This month in MBUK magazine, find out if you can get a trail-smashing full-suspension bike without breaking the bank, demystify the market with the ultimate bike-buying guide and get the lowdown on some great British trails with rides in the Peak District and North Wales’s Revolution Bike Park.
The MBUK team speak to YouTube trials-riding superstar Fabio Wibmer and get the latest news from Gee Atherton. There’s also expert advice, tips, tricks and guides from Elliott Heap, Olly Morris and Alan Milway.
Plus, first-ride impressions of new bikes from Voodoo, Orbea and Indentiti, and tons of the latest product and bike reviews and news.
Wallet-friendly full suspension
A grand-and-a-half is the price point where full-sus mountain bikes start to mean business. But can you get a serious trail-destroyer without forking out a lot more?
Four affordable full-sussers from Norco, Marin, Vitus and Calibre are put through their paces, to see which of these trail bikes offers solid geometry and kit without an eye-watering entry fee.
Baselayers on test
Layering is the key to savvy clothing selection for the trails, and the layer that’s next to your skin is one of the most important because it contributes to comfort and temperature control more than any other.
Fourteen of the best baselayers around are tested for cosiness, efficiency, fabric and build quality to find out which one deserves to claim your hard-earned cash.
MBUK’s ultimate bike buyer’s guide
With more choice than ever before and technology advancing faster and further each year, buying a mountain bike can be a mind-boggling challenge.
MBUK wants to end that confusion, so has put together a comprehensive buyer’s guide, explaining exactly what to look out for when choosing a new ride.
From wheel sizes to riding disciplines, the team show you how to find that one bike out there that’s a perfect fit, without bamboozling you with heaps of jargon along the way.
Ain’t no mountain high enough
MBUK‘s production editor Chris and art editor Jimmer take a trip to the Alps with a difference – using the electronic assistance of e-MTBs to ride higher, faster and further.
From snow-blasted ridgetops to sweltering forest ravines, they discover the beautiful sights of France’s Queyras national park (and the legendary hospitality of its inhabitants), and are amazed by how far it’s possible to go with a little extra push in the pedals (and a bellyful of fondue).
Progression Sessions
The team’s staff writer Luke is no stranger to throwing himself down a mountain as fast as he can between the tapes. He’s stood on a podium or two in his time, but can you teach an old dog new tricks?
MBUK enlists the talents of EWS pro racer Joe Connell to sharpen up Luke’s racecraft skills – and find out what it takes to go from a good racer to a great one.
Peak District Dirty Weekender
MBUK‘s resident man of maps, Max Darkins, heads to Derbyshire’s Peak District and returns with three superb riding routes around the High Peak.
As part of the Dirty Weekender series, Max tells you how to make the most of trip to the Peaks and cram in all the amazing riding that you can.
Revolution Bike Park Trail Crew
What could be better than heading to deepest Wales for a day at Revs to ride Veronique Sandler’s acclaimed ‘Vision Line’? Riding it with Veronique herself, of course!
MBUK‘s Luke gets to do the honours, riding some seriously crazy jump lines with Vero, her brother Leo and the rest of this month’s Trail Crew.
And that’s not all…
This issue of MBUK is jam-packed with all the latest and greatest bikes, product reviews and news stories from the mountain biking world.
There are first rides of Voodoo’s Bizango Carbon, Orbea’s Oiz and Identiti’s Mettle Mk.2, and pages of product reviews, including Troy Lee Designs’ brand-new D4 full-face helmet.
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