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.

CYCLE SHOW

HELLO

IN THE MAG THIS MONTH

MEET THE TEAM • Our signature freeride move is...

Out FRONT MBUK

‘TRENDING’ KIT FOR SENDING IT! • Gazing into our crystal balls, we try to predict the hottest mountain bike tech for 2022

OLLY WILKINS • Odub retreats from the British slop to sunny SoCal

GEE’S EPIC BACKFLIP • A groundbreaking drop – in more ways than one

PUMP TRACK TO PUB • Stealth tech wear that works for quick bike sessions but won’t get odd looks at the bar

60 Seconds with... BRAGE VESTAVIK

MBUK’S MONTH • The highs & lows of life on the mag

BIKES, BIKES AND MORE BIKES! • The Cycle Show moves to London – and there’s 25% off entry for MBUK readers

EVEN ROWDIER HECKLERS • Santa Cruz’s Heckler e-bike range gets significant updates and two wheel-size options

FOCUS ON FUN • Focus give their JAM Carbon trail bike a new flavour

#111 DOUGAL OGILVY’S ORANGE ALPINE 6 • Custom gravity build for a promising young pinner

ORANGE BIKES

MBUK SEND IT! & WIN ALL OF THIS!

ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELEMENT C70 29 • £6,699.99 Downcountry’s new kid on the block

SPEC

SPEC

BMC FOURSTROKE 01 TWO AXS • £8,300 It may have won an Olympic gold, but does it deliver world-beating performance on our trails?

SANTA CRUZ CHAMELEON AL R 29 • £2,999 Is the Chameleon as versatile as Santa Cruz claim?

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FIRST LOOK

FREERIDE (NEARLY) FOR FREE! • THE DADCAMTV CREW SHOW YOU DON’T NEED A BIKE PARK ON YOUR DOORSTEP, A PRO DEAL OR THE LATEST FANCY GEAR TO GET WILD ON TWO WHEELS

THE DADCAMTV FLEET

What is freeride?

DADCAM-APPROVED RIDING SPOTS

TYRED OUT PART ONE • MBUK’S COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO TYRES

TYRE COMPOUND

TYRE PRESSURE

TREAD FEATURES

TUBELESS TYRES

PROVING GROUNDS • Dan Milner and crew embark on an intrepid mission to ride down the line of abandoned, high-altitude cable car stations above Chamonix

WRECKED & RATED

MEET THE TESTERS

WHY OUR TESTS ARE THE BEST!

HOW WE RATE • We base our scores on value for moneyand performance

6 OF THE BEST KIT BAGS • Get your riding gear in order with these versatile carry-alls

LONGTERM RIDES • Team bikes ridden hard for a year

BIKETEST HIGH PIVOT VS LOW PIVOT • We pitch two bikes with very different suspension designs against each other to see what difference it makes on the trail

MEET THE TESTER

ORANGE ALPINE EVO LE £5,900

NORCO SHORE 2 £3,399

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JARGON

DETAILS

ORANGE ALPINE EVO LE £5,900

NORCO SHORE 2 £3,399

JARGON

DETAILS

GROUP TEST TRAIL HELMETS • We test 15 of the latest lids up sweaty climbs, through downpours and all the way to their protective limits

MEET THE TESTER

HOW TO... HIT DROPS WITH CONFIDENCE • Matt Jones & Chopper Fielder show you how to plummet with poise

GRANT FIELDER

TOP DROP ADVICE

PRO-FILE MATT JONES

TOP DROP ADVICE

GRIME TIME • EXPERT WORKSHOP ADVICE

BIKE MEASUREMENTS • Picking the right frame for your height, body proportions and riding style can be tricky, but it becomes easier if you understand the key geometry figures to look at

BIGRIDE GREAT SPRING...