First the Dave TV show The Indestructibles bought us Chris Akrigg riding a Rickshaw down Chicksands bike park and now this. It can be difficult to motivate yourself to get out…
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The 9 most ridiculous places mountain bikes have ever been ridden
With their tuned suspension, grippy rubber and lithe handling, mountain bikes are perfectly honed for riding on woodland trails. In fact, we reckon that ripping through…
Watch the new Intel drone automatically dodge obstacles and falling trees while filming a rider
We don’t know whether we should be awe-inspired or terrified by this but Intel is planning on releasing a drone that will be able to…
Tweets of the Week: an indoor bike park, Josh Bryceland and Dan Atherton
As we approach the end of the first working week of 2016 we think it’s time for a dose social media silliness to see us over…
Bikes named Britain’s most stolen item in 2015
A survey has revealed that bikes were Britain’s most stolen item in 2015. Bikes topped the CCTV.co.uk survey and were closely followed by mobile phones and power…
Steve Peat: “I don’t think enduro is a good professional sport”
Steve Peat has struck out at enduro in a new video interview from French website VTOPO. At 3:07 in the video Peat says: “For me,…
Bell releases “smart helmet” with integrated 360° camera
Bell has teamed up with a 360 degree camera company to create the snappily named Bell Super 2R with 360fly helmet. It has been described as…
Leftover first batch Fat Chance Yo Eddy frames go on general sale
Earlier this year the legendary Fat Chance Yo Eddy hardtail was resurrected thanks to a KickStarter campaign. As we speak the paint jobs are being…
Team Sky supplier Kask aims to bring road tech to trail helmets
Kask may not be a brand you’re familiar with if you see roads as simply a way to drive your bike to your local trails.…
Loic Bruni signs with Specialized for 2016
The current men’s downhill World Champion Loic Bruni will be riding on Specialized bikes in 2016 Bruni’s team mates, 2014 World Champion Loris Vergier and Whistler…
Nikon enters the action camera market with 4k 360° KeyMission
The CES technology show in Las Vegas is proving to be an unlikely hot-spot for mountain bike tech. Earlier today we showed you the Intel…
Disabled man’s mountain bike looted from his flooded home
A disabled man from Manchester had his mountain bike stolen after he had to evacuate his flooded home. Storm Frank left Michael Law’s house one metre under…
World record trials rider beats Ninja Warrior course
As mountain bikers we generally aren’t seen as the fittest of cyclists. Our skinny-wheeled cousins sneer at us for our post-ride pints and only riding 20 miles…
Paralysed mountain biker and master’s student combine to create 3-D printed arm brace
You may remember NotBroken’s Thomas Bannister whose one handed mountain biking blew us away last year. Well now meet Tom Wheeler. Instead of using an arm sling like…
European Enduro Series cancelled for 2016
Another enduro series bites the dust as the the European Enduro Series has had to announce it is cancelling its 2016 calendar. The EES is traditionally…
Adam Brayton shreds the Pila bike park on Pro 4 hubs
When a video starts with a black screen and the gentle clicking of a freehub you know you’re probably going to be in for a…
Seven reasons Lake District mountain biking is amazing
We’re here to tell you that the Lakes is till one of the finest destinations for riding in the whole of the UK and here’s…
Watch Hope’s new Pro 4 hub being made
Hope has released a new hub, the Pro 4, and here’s a video of it being transformed from a simple billet of aluminium through to…
Mondraker will produce eight plus bike models in 2016
Following on from our First Look at the stunning carbon Mondaraker Dune in June, we cast our eye over the rest of the Mondraker 2016 range.…
Red Bull’s biking greatest hits from 2015
At mbr we look forward to the World Cup coverage that Red Bull puts on every year, including the hilarious Claudio Caluori helmet cams, but let’s not…