Oli Carter on juggling life as an enduro racer, product developer and carpenter with a young family and a mortgage.
Mountain Bike Rider
Six tips on how to ride faster
We caught up with Joe honing his skills and asked for some top tips for riders trying to get the most out of bike time, whatever their expertise.
Why 417 Bike park is the perfect nurturing ground for young riders
FlyUp 417 will take your riding to cruising altitude. Trent Sr and Jr head across to Gloucestershire to experience this grassroots facility first hand.
I’m almost embarrassed to admit I still ride a bike with 26in wheels
This month's Star Letter is from a 80s MTBer recently returned to the offroad fold and is startled by the changes in bike tech.
Martin Maes suspended for 90 days for non-intentional Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Martin Maes suspended for 90 days for non-intentional Anti-Doping Rule Violation. Maes also stripped of Tasmania and Rotorua EWS wins.
Geometron bikes: “Why should bike designers have to design around a bottle? Surely that’s the wrong way round!”
'Long, low and slack' has become the mantra of mountain bike design thanks to a rule-bending visionary whose wayward imagination was honed by the Wye Valley.
MBR Summer 2019
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New RockShox Reverb Stealth has an anti-squish vent valve
You know that annoying post squish? Simply depress the Vent Valve, compress the post, and you’re good to go.
GT Aggressor Sport review
With an excellent four sizes in the range the GT Aggressor Sport should suit pretty much every rider’s size, lanky old me included.
Pinnacle Kapur 2 review
With progressive geometry and a top quality frame the Pinnacle Kapur 2 has a really nice feel to it – direct and efficient without any jarring.
Calibre Rake review
Though all of the bikes in the sub £500 category L, the Calibre Rake is by far the biggest; and not simply because it has 29in wheels and meaty WTB
Trek Marlin 6 review
The first of two 29er to make it into the sub 500 category, the Trek Marlin 6 certainly didn't behave like a fish out of water.
Specialized Pitch Sport review
Specialized Pitch Sport underwent a round of revisions – updates to the geometry and layout that dramatically improved handling and standover clearance.
KTM Chicago Classic review
In its black and orange livery, the KTM Chicago Classic makes you think of motorcycles blasting though the desert at events like the Dakar rally.
Norco Storm 4 review
The Norco Storm 4 is our only 29er on test and as such it gets off to a good start, rolling over rough ground more easily than the 27.5in wheel
Carrera Vulcan review
Carrera Vulcan has some of the best components and spec on test, and it’s clear this is where Carrera has spent its money, creating a good entry level bike.
Saracen Tufftrax review
The Saracen Tufftrax is a fun bike to ride, the frame is just big enough to accommodate my frame and there’s something playful and poppy about it.
Giant ATX 2 review
The Giant ATX 2 feels lightweight, comfortable and quiet on the descents, despite the poor fork, which we’ll get to in a minute.
Race Face Atlas 165mm cranks review
With short crank arms, 165mm in this case, you don't actually have much choice. Essentially you've got Shimano and SRAM mid-tier options. Or Race Face.
Brand-X Ascend dropper post review
The Brand-X Ascend dropper post comes direct from Chain Reaction for the bargain price of £120 (at time of writing this review anyway!)