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

RUMBLE IN THE RAINFOREST • WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF MOUNTAIN BIKING

RISE UP! • TRASH FREE TRAILSHow you can make like a mushroom and help care for our trails

DNA • Take a peek into the busy life of Ingvar Ómarsson, Iceland’s top (and only) pro mountain biker

STAFF KIT PICKS • LOOKING FOR GIFT IDEAS? THIS IS THE GEAR THAT’S STOOD OUT FOR OUR TEAM THIS YEAR

STEALTHY STEERING STABILISATION

MEET THE MAKER • On a mission to make sustainable, thrash-proof MTB products in the UK

SEND IT! + win all of thief • 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

FIRST RIDES

FIRST LOOK

STARK CONTRAST DYLAN STARK • BMXER DYLAN STARK THROWS HIMSELF INTO THE DEEP END OF MTB AT RED BULL RAMPAGE

Down the rabbit hole... • UK freerider Alice Smith tried to find her mountain bike wonderland, but was it a dream or a nightmare?

MIND GAMES • We join a ride together event to see how messing about on bikes can help your mental health

WRECKED & RATED

6 OF THE BEST STORAGE BIBS • Stash your valuables and protect your unmentionables!

LONGTERM RIDES • Team bikes ridden hard for a year

BIKETEST FULL-POWER ENDURO E-BIKES • We hit the trails on two bikes with the same motor but different frame materials and geometry, to see which approach works best for lapping climbs and smashing descents

GROUPTEST DISC BRAKES • The hottest stoppers for everything from XC to downhill

HOW TO... HAVE AN AWESOME AUTUMN! • Adapt your skills, your bike and even the trails (where allowed) to make the most of this season

GRIME TIME • EXPERT WORKSHOP ADVICE

BIGRIDE BEST AUTUMN RIDES • Three UK routes that make the most of the golden light, long shadows and incredible colours the season brings, without exposing you to the gales and downpours that can come with it

TRAILCREW FREE-MINERS, FOREST OF DEAN • We return to one of our favourite English trail centres to ride this classic cross-country loop given a new lease of life

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