Times are tight, so our first issue of 2024 is filled with tips for biking on a budget.
We’ve got tests of entry-level full-suspension bikes and wheels for all wallets, plus staff recommendations for ways to save the pennies.
Improve your riding for free with our expert advice on how to get in the right mindset to nail the trails, and use our easy-to-follow maintenance guide to keep your dropper post working smoothly for longer.
With our UK routes, including a cracking ride in the Malvern Hills, you don’t have to head far from home to have fun, plus we see if Slovenia makes a good cut-price alternative to the Alps for a mountain bike holiday. All this and much, much more!
Budget full-suspension bikes
We find out just what level of performance you can get from a trail bike costing a grand and change, with in-depth reviews of three affordable full-sus rigs.
Wheels for all wallets
Nine sets of trail wheels are tested head to head this month, with mid-weight hoops aimed at all-day epics, woodland singletrack and everything in between.
Sort your head out!
One thing the most successful riders all have in common is an active mind that's strategically managed. Coach Ciaran King has set out this month's how-to guide, full of expert tips for overcoming fears, frustrations and worries on the trails.
Youth gone wild
We head to the North West and catch up with the 15-year-old winner of our inaugural Newcomer of the Year award, Morgan Pickstock, and his sister Ffi, 12, to see how these youngsters got so good, so fast.
The Malvern Hills Trail Crew
The Malvern Hills, on the Worcestershire/Herefordshire border, is an area which has produced an extraordinary amount of MTB talent. We assemble a crew of some local legends and explore their stomping ground.
And that's not all…
This issue of MBUK is jam-packed with all the latest and greatest bikes, product reviews and news stories from the mountain biking world. We've got six of the best goggles on test, tips to understand tyre pressures, how to service your dropper seatpost, trail hunting in Slovenia and much more, along with pages of product reviews in Wrecked and Rated.
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