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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!)

THE BIG BASH! • MTB royalty join nominees and a host of industry folk at our gala awards do

THE ULTIMATE E-MTB? • Whyte’s ELyte EVO packs a full-power Bosch motor yet weighs less than many ‘lightweight’ e-bikes

THREAT TO WELSH TRAIL NETWORKS • Robin Grant, of the UK MTB Trail Alliance, tells us how brutal budget cuts threaten the future of mountain biking in Wales

BIKEPACKING IN A BLIZZARD • French ultra-racer Sofiane Sehili has won many of the toughest non-stop off-road bike races in the world, including the Silk Road Mountain Race (three times), Tour Divide and Atlas Mountain Race. He’s not a man who scares easily, yet one time in the Colorado Rockies things got a tad too wild for even his liking…

‘I WAS GUTTED – FOR AN HOUR’ • Brendan Fairclough puts disappointment at Red Bull Rampage behind him

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

ROUTES BEST OF BRITISH • Max rounds up three of his favourite Big Rides from across the country

ERIK FEDKO • The food and drink that sustains some of our favourite riders

BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES!

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

FIRST RIDES • STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BOX & ONTO THE TRAILS

MBUK 24 Coolest THINGS OF 2024 • THE RIDERS, BIKES, KIT, EVENTS AND TRENDS THAT REALLY STOOD OUT TO US THIS YEAR

THE ULTIMATE DOWNHILL • Dropping 2,500 vertical metres from the ‘Plain of Death’ to the Rhone valley, this Swiss trail in Crans-Montana is an absolute banger

The 12 Apostles of Downhill • Long before DH racing went mainstream, these riders saw the light

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

MINITEST WET LUBES • Keep your chain running smoothly through the winter months

LONGTERM RIDES • Team bikes ridden hard for a year

GROUPTEST WINTER TYRES • Aggressive enduro tyres for hard riding in wintry conditions

TRAILCREW REVOLUTION BIKE PARK • Revs is back baby, yeah! But is the Powys venue as good as it used to be – or even better?

GRIME TIME EXPERT WORKSHOP ADVICE

HOW TO... MOVE ON THE BIKE TO RIDE BETTER • Watch any pro rider and you’ll notice how much they shift their weight around. Pro coach Olly Morris explains when to do this

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