If you prefer your Californian boutique mountain bike brand with its roots inland, instead of coastal, chances are you own an Intense. The Temecula bike…
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Prime’s new gravity and enduro bikes
The latest boutique mountain bike brand, is Prime. Launching with a two-model range, targeted at gravity riders, Prime is a thoroughly Continental brand, with offices…
Niner goes peak enduro with 170mm WFO 9 RDO
Niner was never in doubt about the potential of long-travel 29ers. A decade ago, when most of its rivals believed that packaging the 29er wheel…
Dirty Deals 184: big savings on big things
With the change of seasons comes a big increase in ride mileage... and the desire to upgrade the performance of your mountain bike. Here are…
Focus Thron is a new 130mm ripper for £2199
The all new Focus Thron range of short travel trail bikes (Down-country if you will) meet bikepacking rigs for adventurous times.
New Focus Jam goes 29er and starts from £2500
Like Jam, but sweeter: the new Focus Jam has better geo, bigger sizing, a new-fangled suspension layout, handy tool storage, and starts from £2,500!
Everything you need to know about the WHOOP Strap 3.0
WHOOP Strap 3.0 is the third edition of its popular fitness band. A free band that comes when you subscribe to their fitness app measuring…
Be like Danny with Magura’s Raceline brakes
They say red is faster, but Magura will always respectfully disagree. The German mountain bike component brand is synonymous with neon yellow, ever since Bart…
Pole’s Stamina 2.0 is stronger and shinier
Finland might not have mountains, but the Nordic country has produced mountain bikes with stunningly progressive bike geometry. Pole is the Finnish brand that has…
What mountain bikers can learn from roadies
Maybe those shaven legged MAMILs are on to something..?
Six simple tips for improving your disc brake power
Essential disc brake maintenance: Brakes not powerful enough? Levers spongy like cheese strings? Don’t buy new ones before you try these tips…
Looking back at Chris Porter’s pioneering custom Nicolai Ion 2014
From the MBR Achive: How the boss behind Mojo and Geometron was pushing bike design lower, longer and slacker way back in 2014
How to true a bent disc brake rotor
Most rotors will also get worse before they get better, so expect to spend at least 15-20 minutes, maybe longer, on this job.
New climb-switch shocks and StepCast 34 forks from Fox
We give you the quick and dirty lowdown on everything you really need to know about the new Float X & DHX rear shocks and…
The Rat rises with new signature handlebar
Riser bars might be something of a rarity on new bikes, but ultra-progressive geometry might trigger a revival of demand. With the standardisation of 29er…
Danny MacAskill vs Brandon Semenuk: when legends collide
The inaugural 'X Games Real MTB' competition is a virtual vlog-off between several off the world's biggest and best mountain bike tricksters and freeriders.
Would you take our £100 cheap-bike challenge?
How much fun can you have off-road for £100? We scoured eBay, rooted through junk shops and called in some favours to find out.
Barel developing Pirelli gravity range
Pirelli has a tyre technology legacy that dates to 1872, but its presence in mountain biking is a lot more recent. Despite numerous successes in…
5 ways to carry essential tools and spares on your bike
There’s a constantly expanding range of clever storage solutions on the market that allow you to streamline your gear and go backpack-free.
Mountain bike history: world’s first carbon monocoque mountain bike
We get a peek into mountain bike history as Chris Hornzee-Jones shows us the world's first carbon monocoque mountain bike that was first designed in