Several classic mountain bike trails, including Summer Lightning, in the Surrey Hills near Dorking, UK, have been damaged or destroyed by wildfires. Located on Coldharbour Common, the fire broke out…
Aoife Glass
Digital Editor, MBR
Rocky Mountain unveils new Technical Collection clothing line
Canadian bike brand Rocky Mountain has just released a new range of technical bike wear, developed in-house and boasting a range of fabrics and features designed for the rigours of…
Rapha Women’s Trail Fast and Light shorts review
The fairly recent entry of Rapha into mountain biking kit raised a few eyebrows, but scroll back through the MBR reviews and you’ll see that their offerings have well and…
Long Live Chainsaw film now free to watch
An incredible rider, a total character, a man driven by his love of the sport, and beloved by others, who rose from tough beginnings to global renown. Long Live Chainsaw…
Sam Dale’s Nomad adventures in the Alps
The new Santa Cruz Nomad is built for adventure in the big mountains, and that’s exactly where rider Sam Dale took his new Nomad this summer, for the ultimate Alpine…
Komoot mapping app launches Trail View with user-generated photos
Route mapping and discovery app Komoot has just launched a new feature, Trail View, which allows users to get a better idea of what planned routes look like by viewing…
Evil gets electric with the Epocalypse eMTB
Evil finally adds the pulse of electricity to its bikes with the new Evil Epocalypse. The brand’s first electric mountain bike is an all-mountain enduro beast of a bike, with…
The Santa Cruz Nomad goes MX, plus geometry updates
The all-mountain enduro-slaying Santa Cruz Nomad has frequently impressed us with its performance, and we rate it amongst the best mountain bikes out there. 2022 sees the release of version…
Peter Sagan plans to compete in the eMTB World Champs
It looks like pro road cyclist Peter Sagan will be competing in the 2022 electric mountain bike World Championships on the 22nd August in Les Gets. The Slovakian rider, who…
Canyon gets €30 million investment from LeBron James’ LRMR ventures to boost US presence
Canyon, or to give the company its full name, Canyon Bicycles GmbH, has set its sights clearly on significantly expanding its US offering, after both receiving significant investment from two…
The updated Norco Fluid offers all-round performance and future-proof upgradeability
The newly updated Norco Fluid is designed to bring together the features and geometry expert riders need in a package that’s designed to allow beginner and intermediate riders to develop……
Kade Edwards: “Riding with Semenuk was surreal!”
If you haven’t seen the new Parallel II edit with Brandon Semenuk and Kade Edwards…where have you been? Featuring smooth riding, incredible footage and eye-popping tricks, it’s the perfect showcase…
MBR August 2022 – 279
The latest issue of MBR is out now, and as ever it’s packed full of inspiring ideas and routes to help you find new places to get out and ride.…
Brandon Semenuk and Kade Edwards pair up for Parallel II
Freeride legend Brandon Semenuk is back for another action-packed Parallel edit, and this time he’s joined by downhill and freeride multi-threat Kade Edwards. Edwards and Semenuk are both Red Bull…
Beauty, brains and bling: the new range-topping Canyon Spectral 125 CF LTD
Calling all downcountry and hard-riding trail fans who like their bikes with bling; Canyon has just released a new range-topping model in the highly rated Spectral 125 CF range. The…
How to ride your mountain bike in hot weather (and not overheat!)
So you want to ride your mountain bike in a heat wave? If you just can’t miss out on a day of riding, you can take a few extra precautions…
Olympic mountain bike champion Tom Pidcock wins stage at Tour de France
Is there any kind of riding Tom Pidcock can’t excel at? After a meteoric upward trajectory in cyclocross and road cycling, multiple wins and an Olympic title in cross-country mountain…
The race-proven Atherton AM.200.M mullet bike is out now
Fancy riding a World Cup proven bike? Atherton Bikes have just launched the AM.200.M, a mullet bike that’s designed to perform on the downhill track, but be playful enough for…
Jackson Goldstone rips up Heartbreak Ridge on the new Maxxis Forekasters
Jackson Goldstone needs no introduction. Raised in Whistler, he’s been riding incredible trails almost as long as he’s been walking – possibly longer. Now racing downhill as part of the…
Shimano’s new eMTB groupsets includes an auto gearbox mode for your ebike
Electric mountain bikes are great, but one major downside is the rapidity through which they get through parts. Groupsets just aren’t designed to deal with the higher forces and level…