Vitus mountain bikes are back in stock at Evans just six months after going out of business, with the brand’s award-winning Sentier range already on…
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Are expensive analogue bikes dead? It’s hard to see a future when Trek’s Slash + gives you a motor and battery and saves you £750!
Episode 11 of the MBR Show has just gone live and the main topic for discussion this time is the future of expensive analogue bikes…
Year’s of painstaking exploration have unearthed 275km of the best trails in the alps, and now you can follow the 6-day route for free!
The Stone King Rally and mapping app Komoot have launched a 275km Stone King enduro mountain biking route. The GPS track was previously only available…
2024 MTB World Championships: how to watch for free from anywhere in the world
The Mountain Bike World Championships is upon us and the big news is that Tom Pidcock has all but won the XCO race already, after…
Although my very first mountain bike marathon race was like a Tough Mudder on a bike, I’m now totally hooked!
For the uninitiated – that was me at the start of this journey – a mountain bike marathon race is simply a long-distance off-road race.…
Propain’s latest big hit Spindrift 5 gets 180mm travel and starts at an impressive £2,999
Propain has launched its latest Spindrift iteration – the Spindrift 5. There are three models in total, one carbon fibre option and two aluminium. The…
Red Bull Rampage veterans will squeeze out up-and-comers like Dylan Stark, in one of the most conservative lineups in history
Red Bull Rampage will be ridden by the freeride old guard in 2024, with very little room for up and coming riders like Dylan Stark,…
Fear of e-bike fires is real, but stick with reputable systems and they’re “very safe”, say industry experts
Mountain bikers are turning away from e-bikes because of their potential fire risk, with 23% of prospective buyers citing safety issues as a concern when…
£1,129 for a dropper post?! Fox’s new Transfer Neo wireless claims 20x faster activation than a Reverb AXS, and haptic lever feel, but it’s silly money
Fox’s new Transfer Neo dropper post is 20 times quicker than a Reverb AXS, won’t lose its battery to a tire strike and claims an…
Too sensible? The new Santa Cruz Gen 5 Bronson gets less anti-squat and bigger geometry, but less pop
There’s a new Bronson out, and the big news from Santa Cruz is… not much has changed at all on the brand’s all mountain machine.…
Kona reimagines Remote e-bikes with room for longer droppers, improved suspension kinematics and bigger batteries
Kona has launched two new Remote e-bike models, the X and the 160 DL. Both utilise the Shimano EP8 drive system, and include some subtle…
Mountain bikes are more expensive than ever, but if you’re buying your first MTB, I reckon you’ve never had it so good
Bikes are really bloomin’ expensive now: Google knows it, your local bike shop knows it, and your significant other knows it too when you come…
I love enduro racing, but competing with a mate at Enduro2 in the alps made for double the fun!
There aren’t many mountain bike events around where you can clock up over 15,000m of timed vertical descending in a three-day weekend and make it…
Clips vs Flats: Which type of pedals/shoes are right for you?
Deciding on whether to make the jump to clipless pedals (assuming you’ve started on flats, like most of us did) is an age-old mountain biking…
Don’t misss this Jamis Dakar full-suspension bike on sale at its lowest ever price at Go Outdoors!
High levels of stock continue to be problem for the bike industry in the wake of Covid, which is great news for consumers, as you…
Why Schwalbe’s new Albert and Shredda radial tyres could change everything
Schwalbe has two new tyres out, called the Albert and Shredda, they both use radial technology never before seen on mountain bike tyres, and represent…
YT launches its most head-turning Jeffsy yet – the Uncaged 14 with wild paint job, trick components, and a free action figure!
YT’s latest Uncaged special edition model is truly something else. Originally a very special build for YT CEO and founder Markus Flossman, the Uncaged 14…
Ford screeches into the e-bike market with new Bronco and Mustang models, with ‘Goes Over Any Type of Terrain’ suspension, but good luck lifting them as they weigh as much as 30.8kg!
Ford has joined the likes of McLaren, Mercedes, and Porsche, by launching a range of e-bikes. The two new models are the Bronco and Mustang,…
Now you can listen to the MBR Show as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Audible and YouTube Music
Hopefully you’ve watched the monthly MBR Show on our YouTube channel – it’s been going for 10 months now, and we’ve covered all sorts of…
Coed y Brenin visitor centre among three riding spots under renewed threat as Natural Resources Wales struggles to plug funding gap
National Resources Wales (NRW), which owns and runs several mountain biking hotspots in Wales sent its staff an email last week detailing the need to…