Forget to clean your chain regularly and the grime will eat SRAM and Shimano’s finest for breakfast. Here’s how to restore order once again. 1. On the bike If you…
Jamie Darlow
Front Section Editor
Fabric cageless water bottle review
Fabric has reinvented the water bottle holder, replacing the traditional cage concept with two round studs and a special, slotted water bottle. The cynical side of me instantly thought Fabric…
How to refuel after a long bike ride
Here's how to refuel after you ride to ensure you don't go hungry or find yourself constantly snacking.
Martyn Ashton: “Oh my God, I’m not dead”
Two years after a crash that left him paralysed, trials legend Martyn Ashton is riding again When you had your accident at a trials demo at Silverstone, did you know…
MBR’s Review of the Year 2015
The rides In 2015 we’ve been all over the planet to bring you the best singletrack in the world, from a 20-minute downhill flow trail in Austria to slick rock…
How to buy the right riding kit for your kids
Ride with your kids and there’ll come a time when nothing but a proper bike will do. Reaching about nine or 10, if they’re grown up enough to handle real…
How to prevent knee pain on your mountain bike
Pain in the patella and a grinding feeling at the front of your knee? It’s not as bad as it sounds, but you need to get it fixed. >>> The…
The best mountain bike energy bars
If you’re only heading out for an hour’s spin then you don’t need to refuel — you should have enough stored energy to comfortably last your ride. Anything longer than this…
Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Comp 6Fattie (2016) review
The cream of the plus sized crop - £2,500
Research reveals walkers do more damage to trails than mountain bikers
MTBs erode the soil more than walkers or horses, right? Not so, according to scientific research, which says that booted feet and hooves cause more damage. And with Wales beginning…
The seven stages of all mountain bike rides
Does this little lot sound familiar? No ride is without its pitfalls but here's our guide to a what seemingly every MTB ride out on the trails entails.
Britain’s best mountain bike weekend breaks
Booked a long weekend off work? Head to one of the UK’s riding hotspots Coniston, Lake District Coniston is the perfect base for a long weekender — relatively devoid of…
Will this Only What’s Necessary shoe change the way we think about comfort?
At first glance the new OWN ( Only What’s Necessary ) FR-01 flat pedal shoe looks a lot like one of those waterproof winter boots XC riders wear, but apparently…
How to stay clean on a ride
You finish a ride spattered with crud while your friends look like they’ve just won the Daz Doorstep Challenge… not fair! Keeping clean on a ride not only means you’re…
How to ride fast descents
Speed is addictive, and it plays a huge part in what makes mountain biking so much fun. Flying down a piece of singletrack, narrowly avoiding trees, with the roar of…
This study claims that tyre pressure makes no real difference to rolling resistance
Pumping up your tyres harder will make you roll faster over the trail, right? Dead wrong. The most significant factor in rolling resistance — by a country mile — is…
The five steps to becoming a complete mountain biker
Sure, we all ride our bikes but what can we do to get the full range of experiences mountain biking can offer? Try these for size: Race Racing a mountain…
The dirt jumping skills that will improve your trail riding
Dirt jumping may seem like a different world to trail riding but we’ve tracked down the skills we think will boost your day-to-day riding. Make the first time count The…
Four classic bikes that have gone fat for 2016
Whether you like them or not, it looks like Plus size wheels are here to stay. These companies certainly believe so as they have fitted them onto some of their…
Are softail mountain bikes making a comeback?
Softail mountain bikes last excited this magazine some two decades ago with their smooth rides, but now the flexible hardtail is making something of a comeback. In May, BMC launched…