The return of Richie Rude and the continuing dominance of Ravanel are only part of the fascinating story from EWS Olargues.
Benjamin Haworth
Contributor
Pollen allergy causes XC legend Julien Absalon to retire with immediate effect
The most successful cross country racer ever has called time on his illustrious career, citing severe problems with pollens as the prime cause.
How to quickly put GoPro footage into your Instagram stories
In a relatively quiet launch earlier this month, GoPro announced proper Instagram integration into the GoPro phone app. GoPro Insta-stories ahoy!
Dirty Deals: pedals, socks, wheelsets and much more!
It's everyone's favourite time of the week - mbr Dirty Deals o'clock! Here are the nearly-ten most compelling deals we've found online this week.
This is the wildest over-the-bars crash you will see this year
Over-the-bars doesn't really this crash justice really. It's more like a supersonic superman. Impressive stacking from Scandinavia.
Cécile Ravanel racing on Commençal Meta AM 29 for French EWS
Enduro World Series dominatrix Cécile Ravanel will be racing on the brand new Commençal Meta AM 29 at this weekend's French EWS round.
Another World Cup DH racer off to compete in the Enduro World Series
The movement back and forth of riders between World Cup Downhill and the Enduro World Series continues.
10 super cheap workshop hacks
10 ways of getting the same results as proper workshop tools but just with easy to access household goods or by simple modifications to regular kit.
Dirty Deals: helmets, forks, shorts and much more!
Never mind the quantity, feel the quality of this week's Dirty Deals. There might only be nine deals listed here but... all killer, no filler.
Perthshire’s Cream o’ the Croft MTB Festival June 15-17th
Cream o’ the Croft MTB Festival, supported by EventScotland returns to Comrie Croft, Braincroft, Perthshire from Friday 15 to Sunday 17 June 2018.
International Women’s Mountain Biking Day this Saturday, May 5th
International Women’s Mountain Biking Day will be held on the first Saturday in May every year. Starting this year.
Rachel Atherton’s five tips for improving your mountain biking
Ahead of the Fort William World Cup next month, here are Rachel Atherton's top tips for improving your mountain biking.
Is the £375 Pinnacle Kapur the best value hardtail ever?
The new £375 Pinnacle Kapur hardtail takes its inspiration and features from its more expensive Iroko sibling.
The first ever prize-winning mbr Reader Review
We asked you write a review of a product and send it in to us. Which dozens of you did so. Thanks for each and every one of them.
Be a product reviewer and tell us about your mountain bike tyres!
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MBR June 2018
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Buried broken glass booby trap in Shropshire trail sabotage
Mountain bikers have discovered large shards of broken sheet glass buried upright on a trail commonly used be bikes in Nescliffe Hill, Shropshire.
Dirty Deals: Five Tens, Oakleys, Yaris and much more!
This week sees our Dirty Deals series getting back on track in back in the groove. Here are 10 something-for-everyone mountain bike deals.
New Boardman MTR full suspension range starts from £1000
Boardman have quietly released a whole new range of full suspension mountain bikes. They're called the Boardman MTR series and there's four in total.
New Schwalbe Hans Dampf contains exactly 50% more grrr
You can see traces of the old Schwalbe Hans Dampf knobble array in the new version but it's fair to say that the tyre has had a comprehensive makeover.