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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JUST THE BEGINNING... • Red Bull Formation gives a glimpse of what’s to come in women’s freeride

FORMATION FLYERS

JOE BARNES • Joe’s sucked in and suckered in by the winter mud

NICO VS PALMER • These two MTB legends used polar-opposite approaches to reach the podium

Want hat! ECO-FRIENDLY INSULATION • Winter jackets that’ll keep you warm off the bike without heating up the planet

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#99 SAM HILL’S NUKEPROOF MEGA 290C • Nothing says ‘speed’ quite like Sam Hill on a Ferrari-red bike

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MBUK’S MONTH • The highs & lows of life on the mag

EXPOSURE • THE STORIES BEHIND SOME FAMILIAR NAMES’ FAVOURITE SHOTS NATHAN HUGHES

HEALTH & SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE • We ask some familiar faces to recount their most heart-stopping two-wheeled moment. This month, it’s the turn of MBUK regular Steve Behr, who’s witnessed all sorts of ridiculous antics during his three decades snapping photos for the mag – most of which aren’t fit for print!

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INSIDE THE TORNADO • BRENDAN FAIRCLOUGH TAKES US BEHIND THE SCENES AT RED BULL RAMPAGE AS HE BATTLES THE TERRAIN, THE DESERT DUST, THE PRESSURE OF LIVE TV – AND THE FEAR OF THAT 50FT CANYON BACKFLIP

THE O-DUB TRACK WALK • DIG CREW MEMBER OLLY WILKINS TALKS US THROUGH THE MAIN FEATURES OF BRENDAN’S RAMPAGE RUN

NO PLACE LIKE HOME • HYWEL WILLIAMS HADN’T SO MUCH AS BEEN ON AN OVERNIGHTER WITH HIS BIKE BEFORE DECIDING TO THROW HIMSELF INTO A 2,500KM UNSUPPORTED BIKEPACKING ODYSSEY ACROSS THE UK…

"IT'LL BELOW OVER" • When Mother Nature conspires against you, you’ve got to see the bright side, as our features editor Ed finds out on a soggy day in the Lake District

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OUR RATINGS • We base our scores on value for money and performance

REAR LIGHTS • Stay safe and seen on your way to the trails

TOM’S SPECIALIZED STUMPJUMPER EVO COMP ALLOY 29 £3,400 • Steep, sketchy trails have reignited Tom’s EVO love

CHRIS’S VITUS ESCARPE 29 VRX £2,999.99 • A pro’s touch has brought out the best in the Vitus

ROB’S NUKEPROOF SCOUT 275 COMP £ 1,699.99 • Now winter has set in, Rob’s in need of more traction

JIMMER’S GT FORCE CARBON EXPERT £3,199.99 • Jimmer’s all set for razzing in the dark and mud

LUKE’S SCOTT RANSOM 720 £3,699 • It’s been a love-hate relationship with the Scott this month

ED’S KONA PROCESS 153 CR £4,599

JCW’S CANNONDALE HABIT CARBON 1 £5,999

RUSSELL’S SPECIALIZED TURBO LEVO EXPERT £7,250

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