Ride with your kids and there’ll come a time when nothing but a proper bike will do. Reaching about nine or 10, if they’re grown up enough to handle real…
Jamie Darlow
Front Section Editor
How to prevent knee pain on your mountain bike
Pain in the patella and a grinding feeling at the front of your knee? It’s not as bad as it sounds, but you need to get it fixed. >>> The…
The best mountain bike energy bars
If you’re only heading out for an hour’s spin then you don’t need to refuel — you should have enough stored energy to comfortably last your ride. Anything longer than this…
Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Comp 6Fattie (2016) review
The cream of the plus sized crop - £2,500
Research reveals walkers do more damage to trails than mountain bikers
MTBs erode the soil more than walkers or horses, right? Not so, according to scientific research, which says that booted feet and hooves cause more damage. And with Wales beginning…
The seven stages of all mountain bike rides
Does this little lot sound familiar? No ride is without its pitfalls but here's our guide to a what seemingly every MTB ride out on the trails entails.
Britain’s best mountain bike weekend breaks
Booked a long weekend off work? Head to one of the UK’s riding hotspots Coniston, Lake District Coniston is the perfect base for a long weekender — relatively devoid of…
Will this Only What’s Necessary shoe change the way we think about comfort?
At first glance the new OWN ( Only What’s Necessary ) FR-01 flat pedal shoe looks a lot like one of those waterproof winter boots XC riders wear, but apparently…
How to stay clean on a ride
You finish a ride spattered with crud while your friends look like they’ve just won the Daz Doorstep Challenge… not fair! Keeping clean on a ride not only means you’re…
How to ride fast descents
Speed is addictive, and it plays a huge part in what makes mountain biking so much fun. Flying down a piece of singletrack, narrowly avoiding trees, with the roar of…
This study claims that tyre pressure makes no real difference to rolling resistance
Pumping up your tyres harder will make you roll faster over the trail, right? Dead wrong. The most significant factor in rolling resistance — by a country mile — is…
The five steps to becoming a complete mountain biker
Sure, we all ride our bikes but what can we do to get the full range of experiences mountain biking can offer? Try these for size: Race Racing a mountain…
The dirt jumping skills that will improve your trail riding
Dirt jumping may seem like a different world to trail riding but we’ve tracked down the skills we think will boost your day-to-day riding. Make the first time count The…
Four classic bikes that have gone fat for 2016
Whether you like them or not, it looks like Plus size wheels are here to stay. These companies certainly believe so as they have fitted them onto some of their…
Are softail mountain bikes making a comeback?
Softail mountain bikes last excited this magazine some two decades ago with their smooth rides, but now the flexible hardtail is making something of a comeback. In May, BMC launched…
Three ways to keep crystal clear vision on the trails
Vision is an essential part of biking and if you can’t see where you’re going you’ll ride less smoothly and more slowly – plus there’s nothing worse than having to stop…
Pro Bike Check: Gee Atherton’s GT Fury
Gee Atherton is the 2014 DH World Champion, but was it all about his race run? We ask the champ’s mechanic, Pete Michaliszyn, for a look round Gee’s GT Fury.…
SRAM Guide Ultimate disc brake review
Unrivalled control but comes at a price - £264
3 tips to boost your balance
On-bike balance is key to every single skill and move on the trails, but it’s overlooked and under-practised — try our three ways to trail equilibrium. 1. Slow it down…
Destination Trail: Specialized visits the UK
What do Californians think of Ben Nevis and the Surrey Hills? Plenty…