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!)

30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY DIRT 1995-2025 • WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF MOUNTAIN BIKING

RIDER OF THE YEAR ’25

BIG KIT FOR ’26 • We’ve scoured the cavernous halls of the Eurobike trade show and slogged through an avalanche of product launches and press releases to find the new gear you really need to know about

9 THINGS WE LEARNED FROM… ROB WARNER • From the statue built in his honour to little green men

THE HOTTEST NEW KIT FIRST LOOK

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ALL HAIL THE FRANKENBIKE! • Canyon’s new, race-winning Sender downhill rig owes its success to a monstrous-looking prototype

SHORT SHORTS AND BOOMBOXES • XC and CX legend Nick Craig looks back on the exciting early days of UK MTBing

READERS’ RIDES • SHOW US YOUR PRIZED STEED AND WIN SOME GRIPS!

HOW COULD YOU, SHIMANO? • Matthew Loveridge mourns the loss of the brand’s cup-and-cone hubs

DOWN THE LOCAL • The favourite riding spots of those in the know – this issue, the downhill star who’s left Surrey to live near the Atherton family’s bike park, Bernard Kerr

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

BEHR GRILLED • WE DRAG STEVE BEHR OUT FROM BEHIND HIS LENS TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER WHO’S SHOT MANY OF THE BEST IMAGES IN MBUK’S FOUR-DECADE HISTORY

CLASH OF THE TITANS • WE PIT BRENDAN FAIRCLOUGH AGAINST SUPERENDURO CHAMP BILLY BOLT TO SEE WHO’S BEST ON TWO WHEELS

30 YEARS OF BICYCLES & DIRT • WE TAKE A LOOK BACK AT THREE DECADES OF THE PIONEERING BRITISH BRAND DMR BIKES

INDUSTRY NINE HYDRA2 ENDURO WHEELS

BIKETEST THE XC HARDTAIL IS DEAD – OR IS IT? • We examine the pros and cons of different types of cross-country race bike

GROUPTEST LIGHTWEIGHT HYDRATION PACKS • The easiest way to carry all the essentials for a day in the hills

LONGTERM RIDES • Team bikes ridden hard for a year

HOW TO... FIX 6 TYPES OF COMMON RIDING PAIN • Follow these expert tips to reduce strain, improve comfort and make riding more of a pleasure

GROUPSETS • Part 3: Shimano’s hierarchy

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

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