Four years in the making, four black-grade trails, and 400m of vertical drop: At long last the Dyfi Bike Park is finished, and open to ride… if you dare.
Jamie Darlow
Front Section Editor
UK’s best remote trails
There's nothing wrong with getting right out there and experiencing some wilderness. Escape from it all with our pick of the UK's best remote rides.
Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month
Hot stuff! This is what we’re excited about this month: big sprockets, pumps for speed, trucker caps, monster tyres, foot spas and more.
Lockdown has seen a run on back-to-basics hardtails that do it all
Cotic’s new bike is called the BFeMAX, built from Reynolds 853 steel it’s what we call a hardcore hardtail, and can take up to a 160mm fork to go with…
Cwmcarn’s new blue trail opens up trail centre to every level of rider
It’s 2.3km of descent, taking in steep-sided berms and a couple of tunnels under existing trails and making Cwmcarn a more attrative prospect for new riders.
Where have all the bikes gone?
Online and in-store, everything from hardtails to e-bikes are out of stock. Where have all the bikes gone?
YT’s new coil-sprung Capra Shred and Decoy Shred
Decked out with coil suspension and Fox 38 forks, YT has built two new big-hit enduro bikes: the Capra Shred and the Decoy Shred e-bike.
Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month
Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month: unprofessional enduro bikes, golden shafted droppers, sticky hiking boots and much more!
Guerilla Gravity Gnarvana really could be one bike to rule them all
We’re used to the phrase ‘quiver killer’ being wheeled out by marketing departments but the Guerilla Gravity Gnarvana offers exactly that.
How the UK mountain bike scene is joining the fight against Covid-19
How mountain bike brands are helping keep key workers safe.
SRAM GX now looks slicker, shifts better and has bigger 10-52t cassette
Good reasons to drop £495 on a new groupset? There are some tech advances: new cassette has an extra tooth, taking it to 10-52t and a 520% gear range!
100% Speedcraft Photochromic Lens sunglasses review
You can now get 100% Speedcraft Photochromic Lens option, which reacts to light and changes the amount passing through it.
YT Decoy Pro 29: first ride review
The YT Decoy Pro 29 sports a full carbon frame. That means it looks sleek as hell, with loads of great touches that make the bike really sing.
Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month
Hot stuff: what we're excited about this month. Izzos, sweaty women's tops, water pumps, combat pants, coffee beans and more!
Rob Warner retro bikes: GT RTS, GT LTS, Raleigh Chopper and more
We asked Rob Warner to pick the bikes that have meant the most to him over the years. The rest is history...
Laurie Greenland on life in lockdown, winning World Cups and thrill of Red Bull Hardline
MTB prodigy Laurie Greenland tells us about his life in lockdown, riding World Cups and the thrill of riding Red Bull Hardline.
Pace RC295 Ultimate GX: first ride review
With the new Pace RC295 the legendary UK company is back in the full-suspension game with a short-travel 29er carbon-fibre ripper.
Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month
Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month. Black magic wheels, stowaway bibshorts, rally shoes, wider pedals, getta grips, shiny stabbers and more...
How mountain biking saved Innerleithen
All across the UK, towns down on their luck have been rescued by the sport we love. We zoom in on Innerleithen to figure out how it's done.
Read this amazing first hand account of being chased by a bear
It's not every month a reader's letter contains: "I looked back, she was frothing at the mouth, eyes angry and narrowed, making deep growling noises”.