DO NOT just tighten your seatclamp bolt up to a ridiculous degree. That won't work and it will damage your post and possibly your frame.
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Mountain biker’s iPhone exploded after he crashed causing severe burns
Warning: contains injury pics! Landing on to an iPhone in his shorts pocket would be painful enough as it is – but then it “exploded” and caused severe burns which…
Here’s the new Intense Primer 29
The rebirth of radical 29ers continues apace as Intense unveil the new 130mm travel Primer. Need to know 130mm travel carbon 29er 67.5° head angle 438 chain stays Plenty of…
GT Verb Elite (2016) review
Point the GT downhill and it starts to make sense
Dirty Deals: flat pedals, cranks, locks and much more
More deals of the week for mountain bikers
VooDoo Zobop (2016) review
The Zobop had us shredding descents every bit as fast as we would on bikes costing considerably more money
Olympic mountain bike race TV schedule
It's going to be on a combination of BBC 1, BBC Four and the Red Button digital streams
Watch a crazy guy on a commuter bike ride along a sketchy cliff edge
So this popped up in our feed this morning courtesy of Vitus Cycles’ busy horde of social media overlords… It’s all fairly “so what?” to begin with. But then the fun…
Another ‘ard riding ‘ardtail from the North – the Morf from Stif
Stif have been part of the UK mountain bike world for an awful long time. 30 years to be exact. The Morf is their first bike and it looks like…
Boardman Team FS (2016) review
The last time we tested the Team FS we complained that our knees knocked on the upper shock linkage and that the 130mm travel suspension felt too comfort focused, lacking…
Pole Evolink 140 29 EN (2016) review
While we’re constantly hearing about bikes getting longer, lower and slacker the reality is rarely radical. With two notable exceptions. These are Mojo’s Nicolai-built Geometron and the Pole that you…
How to fit your narrow wide chainring
Our friendly and house-trained bike mechanic Al Vines is here to guide through the process of going 1x. Tools you will need Soft faced mallet Cable cutters Chainring bolt tool…
27km waymarked MTB route proposed for East Manchester
The plan is to help riders explore and navigate their way around existing bike-legal tracks and trails. Minimise the map reading headaches and maximise the ease of access. Stalybridge resident…
Poll: What do you enjoy most about riding?
The results will go in the next issue of the magazine. We’re a broad church at mbr. Just like the wide world of mountain biking we like a bit of…
Scotts on Scots yachts in Lochs
Head out to Scotland with the Trippin Fellaz to sail from isle to isle in search of untouched singletrack! Okay so technically there aren’t any Lochs in his vid. But…
MBR August 2016
Want the latest MBR delivered to your door every month? Check out our latest subscription offer – save 34% in our summer sale, or try MBR’s digital editions on iPad,…
Calibre Bossnut (2016) review
Guaranteed to put a massive smile on your face every time you take it for a blast
MTB legend Greg Herbold retires
In a fabulously retro-shot press release from Herbold’s sponsor, SRAM/Rockshox, the 1990 World Champion has today announced his retirement. >>> Iconic mtb moments in new RockShox film (VIDEO) Press Release SRAM, RockShox bid…
Results and 20 minute video from EWS Rd4 at La Thuile
Richie Rude continues to dominate the Enduro World Series with a comfortable victory at Round 4 in La Thuile, Italy. In the women’s racing, after Round 3’s one-off victory from Tracy…
New candidate for scariest trail in the world – Mitterhorn Madness
Move over Sedona's bonkers White Line trail there's a new trail in town. You have to watch this video taken by Alpinepics.com of a rider teetering his way down a…