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First rides
SWINGING A LEG OVER WHAT’S HOT THIS MONTH
10+ min |
March 2021
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YORKSHIRE BEST
The UK’s largest county is home to a wide variety of riding; with so much to choose from, we’ve selected five of our favourites (restrictions permitting)
2 min |
March 2021
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DANNY HART SQUARED
Double downhill world champ Danny Hart talks about that winning run at Champèry, the move to Cube and training in lockdown
4 min |
March 2021
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CALL OF THE WILD
Former endurance racer Phil Hodgkiss gave up the nine-to-five to take over a Scottish eco-retreat; we headed to the Cairngorms to make like lazy ducks...
8 min |
March 2021
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DUTCH COURAGE
Bike brand Instinctiv is pinning it all on a gearbox bike with a difference
4 min |
March 2021
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BIKEPARK WALES
Since launching in 2013, BikePark Wales has proved beyond all doubt that the public will pay to ride; trail-builder-in-chief Rowan Sorrell tells us why this model is the future of mtb
8 min |
March 2021
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5 ROUTES FOR NEW RIDERS
Exhilarating enough for newbies, still fun for experienced riders
3 min |
January 2021
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VITUS ESCARPE CRX
With a carbon frame and revised geometry, can the new Escarpe eclipse its illustrious forbears?
4 min |
January 2021
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PAUL BASAGOITIA: AFTER THE RAMPAGE
“I was the kid that turned up to Crankworx without a sponsor on a borrowed bike and won, all that’s disappeared and now I’m known for one big mistake in my life; it’s crazy and it sucks”
5 min |
January 2021
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BROKEN RECORD SKILLS
What are the most frequently asked questions on a skills day? We asked Dirt School’s Andy Barlow
5 min |
January 2021
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MY BEST TRIAL
Mtb’s movers and shakers select their favourite places to ride
2 min |
January 2021
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ATHERTONS GO BIG
The Atherton’s bike brand is set to go global, thanks to a big funding boost
2 min |
January 2021
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HARDTAIL HEAVEN
Right on cue, Yorkshire-based Stif has a new steel hardtail to see you through winter
2 min |
January 2021
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5 GREAT PLACES TO RIDE IN 2021
The best new trails, biggest pump tracks and freshest rebuilds for the year
4 min |
January 2021
Toy Soldier Collector International
Thomas Gunn Miniatures
Various new releases
4 min |
December - January 2021
Toy Soldier Collector International
King of kings
The ancient Persian (Achaemenid) Empire in miniature
10 min |
December - January 2021
Toy Soldier Collector International
Setting the scene
A chance visit to his parents’ attic reunited Jakob Bredahl-Kjær with his beloved toy soldier collection and opened the floodgates of childhood nostalgia. Jakob’s passion for the hobby was instantly rekindled and within a few short weeks, he had become a dealer for W. Britain in his native Denmark and founded Toy Soldiers of Scandinavia. George Phillips of TSCI spoke to Jakob to find out more about the business, including its signature range of handbuilt dioramas…
4 min |
December - January 2021
Toy Soldier Collector International
Alymer Military Miniatures
Various new releases
3 min |
December - January 2021
Toy Soldier Collector International
The Battle of Bushy Run Part 2
Martin Ainscough concludes his story on the famous battle
2 min |
December - January 2021
Toy Soldier Collector International
Little Legion
Napoleonic Wars
1 min |
December - January 2021
Toy Soldier Collector International
Ashanti Dawn
Paul Brinkley tells us the history of the Asante Empire, the Zulus of the West African rainforest
7 min |
December - January 2021
Toy Soldier Collector International
A Shimek stand-to
Brigadier Raymond E Bell looks at the work of US toy soldier artisan E. Joe Shimek II
4 min |
December - January 2021
Toy Soldier Collector International
American Civil War In The Continental Style
Giles Brown, original founder of Dorset Soldiers, describes how some of his favourite ACW figures came into existence
2 min |
December - January 2021
Toy Soldier Collector International
Dressing The Kiddies'
Uniforms and history of the Scots Guards until the Great War
6 min |
December - January 2021
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PYGA HYRAX
Pyga is shunning Far East manufacturing and offering high-end alloy frames welded on home turf in South Africa
5 min |
December 2020
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VITUS NUCLEUS 27 VR
The name’s been recycled but there’s nothing warmed-up about this bargain trail hardtail
5 min |
December 2020
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NEVER GET SICK
Well, nearly anyway. Here’s how to minimise your time off the bike and beat pathogens
4 min |
December 2020
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MY BEST TRAIL
Mtb’s movers and shakers select their favourite places to ride
3 min |
December 2020
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KIDS GO FREE
How a grandfather in Newport set up his own kids’ bike charity from his back yard
5 min |
December 2020
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NUKEPROOF MEGA 290 FACTORY
Sam Hill’s EWS-winning bike gets redesigned with a full carbon frame and revised suspension
7 min |