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Pedals level or outside foot down?
Take a look at these images, you can see that with your feet level you’re creating a wider stance, which is much less likely to…
Latest Cube Stereo 170 Race delivers big travel for modest money
Cube Stereo 170 Race costs £3,000, which we reckon makes it one of the most most affordable 170mm 29ers on the market today.
How to find, download and use our mountain bike routes
Never fear, you can still get access to our routes. The previous link shortener po.st doesn’t work anymore, but you can still find all trails…
Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month
Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month: coil sprung forks, crisp pedals, wooly jumpers, aural buddies, gripping 'shrooms, holy saddles and ting.
Check out the new Specialized Recon clipless shoe range
Three models to choose, there’s a Specialized Recon for a few different types of clipless rider: XC racers, gravel grovellers and coffee stop champions.
Details of new £65 Smith Convoy helmet
News just in about Smith's updated mountain bike range for 2020, which includes new entry level Smith Convoy helmet and performance sunglasses.
Are MotoGP bikes beginning to borrow ideas from mountain biking?
After giving us disc brakes, suspension and mismatched wheelsize, it looks like motorbikes are finally taking some tech inspiration from mountain biking.
Is riding bikes together the secret to a long and happy relationship?
A recent survey claims that 66% of couples who exercise together claim that working out together has improved their relationship.
How to deal with those fiddly rubber internal cable ports
Here's how to re-fit rubber cable bungs on internally routed frames. Not glam, but really useful if you want to keep a quiet, clean and…
Dirty Deals: £10 kid skid lids, £20 mud tyres, half price Stans wheels and much more!
What do we have for you in this week's Dirty Deals? Childrens helmets, mud tyres, wheelsets, backpacks, Garmin GPS units, carbon bottle cages and other…
Back to the future with the beautiful Pace RC295
Pace is selling suspension bikes again, with the launch of the beautiful Pace RC295. Back to the future! Carbon fibre bike with 135mm of rear…
Winter mountain biking: everything you need to know
When the rain comes you're still going to want to be comfortable on your bike. Here's how to dress for wet weather riding.
£10,000 gold-plated tri-spoke wheels and 10 other outrageously expensive bike parts
Upgrades are a way of life for us cyclists. Even if every part of your bike is perfect we just can't help ourselves lusting after…
Do you need to re-learn how to ride on a modern mountain bike?
To exploit today’s amazing mountain bikes, and adapt to seemingly ever more challenging terrain, new skills and techniques have to be developed.
How to look after your feet on a mountain bike
Cold or aching feet can ruin your ride, make riding with uncomfortable plates-of-meat a thing of the past with these winter warmers.
April’s Clans at The Croft enduro is for teams of three as well as solo racers
Featuring six downhill stages - including a Dual Slalom stage - this sounds like a fun weekend of racing and camping at one of Scotland’s…
How to prevent cramp when mountain biking
Eating mustard won’t help - who’d have guessed? And nor will posture, the weather or salty crisps. So what can you do to prevent cramp?…
Watch: how to stop disc brake noise
Video walk-through on how to stop disc brake noise. Why do so many of us put up with disc brakes that make a noise more…
25 years ago we lost Jason McRoy, it’s time he was in the MTB Hall Of Fame
We would like to remind older readers - and inform younger ones - just who Jason McRoy was and how he shaped and influenced the…