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.

EDITOR’S LETTER

THE MOVES THAT MAKETH THE MAN

JAPAN’S OLYMPIC TEST EVENT

ANOTHER LEGEND LOST

SCOTTISH GOLD

THE FIRST ENDURO WORLD CHAMPIONS

LOVE YOUR PLANET • Cycling is one of the greenest ways to travel, but can we say the same for mountain biking?

WHAT ABOUT MBUK?

Four ways to be more mindful MTBers

RACHEL ATHERTON • Guilt about the planet means Rachel’s joining the rebellion

RED BULL’S WEIRDEST EVENTS • We’ll be glued to our screens on 25 October for Red Bull Rampage – but not everything the energy drink giant has tried had wings…

HALLOWEENKIT • Treats for doing tricks in this spooky season

PHIL ATWILL

Profile

SWARF CYCLES • How engineer turned bike builder Adrian Bedford moved his passion for aviation into steel and flux

ADRIAN’S DESIGN PROCESS

#98 MARK WALLACE’S CANYON SENDER • Off-the-shelf downhill rig with a number of custom tweaks

MARK WALLACE

FROM THE TIP TO THE TRAIL • MEET SKIPPY MKII, A HANDBUILT BIKE THAT BREAKS THE MOULD

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WIN! A MAGICSHINE MJ-902 HELMET LIGHT SET 5 TO GIVE AWAY

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WINTER IS COMING • Waterproof jackets on test, plus our top tips for riding in the cold and wet

Mountain Biking UK

ALCHEMY ARKTOS 29 ST • £4,899US-designed carbon trail bike with distinctive suspension

SPEC

LAPIERRE SPICY TEAM ULTIMATE (2019) • £5,299.99 French enduro sled with dual personality

SPEC

GHOST SL AMR X S4.7+ • £ 5,5 9 9.9 9 This dark horse is not to be overlooked

SPEC

First LOOK MBUK

CHARGE OF THE LIGHTS BRIGADE • We head to BikePark Wales after lights out, to see if riding a bike park at night is the ultimate thrill

WHO'S WHO?

BIKEPARK WALES AT NIGHT • Night-time uplifts are starting this winter. BPW’s marketing manager Nick Pole explains how they work...

NIGHT RIDING KNOW-HOW • Hitting the trails in the dark is a whole lotta fun, but it does require a little more planning and preparation…

GEO LESS • MBUK TESTER AND SELF-PROFESSED TECH GEEK SEB STOTT UNRAVELS THE COMPLEXITIES OF FRAME GEOMETRY, AND EXPLAINS HOW YOU CAN ENSURE YOUR NEXT BIKE FITS YOU PERFECTLY

TECH TERMS • LEARN YOUR ‘OFFSET’ FROM YOUR ‘REACH’ – AND WHAT IT ALL MEANS FOR YOUR BIKE’S HANDLING

HOW TO PICK THE RIGHT SIZE BIKE • THE IDEAL GEOMETRY FOR YOU WILL DEPEND HUGELY ON WHAT YOU RIDE, HOW YOU RIDE AND HOW YOU’RE BUILT

A WORLD APART • With stunning peaks and wild backcountry, the Kurdish part of Iraq holds the promise of an undiscovered mountain biking hotbed. But can such a fragile region overcome its troubled past – and present?

THE LOWDOWN: KURDISTAN

AN EMOTIONAL JOURNEY • The Silk Road Mountain Race is much more than a 1,700km self-supported ride across Kyrgyzstan – it’s a test of mental endurance that’ll take you deep into your psyche, to places you never knew existed…

SILK ROAD SURVIVORS • Three racers with a story to tell

WRECKED & Rated MBUK

MEET THE MBUK TEST TEAM

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

TR ACK PUMPS • Which of these home-workshop tyre inflators will blow you away?

ROB’S WHYTE...