This month brings us: silver stoppers, carbon gas, watery belts, rubber charity, jelly pads, jaffa kecks, wireless pi and more!
Jamie Darlow
Front Section Editor
Eight questions for Kate Courtney
We grab a few minutes with Olympic XC racer Kate Courtney to talk about her recovery from a recently fractured arm and her hopes for Tokyo Olympics later this month.
How you can help save 49,000km of lost paths in UK
We’re sitting on a labyrinth of lost trails in the UK, and without your help they could be gone forever. Peruse it or lose it!
Garmin Fenix 6 Pro Solar Edition smart watch review
The Garmin Fenix 6 Pro Solar is a watch of superlatives, the most functional, accurate, reliable and impressive watch Garmin has made. It’s also the most expensive.
Granite PITA Pedal Cover review
It’s basically just a sheet of thick neoprene wrapped into the shape of a pedal. The Pita comes in two sizes (large is for flats, small for clipless pedals), two…
Make the most of summer with our five staycation showstopper routes*
Summer staycation. The UK has some of the world’s best riding – make the most of it this summer with our five showstopper rides.
Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month
Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month.
Focus Jam 6.0 LTD: first ride review
Trick wireless shifting, superb fork and shock and a complete frame reboot makes the Focus Jam 6.0 an intriguing new trail bike.
‘New’ riding spot: Rother Valley, Sheffield
Mountain biking is booming, and the demand for new and bigger riding spots is stronger than ever – step forward the Rother Valley, Sheffield.
Tom Pidcock: “Tokyo Olympics, I’m going to win”
The multi-talented Tom Pidcock tells us about his ambitions for another gold medal, growing up riding BMX, and why Red Bull Rampage is on his bucket list.
How to care for your e-bike battery
How long a battery lasts for entirely depends on how you treat that lump of iron in the downtube, so here’s how to minimise any losses and keep powered for…
“Then out of the blue they knocked them down with a diesel bulldozer”
This month's star letter is the sorry tale of a trail network being pulled down by Forestry England... it aint pretty...
Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month
This month brings us new rubbers, slippery plastic hats, clever timepieces, booties, patella protectors, oily whisky, widescreen goggles, dinky inflators, summery threads...
Fox Flexair Short review
The Fox Flexair Short is a great choice for summer use, comfortable, stylish and cool. If only it was a smidge longer and without those laser cut holes.
Seven reasons why hardtails still rule
Brilliant fun, simple to repair, cheap to run and with a character all of their own, hardtails are a great option for trail riding.
The four best trails you’ve probably never heard of
Ridden all of our 20 best mountain bike trails in the UK? Done the classics to death? Want to try something different? Here is the UK's secret singletrack.
Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month
This month brings us kids' Plus bikes, techno pliers, ebike shoes, slow energy products, not-Rolexs, oily clips, tuff rings, Bibendums and chunk pumps.
Focus Thron is a new 130mm ripper for £2199
The all new Focus Thron range of short travel trail bikes (Down-country if you will) meet bikepacking rigs for adventurous times.
New Focus Jam goes 29er and starts from £2500
Like Jam, but sweeter: the new Focus Jam has better geo, bigger sizing, a new-fangled suspension layout, handy tool storage, and starts from £2,500!
Specialized Trail Cargo Short review
Specialized Trail Cargo Short is no leg hugging number, it’s definitely a baggy short, but there’s less material to flap in the breeze than some out there.