Mountain Bike Rider

Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd mbr is the UK's leading magazine for trail riding, mountain bike enthusiasts. Published since 1997, mbr aims to inspire readers to just get out and ride! with every issue, by providing the very best expert advice about where, what and how to ride. Every edition delivers the ultimate mix of inspirational riding features, with extensive bike and product reviews, along with superb advice and reader involvement - plus free pull-out route guides.

School’s out! • Keep your kids entertained and your sanity intact this summer

MEET THE TEAM • Decades of riding and writing about bikes goes into every issue, this is who we are…

BIG PICTURE

DIY DOWNHILL • Sheffield riders have funded, planned and reworked two of the city’s most iconic trails

MULLET VS 29 • Do mullet bikes really turn in easier, are 29ers better at carrying speed, and will big wheels buzz your bum on steep stuff? Time to find out the truth…

HOT STUFF • WHAT WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS MONTH

BEST PLACES TO RIDE WITH YOUR KIDS • Five top venues to keep the nippers entertained this summer

PIVOT SHUTTLE LT 29 TEAM XTR • Can Pivot’s enduro e-bike justify its top-end price tag on the trails?

RAGLEY BIG WIG RACE • Its geometry has been tweaked and trimmed, so how does the new Big Wig sit with us now?

COTIC FLAREMAX GOLD XT • Latest iteration of the FlareMAX heavily leans towards rapid down-country tear-ups

SPECIALIZED S-WORKS EPIC WORLD CUP • Can Spesh’s softail XC race bike square the circle between reduced weight and increased control?

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Training wheels • Riding with your kids should be the best thing you’ve ever done. Here’s how to guarantee success

THE HIGH PRIEST OF HIGH PIVOTS • After profiling him a decade ago, we catch up with Owen Pemberton, founder of Forbidden Bike Co. and early proponent of size-specific geometry, to talk all things suspension design

THE RACING MINDSET • Elite competitor Innes Graham shares the secrets of maintaining your energy levels and dialling in race-ready focus

LONG TERMERS • Countless hours on the trails make this the ultimate test of performance as well as reliability

BEN’S SCOTT GENIUS ST 900 TUNED • MONTH 3: Even though his new Genius is packed with integration and storage solutions, Ben can't find anywhere to stash his lunch

JAMES’S PIVOT FIREBIRD PRO • MONTH 10: James’s riding has been sporadic of late, but the performance of the Firebird has always been 100% consistent

Tested

SUMMER SHORTS & JERSEYS • Hot weather calls for sweat-wicking kit to keep you comfy on the trails; we put five pairs of jerseys and shorts to the test

ENDURO PARTY BIKES • Two big-travel bruisers made for bike park fun and with price tags that won’t kill the vibe, but which will we be raising a glass to?

CANYON TORQUE MULLET AL 6 £3,099

YT INDUSTRIES CAPRA CORE 2 GX £3,299

WALES AT ITS BEST

Mountain Bike Rider

Voyage of Discovery • Why the post-Red Bull World Cup era calls for cautious optimism