Organisers of this year's Big Welsh Weekend at Margam Park on May 30/31 have just confirmed that reigning Marathon World Champion, Roel Paulissen, will be taking part in both days…
Mountain Bike Rider
Dales opens dedicated bike centre
A dedicated bike visitor centre has opened in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, the only one of its kind in the Park and a model for the future of mountain…
Adventure racing with team MBR
If you like a bit of healthy competition but mountain bike racing doesn’t quite float your boat can we recommend that you try adventure racing?
Bike review: Orange Alpine 160 AM
Our first thought on seeing the Alpine 160 AM at EuroBike was this could be the one. We even ran the tape measure over it to get a rough idea…
Fort Bill Jump School
Catching big air, clearing table tops and doubles, tackling tough drop offs and hip jumps and frantic 4 Cross action will all be on the curriculum at the Fort William…
Scottish enduro
The Outdoor Festival returns to the Rothiemurchus Estate, near Aviemore, this summer with a four hour mtb enduro
Lee Quarry to host race days
Lee Quarry in Lancashire - the UK's latest trail centre and Local Knowledge venue in the mbr April 09 issue - will host a new series of race days this…
GPS route: Helvellyn
The first in our Big Mountain series from 2008 - Helvellyn
Hamsterley MTB trails funding boost
Hamsterley Forest has moved a step closer to completing a 25 kilometre red-graded mountain bike trail after securing a £130,000 funding boost.
MBR April 2009 – what’s in there?
Check out our latest video to find out what's in the next issue of MBR - out 11 March, 2009
Ice Bike Slideshow
Click through to check out our slidshow of new stuff from Ice Bike
Commencal show carbon Meta 5 – EXCLUSIVE!
We're just back from the Ice Bike show, where we spotted this little beauty...
Cannock Chase trail build
Chase Trails is looking for volunteers to help built part of a new trail at Cannock Chase on March 1.
Lee Quarry MTB – Lancashire – MBR Blog
This week we went up north to ride the new trails at Lee Quarry, near Rawtenstall in Lancashire. We think it's an exciting development - in fact, it could well…
Hope Tech sponsor Nevis Range enduro
After riding last year’s inaugural Endurance Downhill mountain bike race at Nevis Range, six of the guys from Hope have put their names – and Hope’s – to this year’s…
Blast from the past: 2009 Specialized Pitch Pro
This year’s Pitch Pro once again comes in sepia-like tones of brown and with the opinion-dividing double-swooped downtube design. Specialized has been evolving its FSR range for years and the…
Mongoose Teocali Elite – bike review
The beefy 6061 aluminium Teocali is now some four years old, and for 2009 the 145mm-travel Elite comes with a bigger volume air can on the rear to help keep…
Giant Reign 2 – bike review
The refinement of the Reign continues and this year sees Giant pointing it slightly more downhill than previously. We feel this is a good move and with relaxed angles and…
MASSIVE MOUNTAINS – MEGA BIKING EVENTS MAY 2009
MASSIVE MOUNTAINS – MEGA BIKING EVENTS MAY 09 At Keswick Mountain Festival Sponsored by Jennings and Ordnance Survey
Cannondale Prophet (2009) review
The still proudly sports its ‘made in the USA’ badge and a look that has essentially been around since the 90s, as well as its ‘Delta V’ front triangle and…