All About Evie

We catch up with britain's first-ever elite cross-country world champ to get the lowdown on her surprise win, her 'bizarre' olympics and the secrets to her racing success

TRAILCREW CHICKSANDS BIKE PARK

These superb Bedfordshire trails boast massive variety and a ton of features packed into a compact woodland site just 30 miles north of the M25

DNA

Take a look into the life of Adam Brayton, the lightning-fast downhill demon from the Lake District

BULLDOG UNLEASHED!

WE MEET UP WITH THE 'PEOPLE'S CHAMPION' BROOK MACDONALD TO GET THE LOWDOWN ON HIS AGGRESSIVE STYLE, RACING PEDIGREE AND WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A TOP DOG ON THE DOWNHILL SCENE

LONGTERM RIDES

Team bikes ridden hard for a year

LADIES WHO LAUNCH

WITH WOMEN'S FREERIDE GOING FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH, WE CHECK OUT THE STATE OF OUR HOMEGROWN DIRT JUMPING SCENE

BRAKING POINTS

We take a tour of Galfer's Spanish HQ to find out what goes into making their pads and rotors

INSANE PAIN

Malvern’s pride and joy, reigning XC world champ Evie Richards, shudders with anguish at the memory of the unbearable pain she went through dislocating her knee, when she feared it could be game over for her racing career

BIKE INSURANCE LIKE CARVING LOAMY TURNS.NEXT LEVEL.

AWARD-WINNING COLLECTIVE COVER MADE ESPECIALLY FOR CYCLISTS, FOR LIFE ON AND OFF YOUR BIKE

BIGRIDE SUMMIT TO SEA - TRASH FREE TRAILS

Riding across Exmoor with Trash Free Trails, Max goes on a litter-picking mission from the moors to the coast

ALL RISE

ORBEA’S RISE IS ONE OF THE NEW BREED OF LIGHTWEIGHT TRAIL E-MTBS THAT LOOKS LIKE A REGULAR MOUNTAIN BIKE AND DELIVERS THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS – IT MAKES CLIMBING FUN YET SHREDS DOWNHILL WITH THE PLAYFULNESS OF AN ANALOGUE MTB

HOW TO... BUILD UPPER BODY STRENGTH FOR E-BIKING

Show a heavy bike who's boss with these tips from Vitus ambassador and strength coach Ben Plenge

HEAD-TO-HEAD BIKETEST HARDTAIL VERSUS FULL-SUSPENSION

What's the best kind of bike for proper MTBing on a budget of just over £1,000? We test two Boardmans head-to-head to find out

GIANT TRANCE ADVANCED PRO 29 1

$6,999 More travel and tweaked geometry could make the Trance the ultimate trail-tamer

EVOLVE TO FLY

THE FIVE BEST THINGS ABOUT THE FIRST PROJECT EVOLVE WOMEN'S GRAVITY JAM

TRAILCREW MOUNTAIN VIEW BIKE PARK

A fresh South Wales venue with diverse trails in a compact area and a focus on progression for all types of riders

SCOUTING for parts

WILL GOES BACK TO BASICS, BUILDING UP A NUKEPROOF SCOUT HARDTAIL FROM A BARE FRAME AND THEN HITTING THE TRAILS, HARD!

BITING OFF MORE THAN IT COULD CHEW

One of the original stars of XC, Thomas Frischknecht still races today, as well as managing the Scott-SRAM team. Here, he takes us back to the 1990s and a bizarre encounter with an American pitbull...

BOOST YOUR BRAKING

Six ways to maximise your stopping power-top tips from SRAM

BIGRIDE OUR OF THE TORS

Max heads out into the bleakly beautiful Dartmoor National Park on an overnight bikepacking bash along wild, untamed trails Words Max Darkins Photos Russell Burton

Grime Time

Expert workshop advice

Hidden Treasures

Adventurer Dan Milner braves rickety cable cars and scantily-clad farmers, and is rewarded with remote virgin alpine trails in the heart of Switzerland

First Rides - Santa Cruz Heckler X01 AXS RSV CC MX

Santa Cruz Heckler X01 AXS RSV CC MX

DNA

Lovable rogue, party animal , coiner of classic phrases - Rob Warner is many things. We find out what makes him tick

How to...Hit drops with confidence

Matt Jones & Chopper Fielder show you how to plummet with poise

YT CAPRA UNCAGED 6

£7,799 (+£100 shipping, £16.90 bike box) High-tech enduro bike that uses every trick in the book to up its performance

RACING BRIEFS NEW YEAR NEW GEAR

Biggest Brit team moves for 2022

VOODOO BIZANGO

£750 Old name, new tricks

LONGTERM RIDES

Test bikes ridden hard for a year

FIRST LOOK

ÖHLINS RXF38 M.2 FORK