Mountain Bike Rider

When you look at a technical trail, it’s often easy to become overwhelmed by the features and obstacles in your path. Your eyes are drawn straight to all the things…

Three national bike parks and three regional trail centres combining to boast over 150km of expertly sculpted XC and DH trails, all within 90 mins drive of each other… could…

mountain bike groupsets

Shimano SLX M7000 brings 11-speed shifting and high-performance disc braking to a more affordable level. Will the new SLX be as well-received as its first incarnation was back-in-the-day? The new SLX…

Two years after unveiling XTR Di2, the Japanese giant has today released details of XT Di2. Electrical cables instead of wire ones. No more mis-shifts. Buzzing. Words by Benjamin Haworth

Don’t curse their roots next time you’re out riding — mountain bikers need trees like fish need water. Here are five reasons why.

Nobody likes walking up hills. Not only do you miss out on the satisfaction of making it to the top of a climb, but you also have to endure a…

The Sandstone Way is a something new — the UK’s first signposted long-distance mountain-bike specific route. Deep in Northumberland, it describes 120 miles of largely off-road riding between Berwick-upon-Tweed and…

Garmin's two new action cams, the VIRB X and the VIRB XE, have put it in direct competition with GoPro, but how will they stack up?

What we're excited about this month, including RockShox's revised Reba RL, 7Mesh jacket, Azonic pedals and Hope seat clamp

Castlewellan forest park mountain bike trails

Northern Ireland's Castlewellan offers mountain bike trails from green to red, with black sections to really test yourself.

The jewel in the crown of Scotland's 7Stanes MTB trail project, Glentress is arguably the most populat trail centre in the UK