Mountain Biking UK - 1 Aug 2025
HITTING THE DIRT
IS THE XC HARDTAIL DEAD?
SHOOTING STARS
THE LEGEND LIVES ON
FIX RIDING PAIN
HELLO
ON THE COVER
STEVE BEHR OUR MAN BEHIND THE LENS
MOUNTAIN BIKING IS FOR EVERYONE
BRENDAN FAIRCLOUGH STEEZY RIDER
JO BURT SAUCE DISPENSER
ROB WEAVER PACK ANIMAL
Is there still a place for hardtails in XC? We test a trio of bikes to find out
MINT SAUCE
MEET THE TEAM
Out Front
Behr grilled
Wrecked and Rated
How To...
Grimetime
Thirty years of bicycles and dirt
Biketest
Clash of the titans
Next Month
First Looks
Minitest
Longterm
Out Front
Out Front
DAYS OF DIRT
MBUK RIDER OF THE YEAR'25 Brought to you by LEZYNE
HOW IT WORKS
IT’S TIME TO NOMINATE THE RIDERS WHO’VE REALLY PUT THEIR STAMP ON THE SPORT WE LOVE THIS YEAR
Have your say
10 TO GET YOU STARTED
BIG KIT FOR ’26
BIG KIT FOR ’26
ROB WARNER
ROB WARNER
URGE TREPS HELMET
SILCA ULTIMATE SHOCK PUMP
URGE TREPS HELMET
SINTER GREEN S2032 BRAKE PADS
LIFESYSTEMS BIKE FIRST AID KIT
7MESH ATLAS LS SHIRT & TRANSITION SHORTS
STAR LETTER PRICED OUT
INSTA-BANGERS WINS...
SHOT OF THE MONTH WINS...
STAR LETTER WINS...
THAT’S GOTTA HURT WINS...
CLAIM TO FAME
THAT’S GOTTA HURT WINNER!
INSTA-BANGERS
ALL HAIL THE FRANKENBIKE!
ALL HAIL THE FRANKENBIKE!
SHORT SHORTS AND BOOMBOXES
SHORT SHORTS AND BOOMBOXES
STUNNING STEED
STUNNING STEED
STUNNING STEED
HOW COULD YOU, SHIMANO?
WHO IS... MATTHEW LOVERIDGE
DOWN THE LOCAL
NEED TO KNOW
A NEW PERFORMANCE LEVEL
LIGHTWEIGHT E-BIKE GOES ON A DIET
NEW MOTOR, BIG TRAVEL, MORE FUN?
YT Decoy MX
CLASH OF THE TITANS
BICYCLES & DIRT
BEHR GRILLED
BEHR GRILLED
BEHR GRILLED
SUPPORTING CHARACTERS
SUPPORTING CHARACTERS
CLASH OF THE TITANS
THANKS TO…
30 YEARS OF BICYCLES & DIRT
WE TAKE A LOOK BACK AT THREE DECADES OF THE PIONEERING BRITISH BRAND DMR BIKES
30 YEARS OF BICYCLES & DIRT
A BRIEF BACKGROUND
THE PEDALS THAT BUILT A GENERATION
FROM MOTOCROSS TO MOUNTAIN BIKES
THE HARDTAIL THAT CHANGED THE GAME
THE HARDTAIL THAT CHANGED THE GAME
SMALL BUT PERFECTLY FORMED
REVIEW
LONGTERM
HOW WE RATE
GROUPTEST
BIKETEST
INDUSTRY NINE HYDRA2 ENDURO WHEELS
INDUSTRY NINE HYDRA2 ENDURO WHEELS
THE XC HARDTAIL IS DEAD – OR IS IT?
THE XC HARDTAIL IS DEAD – OR IS IT?
LAUF ELJA XC ULTIMATE FLIGHT ATTENDANT
SPECIALIZED EPIC WORLD CUP EXPERT
CANNONDALE SCALPEL HT LAB71
JARGON
DETAILS
DETAILS
SPECIALIZED EPIC WORLD CUP EXPERT £6,200
LAUF ELJA XC ULTIMATE FLIGHT ATTENDANT
JARGON
DETAILS
CANNONDALE SCALPEL HT LAB71
SPECIALIZED EPIC WORLD CUP EXPERT
LAUF ELJA XC ULTIMATE FLIGHT ATTENDANT
GROUP TEST LIGHTWEIGHT HYDRATION PACKS
DETAILS
HOW WE TESTED
GROUP TEST LIGHTWEIGHT HYDRATION PACKS
MEET THE TESTER
OSPREY ESCAPIST VELOCITY 3
LEATT ENDURO RACE 1.5
EVOC HYDRO PRO 6
ROCKRIDER HYDRATION BACKPACK 4L/1L
LONGTERM RIDES
LONGTERM RIDES
ROB’S SPECIALIZED STUMPJUMPER 15 EXPERT £6,000
WILL’S FORBIDDEN DRUID 2 £6,999
ALEX’S ORBEA WILD M-TEAM £8,699 (custom spec)
SCOTT’S PROPAIN SRESH CF €7,874 (approx. £6,640)
JULIA’S MERIDA EONE-SIXTY SL 8000 £7,500
GRIMETIME
HOW TO
TECH Q&A
FIX 6 TYPES OF COMMON RIDING PAIN
BACK PAIN
HIP PAIN
GROIN PAIN
FIX 6 TYPES OF COMMON RIDING PAIN
KNEE PAIN
NECK PAIN
HAND PAIN
TREATMENT
WEAK POSTERIOR GLUTEUS MEDIUS
1 HAND PAIN
HIP PAIN
R.I.C.E
5 BACK PAIN
4 NECK PAIN
TIGHT I.T. BAND
Making your position on the bike less aggressive can alleviate pressure on hips with limited mobility.
STRETCH YOUR KNEES
TREATMENT
CRIME TIME
LOW-BUDGET (6- TO 11-SPEED)
CRIME TIME
XC/TRAIL/ENDURO (12-SPEED)
DOWNHILL
CRIME TIME
CRIME TIME
TRAIL BIKE OF THE YEAR
PLUS ALL OF THIS...
THE BIKES WE’D BUY
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