Two all-mountain bikes with more than a family resemblance go head to head in the May issue.
Mountain Bike Rider
How to: convert an old phone into a GPS
We’ve got a full-on GPS watch test in this issue of mbr (May 2012), but if you’re skint there’s another way to record your rides by GPS...
MBR contents: April 2012
What’s in the latest issue of MBR?
Tested: 2012 Specialized Camber Expert £2,000
Specialized has made revisions to the top-end 26in wheel Camber frame for 2012, but has it gone far enough to fend off the competition?
Tested: 2012 Ghost AMR 5900 £1,999.99
The centre-piece of the AMR 5900 is a shiny, black Shimano XT chainset. But with deep cuts elsewhere in the spec, has Ghost balanced its 2012 budget correctly?
Workshop video: Fox Float service
Fox's Float air can needs this simple service performed every 30 hours riding: watch our step by step video
First Look: 2012 Kona big wheels
We got invited round to Kona's 'House of the Big Wheel' last week to check out its 2012 29er range
Video: Dudes of Hazzard – The Movie part I
Funny, quirky and pasty, it's the Dudes of Hazzard Movie — a summer's roadtrip of riding silliness around Europe
Tested: 2012 Specialized Camber Comp 29 £2,400
The fact that there’s a carbon version of the Camber 29 and more models than in the 26in version, speaks volumes of Specialized’s commitment to 29in wheels.
Which is fastest? Five 150mm carbon bikes take the speed challenge
We test five amazing new carbon trail bikes in the April issue. Which one is fastest down our test track?
Video: big mountain riding with Kona’s Graham Agassiz
Watch this great little video featuring Kona rider Graham Agassiz taking on some seriously big mountains. Moody, dark and gnarly stuff.
The Big Wight MTB Marathon
Advertising feature in association with redfunnel.co.uk The Big Wight MTB Marathon By Martin Harrison – www.trailbreak.co.uk The Isle of Wight may not currently be on everyone’s list of ‘must-do’ cycling…
Tested: Trek Rumblefish Elite £2,400
What does mbr really think about 29ers? Simple — there are good bikes and bad bikes. Find out how the Trek Rumblefish shapes up...
MBR contents: March 2012
What’s in the latest issue of MBR?
Video: Killer Loop Finale
All year we've running a Killer Loop treasure hunt. In January we assembled the nine sucessful readers in Cannock Chase for their final test.
Video: Tomac Automatic 120mm build
The trials and tribulations of a custom bike build
Wallpaper*: February
Some visual escapism for your desktop… (*bears no relation to the posh style mag)
Tested: Charge Cooker Hi £999
Charge is well-known for cult steel hardtail frames, but the 29er Cooker has only recently been plumbed into the range.
Bike technology: evolution beats revolution
It’s the slow creep of bike technology not the headline-grabbing boasts of ‘revolutionary products’ that leads to improvements
Workshop video: triple chainset to double and bash
Mbr's mechanic Al Vines shows you how to convert your standard triple chainset to a double and bash with chain device, stopping chain slap in its tracks