the December issue we counted down our favourite trails of 2011. Here are the downloadable GPS files so you can enjoy them too
Trail of the Year 2011: Snowdon Ranger Loop GPS route
In the December issue we counted down our favourite trails of 2011. Here are the downloadable GPS files so you can enjoy them too
Trail of the Year 2011: Kinlochleven GPS route
In the December issue we counted down our favourite trails of 2011. Here are the downloadable GPS files so you can enjoy them too
UK cinema tour for ‘From the Inside Out’
Fire up your stoke with a trip to one of the UK screenings of Anthill Films and the Coastal Crew’s new collaboration
