Mountain Bike Rider

Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd mbr is the UK's leading magazine for trail riding, mountain bike enthusiasts. Published since 1997, mbr aims to inspire readers to just get out and ride! with every issue, by providing the very best expert advice about where, what and how to ride. Every edition delivers the ultimate mix of inspirational riding features, with extensive bike and product reviews, along with superb advice and reader involvement - plus free pull-out route guides.

Out of the woods? • Trail centres and bike parks are fighting for their forests

BIG PICTURE

RIDE SMART • 10 genuinely useful or interesting apps that aren’t Komoot, Strava or Trailforks

SHORT CUTS • Transition’s Smuggler was the original down-country bike – now it’s back with more travel and Spur-like speed, hitting the sweet spot in Transition’s all-rounder range

UP THE TEMPO

WOLFTOOTH RESOLVE DROPPER POST £350

TROY LEE DESIGNS FLOWLINE MIPS HELMET £100

SPRING RIDES • Whether you’ve been hibernating through winter, or you’ve been putting in the hard, cold miles, now is the time to get out and smell the wild garlic. Spring is here!

ESSENTIAL E-BIKE TRAINING • The added weight of a battery and motor means extra strain on your body; here’s how to bulletproof your muscular endurance

SRAM XX EAGLE AXS E-BIKE TRANSMISSION • A redesigned rear mech sits at the heart SRAM’s latest Eagle transmission

CANYON NEURON 6 • The previous Neuron got on our nerves; can its redesigned successor get us fired up?

ZERODE KATIPO DELUXE • With its drivebelt, twist-shifter and Pinion gearbox, the Katipo’s quirky but is it quality?

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KILLER LOOP COMEBACK

GEE-MAN RETURNS

RIDERS ON A STORM • When gale-force winds ripped through North Wales’s Llandegla forest, all seemed lost, but Jim and Badger’s OnePlanet Adventure trail centre is bouncing back

STONE COLD CLASSIC • Trans-Provence and the Stone King Rally both limited rider numbers. But now anyone can trace the route and experience the journey

LET THE WEIGHT DO THE WORK • With a little positional awareness, and dialled-in timing, you can harness your e-bike’s added heft to satisfy your need for speed

JAMES’S PIVOT FIREBIRD PRO • MONTH 7: Thanks to brake bleeding and suspension woes, James has mostly been getting his hands dirty this month

JAMIE’S SPECIALIZED TURBO KENEVO SL COMP • MONTH 18: As the longest-running bike in the history of mbr longtermers, there’s simply no questioning the reliability of the Kenevo SL

SEAN’S SONDER SIGNAL ST GX • MONTH 12: Sean’s been trying to keep it rubber-side down, but with changing trail conditions, choosing the right tyres isn’t easy

BEN’S PRIVATEER 141 ÖHLINS • MONTH 11: Ben’s hobbling around with a dodgy knee, but the 141 gets a clean bill of health

SPECIALIZED HILLBILLY GRID GRAVITY T9 TYRE

YOUR TESTERS

DMR VAULT MAG PEDALS

mbr ratings explained • The scores on the doors

CANNONDALE ESSENTIAL FLOOR PUMP

7MESH CHILCO THERMAL ANORAK

FIVE TEN TRAILCROSS GORE-TEX SHOES

SCOTT TRAIL STORM WATERPROOF PANTS

TOPEAK TORQ STICK 4-20NM

LEATT MTB 3.0 TRAIL JACKET

CLIP-IN AND FLAT PEDAL SHOES • The right shoe can transform your riding, the wrong shoe can wreck it. Here’s five of each type: clips and flats

Know your shoes

CRANKBROTHERS MALLET E LACE

ENDURA MT500 BURNER CLIPLESS

FIZIK GRAVITA TENSOR

RIDE CONCEPTS TALLAC CLIP BOA

SHIMANO AM 5

FIVE TEN FREERIDER PRO

GIRO DEED

RIDE CONCEPTS LIVEWIRE

SHIMANO GR9

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