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Published: September 27, 2024 at 6:00 am

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This issue, we hit Whistler Mountain Bike Park, meet some injured riders who shred hard and get excited for Red Bull Rampage. Plus, we test rear suspension, lights and cross-country helmets, get some gym tips, revisit Brechfa Forest and much more!

Simply the best?

Pic: Kateland Clarke

We send Luke out to British Columbia to see if the original bike park – Whistler – is all it's cracked up to be.

The many faces of mountain biking

Pic: Steve Behr

Meet the riders who've had to adapt in the face of adversity and now hit the trails – hard – on adaptive bikes.

Ramp-up to Rampage

Pic: Red Bull Content Pool

A look back on two-and-a-bit decades of the world's gnarliest freeride event, plus find out how Thomas 'Tommy G' Genon fuels his runs with a (mostly) vegetarian diet.

Biketest: Suspension platforms

Pic: Ian Linton

Single-pivot, four-bar, twin-link and six-bar bikes compared head-to-head on the trails.

Grouptest: Keeping it lit

Pic: Russell Burton

The latest front lights for night riding rated, plus our buyer's guide.

XC brain buckets

Pic: Russell Burton

Lightweight cross-country helmets tested for comfort, ventilation and more.

Gym wins for riding

Pic: Georgia de Lotz

Performance coach Ashley de Lotz explains how to fit in strength training around riding and maximise the benefits.

Back to Brechfa

Pic: Laurence Crossman-Emms

The Carmarthenshire forest was one of the first UK trail centres, but does it have enough to offer modern MTBers?

And that's not all...

Also in this issue: Julien Absalon's scariest moment, late-summer routes, Specialized's Stumpjumper 15 goes metal, latest bikes and kit tested, your tech questions answered, Mint Sauce and much, much more!

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