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Rocky Mountain Instinct Carbon 90 BC Edition: first ride
The Rocky Mountain Instinct trail bike gets a big-travel makeover worthy of its North Shore Inspiration with the Carbon 90 BC Edition.
Riding hotspots: here’s our pick of where to ride in 2019
New trails, new events and even a whole new trail centre - here’s our pick of where to ride in 2019.
PUSH Industries now available through Saddleback UK distribution
Saddleback is now the official UK home of PUSH with customer services for PUSH now in operation and stock arriving imminently.
Atherton Bikes announces partners and team line up for 2019
DECENT PICTURE OF THE BIKE AT LAST! Atherton Bikes announces product-development partners and team line up for 2019.
Gym moves for mountain bikers
How to train in the gym for enhanced riding performance. Coach to the pros Alan Milway shows us how to do the best gym moves for mountain bikers.
Six ways to make your wet shoes dry out quicker
The easiest way to dry your shoes is to stuff with newspaper and then place them on top of a radiator, but we have a few other tips to reduce…
What happens when you blow through all your travel?
In a race to bottom out, we find out what happens to your bike when it blows through its travel
Convert your air fork into coil with Vorsprung Smashpot
The Vorsprung Smashpot is another coil conversion kit to contemplate alongside the PUSH ACS-3 system that came out a couple of seasons ago.
The Scott Sk-eRide is ready for snowmageddon
Scott Sk-eRide combines a Shimano STEPS E8000 motor, Schwalbe Ice Spiker Pro studded tyres and Speedguide 95 skis and loads of luggage straps.
The coolest stuff from Core Bike 2019
Whilst not known for loads of first glimpses of brand new product, there's still enough at Core Bike to whet the appetite for the coming year.
Have a gander at the new trail-friendly Hope HB.130 29er
The Hope HB.160 was extremely well received and on the back of that success Hope now reveal the next evolutionary step: the Hope HB.130 29er.
Best Plus bikes 2019
The best Plus bikes deliver more traction, more control and more comfort. Plus bikes aren’t just for plus-size riders. Plus refers to the tyre width.
Details of new Santa Cruz Carbon Chameleon
The do-it-all aluminium hardtail now has a fantastic plastic sibling; check out the new 29/27.5+ Santa Cruz Carbon Chameleon.
Dirt Factory indoor bike park has found a home (for two years anyway)
New partnership announced that will see a Dirt Factory indoor bike park opening at Mayfield in Manchester next month.
Dirty Deals: lids, shocks, handlebars and much more!
Congratulations, you've nearly survived January. Celebrate your proud achievement by poring over this week's Dirty Deals from MBR.
Lapierre Edge XM 127 review
Lapierre Edge XM 127 is the entry point into UK-specific Edge range of hardtails. Designed in collaboration with Lapierre's UK distributors Raleigh UK.
The most OTT BMX video you will see today
Even though we're a mountain bike website, sometimes something else two-wheel comes along that needs to shared with the class.
Ragley is back for 2019 and there’s a new Big Al model in the range
Reports of Ragley's demise have been greatly exaggerated. The hardcore hardtail brand is back for 2019 with refreshed classics and a new alloy 29er.
Ducati MIG-RR enduro e-mtb now available in dealerships
The new Ducati MIG-RR pedal-assist mountain bike can now be ordered from www.ducati.com or Ducati dealerships throughout Europe.