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WHO’S YOUR MONEY ON? • All being well, the 2020 World Championships are still happening – so who’s in it to win it?
OLLY WILKINS • Odub’s on the tourist trail again, and loving every second of it
PIMP MY RIDE • The World Champs are an awesome spectacle – both for the racing and the cool one-off bikes
RED, WHITE & BLUE KIT • With the World Champs just around the corner, we’re feeling a little patriotic…
FABIO WIBMER
LET’S MAKE AUTUMN AWESOME! • The year may be drawing to a close, but you can still keep the stoke high
JUSTICE FOR JMC! • UK icon finally makes it into Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, along with MBUK pioneers
MBUK’S MONTH • The highs & lows of life on the mag
FORWARD SLASH • Five cool things about the new Trek Slash
AMERICAN ENGLISH • US brand Marin’s El Roy is a versatile hardtail inspired by the riding on this side of the Atlantic
#103 JIMBOB SOWDEN’S WHYTE G-160 CUSTOM BUILD • One seriously rad project from a dedicated MBUK reader & Mint Sauce fan
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SEND IT! • YOUR MAIL, PHOTOS, IDEAS AND RANTS
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Living the dream • Do you wish you could spend a carefree summer being a bike bum in Whistler, BC? Well, with youth and no commitments on his side, that’s exactly what Harry Griffiths did…
WHO IS HARRY GRIFFITHS?
FIVE MUST-RIDE TRAILS OUTSIDE THE BIKE PARK
WHISTLER ON THE CHEAP(ISH)
RAIL MADRID
TOP TRAILS • Emilio García, one of the founders of BlackTown Trails, explains the main areas to hit up near Madrid
ABOUT OUR HOSTS
HAUTE E-CULTURE • WE VENTURE DEEP INTO THE QUEYRAS NATIONAL PARK ON A MISSION TO RIDE SOME OF THE GNARLIEST TRAILS ON OFFER, AND TO DISCOVER WHY THE FRENCH ARE SO OBSESSED WITH E-BIKES
WHO ARE GUIL E-BIKE?
HAUTE-ALPES: WHAT TO EXPECT
THE LOWDOWN: QUEYRAS AND PIEDMONT
WRECKED & Rated MBUK
MEET THE MBUK TEST TEAM
OUR RATINGS
PORTABLE TOOLKITS • Comprehensive toolboxes for keen bike fettlers
LONG-TERM Rider MBUK
HIGH-END XC RACE BIKES • The Olympics have been postponed, but four of the top bikes are still vying for first place – in our cross-country full-sus test!
THE TESTER
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TRAIL LIGHTS • We test 12 high-power front lights that’ll let you head to the hills after night falls to discover a brave new world of riding
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BE A BETTER TRAIL RIDER • Pro coach Olly Morris gives you his top tips for how to progress
LEARNING PRINCIPLES • As we learn to ride trails, we move through four stages of learning…
GRIME TIME Your questions answered
HOW TO Self-service your bike • Missed out on a £50 government Fix Your Bike voucher? (https://tinyurl.com/bikevoucher) Fear not, just keep on top of these eight tasks to identify problems early and save yourself money and tears
FARNDALE, NORTH YORK MOORS • This National Park in the North East packs in a veritable treasure trove of first-rate singletrack trails between epic skies and...