This issue we’re going downhill fast, with a frank interview with Rachel Atherton and tests of DH bikes and back protectors. We bring you our best-buy trail lights and our highlights from the 2023 Malverns Classic and JCW finally learns to jump – with some great tips for you, too. All this, plus tips for beating bike thieves, bleeding brakes and more.
Life begins at 40 (wins)
Rachel Atherton opens up about her struggle to combine racing with motherhood and her retirement plans.
Learn to jump in a day
An intense six hours of drills has finally got editor JCW on the right track – and pro coach Olly Morris's tips can help you, too.
A true Classic
Ten things that made this summer's Malvern Hills bikefest one to remember, from the racing to the parties.
Downhill bikes on test
We take three gravity sleds raced on the Downhill World Cup circuit out to the Alps and put them through their paces – which works best for the weekend warrior and bike park shredder?
Trail lights grouptest
Don't let the darkness beat you – we test nine bar-mounted lights to find the best ones to keep you shredding this winter.
Four great rides to try
With the British countryside at its most picturesque, Max finds three routes that make the most of our majestic landscape, with rides in the Chiltern Hills, North York Moors and the Isle of Skye. Plus, we've got a Trail Crew report from Laggan Wolftrax up in the Cairngorms.
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 back protectors on test, tips to keep your bike safe from thieves and much more, along with pages of product reviews that include TRP's EVO12 drivetrain.
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