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Mountain Biking UK has got all the latest news, kit and exclusive info on the newest and best bikes. The MBUK Wrecking Crew testing team are out there right now, riding new bikes and products to destruction, to give you expert reviews you can count on to be brutally honest. We live to ride - and that's what makes MBUK Britain’s best-selling bike magazine.

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IN THE MAG THIS MONTH

MEET THE TEAM • What we’ve been up to and what we’re looking forward to (or dreading!)

BIG SHAKE-UP FOR SHIMANO • WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF MOUNTAIN BIKING

#130 GEOMETRON G1 GPI • Super-adjustable gearbox bike from the forward-thinking Welsh brand

WE NEED UNOBTAINABLE DOWNHILL BIKES • ‘Winning on Sunday, selling on Monday’ sounds great – but it stifles pro bike tech, says Rob Weaver

NEW FOX ENDURO FORK FLIPS EXPECTATIONS

THE HOTTEST NEW KIT FIRST LOOK

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DOWN THE LOCAL • The favourite riding spots of those in the know – this issue, Scott pro rider and content creator

Factory Fresh • THIS MONTH’S NEW BIKES YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

LAVA FLOW • Tom Marvin finds out what it’s like to carve turns amid the ash and rocks of an active volcano

WEIRD SCIENCE • Six bits of futuristic MTB tech that could change the way we ride

FROM SCREEN TO SINGLETRACK • CREATING YOUR OWN BIKE IS SOMETHING MANY DREAM OF DOING, BUT THERE’S MORE TO IT THAN YOU MIGHT THINK. WHYTE BIKES WALK US THROUGH THE PROCESS AT THEIR GLOUCESTERSHIRE DESIGN LAB

SHIMANO XTR DI2 M9200

BIKETEST WANT CHIPS WITH THAT? • We see if flip-chips and other frame adjustments really add to the ride or whether a simpler approach can be better

MINITEST SUNGLASSES • Four pairs go eye to eye on the trails

LONGTERM RIDES • Team bikes ridden hard for a year

FUEL YOUR RIDING • Everything you need to know about cycling nutrition, according to the latest science

GROUPSETS • Part 2: SRAM’s hierarchy

TECH Q&A • Our test team answer your mechanical queries

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