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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Behind the Media: photographer Katie Lozancich
Anders Engberg embarks on a short illustrated series examining the changing world of mountain bike media.
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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.
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…
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.
Q: How much to start mountain biking? A: £605.00
Contrary to what mountain bike websites may imply, you don't have to be a millionaire to be start mountain biking.
Internet Rummagings – Bacon Cheeseburger Edition
Welcome back to this month’s rummage through the internet bike shop back room where we find bikes and parts whose…
Back From The Dead: Your Bike Hates You
Dieter is the kind of bike nerd mechanic that every good bike shop should want. He is endlessly enthusiastic about…
British Cycling National XC Series Rd 5: Woody’s Bike Park
Back to Woody’s Bike Park for the last round of the XC season. Last year the series started here and…
What size mountain bike do I need?
If you're unsure as to what size mountain bike to get, don't worry. You're not alone. It is not always…
Readers’ Rides: Jon’s Smokestone Bow-Ti
Whether you’ve got a special new bike or just a bike that’s special to you, this is where you get…
Internet Rummagings – Queen’s English edition
Welcome to the results of this month’s rummaging around the back room of the internet bike shop, where I try…
Dotwatchers Assemble! Bikes of Blaenau 600
The Blaenau 600 is a new bikepacking event, 600km long with over 11,000m of climbing. Blaenau translates roughly as ‘remote uplands’,…
Back From The Dead – A Full Suspension Handcycle
Dieter is the kind of bike nerd mechanic that every good bike shop should want. He is endlessly enthusiastic about…
The Boy of Ten Who Conquered the Ben!
It’s just after 3pm on a cold and blustery April day as I ponder my current situation; I am just…
British Cycling National XC Series Rd 4: Cannock Chase
A welcome return to Cannock Chase for Round Four aka the round much nearer to most people than some of…
The MTB Tyre Tread Quiz – how well do you know your rubber?
How many times have you ridden along a trail and looked down to see tyre tracks that you could identify?…
Things you’re no longer allowed to like in mountain biking
This is a rundown of all of the things that the Mountain Biking Illuminati has recently outlawed. Cancel culture MTB,…
Readers’ Rides: Tom’s Rå .410
Whether you’ve got a special new bike or just a bike that’s special to you, this is where you get…
A Grand Day Out – and a call to action
Roy has set himself a challenge, all in the name of fun, eternal youth, and some good causes. Now I…
British Cycling XC National Series Rd 3 – Lochore Meadows
Whether you’re racing or watching from the sidelines, you’ll enjoy the latest update from the National XC Series. Lochore Meadows…
Internet Rummagings – The 3 Bike Esses (Shiny, Spinny, and …err… Stemmy)
Welcome to the results of this month’s rummaging around the World Wide Web’s bike shop, we’ve got shiny things, spinny…
Back From The Dead: Hand Cycle Restoration
It’s nearly a year since Dieter moved to Calderdale. This issue of Back From The Dead charts the path of…
Spotted: Eye Catching Bikes Of Sea Otter
Hannah is out at the Sea Otter Classic in California, USA. It’s a four day festival of racing and a huge expo…
Things The Bike Industry Will Try To Sell Us This Year
Call us cynical, or call us highly informed industry insiders with our fingers on the pulse. But we think the…
Internet Rummagings | Spring has Sprung edition
Do let’s, dear reader, focus on the evenings getting longer, the weather getting warmer and the trails getting drier rather…
Back From The Dead: A Custom Toolbox For Every Eventuality
Be still your beating hearts, because for this edition of Back From The Dead, Dieter is giving you an in…
2022 Downhill Season Preview – Get hyped!
The 2022 DH World Cup season starts relatively early this year, with the season opener taking place on Sunday 27th…
Is This Custom Built eBay Treasure?
Jo Burt spotted it first, so we suspect him of having an eBay alert for ‘custom built bike’. Which only…
Internet Rummagings: How Long?!
Welcome back to my rummaging through the back room of the bike shop we call the Internet, there’s no real…
World Book Day 2022 – Books For Cyclists
World Book Day 2022 is here to share the love of books with children and adults worldwide. Being in print…
Readers’ Rides: TJ’s Shand Bahookie
Some of you will have previously spotted this bike on the Forum, or possibly on Shand’s Instagram. But it’s such…
Back From The Dead – Rabbit Rubber Attack!
It’s been a weird and sad start to the year at Happy Days this year. On the first day back…
15 signs you have an unhealthy relationship with your bike
Yes, it's February the 14th. Time for some sort of crowbarred themed listicle! No matter what happens just remember, we…
Internet Rummagings – The Italian Job
Ciao ragazzi e ragazze! For this months delve into the internet bike shop back room, we shall be staying primarily…
Back From The Dead – Retro Dropper Remote
Before we get going with this issue of Back From The Dead, Dieter has been inventing. Maybe you’d like to…
100 Things To Slightly Improve Your Bike Life Without Really Trying
The Guardian published a list of 100 Things To Slightly Improve Your Life Without Really Trying. We thought we’d bring…
Internet Rummagings | New Year, New Parts
Happy New Year one and all, if your new year’s resolution is to hang some nice shiny parts off your…
Spotlight Interview: Neil Russell – handcycling off the beaten track
El Jaskowska is a rider and passionate advocate for broadening participation in mountain biking. In this Spotlight Series, she is…
2022 Predictions from Singletrack – What’s in the future of MTB?
Every year we play at making like we’ve got our finger on the pulse of the future and have a…