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

Out Front • WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF MOUNTAIN BIKING

‘HUMILIATING, ABSOLUTELY HUMILIATING!’ • Downhiller turned superstar commentator Rob Warner recalls his early days racing and riding with MBUK

TRUST YOUR GUT • To say that the acrobatic Austrian Fabio Wibmer has had his fair share of thrills and spills would be a gross understatement, but there’s one moment that still haunts him, from the filming of Grand Theft Bike, his 2022 video-game tribute…

1 THE HOTTEST NEW KIT FIRST LOOK

SEND IT! + Win all of this • YOUR MAIL, PHOTOS, IDEAS & RANTS

GEORGIA LESLIE • Heading up Specialized’s MTB marketing in Europe, Georgia spends her time organising launches and delivering campaigns. Tom and Rob caught up with her for the MBUK Podcast to find out more

THE MBUK ARCHIVES WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FIRST 3D-PRINTED BIKE? • How Empire Cycles and Renishaw paved the way for 3D-printing tech in cycling and what happened next

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

THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX • WE VISIT ATHERTON BIKES’ HQ AND FIND OUT THERE’S A FAIR BIT MORE TO THEIR NEW DOWNHILL PROTOTYPE THAN ITS ATTENTION-GRABBING GEARBOX

IN THE GYM WITH WYN • CAN TOM KEEP PACE WITH WYN MASTERS, ONE OF THE STRONGEST RIDERS ON THE CIRCUIT?

Shangri-La in LAOS • STEVE THOMAS HEADS INTO THE UNRIDDEN INTERIOR OF NORTHERN LAOS ON A HEARTWARMING AND EYE-OPENING BIKEPACKING ADVENTURE

UPGRADE LETDOWNS • We spill the beans on the bike bits we bought where the performance didn’t live up to the hype

CARBON VS ALLOY WHEELS • Alex Evans pits two DT Swiss enduro wheelsets against each other to help him decide once and for all whether carbon wheels are worth saving up for

ENDURA MT500 POLARTEC JACKET

FIRST RIDES • STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BOX & ONTO THE TRAILS

MINITEST CARGO BIB SHORTS • Comfier pedalling plus kit storage

LONGTERM RIDES • Team bikes ridden hard for a year

BEAT THE THIEVES • Worried about keeping your pride and joy secure? Here’s how to stay one step ahead of those bent on stealing it

GRIME TIME • EXPERT WORKSHOP ADVICE

GRIME TIME • EXPERT WORKSHOP ADVICE

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