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The making of British mountain biking

Although we take our high-tech and refined mountain bikes and hand carved trails for granted these days, mountain bikes as we know them today didn’t even exist pre 1980s. This is the story of how the machines and the sport as we now know it first came to

Thu, Dec 25, 2025 10:00
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Lael Wilcox on new Specialized Diverge – credit Unbound Gravel

As British Cycling ditches original founders of the British Gravel Championships, what’s going on with gravel racing?

Organisational ruffles within the British Gravel Championships, The Rift splitting from the Gravel Earth Series... there seems to be something of a spat going on with gravel racing right now, but were the clashes inevitable?

Mon, Dec 01, 2025 10:49
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Why are the British so good at downhill? How a country with few mountains continues to dominate downhill race podiums

British downhill racers have been topping the world’s race podiums in huge numbers since the early days of mountain biking – but, for a land with only tiny mountains, how did it happen?

Mon, Jul 14, 2025 13:00
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Video: Nine to five – With Lil’ Robbo

Watch Lil' Robbo take a break from the usual 9-5

Fri, Jan 22, 2021 10:05
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British mountain biker accidentally shot dead by hunter in French Alps

Victim named as Welshman Marc Sutton

Thu, Dec 03, 2020 14:48
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11 great bike brands that are still made in the UK from Hope to Brompton

Best British bike brands – 11 UK outfits that make top quality bikes and gear

Choose gear or bikes from one of these companies and you're supporting local jobs — and buying superb kit

Sat, Apr 25, 2020 13:00
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Enigma Endeavour

Beautiful to look at with a ride to match, but it's not the cheapest steel gravel bike on the market

£3699.00
Wed, Jan 22, 2020 10:00
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First Look: Enigma Endeavour – New steel gravel/adventure bike from the British company

Video checking out Enigma's new Endeavour steel gravel bike

Fri, Nov 29, 2019 08:51
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First Look: Kinesis Rise hardtail e-mtb with lightweight Fazua motor

Brands first foray into e-bike category with lightweight Fazua motor

Mon, Sep 16, 2019 08:01
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First Look: Hope RX gravel crankset

UK made chainset now in gravel-specific version

Fri, Sep 13, 2019 13:38
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