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.

Loam and dry • All-weather trails will have you singing in the rain

BIG PICTURE

NOW YOU SEE IT… • Enduro gets World Cup status in 2023 and downhill gains a semi-final – but will new broadcaster Discovery keep it free to view?

SRAM’S POWER PLAY? • A redesigned and repositioned battery could open the way to major performance gains

HOT STUFF • WHAT WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS MONTH

GIMME SHELTER • Don’t sack off riding when the weather gets nasty, instead dress right, adopt a positive mental attitude and pick from one of our weatherproof routes

HOW TO… STRUCTURE YOUR TRAINING WEEK • In just five hours per week you can build an effective strength and conditioning programme and still be fresh to crush your weekend ride; we show you how

BOLD UNPLUGGED PRO • Can the revamped Uplugged do justice to its Bold design statement?

ATHERTON AM.130.X • The first family of downhill serve up a short-travel trail ripper in a smorgasbord of sizes

MERIDA ONE-FORTY 10K • Merida’s top-tier all-rounder’s a monster truck on paper but a hot rod on the trails

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GO WITH THE FLOW • Like ‘The Floor is Lava’ for bikes, Dan Greenwood’s trails challenge the mind as much as the body

SURF & TURF • Where do you go when your family holiday needs to combine riding trails with riding waves? Switzerland, of course…

E-BIKE SKILLS PART 1 THE BASICS • To get the best from your e-bike, you’ll need to tweak the way you ride; here’s how

CLIMBING COMPANION • Enjoying technical climbs is a challenge that few people saw coming. The reality is that steep, rough, slippery climbs are actually fun on an e-bike. There are a few techniques that will make a difference though as it’s not as simple as just sitting there and smashing the pedals.

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

Tested

Saddles • When it comes to design and tech, not even the humble saddle sits still, so to help you cut through the confusion and pick the perfect perch, we’ve put 10 models to the test

£1,500 XC HARDTAILS FAST AND FURIOUS! • Built for covering ground as quickly and efficiently as possible, these speed machines will take your breath away

The future of mtb • Shiny new tech and hard-baked trails are all well and good but as global warming continues apace we need to count the environmental cost of every action and purchase