Buyer’s guide to choosing the best mountain bike frame
If you're browsing through mountain bike frame listings looking to upgrade your current bike, here's everything you should know be...
Best body armour for mountain biking: tried and tested protection
Looking for body protection to wear when mountain biking? We've tried and tested the best protective vests, back protectors and mo...
Best mini-pumps; portable and powerful puncture-savers
The best mini-pumps are easy to carry in a pack or on your frame but still pack a mighty blast of air for those trailside emergenc...
Best mountain bike shock pumps – get your suspension dialled
The best high-pressure suspension pumps for your mountain bike tried, tested and rated by our experts, plus what to look for in a ...
How to ride flat pedals properly
How to get more grip, control and power from your pedals, and the techniques you need if shifting over from clipless pedalsA famil...
Mountain bike destination guide: Are, Sweden
Åre in northern Sweden is Scandinavia's mountain biking hub. With a bike park, pump tracks and over 100km of natural singletrack ...
High Alpine adventures in Crans Montana
Crans Montana in the Valais region of the Swiss Alps is a hidden gem of high-altitude shred. Words by Matt RayTwo mountain bikers ...
Orange Switch 7: the tale of the missing link
Orange’s new enduro sled boasts 170mm travel, mixed wheel sizes and a linkage suspension designPhoto of the green Orange Switch ...
The Cannondale Moterra Neo eMTB is ready to hit the trails hard
Shred your local tracks with 150mm of travel and a powerful motor, or beef things up with the coil-shock MX long-travel versionPho...
The evolution of mountain bike trails
At MBR, we’ve always sought to highlight the best places to ride in the UK and beyond. But the definition of ‘best’ has evol...
More battery capacity equals more fun with the re-engineered Canyon Spectral:ON eMTB
Canyon's updates are designed to make the Spectral:ON lighter, stronger and more powerful - the ultimate all-rounder eMTB, with mo...
The updated Intense Tracer 279 is here, and it’s MX
Designed with the input of EWS champion Isabeau Courdurier and downhill legend Aaron Gwin, the latest incarnation of the Tracer is...
Racing roots: great riders in the history of mountain biking
Mountain bike racing has been pushing the envelope since the first knobbly tyre popped onto a rim. This is its story told through ...
Less is more with Pivot’s Les SL V2
Losing grams but gaining geo. Pivot makes its lightest mountain bike, even better. After a series of trail and enduro bike updates...
279 becomes Orange’s fastest DH rig
Believe that mullets are best when it gets really steep? Orange does too. Gravity racers with a soft spot for a rugged aluminium f...
Factor moves into mountain biking with new Lando XC and HT
The formerly road and gravel-only performance brand has launched a high-spec full-suss and hardtail, debuted at the 2022 Cape Epic...
Lapierre’s updated XR cross-country bike is lighter and more progressive
Lapierre's 3rd generation cross-country machine the XR and marathon-ready XRM boasts new suspension, down-country geometry and a l...
Mountain bike brands commit to boxing clever with sustainable packaging
Industry players working together to create the scale for truly sustainable mountain bike and component packaging. The mountain bi...
The new Dainese Linea 01 may be the lightest full-face helmet on the market
Dainese return to the MTB helmet market with Linea 01 full-face and 03 trail helmets, combining low weight, density-mapped protect...
YT’s Capra and Decoy get special edition Uncaged 9 models with Ohlins suspension and mullet wheels
Boutique spec at High St prices makes the new YT Capra and Decoy Uncaged 9 a mouth-watering prospectPhoto of YT Capra MX Uncaged 9...
