You can't really call yourself a true mountain biker until you've had - or at least witnessed - all of the following twelve mountain bike crashes.
Mountain Bike Rider
Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month
Hot stuff! This is what we’re excited about this month: big sprockets, pumps for speed, trucker caps, monster tyres, foot spas and more.
Dirty Deals: knee sleeves, cheap jacket, bikepacking bits and more!
This week's bargain biking bonanza involves a bit of bikepacking. What the heck is that you ask? Basically off-roiad touring with cmaping stuff.
Lockdown has seen a run on back-to-basics hardtails that do it all
Cotic’s new bike is called the BFeMAX, built from Reynolds 853 steel it’s what we call a hardcore hardtail, and can take up to a 160mm fork to go with…
Giro Manifest new Spherical technology just made helmets safer
It’s fair to say that Giro’s new Manifest Spherical lid is unusual looking, with a two tone colour it almost looks as though its two helmets in one.
Cwmcarn’s new blue trail opens up trail centre to every level of rider
It’s 2.3km of descent, taking in steep-sided berms and a couple of tunnels under existing trails and making Cwmcarn a more attrative prospect for new riders.
Mondraker Grommy e-balance bike will either amaze or appal you
We're not sure what to make of the Mondraker Grommy. On one hand, it's not really an e-bike. On the other hand, we wish we had one when we were…
Why don’t flat pedal shoes have the best features of clipless shoes?
This month’s Star Letter asks, not unreasonably: "Where is the variety of technical stuff that companies offer in their ranges aimed at clipless pedals?"
Look at the backyard bike track Matt Jones built during lockdown
Look at the backyard bike track Matt Jones built during lockdown. Track can be navigated over 10 different ways and is made up of over 100 tons of dirt.
Dirty Deals: knee pads, saddles, loadsa Schwalbe tyres and more!
Dirty Deals on a Friday again. Shall we do this every week? We've trawled (and trawled again) the best online bike shops to bring you these beauties.
10 trailside repair solutions from Lezyne
Punctures and mechanicals are a fact of mountain bike life. Thankfully theses days there are loads of cool and useful things you can get to help you out
SRAM Eagle X-Sync II chainring review
SRAM Eagle X-Sync II chainring is a classic example of a product packing a huge amount of technology that passes most riders by.
BIkepark Wales reopens tomorrow… but read this before you go
On Thursday 9th July wheels will spin again on Bikepark Wales' s trails. But it won't be quite the same as before just yet. Read on...
Where have all the bikes gone?
Online and in-store, everything from hardtails to e-bikes are out of stock. Where have all the bikes gone?
Niner’s first ebikes: the 150mm RIP e9 and the 180mm WFO e9
Niner Bikes announce their first e-MTBs. New e9 series of Bosch powered bikes feature 150mm travel RIP e9 and 180mm travel WFO e9.
This is Bosch’s idea of the bike of the future
Bosch's vision for the future involves more system integration, sleeker lines, carbon fibre, full-suspension and anti-lock brakes. Oh and it's an ebike, obviously.
Dirty Deals: £20 tyres, £15 gloves, half-price jerseys and much more!
After a bit of a break while the UK's bike shops basically ran out of stock of anything useful or decent, we're back with our legendary Dirty Deals!
Birzman Disc Brake Piston Press review
If you have to take a wheel out to store or transport your bike, there’s nothing worse than the brake lever getting pressed and this pushing the piston out of…
100% Trajecta Helmet review
100% Trajecta is a full-face lid designed for enduro/aggressive trail riding by being lighter, airier and more comfortable to pedal in all day.
Smith Squad XL goggles review
Editor’s Choice 2020 The Smith Squad XL is the equivalent of a 70in 4K TV for your face. Boasting pin sharp optical clarity and unhindered panoramic vision, it actually enhances…