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Bike News
Giant store opening
Giant is to open its first UK brand store in Liverpool on June 1, with more stores across the country to follow.…
UK exclusive: 2010 Giant Reign X
We've got the first pic of Giant's new Reign X, second generation prototype from its 2010 range, weighing in under 30lb.…
MBR Blog – it’s all about the bikes
Andy talks you through what he thinks are the most desirable bikes - of all sorts - of 2009.
Bike review: Orange Alpine 160 AM
Our first thought on seeing the Alpine 160 AM at EuroBike was this could be the one. We even ran the tape measure over it…
Ice Bike Slideshow
Click through to check out our slidshow of new stuff from Ice Bike
Commencal show carbon Meta 5 – EXCLUSIVE!
We're just back from the Ice Bike show, where we spotted this little beauty...
Blast from the past: 2009 Specialized Pitch Pro
This year’s Pitch Pro once again comes in sepia-like tones of brown and with the opinion-dividing double-swooped downtube design. Specialized has been evolving its FSR…
Mongoose Teocali Elite – bike review
The beefy 6061 aluminium Teocali is now some four years old, and for 2009 the 145mm-travel Elite comes with a bigger volume air can on…
Giant Reign 2 – bike review
The refinement of the Reign continues and this year sees Giant pointing it slightly more downhill than previously. We feel this is a good move…
Cannondale Prophet (2009) review
The still proudly sports its ‘made in the USA’ badge and a look that has essentially been around since the 90s, as well as its…
Lapierre Zesty 314 – bike review
Long term testing of the Lapierre Zesty 314 mountain bike continues, with Andy Waterman's second installment...…
MBR Reader photos – Flickr Group
Share your Mountain Biking photos with us in the MBR Flickr group
SNOW JOKE!
"Honest Boss, there was so much snow we couldn't even get out the house on Monday!" Yeah right...
Keeping Pace
Pace’s latest demo day at Dalby Forest, with new bike shop Big Bear Bikes, went sour last weekend when four bikes were stolen from owner…
Moor Bikes demo Pivot
Buying a bike without riding it first can be a bit of a gamble, so retailer Moor Bikes has set up in a different way,…
Longtermer testing
We've been away for a while, but don't worry, we've been busy - here's the evidence.
Back on tour
Specialized and Giant have teamed up once again for the Test-the-Best demo tour 2009, with five dates and venues across England, Scotland and Wales.
VAT cats
Cycling clubs across the UK could be in line for thousands of pounds of VAT repayments, following a landmark ruling by the European Court of…
Suspending Disbelief
If anyone's been having trouble finding the extended version of the suspension interviews from our Summer issue, click here...