It’s fair to say that the mountain biking community hasn’t given the warmest reception to the rise of fat bikes.The usual criticisms levelled at them are either that they look…
James Smurthwaite
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Police search for mountain biking flasher in Swindon
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man on a white mountain bike exposed himself to teenage girls in a park in Swindon. At around 6pm on November 26, the…
Watch Claudio Caluori’s greatest hits from 2015
We have to say that Claudio Caluori has really stepped up his efforts with the helmet cam previews this year. Not only has he followed the fastest riders down some…
Road bike trials rider shreds Manila
You may remember Vittorio Brumotti from the video he made shredding the Livigno Bike Park in Italy. Well now he’s back and he’s taken his skinny-wheeled tricks to the streets…
Grizedale open despite Storm Desmond flooding
Grizedale’s North Face Trail will be open today despite the flooding from Storm Desmond. The trail was shut yesterday but is due to re-open now the worst of the weather has…
MBR’s video Advent Calendar Day 6 – Dirt Blizzard
On the sixth day of Advent we bring you something straight out of your wildest day dream. Every skier dreams of experiencing a powder day. Light fluffy snow falls from the…
How to ride flat corners
No berm? No problem. We’re so used to riding banked turns on our mountain bikes that flat corners can have us skittering and sliding or slowing down to a crawl.…
Thief poses as a customer to steal £4,000 Intense from bike shop
A thief has stolen a £4,000 Intense Tracer from a bike shop near Manchester after posing as a customer. The man entered the shop at 10:40 am on Wednesday. He…
Ride Sheffield announces new crowd funded trail
After the huge success of Lady Canning’s, Ride Sheffield is hoping to crowd fund another trail, this time at the Redmires reservoirs. Redmires is located roughly 7 miles from the…
MBR’s video Advent Calendar Day 3 – Claudio Caluori rides Rampage
Some people are crazily committed to their jobs, they work late, commute for hours and sacrifice their free time but very few would be willing to throw themselves off the cliffs…
Tweets of the week: Loic Bruni, Rachel Atherton and more
November has finished and we’re into the last month of the year. That doesn’t mean that social media has been winding down though. Here are our picks from Twitter and…
Watch Luke Strobel win a downhill race on a 29er trail bike
We know that we harp on about how a modern trail bike can “climb like an XC bike and descend like a downhill bike” and hopefully this video will prove one…
DMR Axe crank review
Stiff, reasonably light and cheap… just a shame the Praxis BB doesn't stand up to scrutiny - £239.96
How to think yourself faster
Teaching your body to ride fast is only half the battle; you need to train your brain too. Enduro racer and sport’s psychologist Fiona Meikle shows you how: Virtual reality rider…
Blackburn to receive new pump track before Christmas
Blackburn with Darwen council has announced it will be building a new pump track in Witton County Park before Christmas. The pump track will be fifty metres long and will…
Help plan our events – Join the UK Cycling Events team
UK Cycling Events, the UK’s leading provider of cycling sportives, is looking to add three members of staff to its northern office, based in Carlisle, Cumbria. The company, which organises…
MBR’s video advent calendar Day 1 – Girl’s Lunch Date
In a time-honoured Christmas tradition we’re counting down to the Jesus’ birthday with an advent calendar. However, instead of chocolate or a festive picture we’re doing it with some of our…
New governing body formed to oversee British enduro racing
Organisers of the UK’s biggest enduro race series met in Manchester last night to form the British Enduro Mountain Biking Association (BEMBA). BEMBA aims to bring consistency to the UK…
Fort William World Cups generate £30 million for local area
As well as providing some of the best mountain biking action in the world, it seems the Fort William World Cup is also pretty good for the local economy. Figures…
Charge Cooker 2 (2016) Review
A mild mannered hardtail that fails to excel - £999.99