TRAILCREW FLYUP 417 BIKE PARK

England's biggest privately-run bike park punches well above its weight when it comes to fast-paced, uplifted downhill fun

GRIME TIME EXPERT: WORKSHOP ADVICE

A rough rule of thumb is that you should spend around 80 per cent of your ride time in zone 2- this is actually fairly mellow in terms of effort.

HOW TO... DO IT LIKE THE PROS!

The best riders are so good because they've got the basics absolutely nailed, says pro coach Alan Milway

GROUPTEST ENDURO FORKS

We suss out the best long-travel front suspension options

BIKETEST £1.600 TRAIL BIKES

It's no small spend, so what's out there for that kind of cash, and which bikes deserve your money?

LONGTERM RIDES

Team bikes ridden hard for a year

THE OGs OF MTB

THEY CAME, THEY SAW, THEY SHREDDED!

QUIP-OFF WORLD CHAMP!

King of the one-liner Rob Warner commentates on his racing career, time on the World Cup mic and plans for the future in an exclusive interview

FIRST LOOK

THE HOTTEST NEW KIT

FIRST RIDES

STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BOX & ONTO THE TRAILS

Fairytale trails

Two Euros find amazing riding, incredible landscapes and rediscover their happy place Ona Scottish roadtrip

Head-to-head: biketest downcountry duel

Two contemporary short-travel steeds pitted against one another to see which is fastest and most fun

6 of the best helmet lights

Great for illuminating more than just the trail ahead

#119 Greg Minnaar's World Championships Santa Cruz V10

A customised downhill race bike worthy of the wily GOAT

THE HUCK TO END ALL HUCKS!

Stunts with parachutes aren't new - from Dave Morris riding out of a plane in our August 1990 mag to 'Darren Berrecloth' (clearly a stunt double) sending it off a cliff in 2005's New World Disorder VI.

ZINN AND THE ART OF MOUNTAIN CYCLE MAINTENANCE

When UK cross-country legend Sally Reid (née Hibberd) saw a pic of herself on her 1991 Team MBUK bike earlier this year, she remarked that she wished she'd never sold it.

LIFE ON THE ROAD: THORFINN BARTON

Part 2: The young Scot reaches Portugal

THE HAND OF GOD?

Canadian endurance racer Cory Wallace spends much of his life bikepacking in remote lands. Here, the three-time 24-hour world champ shares a frightening, and enlightening, close call. Did divine intervention save the day?

FREEZE FRAME FOX'S DEN

Top riders including Laurie Greenland, Phoebe Gale, Kaos Seagrave and Dennis Luffman headed to BikePark Wales for the Fox Hit The Park event, to ride the trails and show off their sponsor's latest gear.

SPECIALIZED FUSE COMP 29

£2,000 Spesh’s burly aluminium hardtail is very good, but not perfect

MERIDA ONE-SIXTY 8000

£6,600 Taiwanese brand's most aggressive enduro bike to date

TREK FUEL EX 9.9 XX1 AXS

£12,500 Does Trek's pedigree trail bike still reign supreme on the trail?

GROUP TEST WATERPROOF JACKETS

Twelve of this season's newest styles ridden-in and rated

LONGTERM RIDES

Team bikes ridden hard for a year

TEAM IDOLS

ANDY WARD, OWNER OF THE MBUK-BACKED GT VIRIS TEAM, LOOKS BACK ON A SUCCESSFUL 2022 RACE SEASON FOR HIS FIVE TALENTED YOUNG RIDERS

LET BATTLE COMMENCE!

OLD-SKOOL VERSUS NU-SU AT THE MALVERNS ROUND OF DIRT WARS

BECAUSE IT'S THERE

AFTER A SESSION ON GOOGLE EARTH, JAMES VINCENT AND HIS RAGTAG RIDING CREW HEAD TO SCOTLAND TO RIDE WHAT'S NEVER BEEN RIDDEN BEFORE... AND FIND OUT WHY

HOW TO...RIDE ON THE LIMIT

Pushing just beyond your comfort zone is the key to progression, but just how far should you take it?

#117 Joe Barnes' Hope HB.916

The Barnoldswick crowd's latest hand-crafted carbon fibre superbike, with a splash of imagination only 'Top Chief' could provide

BIKEPACKING FOR BEGINNERS

Rachael Wight shares five lessons she learned on the Pennine Rally