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Workshop video: bodge a bargain toolkit!

Al Vines

Al Vines tightens his metaphorical belt and shows you how to make your own tools

North Downs faces oil threat

Part of the North Downs is under threat from oil drilling: can you help out?

Interview: Kona’s Chris Mandell

Kona

We talk 29ers with Kona’s product manager, Chris Mandell

How to: prepare for the Megavalanche

If you’re riding in the Alps this summer follow our top tips to help big up your riding

Aim for the podium: Dirt Divas’ race skills course

Eyes on the prize

Women looking to sharpen their racing elbows should check out Dirt Divas new skills course

Workshop video: Service your Shimano pedals

MBR’s resident mechanic Al Vines shows you how to keep your Shimano Pedals running smooth and true

How to: convert an old phone into a GPS

We’ve got a full-on GPS watch test in this issue of mbr (May 2012), but if you’re skint there’s another way to record your rides by GPS…

Workshop video: Fox Float service

Fox’s Float air can needs this simple service performed every 30 hours riding: watch our step by step video

Video: Dudes of Hazzard – The Movie part I

Dudes on tour

Funny, quirky and pasty, it’s the Dudes of Hazzard Movie — a summer’s roadtrip of riding silliness around Europe

Tested: Trek Rumblefish Elite £2,400

What does mbr really think about 29ers? Simple — there are good bikes and bad bikes. Find out how the Trek Rumblefish shapes up…