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.

Happy birthday to us! • Help us celebrate 25 glorious years at the trailhead

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VALLEYS ON THE RISE • Inclusive, progressive and intent on building a community, we pay a visit to South Wales’s Mountain View Bike Park

TI BREAKER • Stanton Bikes’ new full-sussers blend titanium and carbon, delivering 140-160mm travel in both wheel sizes

HOT STUFF • WHAT WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS MONTH

CHEESE ROLLING • Like UK cheese, mountain biking is both brilliant and varied and there’s a geographical correlation too; here are five delectable trails to drive you crackers

THE ELBOWS • Strengthen and stretch your forearms to lessen the strain on your joints

ORANGE STAGE 6 EVO SE • With its redesigned 29er, Orange’s tasty traction now comes with added sharpness

YT IZZO UNCAGED 7 • YT’s removed all bugetary constraints but can the Uncaged 7 realise its down-country dreams?

ON-ONE HELLO DAVE SRAM GX • On-One’s wacky hardtail demands a response – will it be ‘goodbye Dave’ or ‘you’re my bike now’?

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KATE THODAY & DAN WESTON, FORESTRY ENGLAND • The country’s biggest landowner is often scorned by mountain bikers but now two of its employees are helping turning diatribe to dialogue

SWEET VALAIS HIGH • Crans Montana in the Valais region of the Swiss Alps is a hidden gem of high-altitude shred

BUILDING CONFIDENCE • Becoming one with the contours and flora of your surroundings isn’t just reserved for the hippy trail…

PB’S GIANT REIGN E+ 1

JAMIE’S SPECIALIZED TURBO KENEVO SL COMP

BEN’S KONA PROCESS 134 SUPREME

SEAN’S NUKEPROOF SCOUT 290 PRO

JAMES’S FOCUS JAM 6.9

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YOUR TESTERS

Disc brakes • Good disc brakes let you shave off speed so you can keep riding smooth and fast, safe in the knowledge that instant stopping power is a finger-flex away; we put 10 of the latest to the test

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29ER TRAIL HARDTAILS • The modern trail hardtail gets back to basics with a low-maintenance ride packed with pure thrills

KONA HONZO

MERIDA BIG TRAIL 600

NUKEPROOF SCOUT 290 COMP

WHYTE 629 V4

MY BEST TRAIL • Mtb’s movers and shakers select their favourite places to ride