Bike and gear retailer JE James Cycles has bought itself an early Christmas present – a new warehouse to supply increasing mail order sales.…
Alan Muldoon
Bike Test Editor
Giant opens third store
The Giant Store in Bristol opened last weekend with British trials rider and multiple World Record holder Andrei Burton the first through the doors. Burton threw down stunts aplenty to…
Tested: Maxxis Monorail LUST £34.99
Maxxis Monorail Lust reviewed
Tested: Sunline V1 Seatpost £79.99
Tested: Sunline V1 Seatpost Price: £79.99 Weight: 281g Sizes: 27.2, 30.9 and 31.6mm Length: 400mm Colours: Grey or black Contact: MMA Sports, 01792 467467, www.mmasports.com or www.sunlineracing.com…
Surrey Hills trail revamp
Barry Knows Best, one of the most popular trails in the Surrey Hills, has been revamped with additional switchbacks and berms and re–surfacing to prevent the erosion that was destroying…
Cedric Gracia MTB school
Cedric Gracia’s running his own mountain bike school, at Vallnord Bike Park in Andorra on November 28.
Gracia to leave Commencal
Cedric Gracia is to leave Commencal, setting up his own racing team for 2010.
Skills: How to Drop into corners
Riding technique: Pro coach and Dirt School founder Chris Ball shows you how to keep your cool over drops and into tight corners.…
Kona Mashup still open for entries
It's a month before the 2nd Kona Mash-Up 2009 opens its doors at the Glyncorrwg Mountain Bike Centre in Afan Forest near Port Talbot and there are still places available.…
Tweed Valley pump track
Cardrona village, nestling between Glentress and Innerleithen, is on the verge of securing a pump track, but the project needs your support.
Tested: KHS XCT 555 £1,199
The KHS XCT 555 reviewed
Six Six One Filter review
Model: Six Six One Filter Price: £69.99 Sizes: 4-13 Vented mid cut upper Removable overstrap, tapered internal midsole, gum-rubber sole Contact: www.mmasports.com…
Interview: Life Cycles’ Derek Frankowski
The Canadian photographer-turned-cinematographer Derek Frankowski talks about why his new film Life Cycles with Ryan Gibb, three years in the planning, is going to be like no other mtb film…
Blast from the past: 2009 Orange ST4
With 40mm less travel than the Five but created from very similar DNA, we find out if the Orange ST4 makes up in speed what it lacks in travel.
No Fuss finale
The 2009 No Fuss Events event programme finished in style last weekend (Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 October) with the ultimate 24-hour mountain bike endurance marathon, Relentless 24, based at…
Afan to lose Drop off Café
The Drop Off Café at Afan will cease trading from the Glyncorrwg Mountain Bike centre from December 24, after the centre’s owners, the Glyncorrwg Ponds Co-Operative, failed to renew the…
Marin Mount Vision 5.9 review
Price:£3,449 Model: Marin Mount Vision 5.9 Frame: 6066 aluminium hydroformed monocoque Shock: Fox Float RP23 BV Fork: Fox 32 F120 RLC Fit Wheels: Fulcrum Red Metal 3 Tyres: Maxxis High…
MBR Stocking filler
As if you didn’t need reminding, Christmas is fast approaching. But for once there’s no need to stick your head in the sand: we’ve got the perfect gift idea to…
TOG 24 Bamboo Charcoal jersey review
£24.95 Sizes: women’s 8-16; men’s S–XL Colours: women’s: black, pink; men’s: black, sapphire blue Contact: www.tog24.com