We’ve probably all suffered from scallywags stealing bikes, or know someone who has, so now it’s time to take back control and defend your ride.
Jamie Darlow
How to reduce the chances of mountain bike injuries
Okay, we're not saying we can stop you getting mountain bike injuries but you can reduce your time off the bike with these simple steps.
ARBR Saker first ride – Britain’s answer to UNNO Bikes?
It’s crunch time for the ARBR Saker, the custom-built carbon fibre enduro bike, handmade in the UK, and a bike we first threw a leg over in 2015.
Lower price and new custom tuning mode for ShockWiz
ShockWiz is a suspension tuning system for mountain bike suspension that combines telemetry hardware with a powerful smartphone app.
Get your trail building crew entered into Take Care of Your Trails competition
Trail maintenance volunteer groups across Europe are coming together to get their trails in shape this spring following a successful 2017 event.
The best mountain bike shoes for 2018
Whether you ride flat pedals or clipless, you need a good shoe to deliver power through the pedals. Here’s our pick of the best mountain bike shoes for sale today…
The best new places to ride in 2018
Next year brings the promise of brand-new trails, events, demos and getaways. Start filling up your calendar now with the best new places to ride in 2018.
Crank Brothers Iodine 3 wheelset review
The Crank Brothers Iodine 3 wheelset is unmistakably Crank Bros in looks and in solving the tubeless rim bed riddle in a unique way.
How and why you should do a bit of trail maintenance
Trails all gone gloopy? Don’t reach for the bike, grab a shovel and do some trail maintenance instead. Keep your singletrack single.
Only What’s Necessary FR-01 shoe review
The Only What’s Necessary FR-01 is a shoe like no other, totally original in design and build quality. Visually it’s funky looking, but does it perform?
7 great trail centres for learning to how to jump
Learning to get airborne? Here are six trail centres that’ll ease you in, up and down.
Swinley Forest trail centre guide
An hour from London there’s a maze of trails that’ll make your head spin. Here's mbr ride guide to the Swinley Forest trail centre or sorts.
Bird Aeris 145 first ride
The Bird Aeris 145 is an enduro machine with 145mm travel with modern geometry and sizing. This is a big, slack bike for tall as well as short riders.
How to tell if mountain biking is wrecking your knees
We asked a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in knees, to diagnose those nasty cracking sounds. Is MTB fundamentally bad for your knees?
Penmachno, North Wales trail centre guide
There are no facilities. It’s totally different to the other stuff around it. Visitors are sparse. These are all great reasons to ride Penmachno.
How to beat back pain caused by mountain biking
How to identify the four most common kinds of back pain, and how to treat them the physio way so you spend more time on the bike.
Dan’s Dyfi Bike Park may never open
Dan Atherton’s Dyfi Bike Park might never open to the public, its perfectly sculpted berms, tabletops and gap jumps reserved for pros as a training ground.
Should you get a 27.5in Plus or 29in bike?
Plus bike tyres are more grippy, more comfortable, but have more drag too… so should you get 27.5in Plus or 29in bike?
Forest Of Dean, Gloucestershire trail centre guide
From downhill groms to weekend warriors, the Forest of Dean welcomes mountain bikers of every tribe, and we tagged along for the ride.
Kona Process 153 CR DL 27.5 first look
New Kona Process 153 CR certainly looks the part; chunky down tube, skinny top tube, raked back suspension link is very visually satisfying.