"IT’LL BLOW OVER..."
When the weather turns against you, you’ve just got to dig deep – especially if it’s the day you’d picked to ride the toughest trail in the UK and you’re atop a Lakeland fell being blasted by gale-force winds and icy rain.

BIKETEST 
2020’S HOTTEST NEW BIKES - We put eight of next year’s most exciting rides through their paces, priced from £1,100 to £8,999

Scouting for parts
A bike launch with a catch – riders have to bring their own components, then tackle some treacherous trails!

Evolve to fly
We check out the first gravity jam showcasing the booming women’s freeride and DH scene on home soil.

The kids are all rad!
The latest generation of little rippers are in a whole new league. We spend a day with four talented youngsters whose riding is seriously off the scale.

Women’s bike fit
With a few simple tweaks and some inexpensive parts swaps, any MTB can be set up to fit smaller riders better – we show you how.

Tahnée Seagrave
The DH sensation opens up about winning World Cups, dealing with injury and people’s expectations – and coming back stronger.

A world of contrasts
An MTB holiday like no other, taking in the forests, storms, cowboys, booze and trails of the Balkans.

Hidden treasures
Braving rickety farmers’ cable cars brings just rewards – virgin alpine trails in the heart of Switzerland.

First Rides
Santa Cruz’s top-of-the-range Heckler e-bike, YT’s high-tech Capra Uncaged enduro rig and VooDoo’s entry-level Bizango hardtail.

Proving grounds
Descending 1,400 vertical metres of high-alpine singletrack amid the glaciers and abandoned ski lift stations above Chamonix.

Wrecked & Rated
The latest kit reviewed by our team, including Endura’s new waterproof onesie, Giro and Scott riding shoes, and Urge’s Lunar enduro full-face.

Back to the future
Hans Rey travels to San Francisco to ride with both the pioneers of MTB and the upcoming generation.

Longterm Rides
Get acquainted with some of the new steeds we’ll be riding this year.

First Rides
Initial impressions of Pole’s big-hitting Stamina 160 Remastered, Focus’s Jam2 7.0 e-bike and Canyon’s Lux Trail CF 8 downcountry rig..

A second golden age of XC - With Olympic and World Champs wins, it’s the dawning of a new era for the UK’s cross-country racers.

Atherton Bikes - As the siblings go into full production, we find out how their unusual bikes are made and what they’re like to ride.

Backstage at Rampage
With its ludicrously high stakes, Red Bull Rampage is the craziest freeride event on the calendar. We dive deep and see how it all comes together.

The dirt farmer
Sam Hodgson has brought a slice of BC to the Isle of Wight by building a bike park on his family farm.

Electrical storm
Our technical-editor-in-chief Rob hits the trails on a machine laden with new-fangled wireless tech – is this the bike of the future?

Even better than the photos
Two Canadian riders visit the mysterious landscape of Iceland and find a lot more than eye candy.

Dirty Weekender
Three days of great riding in Exmoor National Park, with OS route maps..

Malverns madness
We send Will along to the MTB party of the year to check out all the racing, riding and socialising.

Heroes of MTB
In a special 400th issue celebration we pay tribute to 50 riders who’ve inspired us, entertained us and left an indelible mark on the sport.

AIR MILES
Armed with a selection of bikes, a camper van, a GPS and an insatiable appetite for airtime, our staff writer Will and freerider Joel Anderson find out how many jumps it’s possible to hit in a single day.

FLOW TRAIL
MTB adventurer and photographer Dan Milner sets out on a packrafting mission through Les Gorges du Tarn, France’s own Grand Canyon, to see if the riverside singletrack is as exciting as the rapids.

SUPER BLUE - OUR FAVOURITE LOOP FOR ALL ABILITIES REVEALED.

REVOLUTIONARIES - THE RIDERS WHO SHAPED THE BIKES WE RIDE TODAY...

WRECKED & RATED
The latest kit reviewed by our test team, including Pembree’s R1V flat pedals and CamelBak’s MULE Pro 14 hydration pack.

RETRO ROCKHOPPER REBUILD
MBUK’s excitable art ed Jimmer shows that enthusiasm can make up for inexperience as he sets about building up a classic Specialized frame from scratch, and actually manages to create something ridable.

IN IT TO WYN IT!
We catch up with our cover star, Kiwi DH and enduro racer Wyn Masters, at his new home on England’s south coast and find out what makes him tick – and just how he came to be the wheelie master..

PEATY’S PIES
A day spent riding and chilling with UK MTB legend Steve Peat reveals he’s involved with far too many things to waste his racing retirement on slippers and daytime TV.

SIX OF THE BEST
Hydration hip packs – we find the best one for carrying tools, snacks and water on shorter rides..

BLUES CRUISE: PART ONE
Well-built blue trails are a blast to ride whether you’re a complete beginner or experienced pinner. We’re on the hunt for Britain’s best one, starting with England.

LONG"TERM RIDES
The latest on our team bikes – where we’ve ridden, the parts we’ve changed, what we’ve broken and what we’re looking forward to.

CAIRNGORMS CALLING
Sam and Joe Flanagan head north to Scotland to explore this natural playground east of Aviemore, which is home to one of the best big-mountain descents in the UK.

FIGHTING THE TIDE
Trash Free Trails founder Dom Ferris explains the thinking behind this great initiative as he says farewell to the Cornish coast with a final ride turned beach clean.

