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 • Inspired by this issue’s e-bike guide, these are our favourite and least-liked things about e-MTBs...

DAWN OF A NEW ERA

READERS’ RIDES • SHOW US YOUR PRIZED STEEDS AND WIN SOME GRIPS!

Want That ROB’S KIT PICKS • The gear that our tech editor in chief lives in while testing

PRICED OUT OF THE FOREST • A hike in fees from Forestry England has bike-based businesses worried about the future

ROUTES SPIRIT-LIFTING SPRING RIDES • Crawl out from hibernation, blow off the cobwebs and suck in the fragrant air of new life in the UK

#127 DMR TRAILSTAR TI • Limited-edition titanium version of the original UK hardcore hardtail

SEND IT! + Win all of this • YOUR MAIL, PHOTOS, IDEAS & RANTS

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

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

FRESH FORKS TO MARK 50 YEARS OF FOX • American brand launch three new dampers and unveil updated XC fork aimed squarely at this summer’s Olympic Games

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

CALM BEFORE THE STORM • Whether he’s on a spin in the Surrey Hills or hitting huge jumps at warp speed, Brendan Fairclough is a master of laidback style. Steve Behr caught up with him as he was wrapping his latest film project

2024 E-BIKE GUIDE • EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ELECTRIC MOUNTAIN BIKES

WATTS OCCURING • How the key full-power motors compare

LIGHT SPEED • How the key ‘SL’ motors compare

HOW TO USE YOUR E-BIKE • Riding and set-up tips to help you make the most of your motor-assisted machine

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

6 OF THE BEST WORKSHOP TOOLS • Essential bits and bobs to keep your bike in tip-top condition

LONGTERM RIDES • Team bikes ridden hard for a year

GROUPTEST SADDLES • Ten of the best MTB perches for male and female riders

TRAILCREW TWRCH TRAIL, CWMCARN • We revist this classic red-graded XC loop to see if it’s still one of South Wales’s finest rides

GRIME TIME • EXPERT WORKSHOP ADVICE

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