Mountain Biking UK

Mountain Biking UK has got all the latest news, kit and exclusive info on the newest and best bikes. The MBUK Wrecking Crew testing team are out there right now, riding new bikes and products to destruction, to give you expert reviews you can count on to be brutally honest. We live to ride - and that's what makes MBUK Britain’s best-selling bike magazine.

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IN THE MAG THIS MONTH

MEET THE TEAM • What we’ve been up to and what we’re looking forward to (or dreading!)

CHINESE CULTURE SHOCK • WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF MOUNTAIN BIKING

RIDER OF THE YEAR' 25

Spoke Tension THE MTB ISSUES THAT REALLY GRIND OUR GEARS • This month the topic troubling our tech team is… CAN MOUNTAIN BIKE SUSPENSION GET ANY BETTER?

CHRIS PORTER • The outspoken suspension guru talks progressive geometry, Honda’s RN-01, musical differences and more

FIRST LOOK • THE HOTTEST NEW KIT

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Factory Fresh • THIS MONTH’S NEW BIKES YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

FROM HATE TO GREAT • The mountain bike tech we hated, but now can’t live without

TAMING THE DRAGON • Rob and Tom try to ride all of South Wales’s top spots in one day

HEAVYWEIGHTS • WHY DOWNHILL RACERS ARE NOW ADDING GRAMS TO THEIR BIKES, NOT TRYING TO LIGHTEN THEM

HAYES DOMINION A4 VS TRP EVO PRO • World Cup braking performance from less-represented brands – Luke Marshall pits this powerful pair against each other

WHYTE KADO RSX • £7,499 A burly e-bike that benefits from Whyte’s centre-of-gravity research

PIVOT FIREBIRD PRO XT/XTR AIR • £8,300 Carbon enduro bike that prioritises speed over smoothness

FORESTAL E-CYGNUS DIODE • €11,299 This pricey pedal-assist downcountry bike should be called the Enigma

MET REVO TRAIL HELMET • £169.99 Sweaty with a particular fit

MINITEST FRONT LIGHTS • Which mid-priced option will best help see you down the trail on night rides?

LONGTERM RIDES • Team bikes ridden hard for a year

BLUFFER’S GUIDE HANDLEBAR MATERIALS • Carbon vs alloy vs titanium vs steel – which makes for the best bars for mountain biking?

TECH Q&A • Our test team answer your mechanical queries

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