The Manx 100 has been ruined by some very selfish trail marking sabotage. But Isle of Man mountain bikers vow to make it better.
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Jolanda Neff wins Olympic XC mountain biking gold
With a Swiss 1-2-3 on the medals podium, the Swiss XC racers clearly enjoyed dominating the damp and slippery Izu MTB Course.
Bernard Kerr wins Red Bull Hardline hattrick (inc. POV video)
The addition of an even bigger road gap, did not deter Bernard Kerr, from racing to his third Red Bull Hard Line title, in Wales.
Tom Pidcock takes Olympic gold in XC mountain biking
Great Britain's Tom Pidcock has done exactly what he said he would: won the Olympic gold medal after an amazing domination at arduous Izu MTB Park course.
Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month
This month brings us: silver stoppers, carbon gas, watery belts, rubber charity, jelly pads, jaffa kecks, wireless pi and more!
Wolf Tooth Remote Barcentric review
Wolf Tooth Remote BarCentric has a ring shape and slides on between the left grip and brake lever. It has four positions so it clears lockouts or shifters.
Stique ML125 Tool review
Essentially, the Stique ML125 is a set of high-grade tyre levers with 11 other features built in.
Fabric Line-S Women’s Race Flat Saddle review
Fabric Line-S Women’s Race Flat saddle on paper is roughly the same width as the Elite but around 15mm shorter front-to-back and has a channel too.
Norco deserves a gold medal for its Olympic racebike designs
Norco has created fantastic new Revolvers for its Olympic athletes, using an intricate design technique, with stunning results.
Rapha’s new Digital Woodland collection for mountain bikers
Digital Woodland is a new collection, within Rapha’s mountain bike range. It features a striking digital patter, in contrast to the subtler trail range.
Öhlins goes 38mm with new RXF38 M.2
Öhlins is taking on RockShox’s ZEB and the Fox 38, with its RXF38. A fork that offers a lot of adjustment and a proven downhill racing damper.
E-bikes will account for half of all new bike sales by 2025
Bosch make some of the most used mid-drive motors. And the company sees an even bigger growth story going forward, in the e-bike world.
Mountain bike creaks: how to track ’em down and kill ’em
Creaks. Clicks. Knocking. We shows you how to hunt down and fix those annoying and potentially dangerous bike creaks and noises.
How to revamp your budget suspension fork
It's not worth paying for a service but there are still things you can do to help improve performance and longevity which will transform fork performance.
MBR August 2021
MBR August 2021
Mondraker shows its Olympian bikes for Tokyo 2021
Worlds is usually the peak of professional mountain bike graphic design, for any given year of competition. But that is not the case in an Olympic year. With the Tokyo…
Eight questions for Kate Courtney
We grab a few minutes with Olympic XC racer Kate Courtney to talk about her recovery from a recently fractured arm and her hopes for Tokyo Olympics later this month.
Red Bull Hardline this weekend: how to watch it live
Live-streamed qualifying starts from 2pm (BST) on Saturday. Then on Sunday, the Hardline final will be live from 2pm (BST).
Cascade Components have added two new link options for the Ibis Ripmo
The links just never seem to stop coming, from Cascade Components. Its latest product offering, is a set of aftermarket links, promising to extract even more rear-suspension performance from your…
Fizik Gravita Tensor Flat shoe review
Part of Fizik’s new MTB range, the Gravita Tensor has several unique features, including a low-profile ankle protector, offset laces and a Vibram MegaGrip sole. It’s aimed at the best…