Mountain Bike Rider
CAR PARK SKILLS PART 3
Endos,roll-backs and skids are more than tricks; they can prove seriously useful out on the trails
7 min |
April 2020
Mountain Bike Rider
BEST OF BRITISH ATHERTON BIKES
The Athertons are mountain biking royalty so their eponymous bike brand comes with the ultimate seal of approval; we head to their Dyfi Bike Park testing ground.
7 min |
April 2020
Mountain Bike Rider
BEGINNER MISTAKES - STAND & DELIVER
Sitting down may feel safer but the opposite is true, and its faster too
2 min |
April 2020
Airgun World
Getting The Best From The SIG P226
John Milewski explores a high-performance CO2 pistol
4 min |
April 2020
Mountain Bike Rider
LONG TERMERS
Countless hours on the trails make this the ultimate test of performance as well as reliability
10+ min |
March 2020
Mountain Bike Rider
First rides
SWINGING A LEG OVER WHAT’S HOT THIS MONTH
5 min |
March 2020
Mountain Bike Rider
COTIC FLAREMAX GOLD GX EAGLE
British steel specialist Cotic forges ahead again with upgraded geometry and flexible speccing
4 min |
March 2020
Mountain Bike Rider
Best Of British Sonder
Parent company Alpkit may conjure up images of snow-capped peaks but Sonder’s quietly been developing a range of bikes raised on South-Yorkshire’s post-industrial scraps; product manager Neil Sutton takes us back to his formative trails
9 min |
March 2020
Sporting Shooter
Top Tips To Avoid The Top Faults
Don Brunt discusses some of the most common shooting faults he has seen while running Podimore Shooting Ground
3 min |
April 2020
Mountain Bike Rider
Trail Of The Year
The unsung, unseen heroes of mtb, our TOTY award celebrates those who toil year-round to give us new trails and fresh challenges
10 min |
January 2020
Mountain Bike Rider
Young Talent
Nine-year-old Harry Schofield from Sussex is a two-wheeled prodigy; now YT has built him a custom Jeffsy
2 min |
January 2020
Mountain Bike Rider
Long Termers
Countless hours on the trails make this the ultimate test of performance as well as reliability
8 min |
January 2020
Mountain Bike Rider
Natural Progression
Time invested in perfecting your position and braking at the right time reaps dividends when the terrain gets rowdy
6 min |
January 2020
Mountain Bike Rider
First Rides
SWINGING A LEG OVER WHAT’S HOT THIS MONTH
10+ min |
January 2020
Mountain Bike Rider
Best Foot Forward
Switch up your stance to go faster, ride safer and feel better
3 min |
January 2020
Mountain Bike Rider
Skills 101 - How To Set Your Brake Levers
Tune in your reach to upgrade your control
2 min |
January 2020
Mountain Bike Rider
Waterproof Jackets And Trousers
With a few months of rain ahead of us, don’t worry, there’s no such thing as bad weather...
10+ min |
January 2020
Ships Monthly
PROPULSION REVOLUTION
Jim Shaw summarises the efforts being made by the world’s shipping industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships, and how these efforts are reshaping marine propulsion and vessel design in light of new IMO 2020 regulations.
7 min |
January 2020
Ships Monthly
THE HISTORIC FERRY BORE
Thomas Rinaldi profiles the historic motor ship Bore, now a combination museum and hotel ship docked permanently in Turku, originally built in 1960 by Oskarshamn shipyard in Sweden as the car/passenger ferry Bore for the Steamship Company Bore.
7 min |
January 2020
Ships Monthly
On duty from the Thames to Mesopotamia
Russell Plummer recalls the contribution made by excursion ships and ferry paddle steamers, large and small, during the two World Wars.
7 min |
January 2020
Mountain Bike Rider
Braking Bad Habits
Braking is about so much more than just stopping, or taking the fear out of speed. Use your brakes with skill and style and you’ll be faster and safer
7 min |
December 2019
Mountain Bike Rider
MBR Editor's Choice 2019
Spending your hard-earned cash on something new for your bike can be a daunting prospect. The mountain market is awash with products, all claiming to be the hottest thing since the last hottest thing.
10+ min |
December 2019
Mountain Bike Rider
The Tough List
Terrible weather, bad planning, or hard as nails trails — these are the routes that have gone badly wrong for us over the past five years and made us cry — a little. Give them a go but take it from us, check the forecast beforehand eh?
3 min |
December 2019
Mountain Bike Rider
First Rides
SWINGING A LEG OVER WHAT’S HOT THIS MONTH
5 min |
December 2019
Mountain Bike Rider
18 Greatest Moments Of The Decade
The last 10 years have provided us with a tumult of trail highlights. Here’s our pick of the best — from brazen Red Bull Rampagers to the contentious rise of e-bikes
7 min |
December 2019
Ships Monthly
Space Ships
Patrick Boniface describes the ocean ships that recovered the space ships involved in the Apollo and Skylab missions of the 1960s and 1970s.
7 min |
December 2019
Ships Monthly
Hebridean Isles West Coast Stalwart
Marking her 35th anniversary in 2020, Caledonian MacBrayne’s long-serving stalwart Hebridean Isles can be found as one of two regular vessels serving Islay on Scotland’s west coast. Mark Nicolson looks at a vessel which is a popular sight wherever she goes, with her name appropriately reflecting the areas served by CalMac.
4 min |
December 2019
Ships Monthly
Spirit Of Discovery
Saga Cruises’ first new cruise ship in its history, Spirit of Discovery, made her debut in July. William Mayes went on board to assess the facilities on the new ship, which is arguably the most significant new cruise ship for Britain since Oriana of 1995.
5 min |
December 2019
Ships Monthly
Bravo!
Memories of the decrepit-looking cargo ship Bravoaltona arriving at Avonmouth in September 1976, and an awareness of a fleet of former Dutch ships with names commencing Bravo, led Malcolm Cranfield to research two different Greek-owned fleets.
3 min |
December 2019
Pick Me Up !
Warm Welcome
Paige Worthington-Mort, 22, from Cornwall, couldn’t hold her premature baby for one month…
6 min |