Mountain Biking UK Magazine - December 2023

In this issue

Rider of the Year 2023
The votes are in! It’s time to meet our inaugural MBUK Rider of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and Lifetime Achievement winner.

Reverse DH challenge
DH tracks are designed to be ridden, er, downhill – but is it possible to ride them back to front? We send Will Longden and Will Soffe to Antur Stiniog to find out…

ROUTES QUICK BLASTS

Facing shorter days and inclement weather, Max finds three satisfying routes that show it doesn't have to be an all-day ride or nothing

2 mins

FIRST RIDES

STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BOX & ONTO THE TRAILS

3 mins

CALIBRE LINE T3 29

£1,100 (with £5 GO Outdoors card) Cost-effective proper' mountain bike

3 mins

NUKEPROOF MEGAWATT CARBON 297 RS

The original Megawatt proved itself almost instantly, winning our inaugural E-Bike of the Year award in 2022.

2 mins

THE RIDER OFF YEAR' 23

THE BIG REVEAL! You voted in your thousands - now meet our winners...

10 mins

THROW DOWN THE CAUNTLET

In our final challenge of the series, we see if e-bikes really are as good at climbing as they're cracked up to be, as we tackle Antur Stiniog back to front

5 mins

From dust it did rise

Steve Thomas traces the birth of British mountain biking, from 'tracker bikes' to Muddy Fox

7 mins

BIKETEST BACKCOUNTRY HARDTAILS

We see whether carbon fibre or steel, big-name value or boutique attention to detail comes out on top on the trails

2 mins

TRAILCREW HAVOK BIKEPARK

A hand-cut, rider-built bike park, Havok reopened earlier this year at a new site in West Yorkshire and is still expanding

5 mins

GRIME TIME

EXPERT WORKSHOP ADVICE

3 mins

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