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How to get the route maps for the January 2016 issue of MBR
There’s nothing better than opening a new magazine – you hastily rip away the cellophane, smell the fresh paper and ink as you flick the…
Study declares 29ers offer “superior performance” to 26 inch bikes on all terrain
A study published in the Journal of Sports Sciences has claimed that 29 inch wheels offer superior performance to 26 inch wheels, even on sections…
Mountain biking is always brilliant in Lego land
The jumps are sweet, the dirt is perfect, it never rains and your bike is always clean...
Fallen Swinley Forest mountain biker “wouldn’t have suffered in the least” inquest hears
GetReading has reported that the Coroner’s Inquest into the death of Mark Kingston ruled that the cause of death was accidental and added that Kingston “wouldn’t have…
Sam Dale, Wyn Masters, Brook MacDonald and Anneke Beerten move to GT for 2015
As the Athertons announced their not-so-shocking move to Trek a few weeks ago it was inevitable that GT would be pulling in some big names…
Neo-Nazis halt urban downhill mountain bike race (VIDEO)
In one of our more bizarre stories this year, an urban downhill race in Slovakia was brought to a sudden halt in June as Neo-Nazis invaded…
BBC documentary warns of dangerous fake mountain bike parts
A BBC documentary Fake Britain last night highlighted the dangers of buying fake carbon parts on eBay. The documentary focussed on Matt Philips, a mountain biker who…
Mountain Bike Centre of Scotland supports £13.5 million economic boom
A survey of 28 firms that work with the Mountain Bike Centre of Scotland has revealed the centre has created 69 new jobs and will generate a £13.5…
Buy a Red Bull helmet and other pro memorabilia in the #irideforpaul auction
Red Bull helmets are highly coveted in the extreme sports world, you can’t buy them and only the top pros ever really getting a sniff…
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…
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…
Amazing one-handed mountain biking
No arm? No problem. A little innovation and a lot of motivation can take you a long way. Inspirational riding from Thomas, the shredder with…
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…
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…
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…
MBR’s video Advent Calendar day 4: Brendan Fairclough and Stevie Smith in Trigger Happy
Stevie Smith and Brendan Fairclough get trigger happy in this latest edit from Sony Action Cam, bringing us some of trail shredding through some unorthodox…
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…
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…
MBR’s video Advent Calendar Day 2 – Eddie Masters Gets Fat
The winter for many is a time for hard graft, relentless fitness work and long hours in the gym however, ever the maverick, Eddie Masters…