Mountain Biking UK

Mountain Biking UK has got all the latest news, kit and exclusive info on the newest and best bikes. The MBUK Wrecking Crew testing team are out there right now, riding new bikes and products to destruction, to give you expert reviews you can count on to be brutally honest. We live to ride - and that's what makes MBUK Britain’s best-selling bike magazine.

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IN THE MAG THIS MONTH

MEET THE TEAM • What we’ve been up to and what we’re looking forward to (or dreading!)

THE BIG DO! • MTB legends assemble for our third annual awards

NO PLACE LIKE LOAM • WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF MOUNTAIN BIKING

LET’S NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES WITH ‘32ERS’ • Alex Evans says brands need to apply the lessons learned from early 29ers when building even bigger-wheeled bikes

BEARING-BASED BONCE PROTECTION

KENDA DOUBLE BLACK TYRE • £TBC New K Series line-up will make choosing the right rubber much easier

FIRST LOOK • THE HOTTEST NEW KIT

#131 ASA VERMETTE’S FRAMEWORKS DH • Custom downhill sled undergoing continuous development and testing

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Factory Fresh • THIS MONTH’S NEW BIKE YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

NUKEPROOF RECOMMISSION THE REACTOR • Do-it-all trail rig returns as revived brand’s first new bike

SKINTIGHT MARGINS • Wanting to find out if the UCI were wrong to ban figure-hugging kit, we kit Rob up in a variety of outfits and time the results

NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL NEW KIT! 25 • THE MBUK CREW REVEAL ALL THE GEAR THAT’S BECOME THEIR GO-TO THIS YEAR

BIKE MAINTENANCE BLUNDERS • 14 COMMON HOME-WORKSHOP MISTAKES – AND HOW TO AVOID THEM

WHAT’S DRIVING MISS DAISY? • WE DROP IN ON DAISY CRAIG, OUR NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR, TO FIND OUT HOW THIS 13-YEAR-OLD FROM DERBYSHIRE IS ON TRACK TO BECOME ONE OF THE WORLD’S TOP TRIALS RIDERS

GARMIN EDGE MTB GPS

BIKETEST DAVID VS GOLIATH • British brand Whyte and global megapower Giant slug it out with their £1,000 hardtails

TROY LEE DESIGNS SPEED PRO KNEE PADS

LONGTERM RIDES • Team bikes ridden hard for a year

HOW TO... STAY MOTIVATED THIS WINTER • Cross-training can power up your riding, providing an injection of fun and variety when you don’t fancy getting on the bike

E-BIKE OVERRUN • Why your motor keeps pushing after you stop pedalling, and how that can be a help or a hindrance

TECH Q&A • Our test team answer your biking-related queries

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MINT SAUCE • I TURN THE PAGES WITH THE SEASONS AND LEAVE BEHIND WHAT I CAN'T CHANGE, UNTIL THERE'S NOTHING LEFT THAT I BELIEVE IN, I'LL LEAVE IT JUST THE WAY I CAME