It may have Bike Park Wales, Afan Argoed, Cwm Carn and Brechfa Forest. But south Wales is also home the country’s best natural riding.
Best mountain bike routes in the UK
Five best endless singletrack trails in the UK
Okay, so not exactly endless, but long, and techy and fun… there’s some awesome natural singletrack out there if you know where to look.
New black ‘Bomper’ trail open at Black Mountains Cycle Centre
The new black grade Bomper track brings the total of tracks at Black Mountains Cycle Centre up to a whopping sixteen! We can't wait to…
Six best summit rides in the UK
Fancy a natural high? Here are six mountain adventures that include topping out at the very tip of some great big British hills.
Top five summer holiday trails to ride with your kids
School's out and those kids need dragging away from those screens. We've put together five routes that are easy enough for children to enjoy.
Flyup 417 Project, Gloucester
On the outskirts of Gloucester lies the Flyup 417 Project, the UK’s largest privately owned bike park and a true labour of love.
How far can you ride an e-bike? How about 90 miles with 7500m elevation?
How good are e-Bikes really? And more importantly, how good are they for how long? We went to south Wales with Commencal, Canyon and Focus…
New mountain bike trails for Glenlivet
Work is set to start on some new mountain bike trails on the Glenlivet Estate in Moray, Banffshire, north west Scotland.
Times of England’s World Cup football games (so you can ride your bike instead)
While most of the population is indoors for the World Cup this month, take 90 mins to hit the trails that are usually too busy…
Britain’s best Red trails
Britain's best red trails: Trail centres offer some of Britain's best riding and where would one be without a solid red trail. Here are the…
Are these the best five mountain bike routes in the UK?
After 20 years of guiding, riding and devising routes for mbr magazine, we asked mountain man Tom Hutton for his five favourite rides.
Five routes that you can only do when it’s this dry
Here's our top five routes to challenge you this Bank Holiday weekend before wet weather returns and makes them inaccessible or inadvisable once again.
Five routes that need to be ridden as the forests come back to life in spring
Watersmeet in Exmoor, Grizedale Forest in the Lakes, the Great Glen Way in Invergarry, Glyn Ceiriog in the Berwyns and Grovely Wood in Wiltshire.
£1m bike centre planned for Brechfa Forest in Carmarthenshire
Plans for a £1 million mountain bike centre for Carmarthenshire’s Brechfa Forest have been submitted. Bike shop, café, showers, bunkhouse and more.
Five lesser known but great routes in the Lakes and Dales
The Yorkshire Dales and the Lake Distract grew closer in 2016, which means these five rides are now protected by National Park status.
Shhhh! Five great UK mountain rides you’ve hopefully never heard of
Even on our tiny, often overcrowded island, there are still places you can grab a bit of solitude as well as a view. These are…
5 multi-day adventure routes taking in Scotland’s best and most remote singletrack
We have come up with 5 routes that require extra beans - or dare we say an e-bike - to push your daily mileage into…
Revolution Bike Park, North Wales trail centre guide
Check out Ratboy and Tommo enjoying a wet and windy session down at Revolution Bike Park, the popular uplift playground in North Wales.
Afan Forest, South Wales trail centre guide
Mix of groomed and natural trails that lie deep within the Afan Forest offer a full weekend of riding for enthusiasts - or a lifetime…
Queen Elizabeth Country Park, Hampshire trail centre guide
Queen Elizabeth Country Park blends nature and nurture as skilfully as any landscape gardener. Opened by the Queen, maintained by the Collective.