An online petition has been launched against the construction of a bike park in Edinburgh. The petition is entitled Our Green Space Versus Bike Park Takeover and has received 350…
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Rachel Atherton made a hilarious mistake in her first race as World Champion
The rainbow jersey of a world champion is said to be cursed but it embarrassed Rachel Atherton in a different way than you might expect as she made her debut…
The best, worst and most embarrassing first Tweets from famous mountain bikers
Here are the best, worst and most embarrassing first Tweets from your favourite mountain bikers to celebrate twelve years of Twitter.
Monday Quiz: How well do you know the Enduro World Series?
After what seems like ages, the Enduro World Series returns this weekend for round one of the 2016 season in Chile. It’s fitting that the premier enduro race format will…
Nino Schurter shows you how to get mountain bike fitness
Nino Schurter, 2016 XC Olympic champion, shows us how to get gold medal-fit at home with just a skateboard and a Swiss ball
Britain’s biggest mountain biking mountain just got bigger
Britain doesn’t have many big mountains but there’s cause for celebration as the biggest peak we do have has grown by one metre. Ben Nevis has been officially measured this…
OneUp Shark allows you to create world’s widest 11 speed cassette
There’s a bit of a cassette arms race going on at the moment, a few weeks ago Shimano announced an 11-46T cassette but that’s already been trumped by OneUp components that…
Study shows mountain bikers have better posture than road cyclists
As we all know, mountain bikers are incredibly fine specimens of the human race. So it should come as no surprise to learn how off-road riding produces better bodies. For…
Liv Intrigue 2 (2016) review
Need to know Nimble 27.5in women-specific trail bike 140mm travel front and rear Three frame sizes, all with bags of standover clearance I was a big fan of last year’s Liv Intrigue,…
Yeti, Specialized and Lapierre bikes stolen in ram raids across East Midlands
A fleet of superbikes has been stolen from East Midlands bike shops in what is believed to be a series of connected ram raids on Tuesday night. The Specialized concept…
5 reasons riding a cheap mountain bike is great
Sure, all of us here at mbr love to ogle the latest and greatest mountain bikes out there, but we value cheap mountain bikes just as much, if not more.…
The hottest riding spots of 2016
We say you can never have too much of a good thing, here’s some amazing new British trails coming your way in 2016. Coed y Brenin, Snowdonia There are rumours that…
Do you recognise these mountain bike thieves?
A man has released this footage of two thieves who stole a mountain bike and a motor bike from his garage. Nick Bond, of Halstead in Essex, captured the criminals in…
Five ways to improve your navigation skills
Break your route into legs By breaking the route down into bite-size chunks you should be able to memorise the next section of your ride without having to keep stopping.…
RockShox launches 170mm Reverb dropper post
Great news for taller riders as RochShox has today announced it is releasing a Reverb Stealth with 170mm of travel. Given the increasing trend for lower standover height on bikes,…
Monday Quiz: Which downhill World Cup team should you ride for?
Unfortunately most of us will never be able to race mountain bikes full time regardless of what we tell ourselves every Saturday morning. However, here’s a quiz telling you which…
DMR Deathgrip review
Designed in conjunction with downhill racer Brendan Fairclough the DMR Deathgrip is an almost perfect grip with a wealth of options.
Barbed wire strung across public byway in Kent
A mountain biker has found barbed wire strung across a public byway in Kent that is used as a descent by local riders. Daniel Webster posted on Facebook on Thursday: “I…
Schwalbe Procore review
While it stops short of promising world peace, Schwalbe’s dual-chamber Procore system advertises some lofty claims — increased grip, improved comfort and an end to pinch flats and burped tyres.…
How to stop arm pump on a mountain bike ride
Ever experienced that ride-wrecking sensation of numb hands and massive loss of strength? A fun-killer that ruins the best descents, arm pump is something most of us have suffered at…