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Mountain Biking UK

Jan 01 2020
Magazine

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.

IT’S A WRAP

WELCOME

THIS MONTH’S COVER

BEST OF BRITISH

DAYDREAM IN BLUE

IS THIS THE FUTURE OF MTB?

SEVEN WORLDS, ONE WARNER

BLURRING THE LINES

MBUK’S TOP TIPS FROM 2019 • Our team impart some of the riding ‘wisdom’ they picked up this year

VERONIQUE SANDLER • Vero looks back on women’s freeride event Formation

£500 BIKES • Today, half a grand gets you a half-decent MTB (see p86), but that wasn’t always the case...

STOCKING FILLERS • Mountain biking can be expensive, but these gifts will spread a bit of joy and you’ll get change from 20 quid

WILL LONGDEN

Profile

RÅ BIKE • New kid on the block touting steel full-suspension and hardtail models loaded with progressive design ideas

PARADIGM SHIFT GEOMETRY

MOUNTAIN BIKING OR MOUNTAINEERING? • Trying to circumnavigate Europe’s highest peak by bike demands some unusual kit – here’s what was inside Dan Milner’s pack

#100 ANDREU LACONDEGUY’S YT TUES CF • Custom-painted Rampage rig, ridden by one of the wildest riders on the planet

ANDREU LACONDEGUY

INFO

SEND IT! • YOUR MAIL, PHOTOS, IDEAS AND RANTS

& WIN ALL OF THIS!

WINNER! THAT’S GOTTA HURT

NEXT MONTH’S GIFT VELCRO FRAME STRAP • Great for securing tubes, tools, light batteries & more

Mountain Biking UK

First LOOK MBUK

COTIC FLAREMAX GOLD • £3,999 Short-travel, long-wheelbase steel shredder

SPEC

MARIN RIFT ZONE CARBON 2 • £3,995 Versatile ripper that can be pushed hard on the trail

SPEC

SPECIALIZED TURBO KENEVO EXPERT • £6,999 Specialized’s latest e-bike could be their best yet

SPEC

MORE UP, MORE DOWN, MORE MOUNTAIN BIKING • MBUK STAFFERS ROB, ED AND TOM HEAD TO THE SHROPSHIRE HILLS TO GET WILD ON A NEW-SCHOOL BREED OF ‘RAD XC’ BIKE THAT CAN CLIMB, DESCEND AND COVER GROUND BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE

OUR ROUTE

OUR RAD RIDES

AFTER THE PODIUMS • ANDY LLOYD CATCHES UP WITH WELSH DOWNHILLER MANON CARPENTER AND FINDS THAT RETIRING FROM WORLD CUP RACING HAS REVIVED HER LOVE OF BIKES

WHO IS MANON CARPENTER?

MANON ON...

FJORD FOCUS • Olly Wilkins and Ben Deakin get wild in Norway

FJORD EXPLORERS

NORDIC KNOW-HOW

WRECKED & Rated MBUK

MEET THE MBUK TEST TEAM

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

AFFORDABLE GPS UNITS • Can you get a decent GPS for MTBing without forking out for a Garmin?

ROB’S WHYTE G-170C RS 29ER £3,750 • Despite an uneasy start, Rob’s really grown fond of the G-170 29er

ROB’S NUKEPROOF SCOUT 275 COMP £1,699.99 • Spending a year aboard a hardtail has been eye-opening for Rob

LUKE’S SCOTT RANSOM 720 £3,599 • Is the Scott worth a king’s ransom?

TOM’S SPECIALIZED STUMP JUMPER EVO COMP ALLOY 29 £3,400 • The EVO shone, on the right trails

ED’S KONA PROCESS 153 CR £4,599 • A fun, but not especially fast, bike

ED’S MARIN ALPINE TRAIL 7 £2,200 • Hard to beat in the value stakes

JCW’S CANNONDALE HABIT CARBON 1 £5,999 • It’s got a few minor flaws, but JCW’s reluctant to kick the Habit

CHRIS’S VITUS ESCARPE 29 VRX £2,999.99

JIMMER’S GT FORCE CARBON EXPERT £3,199.99 • It’s been an...


