No pain no gain
Luke embraces his masochistic streak and heads to France to attempt the Radon Epic Enduro. With a reputation – and statistics – claiming it as the world's toughest, how did he do in his mission to survive one seriously punishing ride?
Dirt Factory Wrecking Crew
Ed is shown around Manchester’s Dirt Factory – the revolutionary city-centre bike park that’s entirely indoors. Accompanied by some of the North’s best riders, Ed’s glad to be investigating this fascinating community venture as, in typical Mancunian fashion, it’s pouring with rain outside.
First Rides
The Lapierre eZesty, Canyon Spectral and Specialized Stumpjumper EVO Pro Carbon get our first ride impressions. As always, we’ve covered three very different bikes to see how they stand up in their respective fields
Dirty Half Dozen
In the fourth part of our Dirty Half Dozen series, JCW and Jimmer head out on a gruelling ride through the Lake District on e-bikes. Ever tried carrying one of those things up a hill? You'd better hope the descent on the other side is worth it!
MBUK's Great British Hardtail, Part 3: The Ride
The time has finally come. Ed takes our pride and joy, our ultimate Great British Hardtail, out for a spin. Taking his steel steed to the Steel City of Sheffield, Ed’s joined by local MTB royalty Nick Hamilton and hardtail aficionado Dave Camus to put our bike through its paces and see how it stands up to some of the country’s most rough-and-ready trails.
Steel hardtail shootout
Expert tester Mick Kirkman takes out four of the latest, greatest, shred-ready hardtails from Ragley, Cotic, Chromag and BTR. Which of these new old-school steel beasts outshines the others? As Mick himself says: “The devil’s in the details.”
More, you say?
Another month, another MBUK stuffed full of handy tips and detailed tutorials, including how to pack up your bike for foreign travel, how not to stall on steep climbs and how to set up your e-bike for maximum motorised potential. Plus, there's tons of gear tested – from six of the best CO2 tire inflators to a head-to-head grouptest of stems. As if that’s not enough, check out all the latest and most forward-thinking independent creations from Bristol’s own Bespoked bike show.
Free gift
Your free gift this month is a set of MBUK tyre levers – tools that no rider should go without!
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