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.

Rude health • From a terrific mtb Worlds in Scotland to exciting trends for 2024 – mtb is buzzing

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

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MINE OVER MATTER • Big mountain descents without the gruelling climbs, we head out around Rhondda for an uplifting adventure

HYPE PIVOT • Trek’s new Slash has a high-pivot and mullet wheels, making it as hip as loose-leg trousers, but there’s more going on than just style

HOT STUFF • WHAT WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS MONTH

KILLER DESCENTS • Five of our best descents of all time. The ups might drag, but the payback’s worth it

CHARLIE HATTON: “I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A WORLD CHAMPS-WINNING RUN” • Fresh from winning gold at the Worlds, Charlie Hatton tells us about growing up in the Forest of Dean, racing alongside Andreas Kolb, and why he’s on a liquid diet

HOTTEST NEW BIKES FOR 2024 • From jaw-dropping CNC-machined frames to radical drivetrains, minimalist e-bikes to max-velocity race bikes, there’s a stack of wild new bikes to look forward to in the coming months

VITUS E-MYTHIQUE LT VRX • Is the E-Mythique’s wallet-friendly price tag matched by trail-friendly performance?

PIVOT SHUTTLE AM PRO (SRAM XO) • Will the relaunched 29er Shuttle AM take things higher or fail to take off on the trails?

MONDRAKER NEAT RR • A-sub 18kg e-bike is a tidy prospect but can the Neat RR clean up when chaos reigns?

GIANT STANCE E+ 1 • Giant’s entry-level e-bike cuts travel to 125mm but does it still give great bang for your buck?

CANYON STOIC 2 • It’s a little late to the HOTY party, but can Canyon turn up the fun?

CANYON NEURON:ON CF 8 • The German brand has bolstered its range with another power tool

SPECIALIZED EPIC HARDTAIL COMP • Can Spesh’s hardtail 29er provide a lowercost alternative to a race-ready XC machine?

HAIBIKE LYKE CF 11 • Can a pared-down offering from the German marque retain its bullish characteristics?

CANYON TORQUE:ON CF 9 • Canyon’s Torque:ON e-bike is so full-moto it even comes with a gas tank!

BOSCH PERFORMANCE SX • Will Bosch’s new mid-power motor take lightweight e-bikes to the next level?

NEW BIKES FOR 2024

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GUIDANCE COUNSELLING • The best advice out of context is pretty useless, so here’s what your friends and other riders really mean when dishing out the pearls

CLASSIC ADVICE NO3:“PUSH IN THE TURNS (OR INTO JUMPS)”

CLASSIC ADVICE NO4:“DROP YOUR OUTSIDE FOOT (IN CORNERS)”

GUY’S FORBIDDEN DRUID GX AXS FX • MONTH 1: The first version was already a great bike, but Forbidden has hit the ball out of the park with its radically different follow-up

SEAN’S NORCO FLUID FS A1 • MONTH 1: How much of an advantage can be gained from switching from a hardtail to a full-suspension set-up?

PB’S CANYON SPECTRAL:ON CFR • MONTH 2: There’s no Shimano Auto Shift on the Spectral:ON CFR but that’s not holding it back

JAMES’S PIVOT FIREBIRD PRO • MONTH 12: James has had another blow-out, and it’s not going to happen again…

BEN’S SCOTT GENIUS ST 900 TUNED • MONTH 5: Ben masters the thumb dexterity needed to unlock all...