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Frequency: Monthly Pages: 168 Publisher: Our Media Limited Edition: Jan 01 2020

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: December 19, 2019

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English

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.

IT’S A WRAP

WELCOME

THIS MONTH’S COVER

BEST OF BRITISH

DAYDREAM IN BLUE

IS THIS THE FUTURE OF MTB?

SEVEN WORLDS, ONE WARNER

BLURRING THE LINES

MBUK’S TOP TIPS FROM 2019 • Our team impart some of the riding ‘wisdom’ they picked up this year

VERONIQUE SANDLER • Vero looks back on women’s freeride event Formation

£500 BIKES • Today, half a grand gets you a half-decent MTB (see p86), but that wasn’t always the case...

STOCKING FILLERS • Mountain biking can be expensive, but these gifts will spread a bit of joy and you’ll get change from 20 quid

WILL LONGDEN

Profile

RÅ BIKE • New kid on the block touting steel full-suspension and hardtail models loaded with progressive design ideas

PARADIGM SHIFT GEOMETRY

MOUNTAIN BIKING OR MOUNTAINEERING? • Trying to circumnavigate Europe’s highest peak by bike demands some unusual kit – here’s what was inside Dan Milner’s pack

#100 ANDREU LACONDEGUY’S YT TUES CF • Custom-painted Rampage rig, ridden by one of the wildest riders on the planet

ANDREU LACONDEGUY

INFO

SEND IT! • YOUR MAIL, PHOTOS, IDEAS AND RANTS

& WIN ALL OF THIS!

WINNER! THAT’S GOTTA HURT

NEXT MONTH’S GIFT VELCRO FRAME STRAP • Great for securing tubes, tools, light batteries & more

Mountain Biking UK

First LOOK MBUK

COTIC FLAREMAX GOLD • £3,999 Short-travel, long-wheelbase steel shredder

SPEC

MARIN RIFT ZONE CARBON 2 • £3,995 Versatile ripper that can be pushed hard on the trail

SPEC

SPECIALIZED TURBO KENEVO EXPERT • £6,999 Specialized’s latest e-bike could be their best yet

SPEC

MORE UP, MORE DOWN, MORE MOUNTAIN BIKING • MBUK STAFFERS ROB, ED AND TOM HEAD TO THE SHROPSHIRE HILLS TO GET WILD ON A NEW-SCHOOL BREED OF ‘RAD XC’ BIKE THAT CAN CLIMB, DESCEND AND COVER GROUND BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE

OUR ROUTE

OUR RAD RIDES

AFTER THE PODIUMS • ANDY LLOYD CATCHES UP WITH WELSH DOWNHILLER MANON CARPENTER AND FINDS THAT RETIRING FROM WORLD CUP RACING HAS REVIVED HER LOVE OF BIKES

WHO IS MANON CARPENTER?

MANON ON...

FJORD FOCUS • Olly Wilkins and Ben Deakin get wild in Norway

FJORD EXPLORERS

NORDIC KNOW-HOW

WRECKED & Rated MBUK

MEET THE MBUK TEST TEAM

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

AFFORDABLE GPS UNITS • Can you get a decent GPS for MTBing without forking out for a Garmin?

ROB’S WHYTE G-170C RS 29ER £3,750 • Despite an uneasy start, Rob’s really grown fond of the G-170 29er

ROB’S NUKEPROOF SCOUT 275 COMP £1,699.99 • Spending a year aboard a hardtail has been eye-opening for Rob

LUKE’S SCOTT RANSOM 720 £3,599 • Is the Scott worth a king’s ransom?

TOM’S SPECIALIZED STUMP JUMPER EVO COMP ALLOY 29 £3,400 • The EVO shone, on the right trails

ED’S KONA PROCESS 153 CR £4,599 • A fun, but not especially fast, bike

ED’S MARIN ALPINE TRAIL 7 £2,200 • Hard to beat in the value stakes

JCW’S CANNONDALE HABIT CARBON 1 £5,999 • It’s got a few minor flaws, but JCW’s reluctant to kick the Habit

CHRIS’S VITUS ESCARPE 29 VRX £2,999.99

JIMMER’S GT FORCE CARBON EXPERT £3,199.99 • It’s been an...


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