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.

Forgotten gems • Revisiting England’s very own alpine arena

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FORT WILLIAM… FOR NEW BIES • The Nevis Range doesn’t just host World Cups, it now has the UK’s longest blue downhill trail

WE ARE WANT ONE • Heralding The Arrival, an exclusive carbon 29er from Canadian brand We Are One…

HOT STUFF • WHAT WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS MONTH

STELLAR SINGLE TRACK • Those thin, winding trails we call singletrack are the reason we ride. Singletrack IS mountain biking. So, here’s five of our favourite singletrack-focused routes

THE SHOULDERS • Strengthen your most vulnerable joint to avoid injury and boost performance

THE INN CROWD • 21-year-old Paula Zibasa is one of a new breed of young racers, competing across multiple disciplines and doing it with style

NO MORE FLATS • How to make your bike puncture proof, with Steve Peat

HOW TO FIX IT

PEATY’S SETUP

ROCKSHOX FLIGHT ATTENDANT • RockShox takes active suspension to the next level with a system that aims to perfectly match damping to terrain

WHYTE E-180 RS V3 • You don’t need petrol to get Whyte’s new rig to start roaring…

MOUSTACHE SAMEDI 29 GAME 8 • Will French brand Moustache’s e-bike tickle our fancy or leave us bristling with indignation?

The Perect Christmas Gitf or just £24.50 plus FREE CATEYE AMPP800 HELMET LIGHT

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RYAN & JASON BULLIMORE, TIRPENTWYS TRAILS • A volunteer-built trail centre in South Wales honours its young founder with every pedal stroke and with its quest for recognition

BE STABLE • How to maximise stability when push comes to shove on the singletrack

JAMES’S FOCUS JAM 6.9 • MONTH 2: Lighter wheels and faster tyres – James already has a diet plan drawn up for his new partner

BEN’S VITUS ESCARPE 29 CRS • MONTH 11: Workshop time sees Ben fix one problem, then create a bigger one

IN THE SHED

BEN’S KONA PROCESS 134 SUPREME • MONTH 6: Ben tests the Zipp Moto wheels against some alloy DTs, with surprising results…

PB’S HAIBIKE ALLMTN 6 • MONTH 10: A faulty controller, charging woes and coat hooks; PB has problems and offers up solutions for life with an e-bike

SEAN’S NUKEPROOF SCOUT 290 PRO • MONTH 7: Times change, and a trip to BikePark Wales makes Sean discover that it’s time to let go of the past, but not all of it

SHIMANO XT M8100 DRIVETRAIN

YOUR TESTERS

SHIMANO XT M8100 BRAKE

mbr ratings explained • The scores on the doors

ENDURA WOMEN’S MT500 BURNER PANT

VHS V2.0 SLAPPER TAPE

LEATT MTB 4.0 ENDURO V21 CONVERTIBLE HELMET

SKS AIRCHECKER 2 PRESSURE GAUGE

RAPHA TRAIL TECHNICAL T-SHIRT

Lights • When the clocks go back the lights come out – and with 11 of the best reviewed here, the gloomiest trails will glow this winter

How we test

Know your lights

BLACKBURN DAYBLAZER 1500

EXPOSURE TORO MK 12

NIGHTRIDER LUMINA DUAL 1800

SIGMA BUSTER 700

HOPE R2 LED STD

KNOG PWR MOUNTAIN KIT

LIGHT AND MOTION SECA ENDURO

MAGICSHINE MONTEER 8000

E-bike lights

EXPOSURE FLEX MTB

LUPINE SL X

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