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.

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

It’s your thing • Mountain biking’s our shared passion but it’s what it means to you that makes it special

BIG PICTURE

FUTURE PROS • Today’s parents are spoilt for choice when it comes to quality bikes and kit; just make sure your kids pay you back in trophies…

STEEL IS REAL… • And so is carbon-fibre, on Production Privée’s latest material-melding trail bike

HOT STUFF • WHAT WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS MONTH

GO LONG • Summer has landed, so it’s time to crack out the chamois cream, stick an extra jam sandwich in the backpack and head out on an epic ride. Here are five leg-stretchers

6 WAYS TO STAY MOTIVATED • Lost your va-va-voom? After a long winter it’s normal to be a bit cheesed off with a fitness plan. Help is at hand with our six tips to get the legs pumping again

First Rides • SWINGING A LEG OVER WHAT’S HOT THIS MONTH

ROTWILD R.X275 • €9,499 • 29in • rotwild.com

SHIMANO EP801 MOTOR AND AUTO SHIFT • £N/A • shimano.com

SUBSCRIBE TO mbr FROM ONLY £12.99*

GEE ATHERTON “I RACED HARDLINE WITH A BROKEN FEMUR… AND I LOVED IT!” • Gee Atherton tells us how he recovered from a near-fatal crash on ‘The Knife Edge’ with a little help from Red Bull Hardline

WHY WE RIDE THE THING JUNE 2023 mbr 51 • We go riding (and drinking) with a group of mtb addicts to find out what two wheels and the Great Outdoors brings to their lives

SKILLS TO RACE • Elite enduro athlete Innes Graham knows what it takes to ride at the highest level and he’s here to share the secrets of shredding at speed in our race-ready masterclass

SEAN’S SONDER SIGNAL ST GX • Countless hours on the trails make this the ultimate test of performance as well as reliability

JAMIE’S SPECIALIZED TURBO KENEVO SL COMP • MONTH 19: Having upgraded most of the components on the Kenevo SL, JD offers advice on where best to splash any extra cash…

JAMES’S PIVOT FIREBIRD PRO • MONTH 8: Back on track, the Firebird feels like new again after a full Fox suspension service and fresh rubber

BEN’S PRIVATEER 141 ÖHLINS • MONTH 12: After putting his own spin on the the Öhlins-dressed 141, Ben enjoyed his rip-roaring adventures with the burly Privateer

Tested

Budget wheels • New wheels are one of the shrewdest upgrades; we take five great-value models out for a spin

HARDCORE HARDTAILS • We get down and dirty with three defiantly British bikes that stick two fingers up at ‘sensible’ suspension and embody a maverick mischievousness

IDENTITI AKA XT/LTD

NUKEPROOF SCOUT 290 ELITE

WHYTE 909 X

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