A new 120mm suspension bike, using Lapierre’s Pendbox design, and major revamps for the hugely successful Zesty and Spicy platforms ring in significant changes for the French brand in 2012
Mountain Bike Rider
First Look: 2012 SBC Stumpjumper Expert Carbon Evo
When we tested the 2011 Stumpy Expert Evo in July, we said a bolt-through back end was a serious omission. Well, for 2012, Specialized has addressed this and gone even
Tested: Canyon Nerve AM 6.0 £1,569
By selling direct to the public, via www.canyon.com, this German brand can pump out bikes that are incredible value for money. But does the Nerve AM 6.0 add up to…
MBR Contents: September 2011
What's in the latest issue of MBR?
What are we wearing? August 2011 bike test
Here's the rundown on what we're wearing in August's bike test shoot
New Danny MacAskill video: Industrial Revolutions
Youtube sensation crosses over to terrestrial TV for Channel 4 show
MBR contents: August 2011
What's in the latest issue of MBR?
Competitions
Look inside for all the latest MBR competitions
First Look: Trek Remedy 9.9 2012
We got to ride Trek's new Remedy in Austria — the Alps were the poison, did Trek have the remedy?
Killer Loop Competition: Yorkshire Roadtrip Coordinates – FOUND!
Read on to find the coordinates for our hidden bottle in the Yorkshire Dales
The Knowledge: Flat Corner
Want to ride flat corners fast? Here's how - with video
Trail Guide: Cwm Rhaeadr, Mid-Wales
The trail may only be 6.7 kilometres long but it boasts enough wow-factor to make it well worth the trip into deepest Wales.
Why is fitness such a taboo subject in mountain biking?
Just because you’re a mountain biker, you shouldn’t feel ashamed to stand up and say, “I want to get fit!” Say it loud and proud!
Killer Loop Competition: Quantocks Coordinates – FOUND!
Read on to find the coordinates for our hidden bottle on the Quantock Hills
MBR Magazine Video updates
We've been making the most of the good weather to make some video's. Check 'em out.
First Ride: Tomac’s new Supermatic 120
We get aboard Tomac's latest full carbon trail weapon
First Ride: Marin Mount Vision XM9 £2999
With 20mm more travel, revamped geometry and a new chassis the 2011 Mount Vision XM9 is climbing up the trail bike charts.
Killer Loop Competition: Kettlewell Coordinates – FOUND!
Coordinates for our Ketllewell Killer with Hope, released Saturday 19 Feb 2011.
Tested: Thomson Elite Post £69.99/X4 Elite Stem £74.99
We test the Thomson Elite post and X4 Elite stem
Interview: Fabien Barel
We caught up with double World Champion Fabien Barel on his first ride back from injury, and dragged him up a Welsh mountain in miserable weather