Words Charlie the Bikemonger Every issue we highlight some of those niggly aspects of being a mountain biker. Our resident judge considers the evidence for and against each case. Often a part of mountain biking which we’ve never noticed can be quite infuriating is brought into focus, then judged and cast into Room 101 along with top tube frame pads, purple anodising and mountain bike aero bars. And other times, the plaintiff is simply told…

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