EVOLVE TO FLY

THE FIVE BEST THINGS ABOUT THE FIRST PROJECT EVOLVE WOMEN'S GRAVITY JAM

TRAILCREW MOUNTAIN VIEW BIKE PARK

A fresh South Wales venue with diverse trails in a compact area and a focus on progression for all types of riders

SCOUTING for parts

WILL GOES BACK TO BASICS, BUILDING UP A NUKEPROOF SCOUT HARDTAIL FROM A BARE FRAME AND THEN HITTING THE TRAILS, HARD!

BITING OFF MORE THAN IT COULD CHEW

One of the original stars of XC, Thomas Frischknecht still races today, as well as managing the Scott-SRAM team. Here, he takes us back to the 1990s and a bizarre encounter with an American pitbull...

BOOST YOUR BRAKING

Six ways to maximise your stopping power-top tips from SRAM

BIGRIDE OUR OF THE TORS

Max heads out into the bleakly beautiful Dartmoor National Park on an overnight bikepacking bash along wild, untamed trails Words Max Darkins Photos Russell Burton

Grime Time

Expert workshop advice

Hidden Treasures

Adventurer Dan Milner braves rickety cable cars and scantily-clad farmers, and is rewarded with remote virgin alpine trails in the heart of Switzerland

First Rides - Santa Cruz Heckler X01 AXS RSV CC MX

Santa Cruz Heckler X01 AXS RSV CC MX

DNA

Lovable rogue, party animal , coiner of classic phrases - Rob Warner is many things. We find out what makes him tick

How to...Hit drops with confidence

Matt Jones & Chopper Fielder show you how to plummet with poise

YT CAPRA UNCAGED 6

£7,799 (+£100 shipping, £16.90 bike box) High-tech enduro bike that uses every trick in the book to up its performance

RACING BRIEFS NEW YEAR NEW GEAR

Biggest Brit team moves for 2022

VOODOO BIZANGO

£750 Old name, new tricks

LONGTERM RIDES

Test bikes ridden hard for a year

FIRST LOOK

ÖHLINS RXF38 M.2 FORK

#112 CUSTOM ZERODE KATIPO

Super-clean gearbox and belt drive-equipped enduro sled

First Rides

Straight out of the box & onto the trails

Freeride (Nearly) for Free!

The DadCamTV crew show you don't need a bike park on your doorstep, a pro deal or the latest fancy gear to get wild on two wheels

Proving Grounds

Dan Milner and crew embark on an intrepid mission to ride down the line of abandoned, high-altitude cable car stations above Chamonix

A Ride with Some Extra Bite

Two-time Junior DH world champ Thibaut Dapréla had an amazing 2021 season, leading the World Cup rankings for most of the series, until crashes at the final rounds in the USA left him with two DNFs and saw him drop to second place. The 20-year-old Frenchman is a tough rider with serious mental fortitude and a positive mindset – exactly what’s needed to endure something like this...

TYRED OUT: PART ONE

MBUK'S COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO TYRES

LONGTERM RIDES

Team bikes ridden hard for a year

HEAD-TO-HEAD BIKETEST HIGH PIVOT VS LOW PIVOT

We pitch two bikes with very different suspension designs against each other to see what difference it makes on the trail

FIRST LOOK

THE HOTTEST NEW KIT

BIKES, BIKES AND MORE BIKES!

The Cycle Show moves to London - and there's 25% off entry for MBUK readers

AFAN SKYLINE SOUTH WALES CLASSIC REOPENS

Afan Forest’s 45km Skyline trail, beloved of hardcore cross-country riders, is back and better than ever, after being closed to mountain bikers for nearly 10 years.

FIRST LOOK

The freshest new kit from Scott, Dainese, Rapha and more

BACK TO THE FUTURE

MTB LEGEND HANS REY REVISITS THE ROOTS OF THE SPORT NEAR SAN FRANCISCO WITH SOME FELLOW PIONEERS, THEN CHECKS OUT WHERE IT’S HEADED

BIKE TEST XC RACE RIGS

We punish three no-compromise cross-country machines (and ourselves!) on some race-course laps and out on the trails in a fight for first place