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A ban on drop bars by the organisers of America’s most famous mountain bike race won’t actually solve any problems

Famously won on a drop barred MTB last year, Life Time has announced its ban on curly bars in its Leadville and Big Sugar races but is this a positive step?

Mon, Jan 19, 2026 16:17

Nukeproof’s new budget friendly hardtail, the Tracker, is built for simplicity and adventure

The Tracker range starts at £539 and tops out at £999

Fri, Jan 16, 2026 09:00

Trek Wahoo 24 Trail kid’s mountain bike review

Superb, if a little heavy, but a true mountain bike for your little ripper

£675.00

Thu, Dec 04, 2025 12:00

From Olympic gold to winning the 2025 UCI XCO World Champs: Jenny Rissveds reveals all on winning huge events at a young age and success at a new team

Back in September, Swedish mountain bike racer Jenny Rissveds became the XCO World Champion, some nine years on from her 2016 Rio Olympic title win. We spoke with her to find out what led to her outstanding 2025 race season.

Mon, Nov 24, 2025 14:00

Can we survive Iceland’s toughest MTB event? Attempting the first-ever Rift MTB stage race

Despite having no experience of cross-country racing, or riding any real distance, Liam and Ty headed out to Iceland to race their first marathon event

Tue, Sep 30, 2025 09:31

Craving even more mud? Six top tips for gravel riders moving to mountain biking

If you're coming into off-road riding from gravel and are tempted by even fatter tyres and rougher terrain, this article is for you

Wed, Sep 24, 2025 12:00

Are gravel riders set to dominate long distance MTB races?

After riding The RiftMTB Stage Race in Iceland recently, Liam pondered over how gravelers have suddenly become so fast on mountain bikes. Here’s the long and the short of it all

Wed, Sep 10, 2025 13:00