The mountain biking community is being asked for its opinion on plans for a multimillion-pound bike park at Durris Forest in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Benjamin Haworth
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Dirty Deals: droppers, jackets, large Trannies and much more!
What can be better than ten freshly hand-picked primo mountain bike deals? Why, eleven freshly hand picked mountain ibke deals of course!
Sick’s Grim Ripper is a 62° head angle 29er Plus bike
Sick Bicycle Co do things a bit differently. Subtle they ain't. The new Grim Ripper takes everything mountain bike-y and hardtail-y and turns it up to 11.
Calibre Bossnut Evo goes 1x, gets wider rims and bolt-thru RockShox
Still no dropper post but the new Calibre Bossnut Evo has some excellent upgrades over previous 'Nuts. Calibre still pushing the VFM barriers.
Instantly compare different bikes’ geometries with this handy online tool
The geometrygeeks website is the world's biggest open database of bike frame geometries, with tools to compare. There goes your lunch break!
Dirty Deals: shorts, 165mm cranks, 11 speed chains and much more!
Spring is yet to spring but let's not le that get in the way of some seasonal refreshing of our steeds. Go get yer Dirty Deals on with this little…
Take pity on Jackson Goldstone’s poor old Dad
14-year-old Jackson Goldstone sure has the ability to show his Dad a thing or two about riding bikes. Namely, how to hit the cabin drop.
UPDATED: wireless electronic SRAM Eagle to debut at World Cup this weekend?
Spy shots have shown Nino Schurter rocking a SRAM eTap rear mech. What's all that about then? Custom one-off? Or real-world prototype?
New Sky2Trails enduro pairs event this summer in Les Arcs
Brand new three day enduro stage race in France. The first ever sky2trail event will take place on June 30th to July 2nd in Les Arcs.
E-bikes banned off-road in Washington State
Local mountain bike alliance EMBA were part of the team behind the bill which sees e-bikes banned unless land managers specify otherwise.
The EX Enduro returns on September 14-16th
The EX Enduro is a three day mountain bike enduro in the north east corner of Exmoor. On 14-16th September 2018 with a maximum of 80 riders.
Three Nepali women spreading the joy of mountain biking
Watch as Roja, Usha, and Nishma’s stories as they find mental and physical health on two wheels, in their very own backyard: the Himalayas.
New Intense Sniper cross country race machine on the way?
A social leak and a bit of sneaking around Australian bike sites has revealed the new Intense Sniper. Slack 'n' long 100mm 29er XC stunner.
12 mountain bike products that should exist… but don’t
Pedal bicycles have been around for 200 years yet there are still some things that need to be invented and made. Come on bike industry - sort it out!
Strava Global Heatmap and how to opt out of it
Strava have just release an updated version of the Strava Global Heatmap. This new version has another two year's worth of users' activities in there.
Alan Milway’s MX Fitness offering Surrey Strength Sessions this month
Fitness guru and regular mbr contributor Alan Milway's MX Fitness outfit is offering Surrey Strength Sessions on March 20th and 21st.
Scott TwinLoc remote-control suspension system has finally come of age
Scott TwinLoc has been around in various forms for a few years but it's this very latest incarnation that feels helpful as opposed to a headache.
Starling Cycles Murmur Factory Edition. Made in Taiwan. Still rad.
Starling Murmur Factory frame has been designed in the UK by Joe McEwan and hand built in Taiwan by ORA, one of the World’s very best steel builders.
Dirty Deals: Renthal, Oakley, Hope and much more!
This week's Dirty Deals see a veritable dirty dozen of tempting offers from the internet's leading online retailers. Don't click through if you don't want to spend!
How to spend two minutes repairing a trail damaged by Snowmageddon
The Beast From The East has left a lot of standing water and debris on the trails. Here's how to do your bit to help. Takes two minutes, tops.