Mountain Biking UK

Mountain Biking UK has got all the latest news, kit and exclusive info on the newest and best bikes. The MBUK Wrecking Crew testing team are out there right now, riding new bikes and products to destruction, to give you expert reviews you can count on to be brutally honest. We live to ride - and that's what makes MBUK Britain’s best-selling bike magazine.

HELLO

IN THE MAG THIS MONTH

MEET THE TEAM • My best 2023 World Champs moment was…

Out Front • WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF MOUNTAIN BIKING

BIKE PARK WALES TURNS 10 • The UK’s biggest bike park celebrates its anniversary – and look how it’s changed!

Want That! RACH’S GEAR PICKS • The kit our staff writer can’t live without

HIGH-JINKS & SWARMS OF HELOS • Multiple-time DH World Cup and Enduro World Series winner Tracy Moseley’s controlled riding style allows her to tame most race courses, so her spinal shivers have generally come off the track

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MBUK Month • The highs & lows of life on the mag

Launch Pad • THE NEWLY-UNVEILED BIKES & KIT GETTING US EXCITED THIS MONTH

FIRST RIDES • STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BOX & ONTO THE TRAILS

FIRST LOOK • THE HOTTEST NEW KIT

WORLD-BEATING! • THIS SUMMER’S HOME WORLD CHAMPS PROVED JUST AS SPECTACULAR AS WE’D HOPED

MBUK RIDER OF THE YEAR 2023 • Brought to you by LEZYNE

ARD WORK PAYS OFF • RACH HEADS TO NORTH YORKSHIRE TO CHECK OUT THE LEGENDARY ARD ROCK EVENT AND MEET THE FOLKS WHO MAKE IT HAPPEN

WRECKED & RATED • THE BEST BIKES & MTB KIT GIVEN A THRASHING

6 OF THE BEST RIDING GLASSES • Lightweight protection from glare, grit and more

LONGTERM RIDES • Team bikes ridden hard for a year

BIKE TEST HIGH-PIVOT HEAD-TO-HEAD • How much suspension travel do you need to create that signature ‘riding on air’ feel?

GROUPTEST MINI PUMPS • Compact inflators to get you out of a trailside pickle

TRAILCREW LES PORTES DU SOLEIL • The French resorts of Morzine and Les Gets have long been top MTB holiday destinations, so we pop across the Channel to check out the riding and spectacular alpine scenery

GRIME TIME • EXPERT WORKSHOP ADVICE

HOW TO... PREP FOR A DOWNHILL RACE • Olly Morris, ride coach for the MS Mondraker Team, gives some tips for improving your racecraft

BIGRIDE PUSH THE LIMITS • Max and Russell bring you a trio of routes that reward the brave with some serious technical challenges

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MINT SAUCE

WELCOME

THE 15 BEST ADVENTURES • Gravel or MTB, here are our picks of the finest off-the-beaten-track events and routes in the UK and beyond

CAMPING KIT • A surefire selection to keep you warm, safe and dry in the wilds

ADVENTURE READY • Six exciting bikes that illustrate the different options available for venturing off the beaten track

BARGAIN BIKEPACKING KIT • Our bank balance-friendlier choices for off-road adventures

A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO GRAVEL RACING • It’s off-road riding, but not as Mountain Biking UK’s Rob Weaver knows it…

SEATPACKS • A duo of medium packs for race days and long sojourns in the saddle

TEN THINGS I LEARNT IN 5,000 MILES • Pedalling his steel Pipedream from Cape Wrath in Scotland to Cape Verde in Africa, Thorfinn Barton picked up some essential tips for adventurers everywhere

MOUNTAIN BIKE TYRES • Chunky rubber that rolls fast over rough terrain