GRIME TIME

EXPERT WORKSHOP ADVICE

GROUP TEST TRAIL PANTS

We’ve ridden and rated 11 of the latest MTB trousers to find out which ones are the best for all-round riding

TRAILCREW WOODY'S BIKE PARK

Six years into its life, we return to this popular Cornish spot to see if it’s as good as we remember

The Full Fat

WE CHECK OUT SIX OF THE BEST CUSTOM PAINT JOBS FROM UK-BASED FATCREATIONS

THE DIRT FARMER

SLOPESTYLE PRO SAM HODGSON HAS TRADED REARING COWS FOR BUILDING BERMS AS HE CULTIVATES THE ISLE OF WIGHT’S MTB SCENE THROUGH THE BIKE PARK HE'S CREATED ON HIS FAMILY FARM, ALONGSIDE FRIEND AND BUSINESS PARTNER MATT TOWNSEND

Longterm Rides

Team bikes ridden hard for a year

SANTA CRUZ BRONSON CC X01 AXS RSV MX

£8,599 How does the new mullet-wheeled Bronson measure up?

BIGRIDE COLL INGBOURNE WOOD, WILTSHIRE

With few houses, plenty of unspoiled woodlands and more animals than people, this picturesque area of Salisbury Plain is a perfect oasis in the busy South

HEAVY - HANDLE WITH CARE!

Nino Schurter isn’t only the reigning cross-country world champ, he’s perhaps the greatest XC racer of all time. The Swiss star is also one of the most skillful riders ever, and as a result, has hardly ever bitten the dust – until just recently…

TRAILCREW THE TRACK PORTREATH

This dedicated dirt jump park in Cornwall has stood the test of time

Electrical Storm

As wireless components begin to flood the mountain bike market our tech-editor-in-chief hits the trails on perhaps the ultimate high-tech bike. Will it blow him away or leave him cold?

Bigride Dirty Weekender – Exmoor National Park

Exmoor might be on the coast, but don’t let that fool you – its rugged hills and wooded valleys are packed with miles of rooty, chutey, stony and steep trails. Lusher than Dartmoor, it’s a real gem and the perfect place for an MTB break

Even Better Than the Photos

Two Canadians visit Iceland and discover that the mountain biking there is about so much more than pretty pictures

JUST THE TIP

YOU MAY THINK YOU KNOW BRETT TIPPLE GODFATHER OF FREERIDE, LARGER-THAN-LIFE EVENT HOST, HIGH-ENERGY INTERVIEWER BUT THAT'S JUST SCRATCHING THE SURFACE. THIS MAN HAS HAD SOME DARK TIMES, BUT NEVER LOST HIS ENERGIZER BUNNY ENTHUSIASM.

LONGTERM RIDES

Team bikes ridden hard for a year

Girls, Girls, Girls

The boys had better watch out – the women’s MTB scene is going from strength to strength

The Final Frontier

Canadian freeriders and bike park builders the Coastal Crew head deep into Alaska.

Have Your Cake and Eat It!

Why a holiday island in the Atlantic may just be the next MTB hotspot.

Wind Hill Bikepark,Wiltshire

Nestled in a corner of the Longleat Estate, Wind Hill offers a unique experience for riders wanting to get some air and improve their technique

Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Comp Carbon 650B

£3,500 Latest Stumpy is a super-smooth trail bomber

Cannondale Trigger 3

£3,799.99 The new Trigger is a double-barrelled trail blaster

Saracen Kili Flyer Elite

£3,499.99 ‘Longer and lighter’ evolution improves UK all-dayer

Everest In A Day

Features editor al finds out if it's possible to climb (and descend) 8,848m on one mountain in 12 hours

Marc Beaumont

We Head to the Wilds of Shropshire to Catch Up With Double World Cup Winner and Former Team MBUK Racer Marc 'slugger' Beaumont and Find Out How the Local Scene Has Influenced Him as a Rider.

From R&D To Race Track

What in Luence Do Pro Riders Have on the Products They Use? We Meet Enduro Ace Jérôme Clementz at Alpinestars’ Italian HQ to find Out.

Meet The Maker Carbon Wasp

One man with a headful of ideas and a DIY attitude to bike building has created a brand that’s a real one-of-a-kind

Kerr-Boom?

We Catch Up With the Explosive Talent That Is Bernard Kerr, at Home in the Surrey Hills

AL's Off To A Flying Start

MBUK’s team rider, Al Bond, is back from injury and climbing up the ranks

Too Posh To Pedal?

We look at the best ways to get to the top of the trails

Getting It Whyte

Boundary-pushing UK brand unveil their new long-travel 29er, the S-150