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.

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IN THE MAG THIS MONTH

MEET THE TEAM • Our spookiest night riding experiences...

OFF THE WALL!

GREG MINNAAR • The food and drink that sustains some of our favourite riders

SPOOKY STUFF • No tricks, just treats – kit to get you in the Halloween spirit

JUST ONE MORE RUN... • By the time you read this, two-time DH world champ Gee Atherton should have hit the gnarly slopes of Utah for his third crack at the Red Bull Rampage title. But the middle Atherton sibling’s scariest moment happened much closer to home, on a remote Welsh ridge in June 2021 – and almost cost him his life

SRAM ENTER THE MOTOR GAME

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#125 KATIE CHARLTON’S GT FURY CARBON DH • All-new design, already enjoying success under the MBUK-backed GT Viris team

DNA • We get to know Swiss downhill racer Camille Balanche and find out what makes the 2022 World Cup champ tick – bikes and friends seem to be up there!

WHO YOU GONNA CALL? TRASHBUSTERS! • If there’s something weird in the woods and it don’t look good, Trash Free Trails want to know

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

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

FIRST LOOK • THE HOTTEST NEW KIT

THROW DOWN THE CAUNTJET #4 DESCEND EVEREST • Tech writer Luke attempts to rack up 8,849m of downhill while chasing former World Cup champ and Madison Saracen factory racer Matt Walker

XXXC • Chris Smith takes us on a ‘cross-country ride on steroids’ around some of his local spots

THE MANY FACES OF MOUNTAIN BIKING #2 THE INNER-CITY SHREDDERS • WE HIT THE TRAILS WITH A GROUP FROM LONDON WHO ARE UNITED BY THEIR LOVE OF RIDING AND THEIR MUSLIM FAITH

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

6 OF THE BEST BRUSH SETS • Get your pride and joy ship-shape after wintry rides

LONGTERM RIDES • Team bikes ridden hard for a year

BIKETEST 6 OF THE BEST FOR 2024 • We hit the trails on some of next year’s hottest bikes from across the range of MTB disciplines

GROUPTEST RIDING PANTS • Nine pairs of winter trousers rated for all-day comfort

TRAILCREW TWISTED OAKS BIKE PARK • East Anglia isn’t known for its epic elevation, but the rolling hills of Brightwell in Suffolk have been put to good use

GRIME TIME • EXPERT WORKSHOP ADVICE

HOW TO... TAME THE TURNS • Coach Olly Morris lays down the key techniques that’ll get you carving corners like a pro

BIGRIDE SPOOKY SPINS • Max and Russell head to Dartmoor for Halloween, lured by tales of pixies, ghosts, prowling beasts and top trails – plus, bring you two bonus hauntingly-good routes

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