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Snowmageddon is coming! Fancy a ride?
Siberia's weather is coming this week! Whilst it's probably a good idea to stay inside and drink coffee, here's some inspiration if you don't fancy…
Dirty Deals: pink helmets, blue valves, wood handles and much more!
Yes it really is already time for another edition of the internet's favourite round-up of online retailing deals for the modern mountain biker.
Woman files for divorce due to husband’s bike obsession
A Turkish couple are set to be divorced due to the husband's fondness for all things bicycle which the wife claims to have ruined her…
New Cotic Rocket gets more length and more travel
New even-more-modern geometry Cotic Rocket enduro bike revealed to coincide with this week's London Bike Show.
Is it safe to switch your bike out of winter mode yet?
Dare you ditch the mud spikes? Is it time to switch to your lighter weight gloves? The ceremonial de-winterising of your bike is highlight of…
UNNO bikes website finally live – get ready to drool
Even if you'll never be able to able afford one of these rarified beasts (join the club) you'll still enjoy poring over these stunning superbikes.
How to exit corners with more speed
Go wide, stay high, pump out: keep your flow locked down with Dirt School's tips on how to make a hasty exit form tight corners…
Here are eight random yet fascinating stats about mountain biking
From how many wheels Matt Simmonds destroyed at Windham World Cup to the length of the longest backflip ever done by Cam Zink.
Top 10 favourite bits of tech from our weekly Arrivals roundup
We’ve been featuring a lot of new kit in Arrivals over the last few months. So with that in mind, we thought it must be…
What is the minimum distance a Strava segment must be?
We have been pondering the whys and wherefores of short tracks. And specifically short segments on Strava.
Kona Hei Hei + Kona Process = the new Kona Satori
The Kona Satori has been reworked after a five year hiatus and returns with design cue from the Process and Hei Hei cult favourites.
Two arrested for building illegal bike trail in Indiana
Two men, both aged 54, were arrested for building an illegal trail inside the Fort Harrison State Park in Indianapolis, USA.
Top 12 mountain bike Instagram cliches
How many are you guilty of? The café stop, the filthy bike, the filthier socks, the gloat, the POV, the pedal scrap injury and many…
Tahnée in a tutu
New video is all-things-awesome about the 1980s. Even though none of the riders featured were born then. Big hair. Big metal. Big air (guitar).
Dirty Deals: brakes, bars, bottom brackets and much more!
A bumper harvest of bikey bargains this week as mbr Dirty Deals comes up trumps with nearly twenty excellent deals of cut-price component crop.
Lower price and new custom tuning mode for ShockWiz
ShockWiz is a suspension tuning system for mountain bike suspension that combines telemetry hardware with a powerful smartphone app.
Say hello to the new Saracen Ariel E
With pivot points and geometry that are reportedly "close enough" to the existing Ariel, the Saracen Ariel E looks set to join new wave of…
Saracen unveil their first full suspension 29er, the Traverse
The Saracen Traverse is the brand's first foray into the world of full suspension twenty niners. Think trail ripper rather than enduro slayer.
What do the new Whistler-style trail centre gradings really mean?
Red? Blue? Black? Orange? Plus? Q?! Which trail should you ride and what do the new Whistler-style trail centre gradings really mean?