These are some of the reasons we've heard so far being stated as to why 29in wheels shouldn't be allowed in Downhill racing.
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Dirty Deals: everything listed here has 40% off
To celebrate the 40th edition of Dirty Deals here are a collection of mountain bike bargains with a whacking forty per cent knocked off their…
160km of wild weather bikepacking in Spain
Six nationalities, 160km, 1500m ascent, four seasons of weather in one day, 12 Spanish omelettes, 14 chorizos, 2kg of Jelly Babies and a dog.
Details of the new Calibre Bossnut V2
The 2017 Calibre Bossnut V2 will have a longer reach, shorter stem, more tyre clearance, stiffer rocker linkage and an even more impressive spec.
Commençal, Trek and Mondraker 29er downhill bikes spotted at Fort William?
The British Downhill Series have a couple of sneaky pic of more downhill 29er stuff on their Instagram pages. Commençal and Trek are the brands…
16 mountain bike hacks to make your life easier
Here are sixteen ingenious, free, easy or cheap mountain bike hacks that you can do to help you keep your bike running sweet or to…
Arrivals: this week’s new stuff in for review
Arrivals, a weekly sneak peak at the exciting new products that have arrived at MBR ready to be reviewed and rated in the magazine or…
Check out this Formula One driver’s custom Trek Top Fuel
Recently retired F1 driver Mark Webber used Trek's 'Project One' custom-paint program to design himself a rather sweet looking Trek Top Fuel.
Dirty Deals: gloves, glasses, gears and much more
A classic dirty dozen of Dirty Deals for your delectation and delight on this fine, fine Monday in May. Or, Tuesday if you're looking at…
Why the Whyte S-150 is one of the most exciting bikes of the year
The Whyte S-150 is a 29er trail bike, with 150mm travel front and rear and a carbon-fibre frame. It’s a sort of natural progression from…
Danny MacAskill and Fabio Wibmer get stoked in Manila
Street trials pro Duncan Shaw gives us his account of a spin through the streets of Manila with his fellow riders Danny MacAskill, Ali C…
How to predict your race potential… without actually racing
Ever wondered how you might perform at an XC race? According to a new study you can predict your ability without pinning on a number.
What has trail advocacy ever done for us?
Here are some examples of what trail advocacy has achieved. And here are a number of things that you can do to help out too.
This is officially the fastest mountain bike tyre on the market
Want the fastest rolling tyre on the market? That'll be Continental's Race King then, which is now officially the speediest rubber money can buy.
Canyon Orbiter electric downhill concept bike
The concept bike Canyon Orbiter is 'The Future Of Urban Gravity Biking' according to its designer. It's certainly really cool looking anyway!
Arrivals: this week’s new stuff in for review
For those of you who can’t wait until the reviews come out in the magazine or go up online, here’s another in our new series…
Mountain biker has nervy encounter with mountain lion
Check out this smartphone video of a tense stand-off between a lone mountain biker and a mountain lion who doesn't really want to go away.
27.5 things we learned from Lourdes DH World Cup
Weather and wheel size dominated proceedings. But it was still great to see the World Cup return for 2017. Here are 27.5 things we learnt
Dirty Deals: cheap Oakleys, DMR flats, Renthal bars, Magic Marys and much more
What a great selection of bits we have for you this week. A day later than usual due to the Bank Holiday but it's been…
New Mondraker e-Crusher Carbon electric enduro bike
The Mondraker e-Crusher sports enduro-focussed Forward Geometry and a cutting edge carbon frame holding a Shimano motor and integrated downtube battery.