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!)

MBUK RIDER OF THE YEAR' 24

BIKEPACKING FOR BEGINNERS • Katherine Moore tries out a new initiative that lets you experience overnighting without having to invest in specialist kit

READERS’ RIDES • SHOW US YOUR PRIZED STEEDS AND WIN SOME GRIPS!

MOUNTAIN BIKING HELPS MOTO CHAMP MANI TO FIND HIS FLOW

SHOW & TELL • 10 highlights from this summer’s Eurobike trade show and product launches

Trail Fuel • The food and drink that sustains some of our favourite riders

ROUTES RIDING HOLIDAYS • Three top routes in locations that also make a perfect base of operations for a British summer break

DNA • We dig into the wild and wonderful life of Hans Rey, mountain biking’s first megastar

DEATHGRIPS GET A DURABILITY BOOST

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

#129 TAYLOR VERNON’S ZERODE G3 • Unique gearbox and belt drive-equipped high-pivot downhill bike

Beyond the Great Wall • AN EYE-OPENING TWO-WHEELED ADVENTURE THROUGH BOTH ANCIENT AND FUTURISTIC CHINA, UNCOVERING SOME PRETTY RAD RIDING ALONG THE WAY

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK • WE SPEAK TO THE KEY FIGURES BEHIND THREE OF TODAY’S MOST EXCITING BRITISH MTB BRANDS

WRECKED & RATED • THE BEST BIKES & MTB KIT GIVEN A THRASHING

6 OF THE BEST STORAGE SOLUTIONS • Top picks for keeping tools off your back and on your bike

LONGTERM RIDES • Team bikes ridden hard for a year

BIKETEST TOMORROW’S BIKES TODAY • We test six 2025 rigs showing where mountain biking is heading

GROUPTEST HIP PACKS • The best bumbags for getting kit off your back and onto your waist, for a less restricted and sweaty ride

TRAILCREW AMBLESIDE, LAKE DISTRICT • We enjoy a classic Lakes loop, which gives a perfect intro to this stunning mountain biking destination in North West England

GRIME TIME • EXPERT WORKSHOP ADVICE

HOW TO... RACE AN ENDURO • Elite racer and MTB trainer Becci Skelton shows you how to plan well and perform at your best

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