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“Perhaps you could find some women and put them in your magazine”
This month's Star Letter wonders just where exactly all the women mountain bikers are in MBR magazine?
Five routes to take social distancing to new heights
These are our pick of the top tive routes to take social distancing to new heights. Go big, it’s worth it.
Mondraker’s new Podium hardtail claims to be the lightest frame in the world
The XC weight wars are intensifying, with Mondraker becoming the latest brand to step off the scales and claim the title of lightest production mountain…
BikeYoke goes long with 213mm dropper post and new Triggy Alpha remote
Edging the OneUp dropper by just a few millimetres, the new BikeYoke Revive 213 takes dropper posts to new heights. It’s a useful addition to…
Dan Atherton talks about the reopening of Dyfi Bike Park
We grab some time with the man with the plan. And the spades, mattocks and mini-diggers - Dan Atherton talks about reopening Dyfi Bike Park.
Intense Cycles and Saddleback part ways
Intense moves to centralised European sales and distribution base in Barcelona.
Dirty Deals: Oakley Radars, SunRace cassettes, pink Five Tens and more!
Much like last week's A-Level results, the prices on these deals have been revised and lowered. And you don't have to go into clearing for…
The best things we’ve seen this week
Hyperrides, slanted headsets, Ron Burgundy bikes, banana hands and more. These are the best things we've seen this week.
New Canyon Sender CFR: mixed wheel sizes and adjustable reach
With a focus on adjustability, the new Canyon Sender CFR lets you tune reach, wheelbase and chainstay length independently.
Dirty Deals: £120 RockShox, £33 Minion DHR IIs, £12 track pumps and more!
The nature of sales is that they don’t last forever. They are on for a limited time. Don't dilly. Don't dally. Not when there's Dirty…
2021 Giant Talon hardtail range: £399 to £849
Giant Talon is an aluminium hardtail available as 29er or in 27.5, it comes with 100mm travel suspension fork (80mm on smaller 27.5in models).
The best things we’ve seen this week
It's Friday o'clock once more and time to fire up the coffee pot and have a look at our round-up of coolness from the previous…
New Giant Trance X snubs its nose at Downcountry bandwagon
Adding 20mm of travel to standard Trance, new Giant Trance X range of trail bikes rock 135mm travel out back and 150mm forks up front.
Kona Process X: longer travel and mullet-able
New 2021 model the Kona Process X is longest travel Process to date, with 161mm of rear travel paired with 170mm travel forks up front.
Spotted: new Schwalbe Big Betty and Super Trail casing
Leaked on certain 2021 bikes' spec sheets, there appears to be a new Schwalbe mountain bike tyre on the way. And there's maybe a Super…
Vorsprung Secus fork bolt-on claims to be better than air AND coil
Big claim alert! Vorsprung Secus is "air spring with truly better spring rate curve than coil, without it actually being worse in any part of…
Yeti has re-launched the famous Arc as a trail bike, with all mod cons and modest geometry
Yeti re-launch the famous Yeti Arc just four years after ditching it – there are four builds to pick from and a limited-run anniversary edition…
Dirty Deals: free £50 bike repair, cheap 140mm RockShox, tilting bike racks and more!
School's out (not that it has actually been 'in' since March) so chances are you'll be needing some stuff for daytrips and longer days in…
UK made Pembree R1V flat pedals are 100% recyclable
New UK company Pembree are fully solar- and wind-powered. Check out their full recyclable flat pedal called the Pembree R1V.