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.

HELLO

IN THE MAG THIS MONTH

MEET THE TEAM

Out Front • WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF MOUNTAIN BIKING

DNA • Scottish XC star Isla Short spills the beans on type-two fun, hitting big jumps and dodgy calendars

A BIKE FOR MINIATURE HEROES!

MBUK Month • The highs & lows of life on the mag

YORKSHIRE GRIT

SEND IT! + Win all of this • YOUR MAIL, PHOTOS, IDEAS & RANTS

Spoke Tension • THE MTB ISSUES THAT REALLY GRIND OUR GEARS

Want that! NATURAL SELECTION • Spring has sprung, so here’s some fresh gear inspired by the natural environment

Trail Fuel • The food and drink that sustains some of our favourite riders

MBUK SUBS ZONE YOUR EXCLUSIVE MEMBERSHIP AREA

Launch Pad • THE NEWLY-UNVEILED BIKES & KIT GETTING US EXCITED THIS MONTH

FIRST RIDES

FIRST LOOK

A MOUNTAIN TO SATISFY A CRAVING • WHEN OUR RACH PLANNED A TRIP TO THE LAKES, SHE WASN’T EXPECTING TO GET QUITE THIS MUCH OF AN MTB FIX

TRAILS BY RAIL • Adventurer Dan Milner uses a Victorian-era railway line to access some of India’s wildest MTB trails

JUST AN ILLUSION • An eye-opening MTB journey through Saudi Arabia brings extraordinary sensory experiences – but can you find the Arabian Nights of our imagination in the real Middle East?

WRECKED & RATED

6 OF THE BEST HANDLEBAR GRIPS • They’re one of the main contact points with your bike, so getting a good pair is crucial

LONGTERM RIDES • Team bikes ridden hard for a year

BIKETEST USA TRAIL BIKES • We test three stunning-looking rides from the birthplace of MTB to see if American bikes are still up there with the best

GROUPTEST TRAIL HELMETS • Nine open-face lids tested for coverage, fit and comfort, so you can hit the trails confident your bonce is protected

HOW TO... GET OUT THERE! • Nils Amelinckx shares his hard-won knowledge of how to remain motivated to ride, whatever life throws at you

CRIME TIME • EXPERT WORKSHOP ADVICE

BIGRIDE MILITARY MANOEUVRE S • Max and Russell embark on an intense mission through active military territory in Wiltshire

TRAILCREW ALTURA TRAIL WHINLATTER • The longest purpose-built, all-weather trail in the Lakes, housed in England’s only mountain forest

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