Mountain Biking UK - May 2023

In this issue

Call of the Wild
MBUK’s Rach jumps in at the deep end, tackling Helvellyn in the Lakes amid knee-deep snow and icy rocks.

Trails by Rail
Dan Milner takes the Darjeeling train to venture deep into the Himalayas and find remote, otherworldly trails..

Spoke Tension - THE MTB ISSUES THAT REALLY GRIND OUR GEARS

This month the topic troubling Our tech team is...

5 mins

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

10+ mins

TRAILS BY RAIL

ADVENTURER DAN MILNER USES A VICTORIAN-ERA RAILWAY LINE TO ACCESS SOME OF INDIA'S WILDEST MTB TRAILS

6 mins

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?

5 mins

LONGTERM RIDES

Team bikes ridden hard for a year

8 mins

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

6 mins

GROUPTEST TRAIL HELMETS

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

10+ mins

GRIME TIME - EXPERT WORKSHOP ADVICE

TECH Q+A

3 mins

BIGRIDE MILITARY MANOEUVRE

Max and Russell embark on an intense mission through active military territory in Wiltshire

10 mins

TRAILCREW ALTURA TRAIL WHINLATTER

The longest purpose-built, all-weather trail in the Lakes, housed in England's only mountain forest

5 mins

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