A short but heart-stopping helmetcam vid of a bear chasing a pair of mountain bikers in a bike park in Slovakia.
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Lenzerheide not ready for UCI mountain bike World Cup?
Check out this atypically amusing video 'revealing' how Lenzerheide has cleared the snow off the tracks in time for July's UCI World Cup.
Dirty Deals: gloves, glasses, gears and much more
A classic dirty dozen of Dirty Deals for your delectation and delight on this fine, fine Monday in May. Or, Tuesday if you're looking at this the day after.
Warning: watching this will make your Monday even worse
Sucks to be back at work so let's just pretend it's not happening and watch this awesomely not-soundtracked quick ripper of a video instead.
Why the Whyte S-150 is one of the most exciting bikes of the year
The Whyte S-150 is a 29er trail bike, with 150mm travel front and rear and a carbon-fibre frame. It’s a sort of natural progression from the T-130.
Danny MacAskill and Fabio Wibmer get stoked in Manila
Street trials pro Duncan Shaw gives us his account of a spin through the streets of Manila with his fellow riders Danny MacAskill, Ali C and Fabio Wibmer.
How to predict your race potential… without actually racing
Ever wondered how you might perform at an XC race? According to a new study you can predict your ability without pinning on a number.
What has trail advocacy ever done for us?
Here are some examples of what trail advocacy has achieved. And here are a number of things that you can do to help out too.
This is officially the fastest mountain bike tyre on the market
Want the fastest rolling tyre on the market? That'll be Continental's Race King then, which is now officially the speediest rubber money can buy.
What’s an e-bike like to ride?
We've spoken to a number of people during bike trade shows and asked them what their experience of riding an electric mountain bike was.
Giro Empire VR90 MTB shoe review
Coming across like the love-child of a football boot and a 1960’s cycling shoe, there’s no mistaking the distinctive Giro Empire VR90 MTB.
Sweet Protection Dissenter MIPS helmet review
The Sweet Protection Dissenter plays second fiddle to the company’s top-end Bushwhacker, but it does have a similar in-mould construction.
Specialized Tactic II helmet review
The Specialized Tactic II doesn’t quite have the aggressive looks of the others on test, nor is it as durable; the lower edge of the EPS core is exposed.
Seven iDP M2 helmet review
The Seven iDP M2 helmet has 10 forward vents to suck in air, and nine exhaust ports to push it out again. A handy insect screen is built in too.
POC Tectal helmet review
The Poc Tectal helmet is expensive but it is fantastic quality with a sleek construction, internal Aramid grid, bottom-wrapping and metal visor screws.
Louis Garneau Raid MIPS helmet review
The Louis Garneau Raid doesn’t quite extend down the back compared to most, but the Raid does feature a protective ring round the base of the helmet.
Canyon Orbiter electric downhill concept bike
The concept bike Canyon Orbiter is 'The Future Of Urban Gravity Biking' according to its designer. It's certainly really cool looking anyway!
Arrivals: this week’s new stuff in for review
For those of you who can’t wait until the reviews come out in the magazine or go up online, here’s another in our new series of pre-emptive peeks into recent…
Mountain biker has nervy encounter with mountain lion
Check out this smartphone video of a tense stand-off between a lone mountain biker and a mountain lion who doesn't really want to go away.
MBR June 2017
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