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13 best places to ride in the UK (when lockdown lifts)
Our favourite places to ride in the UK when lockdown lifts. With the help of mountain biking's most seasoned travellers, we've compiled the ultimate UK…
Specialized Epic goes on a diet and gets a new Brain
Behold the new Specialized Epic and Epic Evo. Do you prefer XC racing with Brain power or down-country duelling with a dropper post?
My best trail, as chosen by XC legend Ned Overend
Mountain biking’s movers and shakers select their favourite places to ride. Here’s one such trail in Arizona chosen by 'Deadly' Ned Overend.
Tech feature: taking a deep dive into mountain bike geometry
A bike's angles and dimensions are the key to the way it rides; understanding how they interact will help you choose the right machine and…
Get fit for riding: five key movements to know
This workout is a combination of five movements, which serve to enhance your riding ability and get you into an overall better condition.
Time to go tubeless with Stan’s No Tubes
Time to go tubeless with Stan’s No Tubes.
Were we crazy to exclude 27.5 wheel bikes from Trail Bike of the Year?
This month's Star Letter. A reader writes in: "to just exclude 27.5in bikes is crazy. All you have now is ‘29er Trail Bike of the…
Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month
Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month: unprofessional enduro bikes, golden shafted droppers, sticky hiking boots and much more!
Guerilla Gravity Gnarvana really could be one bike to rule them all
We’re used to the phrase ‘quiver killer’ being wheeled out by marketing departments but the Guerilla Gravity Gnarvana offers exactly that.
How the UK mountain bike scene is joining the fight against Covid-19
How mountain bike brands are helping keep key workers safe.
New Cotic SolarisMAX has steeper seat angle and more bottle options on the downtube
Latest version of Cotic's popular Reynolds-tubed, go-anywhere hardtail 29er. With a total of eight - eight! - bottle bosses on the down tube.
Check out the new Ride Concepts Vice flat pedal shoes
New Ride Concepts Vice shoe is aimed jumping, hucking and whip-offing crowd but will find fans amongst trail riders looking for a something different.
MBR Trail Bike of the Year 2020
It's the test you've all been waiting for, where the best full-suspension models fight it out for the coveted title of MBR Trail Bike of…
SRAM GX now looks slicker, shifts better and has bigger 10-52t cassette
Good reasons to drop £495 on a new groupset? There are some tech advances: new cassette has an extra tooth, taking it to 10-52t and…
New generation Carrera mountain bikes available from Halfords as of Monday 15th
The new range of Carrera mountain bikes from Halfords features the £600 dropper post-ed 1x-drivtrain Fury and the dependable £450 Kraken.
Advice on what activities can be done outdoors as we emerge from lockdown post Covid-19
New webpage pulls in latest safety guidance from the government, local authorities, landowners all in one place for 24 different outdoor activities, including mountain biking.
Two wheel sizes, three chainstay lengths: new Specialized Demo
The latest evolution of the Specialized Demo piloted to great success by Monsieur Bruni: "the fastest and most successful bike of the 2019 race season".
Avoid the crowds, ride the singletrack: our pick of England’s best remote trails
There's nothing wrong with getting right out there and experiencing some wilderness. Here are England's best remote trails.
12 ways to get faster on your mountain bike
Keeping it low-key by selecting the right line and timing your attack will boost your control and leave the showboaters for dead.