Mountain Biking UK - September 2022

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Where the wild things are
How off-grid can you go on a bike ride? Chris heads to Dartmoor with bushcraft expert Haze Outdoors to find out.

Grouptest
Eleven powerful front lights rated for their performance on night rides.

First Rides
We check out Mondraker’s latest tech on the Foxy Carbon RR, put Canyon’s Torque 29 AL 6 park rig to the test and ride Nukeproof’s Scout 290 hardtail..

GETTING HIGH AT HIGH ALTITUDE

World Tour road racer by trade, endurance mountain biker by nature, Lachlan Morton came unstuck on the Colorado Trail Race, finding himself riding in darkness and chasing fairies

1 min

BIKEPACKING FOR BEGINNERS

Rachael Wight shares five lessons she learned on the Pennine Rally

3 mins

#117 Joe Barnes' Hope HB.916

The Barnoldswick crowd's latest hand-crafted carbon fibre superbike, with a splash of imagination only 'Top Chief' could provide

4 mins

MONDRAKER FOXY CARBON

£6,299 Will the Foxy's new tech blow your MIND?

4 mins

HAIL TO THE KING

THE INAUGURAL STONE KING RALLY WAS A GRUELLING TRANS-ALP ENDURO STAGE RACE. OUR TECH ED-IN-CHIEF LIVED TO TELL THE TALE

8 mins

Where the Wild Things are

How off-grid can you go on a bikepacking trip? Chris pedals onto Dartmoor accompanied by bushcraft expert Haze Outdoors to find out

8 mins

HEAD-TO-HEAD BIKETEST HIGH-PACED HARDT AILS

Designed to cover big distances at speed, we find out which of these two lightweight XC machines is quickest out of the blocks

10+ mins

BIGRIDE DIRTY STOPOUTS

No posh lodge or gourmet food for Max and Russell this issue! This ride was going to be all about roughing it in a Lakes bothy, until the weather changed...

6 mins

TRAILCREW PHOENIX CYCLEWORK

Rising from flat Suffolk farmland, this perfectly-formed study in how to create elevation where there isn't any is a focal point for East Anglian radness

6 mins

SCRUBBING

The scrub is an advanced technique, so you should be comfortable moving the bike about in the air before trying this. Begin by finding a jump that you're confident on and isn't too kicky. Too steep a transition and you're at risk of getting bucked over the bars as your bike rebounds. Ideally, the jump will be a little short for the amount of speed you're carrying into it, so that it forces you to push down to meet the landing. Start slow and work up to full speed.

1 min

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