WE STRIKE AT DAWN
The plan was simple – to set off while most sensible human beings were still slumbering, summit a snow-covered Helvellyn, bask in a golden winter sunrise and return in time for brekkie. It didn’t quite work out that way...

BETWEEN ROCK AND WATER
Sometimes the best plan is to have no plan! Thorfinn Barton escapes the Scottish winter to chase adventure on the dusty trails of Madeira, and finds that a hammock in the sun sure beats a van/refrigerator hybrid.

FORKED UP
Mountain bike forks have evolved beyond all recognition over the past four decades. We take an in-depth look at the development of MTB front suspension and try to figure out what might be coming next.

GOING SOLO
While some people see riding by themselves as little more than the result of being let down by their mates, others seek it out. Ric McLaughlin digs deep to explain the appeal of going it alone.

REECE WILSON
Three years ago, this young Scottish racer was resigned to life as a welder. Now he’s the world downhill champ. We find out how an affinity for wild conditions and zero grip helped him seize a historic win.

HIGH & DRY IN THE CANYONLANDS
Photographer Adam Klimek and his riding buddies experience extreme heat and a warm welcome on a four-day bikepacking trip through the iconic desert landscape of Moab, Utah.

ONE OF THE LADS
Our cover star Ben Deakin is known for his web videos, where he rides and mucks about with some talented mates. We find out what the Deakinator’s really like and how he landed such a jammy gig.

SOWING THE SEEDS
Meet the unsung hero who’s helped turn Madeira into a mountain biking hotspot. When he’s not busy growing veg on his family’s clifftop terraces, Alex Gouveia quietly hand-crafts the island’s world-class trails..

ROCKIN’ AND ROLLIN’
It’s amazing the places you can get to with a mountain bike – and a climbing rope! Mountain (or should that be ‘mad’?) man Joe Flanagan gives our Ed a few scares on their very own ‘Hard Rock Enduro’.

BALANCE OF POWER
Mix Hans Rey, Rob Warner, e-bikes and trials riding, and watch the magic (and mayhem) unfold. Is this really the perfect blend of MTB and moto trials? We send snapper Steve Behr along to find out.

PLAY TIME! 6 WAYS TO SPICE UP EVEN THE TAMEST OF RIDES...

LIVING THE DREAM - Do you wish you could spend a carefree summer being a bike bum in Whistler, BC? Well, with youth and no commitments on his side, that’s exactly what Harry Griffiths did, and it turned out to be the trip of a lifetime.

RAIL MADRID! - Fancy some late-season sun? A short flight away, you could be smashing dusty turns and pinballing through rocks. Here are five reasons why we reckon the Spanish capital’s trails are the place to head this winter.

TOGETHER AGAIN
We mark the easing of the lockdown with our first team ride in months. Turns out we’d all missed each other’s ugly mugs and we had a cracking time in the Cotswolds, even if we did keep losing Chris.

LAURIE GREENLAND
The young lad from Bristol has become a podium threat on the World Cup downhill circuit. We talk to him about what it takes to get to the top, his new Mondraker team bike and just how good that winning feeling is.

LEGENDS OF THE FALL LINE
Freeride pioneers Darren Berrecloth, Richie Schley and Geoff Gulevich got together for a (pre-coronavirus) roadtrip to hit up some crazy lines in Italy’s Dolomites, and the photos prove that old guys do indeed rule..

10 YEARS OF TRIUMPH & TRAGEDY
With no way to get our DH racing fix until the rescheduled World Cup series finally kicks off in September (hopefully!), we look back at the trials and tribulations, epic wins and painful losses of the past decade.

DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME!
We call in on Brendan Fairclough and Matt Jones as they take backyard bike tracks to a whole new, gnarlier level – we’re talking huge jumps, slopestyle features and Brendog even incorporating the roof of his house...

SAM HILL: 20 YEARS AT THE TOP
Whether racing DH or enduro, it seems like Sam Hill has always been the rider to beat. We look back at how the Australian came to rewrite the rule book on how to ride a bike and get the inside line from the man himself.

AOSTA VALLEY 
Dan Milner explores this beautiful area of the Italian Alps and finds it’s a pristine playground for mountain bikers and wildlife alike. One to add to the wishlist for when non-essential travel resumes!

PILGRIM’S PROGRESS
From gap-toothed dirt jumper to freeride star and then YouTube success story – we spend a day with the irrepressible Sam Pilgrim finding out how he’s still making a living from doing what he loves: riding his bike every day.

LOCAL SCENES: FORT WILLIAM
A new series exploring MTB hotspots around the UK from local riders’ perspectives. First up, Scottish racer James Shirley gives us an insight into what makes Fort William so great, beyond its annual World Cup race..

EXMOOR WITHOUT THE BEASTING
The MBUK team head down to Exmoor National Park, in South West England, to try out a new uplift-assisted guiding service that aims to deliver all the area’s best descents without so much uphill grind.

INTO UNGRADED TERRITORY
Scotland’s Tweed Valley has a gnarly reputation but local guide Aneela McKenna reckons that with the right approach, anyone can conquer these wild, remote trails without eating (much) dirt.

ON ANY SUNDAY
Mountain biking is booming here in the UK. We visited BikePark Wales to meet some of the folk who travel halfway across the country to visit the trails, and hear why they love this sport enough to do so!7

THE IDEAS MAN
The Enduro World Series has quickly become one of mountain biking’s most high-profile race series. We chew the fat with Chris Ball, the soft-spoken Scot behind the EWS, and hear where he thinks it’s headed

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