This is where it all started for Northern Ireland’s trail centres. Blessingbourne was the first purpose-built mountain bike trail centre in Northern Ireland.
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Dirty Deals: saddles, jackets, essential spares and much more
Dirty Deals is a bit different this week. Every item in this roundup has AT LEAST 50% knocked off the RRP.
There’s now a Calibre Bossnut for women [VIDEO]
Go Outdoors announce a women's version of the popular Calibre Bossnut £1000 full suspension trail bike.
Ride Alpha 30mm Riser Bar review
Ride Alpha is Commençal’s in-house component brand that includes this 30mm riser bar.
Altura Tech 5 BibShort review
Altura’s Tech 5 BibShort includes built-in storage. It features five integrated pockets — two on the hips, two on the lower thighs and one at the small of the back.
Rights of Way “not fit for purpose” finds off-road cycling survey
Cycling UK and Open MTB have just issued the preliminary results from their Off-Road survey which found 74% of the participants consider the current rights of way unsuitable for off-road
Evans Cycles’ Black Friday mountain bike deals
Evans Cycles couldn't hold on to their hats any longer it seems and today is the day that they unleash their Black Friday deals unto the world - a whole…
Watch Cedric Gracia “brarrrp” his way down a Japanese bike park
Check out Cedric Gracia's latest vlog (video blog - do keep up) that features cool chestcam footage as he 'blindly' hurtles down a Japanese DH track.
“E-bike enduro racing is the future”
E-bikes are the future for enduro racing, outstripping traditional pedal-powered events by their sheer weight of numbers.
KS Southpaw Dropper Remote review
At £30 it’s a no-brainer in terms of what it can add to your ride experience, and if you want to save a few grams, there’s a carbon version available…
MBR December 2016
Want the latest MBR delivered to your door every month? Check out our latest subscription offer, or try MBR’s digital editions on iPad, Android, Kindle and more… The latest issue…
Ion K-Lite Zip-off kneepads
Comfort and breathability are superb, even in the hottest temperatures abroad, but stability is less than perfect.
How to get paid to ride (without winning a race!)
Forget about coming first, now you can ride Instagram and Facebook to victory as a brand ambassador.
Turn your kid’s bike drawing into a real custom paintjob bike
Get your kid to colour in a bike template with whatever outlandish design they wish. The winning design will be custom painted on to an appropriately sized Verenti kids bike.
Fox Explore jersey review
A very thin, stretchy, and breathable body really lends this jersey to those warm days.
MRP AMG V2 All-Mountain Guide chain device review
The idea is that it doesn’t really stop the chain falling off, but rather allows you to pedal it back on again without having to stop.
Dirty Deals: Exposure lights, tubeless conversion kits, do-it-all tyres and much more
Here's our weekly distillation of all the very, very finest mountain bike flavoured bargains that are out there at the moment.
More bloodthirsty trail sabotage in south Wales
Afan Valley Bike Shed have put up a shocking Facebook post detailing trail sabotage in the Ton Pentre area.
Red Bull Rampage footage given hilarious bad lip reading voiceover
Here's a video that endearingly and ingeniously mocks the coverage of the insane freeride event and its riders and commentators.
Sued MTB instructor loses case and is expected to pay over £3million
The MTB instructor was Leon MacLean, from Norwich, and according to the BBC the High Court Judge ruled Mr MacLean was 80% to blame for the accident.