New riders or seasoned veterans alike should brush up on their basics, here’s how to get started with coach Katy Curd.
Mountain Bike Rider
Sheffield: City Of Women Shredders
With a dizzying array of natural and sculpted trails, and a diverse community of passionate, friendly riders, Sheffield is a true pinner’s paradise.
Dirty Deals 191: best deals on women’s mountain bike kit
What with it being Women's Mountain Biking Week here on MBR an all, here are the best head-to-toe deals (plus some contact point kit) for female MTBers.
Double-header UCI event in the USA
After a wild weekend of racing in Les Gets, the UCI World Cup downhill riders and teams will take a mid-season break, until the second weekend of August. When the…
Six women who’ve turned a love of mountain biking into a career
Stuck in a job you hate? Clock watching and daydreaming about riding? Get inspired by six women who’ve turned a love of mountain biking into a career.
Juliana Wilder brings a feminine touch to down-country
The new Juliana Wilder which promises to deliver both confidence on the descents and a flagrant disregard for gravity on the climbs.
The science that goes into developing Specialized’s women’s kit
Specialized spends as much time researching what kit each rider needs and how to give them the comfort and performance they deserve as they do making rad bikes.
Canyon demo events for the UK
Canyon is bringing its bikes to British riders, with the CLLCTV programme. The German customer-direct brand knows that despite a slick digital sales interface, nothing is more convincing, than time…
Seven stunning handbuilt hardtails from ENVE Builder Round-Up Show
ENVE’s 3rd annual Builder Round-Up and Open House took place recently at ENVE HQ in Ogden, Utah, with over 30 renowned custom builders joining for a mini-NAHBS (North American Handbuilt…
Syndicate rims use French fibre
Santa Cruz makes lofty claims for its carbon-fibre rims. The Syndicate downhill racing team is hard on rims. Danny MacAskill, too. In fact, the Scottish tails and mountain biking legend,…
High-pivot idlers? Check out this Empire Cycles AP1 from 2006
High-pivot idlers? We look back to the mid noughties when the UK's Empire Cycles AP1 offered a unique downhilling machine.
My best trail: as chosen by Veronique Sandler
Mtb’s movers and shakers select their favourite places to ride.
Hone your trail-riding by getting specific and setting targets
With summer just round the corner and dry trails on the horizon again, make the best possible use of your time by setting some deliberate goals and making good progress.
Why does Tweed Valley churn out so many successful racers?
Katy Winton, Reece Wilson, Lewis Buchanan... why does the Tweed Valley in Scotland produce more than its fair share of great riders?
Wireless braking analysis from BrakeAce
Telemetry removes the subjectivity from bike set-up. For those mountain bikers who want to gain further progression, data is often the key. As the electronics industry has developed a new…
mbr Women’s Mountain Biking Week kicks off on Monday
Our first ever Women's Mountain Biking Week begins next week. From Monday July 5th we'll be focusing on everything mountain biking from a female perspective.
Trail Blazers: Stu & Brenda Price from Dales Bike Centre
Behind DBC’s ‘centre of trails’ is an inspiring couple whose vision could point the way to the future of UK mountain biking.
Why you should stop chasing numbers in the gym in search of better mountain bike fitness
Getting stronger is a means and not an end so keep your ego in check.
Nukeproof MegaWatt is here: 170mm travel electric mullet
An electric Nukeproof will come as little surprise to anyone with a grasp of both the Nukeproof brand and the wider MTB market in general. The only surprise was that…
Dirty Deals 190: Fox lids, Endura trousers, DMR flats and more!
A dirty dozen of Dirty Deals to celebrate the 190th edition of our weekly (ish) round-up of the very bestest bikey deals to be found on tinternet.