BIKING

When a barrage of storms hit the UK in the winter of 2021-2022, Llandegla Forest in North Wales took a hammering: Now though, trees are being replanted and trail re-imagined As a nation we’re obsessed with the weather. Which is odd as our weather can best be described as degrees of mild – Cool-mild, warm-mild,

On the hunt for a bargain? We track down the best deals on bikes, accessories, parts, clothing and more at Chain Reaction Cycles Chain Reaction Cycles is one of the biggest, best-known and most trusted online cycling retailer in the UK. And not just the UK either; since the shop ships overseas, it’s also popular

Make the most of your e-bike by mastering a few key skills – then reap the rewards with easier climbs, better handling, longer rides and a whole lot more fun There’s no denying that you can do more on an e-bike. The more people who try them the more people discover that in reality the

You’re not seeing double – Cannondale has updated the Habit. Now there are two versions, designed to suit the needs of every trail rider – the Habit and the Habit LT The Cannondale Habit is back and its evolutionary path has branched. As well as the usual on-trend updates to geometry and suspension, riders have

Don’t sack off riding when the weather gets nasty. Instead dress right, adopt a positive mental attitude and pick from one of our weather-proof mountain bike routes When the rain is pouring down it can be hard to motivate yourself to head out for a ride, especially if you’re trying to avoid muddy trails and

Designed to be the next step in your kid’s off-road riding journey, the Dirt Hero is a balance bike designed for proper off-road adventures with little riders If you’ve got a budding rider who’s ready for their first balance bike, and you’re looking for something that’s actually suitable for off-road use, finding something that’s actually

Check out the best mountain bike bargains we can find in the Amazon Spring Sale. It’s the first drop of Amazon bargains for 2023! Whether you’re looking for deals on mountain bike helmets, cheap kids bikes, bargain mountain bikes, or offers on clothing, parts and accessories, then chances are the Amazon Spring Sale will deliver

The Forbidded Dreadnought impressed in action, and now this top-scoring bike comes wih the new SRAM Eagle Transmission for a smoother, more durable ride experience. The Forbidden Dreadnought is a bike that’s already impressed our expert testers. Now, the biggest gun in Forbidden’s bike arsenal has had an upgrade. The Dreadnought X0 is built with

German bike brand Rotwild say the new R.X275 is a whole new category of bike; a trail bike with e-assist, but not a electric mountain bike as we know it Full-powered, mid-powered, super light… there’s a whole load of options in the electric mountain bike ecosystem, and Rotwild has just added one more to the

Ready for hard-riding, technical trail tackling, all-mountain exploring – the new Liv Intrigue X Advanced E+ Elite is a mid-powered, MX, carbon-framed electric mountain bike designed for women Designed to be light yet powerful, the new Intrigue X Advanced E+ Elite is Liv’s newest women’s specific electric mountain bike. Offering an impressive 400% support level

More durable, easier to install, easier to fix; Eagle gets a major update for the 2024 model year, and so do SRAM’s Level and Code brakes It’s 11 years since SRAM 1x groupsets hit the bike world, 6 years since SRAM Eagle with its dinner-plate proportioned cassette arrived on the scene, and around 4 years

ADVERTORIAL Troy Lee Designs launches its first e-bike certified helmet with the Flowline and Flowline SE It’s eight years since Troy Lee Design’s’ game-changing A1 half shell trail helmet took the market by storm, and in true TLD style, the Flowline is set to be the best e-bike helmet available. It’s certainly the safest and

The new titanium Cane Creek Electric Wings cranks offer the lightness of carbon with the durability of aluminium… and the price of, er, titanium. Specifically engineered for the rigours of electric mountain bike use, Cane Creek has just released its new Electric Wings, titanium cranks that offer the tripple whammy of strength, lightness and durability.

How do you recover from a near-fatal crash atop a Welsh mountain? If you’re Gee Atherton you ride Hardline the very next year Gee Atherton Ridgeline In 2021, Gee Atherton suffered a huge crash while filming The Knife Edge. The track involved riding an incredible rocky, steep technical track, something Atherton is no stranger to.

Saddle choice can make or break your ride (and your rear), so choose wisely with our top women’s saddles as rated by our expert testers Fabric Line-S Women’s Race Flat Saddle Every body is different; physiologially, and in terms of the types of trails they ride, the bike they have, and their overall riding preferences,

The 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships are coming to Scotland and we’ve got all the information you need to make the most of it, from how to watch, when to buy tickets, and where the mountain bike events are taking place. Downhill, cross-country, marathon – Glasgow ’23 has a whole load of mountain biking going