The Altura Five 40 short provides 100% waterproof properties in a short that fits neatly between a lightweight trail short and waterproof ‘over-short’.
Mountain Bike Rider
This year’s Mountain Mayhem 24hr race will be the last one ever
Current sponsor Go Outdoors have announced that this year's Mountain Mayhem 24hr mountain bike race will be the last one ever.
Tidworth Freeride reopens this weekend
Tidworth Freeride bike park in Wiltshire re-opens this weekend after a winter closedown to freshen up the trails and add some new bits.
Got £2million kicking around? Buy yourself a bike park.
The venerable PORC bike park has been put up for sale by its owner with a guide price of "at least £2million" in the description.
Dirty Deals: forks, wheels, frames and much more
This week's Dirty Deals is all about kicking off or completing a new bike project. Frames, forks, wheels, chainsets and stuff like that.
7Mesh Compound jersey review
Overheat too quickly in a jacket but still hanker after the protection? The 7Mesh Compound could well be the perfect compromise for three-season riding.
Are mud tyres worth the hassle?
They're are fewer things that will transform your wet weather riding as significantly as mud tyres do. Well, that's that then. Not quite...
Sombrio Prodigy gloves review
Aimed as much to all-day trail riders as enduro racers and dirt jumpers the Sombrio Prodigy glove has several features to increase comfort and durability.
Instagrams of the week
Here are our pick of the pics from the last week in the world of mountain biking. This week's accidental theme: why is it only filthy mucky in the UK?
TweedLove Enjoyro, the new beginner-friendly enduro
TweedLove introduces the G-Form Enjoyro - created to attract riders who feel a bit intimidated by full-on enduro racing.
Get inspired by Katy Winton shredding through a Scottish winter
Katy Winton has been tipped to be the biggest thing in UK enduro racing since Tracy Moseley and this video shows us why.
Prepare to be envious of this amazing dusty singletrack in Turkey
Storm Doris has dampened our spirits so let's all POV-pretend to be Aaron Chase on this stunning trail in Cappadocia until Doris is off the radar screen.
Watch Ratboy and Loosedog hilariously slog round the Brecon Beacons (inc. subtitles!)
Josh Bryceland and Loosedog Lewis go for a proper mountain bike ride amongst some proper mountain biking terrain - the infamous Gap route in the Brecon Beacons.
The Flexstem is back (kind of)
KickStarter becomes reality with Redshift's ShockStop suspension stem and a generation of greying mountain bikers think back to the iconic Girvin Flexstem.
E13 TRSr wheelset review
The E13 TRSr wheelset is really well put together with quality bearings and proper sealing. Great value for a carbon wheelset of this quality.
Vitus Escarpe 29 VR review
Having endured all four of the UK’s seasons as one our fleet of long termer test bikes, how has the keenly priced Vitus Escarpe 29 VR held up?
The new Norco Range Carbon 160mm enduro bike
The new Norco Range Carbon is longer, lower and slacker (no surprise there) and has had its A.R.T. suspension tweaked to offer more progression.
Shimano Deore M6000 brings XTR innovations to the masses
The new Shimano Deore M6000 is still 10 speed but it benefits from several features previously only found on XTR and XT components.
Cube Stereo 160 C:62 SL 27.5 (2017) review
The Stereo has long been one of Cube’s most popular mountain bikes in the UK. We review the new Cube Stereo 160 C:62 SL 27.5.
Ragley Stubbing stem review
The Ragley Stubbing stem comes in a multitude of colours, all with a two-tone finish. The smaller size doesn’t result in a below average weight.