TRAILCREW PHOENIX CYCLEWORK

Rising from flat Suffolk farmland, this perfectly-formed study in how to create elevation where there isn't any is a focal point for East Anglian radness

SCRUBBING

The scrub is an advanced technique, so you should be comfortable moving the bike about in the air before trying this. Begin by finding a jump that you're confident on and isn't too kicky. Too steep a transition and you're at risk of getting bucked over the bars as your bike rebounds. Ideally, the jump will be a little short for the amount of speed you're carrying into it, so that it forces you to push down to meet the landing. Start slow and work up to full speed.

MONDRAKER FOXY CARBON

£6,299 Will the Foxy's new tech blow your MIND?

GETTING HIGH AT HIGH ALTITUDE

World Tour road racer by trade, endurance mountain biker by nature, Lachlan Morton came unstuck on the Colorado Trail Race, finding himself riding in darkness and chasing fairies

Where the Wild Things are

How off-grid can you go on a bikepacking trip? Chris pedals onto Dartmoor accompanied by bushcraft expert Haze Outdoors to find out

HAIL TO THE KING

THE INAUGURAL STONE KING RALLY WAS A GRUELLING TRANS-ALP ENDURO STAGE RACE. OUR TECH ED-IN-CHIEF LIVED TO TELL THE TALE

BIGRIDE DIRTY STOPOUTS

No posh lodge or gourmet food for Max and Russell this issue! This ride was going to be all about roughing it in a Lakes bothy, until the weather changed...

HEAD-TO-HEAD BIKETEST HIGH-PACED HARDT AILS

Designed to cover big distances at speed, we find out which of these two lightweight XC machines is quickest out of the blocks

6 of the Best Summer Gloves

Lightweight paw protectors for a sweat-free grip on the bar

DIRTY SECRETS

What our favourite MTBers get up to when they're not messing about in the mud

Out Front

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF MOUNTAIN BIKING

LONGTERM RIDES

Team bikes ridden hard for a year

SKY TO SEA

PROBABLY THE BEST ENDURO RACE YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF... MOUNTAINOUS MAYHEM AND FUN IN TURKEY

SPECIALIZED STUMPJUMPER EVO ELITE ALLOY

£4,750 Competitively-priced trail smasher that still pulls its weight

RECHARGED

THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A PROPER MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE TO GET YOU BUZZING, NO MATTER WHAT LIFE THROWS AT YOU

GRIME TIME

EXPERT WORKSHOP ADVICE

All About Evie

We catch up with britain's first-ever elite cross-country world champ to get the lowdown on her surprise win, her 'bizarre' olympics and the secrets to her racing success

TRAILCREW CHICKSANDS BIKE PARK

These superb Bedfordshire trails boast massive variety and a ton of features packed into a compact woodland site just 30 miles north of the M25

DNA

Take a look into the life of Adam Brayton, the lightning-fast downhill demon from the Lake District

BULLDOG UNLEASHED!

WE MEET UP WITH THE 'PEOPLE'S CHAMPION' BROOK MACDONALD TO GET THE LOWDOWN ON HIS AGGRESSIVE STYLE, RACING PEDIGREE AND WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A TOP DOG ON THE DOWNHILL SCENE

LONGTERM RIDES

Team bikes ridden hard for a year

LADIES WHO LAUNCH

WITH WOMEN'S FREERIDE GOING FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH, WE CHECK OUT THE STATE OF OUR HOMEGROWN DIRT JUMPING SCENE

BRAKING POINTS

We take a tour of Galfer's Spanish HQ to find out what goes into making their pads and rotors

INSANE PAIN

Malvern’s pride and joy, reigning XC world champ Evie Richards, shudders with anguish at the memory of the unbearable pain she went through dislocating her knee, when she feared it could be game over for her racing career

BIKE INSURANCE LIKE CARVING LOAMY TURNS.NEXT LEVEL.

AWARD-WINNING COLLECTIVE COVER MADE ESPECIALLY FOR CYCLISTS, FOR LIFE ON AND OFF YOUR BIKE

BIGRIDE SUMMIT TO SEA - TRASH FREE TRAILS

Riding across Exmoor with Trash Free Trails, Max goes on a litter-picking mission from the moors to the coast

ALL RISE

ORBEA’S RISE IS ONE OF THE NEW BREED OF LIGHTWEIGHT TRAIL E-MTBS THAT LOOKS LIKE A REGULAR MOUNTAIN BIKE AND DELIVERS THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS – IT MAKES CLIMBING FUN YET SHREDS DOWNHILL WITH THE PLAYFULNESS OF AN ANALOGUE MTB

HOW TO... BUILD UPPER BODY STRENGTH FOR E-BIKING

Show a heavy bike who's boss with these tips from Vitus ambassador and strength coach Ben Plenge

HEAD-TO-HEAD BIKETEST HARDTAIL VERSUS FULL-SUSPENSION

What's the best kind of bike for proper MTBing on a budget of just over £1,000? We test two Boardmans head-to-head to find out

GIANT TRANCE ADVANCED PRO 29 1

$6,999 More travel and tweaked geometry could make the Trance the ultimate trail-tamer