Twenty four of the bestest mountain bike piccies to go up on Instagram in the past week. Including a few absolutely excellent crashes.
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The Athertons’ favourite gym exercises
Want some training tips from the fastest family on two wheels? Check out Rachel's, Gee's and Dan's favourite gym exercises.
Ditch your backpack with Morvélo Covert storage clothing
The Morvélo Covert range of apparel has built-in 'hidden' storage compartments, enabling you to ditch your backpack whilst still having your spares on you.
First ever MBR Demo Day was a blast
We teamed up with some of the industry’s top brands for the very first MBR Demo Day at the Forest of Dean at it was…
RockShox warning over forks with serial numbers scratched off
RockShox have just posted a Consumer Alert warning about the potential hazards of purchasing suspension forks with scratched off serial numbers.
Arrivals: this week’s new stuff in for review
Pre-emptive peeks into recent test product arrivals: Fox Proframe, plastic peggles, orange sealant, Bluetooth tracker, tyres, tyres, tyres and more.
Trail rage incident sees headphones-wearing runner beat up head-shaking mountain biker
Incident in Colarado sees enraged headphones-wearing runner take exception to mountain biker's disparaging head-shaking.
Eight things we learned from Rotorua EWS
Last weekend’s round of the Enduro World Series in Rotorua, New Zealand saw some of the filthiest and sketchiest racing yet in EWS' short history.…
Electric bikes could be banned from New Zealand national park
An outdoor advocacy group wants a ban on all electric bikes in Tongariro National Park in New Zealand.
Endura’s new straw filled helmet and knee pads
Endura's new MT500 helmet and MTR knee pads are made from Koroyd; that honeycomb stuff that looks like bunched up drinking straws.
Dirty Deals: tyres, shorts, Stealth Reverbs and much more
Time for another edition of Dirty Deals. There must be something in the air as loads of retailers appear to have gone a bit nuts…
New Maxxis tyres revealed at Taipei Bike Show
New Maxxis tyres! New Double Down and Plus tyres at the Taipei Bike Show: 3.0" High Roller II and 2.6" Minions plus other rubbery delights.
The new wave of steel frame full suspension bikes
There's been a recent wave of new full suspension models coming out that are made out of steel rather than aluminium or carbon. What's going…
Instagrams of the week
Despite all the mountain bike photographers being down in New Zealand for the Enduro World Series opener in Rotorua there are still some non-EWS shots…
22 of the fastest bikes in this year’s Enduro World Series
We don't have a crystal ball here at mbr but it's safe to say that most of these EWS pro bikes are going to ridden…
Potholing on bikes
Watch this group of French mountain bikers ride down an abandoned salt mine illuminated solely by rather modest looking headlamps.
New Norco bikes to feature idlers?
New Sam Blenkinsop video from Camelbak appears to have accidentally leaked footage of some new Norco bikes that feature idler-based suspension designs.
Why is this bike £65,000?
There have been over forty bids on this Carrera Titan so someone is currently 'winning' a fierce battle for this puzzling pushbike.
Round 1 of the PMBA Enduro Series was just a little bit wet
Have you ever raced in conditions as bad as this? Kudos to the racers and the organisers for not just calling the whole thing off.
Risse Voltinator is an absolute beast of an e-bike
The burly Risse Voltinator is an e-bike with attitude. A Hummer SUV sort of attitude. It's a planet crushing apocalypse machine!