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#112 CUSTOM ZERODE KATIPO
Super-clean gearbox and belt drive-equipped enduro sled
First Rides
Straight out of the box & onto the trails
Freeride (Nearly) for Free!
The DadCamTV crew show you don't need a bike park on your doorstep, a pro deal or the latest fancy gear to get wild on two wheels
Proving Grounds
Dan Milner and crew embark on an intrepid mission to ride down the line of abandoned, high-altitude cable car stations above Chamonix
A Ride with Some Extra Bite
Two-time Junior DH world champ Thibaut Dapréla had an amazing 2021 season, leading the World Cup rankings for most of the series, until crashes at the final rounds in the USA left him with two DNFs and saw him drop to second place. The 20-year-old Frenchman is a tough rider with serious mental fortitude and a positive mindset – exactly what’s needed to endure something like this...
TYRED OUT: PART ONE
MBUK'S COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO TYRES
LONGTERM RIDES
Team bikes ridden hard for a year
HEAD-TO-HEAD BIKETEST HIGH PIVOT VS LOW PIVOT
We pitch two bikes with very different suspension designs against each other to see what difference it makes on the trail
FIRST LOOK
THE HOTTEST NEW KIT
BIKES, BIKES AND MORE BIKES!
The Cycle Show moves to London - and there's 25% off entry for MBUK readers
AFAN SKYLINE SOUTH WALES CLASSIC REOPENS
Afan Forest’s 45km Skyline trail, beloved of hardcore cross-country riders, is back and better than ever, after being closed to mountain bikers for nearly 10 years.
FIRST LOOK
The freshest new kit from Scott, Dainese, Rapha and more
BACK TO THE FUTURE
MTB LEGEND HANS REY REVISITS THE ROOTS OF THE SPORT NEAR SAN FRANCISCO WITH SOME FELLOW PIONEERS, THEN CHECKS OUT WHERE IT’S HEADED
BIKE TEST XC RACE RIGS
We punish three no-compromise cross-country machines (and ourselves!) on some race-course laps and out on the trails in a fight for first place
GRIME TIME
EXPERT WORKSHOP ADVICE
GROUP TEST TRAIL PANTS
We’ve ridden and rated 11 of the latest MTB trousers to find out which ones are the best for all-round riding
TRAILCREW WOODY'S BIKE PARK
Six years into its life, we return to this popular Cornish spot to see if it’s as good as we remember
The Full Fat
WE CHECK OUT SIX OF THE BEST CUSTOM PAINT JOBS FROM UK-BASED FATCREATIONS
THE DIRT FARMER
SLOPESTYLE PRO SAM HODGSON HAS TRADED REARING COWS FOR BUILDING BERMS AS HE CULTIVATES THE ISLE OF WIGHT’S MTB SCENE THROUGH THE BIKE PARK HE'S CREATED ON HIS FAMILY FARM, ALONGSIDE FRIEND AND BUSINESS PARTNER MATT TOWNSEND
Longterm Rides
Team bikes ridden hard for a year
SANTA CRUZ BRONSON CC X01 AXS RSV MX
£8,599 How does the new mullet-wheeled Bronson measure up?
BIGRIDE COLL INGBOURNE WOOD, WILTSHIRE
With few houses, plenty of unspoiled woodlands and more animals than people, this picturesque area of Salisbury Plain is a perfect oasis in the busy South
HEAVY - HANDLE WITH CARE!
Nino Schurter isn’t only the reigning cross-country world champ, he’s perhaps the greatest XC racer of all time. The Swiss star is also one of the most skillful riders ever, and as a result, has hardly ever bitten the dust – until just recently…
TRAILCREW THE TRACK PORTREATH
This dedicated dirt jump park in Cornwall has stood the test of time
Electrical Storm
As wireless components begin to flood the mountain bike market our tech-editor-in-chief hits the trails on perhaps the ultimate high-tech bike. Will it blow him away or leave him cold?
Bigride Dirty Weekender – Exmoor National Park
Exmoor might be on the coast, but don’t let that fool you – its rugged hills and wooded valleys are packed with miles of rooty, chutey, stony and steep trails. Lusher than Dartmoor, it’s a real gem and the perfect place for an MTB break
Even Better Than the Photos
Two Canadians visit Iceland and discover that the mountain biking there is about so much more than pretty pictures
JUST THE TIP
YOU MAY THINK YOU KNOW BRETT TIPPLE GODFATHER OF FREERIDE, LARGER-THAN-LIFE EVENT HOST, HIGH-ENERGY INTERVIEWER BUT THAT'S JUST SCRATCHING THE SURFACE. THIS MAN HAS HAD SOME DARK TIMES, BUT NEVER LOST HIS ENERGIZER BUNNY ENTHUSIASM.
LONGTERM RIDES
Team bikes ridden hard for a year
Girls, Girls, Girls
The boys had better watch out – the women’s MTB scene is going from strength to strength