Freerider Kelly McGarry has died while riding in Queenstown, New Zealand. It is believed that McGarry collapsed on the Ben Lomond trail at 4pm, local time.…
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New trail near Leeds to be built despite actions of anti-cycling ‘vigilante’
Plans for a new mountain bike trail in Otley Chevin are to proceed despite the dangerous actions of, yep, you guessed it, another trail saboteur. Otley Chevin…
Gee Atherton: Kelly McGarry was an “inspiration”
Gee Atherton has described Kelly McGarry as an inspiration in an Instagram tribute post. The post showed a picture of McGarry sitting on his bike…
YT Industries: “We are petrified, shocked and heartbroken”
YT Industries, Kelly McGarry’s bike sponsor, has said it is “petrified, shocked and heartbroken” after confirming the death of the Kiwi freerider. YT Industries started sponsoring Kelly…
Sam Shucksmith shreds natural winter trails aboard his Whyte G-160
Fresh off the his success in the 2015 UK Gravity Enduro series, Sam Shucksmith has joined the Whyte family for 2016. In a slightly unusual…
How to upgrade your old RockShox air fork to take Bottomless Tokens
One of the biggest advances in recent suspension technology has been the introduction of spacers to change the air volume of your fork, or Bottomless…
Lee Quarry faces uncertain future after budget cuts
The Lee and Cragg Quarry trail centres are in danger of being shut down after the service that maintains them is due to be axed…
Is this what mountain biking would be like in hell?
They say you should go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company. Well if the company includes dirt jumper Matt MacDuff and…
This teaser is guaranteed to get you excited for the Lourdes mountain bike World Cup
The first trailer has dropped for the 2016 mountain bike World Cup and it has us salivating for some downhill action. The season is kicking off…
UCI regains control of mountain bike Facebook page after hackers spam indecent links
The UCI’s mountain bike Facebook page was hacked on Thursday night resulting in the mass-posting of a number of inappropriate and risqué images. The UCI…
Tweets of the week: Gee Atherton, Loic Bruni, Steve Peat and more
January is plodding onwards and the nights are still cold and dark – thankfully that’s given us plenty of time to browse social media. Here’s…
5 reasons the UK needs an indoor bike park
On a road trip to Eurobike four years ago, Dan Makin first sketched out his plans for an indoor bike park in the UK. It was…
How to stop yourself sweating on a mountain bike ride
If you spend your whole ride sweating, you can finish the ride as wet and cold as if you'd gone out in your drawers. Here's…
Is it possible to hide a new bike from your partner?
We find our spending on bikes going through the roof, but do you hide how much your kit really costs from your significant other?
Watch Marcelo Gutierrez ride in an underground cathedral
We’re pretty sure that one day Red Bull will run out of mind-blowing places to send the world’s top riders but today is not that…
GoPro teams up with Twitter app to allow for live streaming
Twitter and GoPro have teamed up to allow you to live stream your helmet cam footage. The Twitter-owned Periscope app will connect with your GoPro…
Meet the woman who was saved from an abusive relationship by her love of mountain biking
We all like to say we use mountain biking as an escape, but for Tahran Chidley it could well have saved her life. At the age…
Meet Britain’s new mountain bike trail paradise… Swindon
As the old joke goes: “I heard they dropped an atomic bomb on Swindon… did about £15 worth of damage.”(thanks to David Brent for that…
Boardman reveals 2016 mountain bike range
Key points 5 mountain bikes on offer – 2x full-suss and 3x hardtail Prices range from £649 – £1499 Big upgrades for the top of…
MBR’s complete guide to mountain bike trail etiquette
Video: Trail Etiquette With Chaz – Transition Bikes Roadies have the velominati bible of pedalling protocol (it’s here if you dare), but how do mountain bikers know…