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DIY Downhill – the iconic Grenoside and Bolehills trails, Sheffield
Sheffield is a city that just gets things done. New trails and jumps grow with amazing regularity, and the sheer will of the riders seems…
Trailblazers: Caersws Bike Park – one to hit up on your summer road trip
Bike brands like to talk about evolution. Every model year brings tweaks and changes, increases – or decreases – in wheel size, suspension, weight and…
Tarland Trails – a masterclass in modern trail building
The winter of 2021/2022 was brutal. Over the course of four months a total of seven huge storms hit mainland Britain, causing widespread destruction, with…
Find your FlowState at Dyfi Bike Park this summer
If you like your bike park tracks long, scenic and built for flow, you’re going to love the newest addition to Dyfi Bike Park in…
‘After the Storm’ invites riders to #RideOverRacism
After the Storm is a critically acclaimed film that reveals the remarkable, powerful and moving story of Scots Asian mountain biker and diversity pioneer Aneela…
British mountain bikers Katy Curd and Nina Cameron star in new Lloyds Bank TV advert
Keep your eyes peeled if you’re in the UK as mountain biking is featured in a new advert from Lloyds Bank. The ad charts the…
@LandoSteezy: re-writing the rules on mountain biking
There’s something almost relaxed and effortless about the way Leo Smith, aka @LandoSteezy, looks when he pulls tricks on his mountain bike, and that’s part…
Classic Surrey Hills mountain bike trails damaged by fires
Several classic mountain bike trails, including Summer Lightning, in the Surrey Hills near Dorking, UK, have been damaged or destroyed by wildfires. Located on Coldharbour…
Komoot mapping app launches Trail View with user-generated photos
Route mapping and discovery app Komoot has just launched a new feature, Trail View, which allows users to get a better idea of what planned…
UK’s lost trails saved after deadline to register them is cancelled
Some 49,000km of unregistered public access paths have been saved from extinction, after the government agreed to cancel its deadline to register them. We’d had…
Fort William Nevis Range now has the UK’s longest blue downhill
Blue Doon has been built by the Nevis Range trail team over the last couple of years, with spanners thrown into and removed from the…
Revamped 45km Skyline trail open again in Afan Forest
Natural Resources Wales has officially re-opened a new and improved long-distance mountain bike trail at Afan Forest Park in South Wales.
Three great UK bike parks you’ve probably never heard of
If you’re looking for anew playground to visit in the Autumn then we have three suggestions: Bike Park Kernow in Cornwall, The Bull Track in…
Dare Valley is the UK’s first family bike park
The UK’s first family bike park boasts an uplift and a flowy blue trail to inspire and instruct. Dare to flow!
West Kernow Way: 150-mile off-road loop of Cornwall
Developed by Cycling UK, the West Kernow Way is a largely off-road 150-mile (230km) loop route starting in Penzance.
Nevis Blue Doon: 8km Blue grade uplift trail now open
The Nevis Blue Doon, the longest Blue grade uplift mountain bike trail in the UK, has been opened at Nevis Range Mountain Experience near Fort…
Forest Of Dean reopens revamped downhill tracks
£77k has been spent rejigging the Countdown and Launchpad downhill trails, as well as sections of the popular blue grade Verderers Trail.
Five multi-day mountain bike rides: UK bikepacking classics
Planning on doing some riding on holiday? How about making the ride the holiday? Five long-distance classics – pick one and ride it all, or…
New Red and Blue grade downhill runs in Elan Valley
The pair of manmade descending trails cost around £70k and were funded by National Lottery and Welsh Government's Tourism Amenity Investment Support.