MBR Mountain Bike Rider - 11 Okt 2023
ADJUSTABLE TRAIL BIKES
HOTTEST RACE BIKES
THE BIGGEST LITTLE RACE
4 WAYS TO
10 OF THE BEST RIDING PANTS
TRAIL HUNTIN’
BIKE TEST: XC RACE BIKES
BIKE TEST: ADJUSTABLE TRAIL BIKES
THE BUZZ: 5 BEST NEW PLACES TO RIDE
TESTED: RIDING PANTS
SKILLS: SEE THE BIG PICTURE, PART 3
GENERATION GAME
PRODUCT
LONGTERMERS
COLUMN
FIRST RIDES
XX AXS Gen 2
Specialized S-works Epic World Cup
Forbidden Druid GX
Scott Genius ST 900 Tuned
Trek Fuel EX 9.7 XT Gen 6
SRAM'S Eagle Powertrain gets a test flight,
Santa Cruz Heckler SL
Geometron
Pivot Firebird Pro
Norco Fluid FS A1
Privateer
Thank you for the ride
MEET THE TEAM
ON THE COVER
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5 BEST NEW PLACES TO RIDE
THE FLOWSTATE LINE IS 2KM AND MANAGES TO SQUEEZE IN A TON OF FEATURES 3 DYFI BIKE PARK, NORTH WALES
5 BIKEPARKWALES,SOUTHWALES
GEARING REVOLUTION
GEOMETRON GEOGRAPHY
SANTA CRUZ HECKLER SL FROM £6,699
HOT STUFF
FEEDBACK SPORTS PRO MECHANIC HD BIKE REPAIR STAND £549
AFTER THE CROWDS
BLACK MOUNTAINS, SOUTH WALES
RANGER’S PATH, SNOWDON 20.3KM (12.6 MILES)
TRAIL HUNTING
1 USE A MAP
3 ASK THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
4 HEAD TO THE MBR ROUTES SECTION BEST FOR:
2 GET THE APPS
First rides
NEED TO KNOW
SRAM EAGLE POWERTRAIN
1ST IMPRESSION ✓ HIGHS
SPECIFICATION
NEED TO KNOW
ATHERTON AM170 M1
1ST IMPRESSION HIGHS
SPECIFICATION
GEOMETRY
NEED TO KNOW
PRIVATEER E161
SPECIFICATION
1ST IMPRESSION HIGHS
GEOMETRY
LOWS
THE GENERATION GAME
THANKS TO...
SEE THE BIG PICTURE
OUT OF CONTEXT
THE COACH
PREVIOUS EXAMPLES
CLASSIC ADVICE NO5: “INSIDE IS FASTER”
CLASSIC ADVICE NO6: “LEAN THE BIKE”
THE RIDER THE BIKE
WHY IT’S HERE
BEN’S SCOTT GENIUS ST 900 TUNED
PB'S CANYON SPECTRAL:ON CFR
THE BIKE
WHY IT’S HERE
THE RIDER
SEAN’S NORCO FLUID FS A1
SPECIFICATION
THE BIKE
THE RIDER
SPECIFICATION
THE RIDER
WHY IT’S HERE
GUY’S FORBIDDEN DRUID GX AXS FX
THE RIDER
WHY IT’S HERE
JAMES’S PIVOT FIREBIRD PRO
SPECIFICATION
HIGHS
LOWS
YOUR TESTERS
CANE CREEK DB COIL IL (NEXT GENERATION) SHOCK
TOPEAK D-TORQ WRENCH DX
Ratings explained
CANYON MTB PERFORMANCE FLAT PEDALS
PIRELLI SCORPION ENDURO M RACE TYRE
SPECIALIZED GAMBIT HELMET
FIZIK TERRA AIDON X5 SADDLE
ONEUP CARBON E-BAR
NORTHWAVE TAILWHIP FLAT PEDAL SHOE
RAPHA LIGHTWEIGHT TRAIL T-SHIRT
RIDING PANTS
How we test
Know your riding pants
DWR
KNEE ARTICULATION
FOUR-WAY STRETCH
WAIST ADJUSTERS
DRIVESIDE REINFORCEMENT
POCKETS
CANYON MTB PANTS
7MESH FLIGHTPATH PANT
FOX FLEXAIR RACE PANTS
DHARCO GRAVITY PANTS
RAPHA TRAIL PANTS
RAPHA TRAIL LIGHTWEIGHT
SCOTT TRAIL TUNED PANTS
SPECIALIZED DEMO PRO PANTS
YT TRAIL CORDURA PANTS
TROY LEE DESIGNS SKYLINE TROUSERS
Conclusion
ULTRAADJUSTABLE TRAIL BIKES
TESTED THIS MONTH SPECIALIZED STUMPJUMPER EVO ELITE ALLOY
CONTROL TYRES
SPECIALIZED STUMPJUMPER EVO ELITE ALLOY
SPECIFICATION
GEOMETRY
LOWS
VERDICT
TREK FUEL EX 9.7 XT GEN 6
SPECIFICATION
HIGHS
LOWS
VERDICT
COMPONENTS
Our test winner’s
Conclusion
You can please all the people, all the time...
Stablemates
HOTTEST XC RACE BIKES
TREK SUPERCALIBER SLR 9.9 XX AXS GEN 2
CONTROL TYRES
EXO PROTECTION
WIDE TRAIL
SPECIALIZED S-WORKS EPIC WORLD CUP
SPECIFICATION
LOWS
HIGHS
VERDICT
TREK SUPERCALIBER SLR 9.9 XX AXS GEN 2
SPECIFICATION
GEOMETRY
VERDICT
Our test winner’s
Conclusion
Head angles are not always what they seem
Stablemates
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