A backpack is heavy, gets in the way and often means you’ll get a sweaty back. On a short, two-hour ride do you really need…
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Get fit for riding: deadlifts
Want to be a stronger, faster rider? Start deadlifting. Pedal harder for longer, hold a more solid riding position and take bigger impacts buckling.
How to save £900 by bodging your own ghetto bike tools
Replace approximately £900 worth of useful but rarely used workshop tools with a DIY set that will only cost you about thirty quid or so.
Five of the best chainstay protectors (plus how to make your own)
Quieten your ride and protect your paint by using some of the best chainstay protectors — here’s our pick, plus a DIY option you can…
How to service frame bearings and pivots
How to look after your frame pivots and moving parts to prevent premature wear, and a much more expensive bill down the line.
The pedant’s guide to mountain bike setup
Every little tweak will have some sort of effect on your ride. So here’s a run down of our best advice for getting yourself the…
How to go for a bike ride in your back garden
If you're not supposed to be out mixing with the general public at the moment, you can still go for a ride. If you have…
Seven tips for riding alone
A few bits of advice to give you - and your other half - the confidence to go it alone out there.
How not to go for a mountain bike ride
Everyone remembers a disaster ride. Even if it was something of a disaster it was no doubt a memorable one. Here are some classic MTB…
Why track stands are useful and how to do them
It takes time, humility and lot of determination to really get your head around track stands, but the satisfaction of finally getting them is addictive.
Pedals level or outside foot down?
Take a look at these images, you can see that with your feet level you’re creating a wider stance, which is much less likely to…
How to find, download and use our mountain bike routes
Never fear, you can still get access to our routes. The previous link shortener po.st doesn’t work anymore, but you can still find all trails…
How to deal with those fiddly rubber internal cable ports
Here's how to re-fit rubber cable bungs on internally routed frames. Not glam, but really useful if you want to keep a quiet, clean and…
Our pick of the best winter kit to keep you riding in the gloom
When the rain comes you're still going to want to be comfortable on your bike. Here's how to dress for wet weather riding.
How to get the most range out of your e-bike
E-bikes do more miles than regular bikes but e-bikers still want more! Here's how to get the most from your battery and most from your…
Do you need to re-learn how to ride on a modern mountain bike?
To exploit today’s amazing mountain bikes, and adapt to seemingly ever more challenging terrain, new skills and techniques have to be developed.
Watch: how to stop disc brake noise
Video walk-through on how to stop disc brake noise. Why do so many of us put up with disc brakes that make a noise more…
Five ways to set-up a RockShox fork
Jon Cancellier, the man behind RockShox’s cutting-edge BlackBox race programme, reveals the secrets to an optimum RockShox fork setup.
Cycle to Work Scheme: how to get a tax-free mountain bike in 2020
Cycle to Work scheme was introduced ten years ago. Here's how to get at least 32% off the price of your next mountain bike in
Get fit for riding: squats
Squats are king of strength movements. Using the big muscle groups around the hips and legs as well as involving the core means crossover to…