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

GO WITH THE FLOW

RIDE THE WORLD without spending the earth • 8 top tips for enjoying an amazing biking break on a tight budget

THE MBUK ARCHIVES HOLIDAYS IN THE SUN • A look back at some of our favourite trips abroad

ROUTES GREAT BRITISH GETAWAYS • With ‘staycations’ more popular than ever in the UK, our guide Max finds three of the best homegrown MTB holiday spots, with a great ride at each

AIRY BUT HAIRY!

DNA • We catch up with Brook Macdonald, the World Cup-winning Kiwi downhill racer and much-loved figure in the world of DH

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

STREET STYLE FOR TARMAC AND TRAILS

TRAIL BUILDING KIT • Essential gear for epic dig sessions

CHARLIE KELLY • The food and drink that sustains some of our favourite riders

#120 STEVE GEALL’S TORA CYCLES E.V.H. • The Godfather of UK freeride goes back to the future for maximum kicks

SUBS ZONE • YOUR EXCLUSIVE MEMBERSHIP AREA

AUTUMN AIR

LUCKY ESCAPES • Widely credited with building the first mountain bike, Tom Ritchey had a couple of accidents on the trails in Moab, Utah, which almost made those rides his last

TIMES ARE A-CHANGIN’

Launch Pad • THE NEWLY-UNVEILED BIKES & KIT GETTING US EXCITED THIS MONTH

MBUK Month • The highs & lows of life on the mag

FIRST RIDES

FIRST LOOK

INDECENT EXPOSURE • Snapper James Vincent and a crew of fearless friends tackle a knife-edge alpine ridgeline

TWEED TRAIL BLAZERS • ANEELA MCKENNA EXPLORES WHY SCOTLAND’S TWEED VALLEY IS SUCH A HOTBED FOR FEMALE RIDING TALENT

IN SEARCH OF WOW • Three days of chasing Icelandic trail gold with MTB adventurer Dan Milner

WRECKED & RATED

6 OF THE BEST MUDGUARDS • Full-coverage front fenders to keep the spray at bay

LONGTERM RIDES • Introducing the first of our 2023 team bikes

THE SECOND COMING • IF HOPE, ORANGE AND PACE WERE THE ORIGINAL HOLY TRINITY OF UK MTB, BY THE EARLY 2000S IT WAS DMR, WHYTE AND COTIC THAT WERE REALLY PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES

GROUPTEST WINTER WARMERS • Insulated jackets and midlayers for cold-weather rides

STAY OFF THE MAIN LINE • Learn to read the trail to improve your speed, and skills, with coach Alan Milway

GRIME TIME • EXPERT WORKSHOP ADVICE

TRAILCREW SURREY HILLS • A haven for London’s mountain bikers, can Peaslake’s famous trails still deliver the goods after 25 years? We meet up with some familiar-looking locals to find out

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MINT SAYCE

THE WORLD IS FOR RIDING

20 OF THE BEST PLACES TO RIDE ON THE PLANET • THE WILDEST GEOGRAPHY LESSON YOU’LL EVER TAKE!