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Predictions For The Mountain Bike World In 2023

Every year we make our predictions for the world of mountain biking. Some take it seriously, some less so… Last year Mark predicted that the influencer bubble would burst… does…

Internet Rummagings – Tom’s Christmas Baubles

Season’s greetings and welcome to this edition of Internet Rummagings where, rather than doing my Christmas shopping on the internet I once again have been rummaging around in the WWWLBS,……

Peanut Butter Squares Recipe

Rick Hamilton shares his popular peanut butter squares recipe, having fuelled the Slymefoot Slide route with them. I got this recipe from my friend Louise. These are fabulously dense and……

An Alternative Year in Sport

Today’s the day when Strava does its ‘Year In Sport’ thing, and your social media feeds will be filled with miles ridden, feet climbed, cups won and other such data……

Back From The Dead – ‘Tis The Season For Good Vibes

Dieter is the kind of bike nerd mechanic that every good bike shop should want. He is endlessly enthusiastic about getting people of all kinds onto bikes of all sorts.…

Laps and Loops: Is It Time To Rethink Trail Centre Designs?

Dave Evans from Bike Corris has previously written extensively on ‘wild trails’ in Wales – it’s all well worth reading, and his latest paper is no different. ‘Evolving The Trail……

Drool This Way: A Lust Worthy Gallery of Hand Built Bikes

This year’s Bespoked organisers made a point of getting nice photos of at least one bike by every builder at the show. Because bike builders might be good at building……

Dieter Back From The Dead

Back From The Dead: We Need To Talk About Jack

Dieter is the kind of bike nerd mechanic that every good bike shop should want. He is endlessly enthusiastic about getting people of all kinds onto bikes of all sorts.…

Red Bull Rampage: Wish You Were There?

You may have heard people say things like ‘Rampage is too groomed these days, it’s getting too easy’, or ‘It’s just tricks, it’s not mountain biking’. Alternatively, there’s the ‘It’s……

Best In Show – Judging Bespoked’s Best Mountain Bike

When I was asked to judge the Best Mountain Bike at Bespoked, I had no idea how hard it would be. Last year I’d been along and picked my own...

Bespoked Bike Check: SmithyFrameworks Ullassa

We’d love to tempt you along to Bespoked, the Handmade Bicycle Show celebrating handmade bikes and the people that make them. To give you a taste of what you might...

Bespoked Bike Check: Coal Bikes 84

Coal Bikes turned a few heads at last year’s Bespoked show in Harrogate. This year, Bespoked has moved to the Lee Valley Velodrome in London, on 14-16th October, perhaps you’ll...

Bespoked Bike Check: ACTOFIVE Cycles P-TRAIN CNC

Want to see more of this sort of thing, or chat to the makers? Get yourself along to Bespoked, the handmade bicycle show, in London, 14-16th October. ACTOFIVE Cycles P-TRAIN...

How Injured Are You? 5 Exercises To Find Out!

Coach to the mountain biking stars, Alan Milway, brings you some exercises to help you assess just how much work you could be doing… We like how the introduction assumes...

Bespoked: Ryden Bikes’ Free 3D Print Your Own Bike Fit

Bespoked, taking place 14-16th October in London, celebrates hand built bikes and their makers. Sometimes those makers are making bits for bikes, as well as whole bikes. Here, we’ve got……

Bespoked Bike Check: The Variangle Mk5

We’ll be heading along to Bespoked in London for 14-16th October to check out all the hand built bikes and chat to their makers. It’s being billed as ‘a celebration……

Dieter Back From The Dead

Back From The Dead – Punk Rock Holiday and Armpumpapalooza

Dieter is the kind of bike nerd mechanic that every good bike shop should want. He is endlessly enthusiastic about getting people of all kinds onto bikes of all sorts.…

Bespoked Bike Check: Quirk Cycles SUPERCHUB

We’d love to tempt you along to Bespoked, the Handmade Bicycle Show celebrating handmade bikes and the people that make them. To give you a taste of what you might……

Thinking of starting a charity event? Tips from the Calder Divide Challenge!

When Adrian Wright’s riding buddy, Will Norman, died of cancer during lockdown, he and his other mountain bike friends couldn’t mark his passing as they might have hoped. Like many,...

Behind the Media: Wyn Masters – athlete and entertainer

Anders concludes this short series looking at the changing face of mountain bike media, with a look at the shifting expectations on athletes. From racer to content creator, Wyn Masters……

Internet Rummagings – No Queue Edition

There’s never a queue to get to the back room of the internet’s bike shop, so off I went a rummagin’. Here’s what I found this month. There\'s more to…

Behind the Media: photographer Katie Lozancich

Anders Engberg embarks on a short illustrated series examining the changing world of mountain bike media. There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT…

Goodbye Red Bull! Here’s to the Past 10 Years

In 2012 Red Bull got the broadcast rights for world cups, fast forward to 2022 and we’re entering a new era with Discovery. There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S…

Food and drink to avoid on a ride – no, really, just don’t do it!

Sanny has been engaging in adventures of a culinary kind to make sure that you don’t make mistakes next time you fill up your Camelbak. There\'s more to this story...…

Internet Rummagings – The Flexible Edition

Welcome back to the look behind the curtain, beyond the velvet rope at everything the internet bike shop is hiding in it’s darkest places. There\'s more to this story... BUT…

Dieter Back From The Dead

Back From The Dead: Electric Lemons

Faceless corporate big-box auto-spares multi-sport camping-stores bringing out bikes to play catch-up with whatever is the bicycle-du-jour. There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT…

Behind the Media: Chris Hall and Downtime Podcast

Anders Engberg embarks on a short illustrated series examining the changing world of mountain bike media. In the streets of Reading you would often find a kid riding his Raleigh……

National XCC and XCO Championships at Kirroughtree race report

What a weekend! The National Champs at Kirroughtree was an absolutely stunning way to finish the National XC season. There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US…

Name That Park Tool Quiz – The Amateur Edition

We’ve been playing in our workshop – which Park Tools and Madison kindly fitted out for us after we got ram raided a few years back – with play dough……

My Top 10 Sustainable Travel Toiletries For Cyclists

My top 10 sustainable travel toiletries ideal for bikepackers, campers, racers and every other kind of bike rider. There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO…

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