MBR Mountain Bike Rider - 2021-07-21

• VESUBIE VALLEY,
• FIRST RIDES
• WILD TRAILS, DYFI VALLEY
• BIKE TEST: HIGH-PIVOT BIKES
• TESTED: CLIPLESS AND FLAT PEDAL SHOES
• SKILLS: E-BIKE SKILLS
• BUZZ: FIT AND FAST – COACHING DAYS
• BUZZ – BIKEPARK WALES
• Big picture
• Big picture
• BLACK AND BLUE
• IDLE FANCIES
• SCOTT SPARK 900 TUNED AXS £8,199
• GARMIN RALLY XC 200 £1,059.99
• NO RESERVATIO­NS
• BALANCE OF POWER
• RAPHA PERFORMANC­E TRAILWEAR £285
• STAYCATION
• THE STUDENT: BEN SMITH
• ‘TOKYO OLYMPICS: I’M GOING TO WIN’
• BATTERY LIFE SAVER
• NUKEPROOF MEGAWATT 297 FACTORY ALLOY
• NEED TO KNOW
• NS BIKES DEFINE AL 170 1
• NEED TO KNOW
• It’s efficient on the ups but muted on the descents
• LIV EMBOLDEN 1
• NEED TO KNOW
• The Embolden 1 offers a stable ride and all the mod-cons you need
• DAVE EVANS BIKE CORRIS
• THE DATA DAVE GATHERED WILL HELP NRW BUILD A BETTER PICTURE OF THE TRAILS AND RIDERS’ NEEDS
• MOUNTAIN BIKING HAS BECOME WALES’S SECOND SPORT
• KEEPING THE BEER FLOWING
• STOP AND GO
• MR AKRIGG’S SET-UP
• SIZE MATTERS
• BOOST ISN’T ALWAYS BEST
• KEEP ON PEDALLING
• CROUCHING TIGER
• DESCENDING – FLOW DON’T SLAM
• PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
• USE YOUR BACK WHEEL’S POWER TO GET UP STEPS
• PB’S HAIBIKE ALLMTN 6
• BEN’S VITUS ESCARPE 29 CRS
• SEAN’S NUKEPROOF SCOUT 290 PRO
• BENJI’S GIANT TRANCE X 29 2
• BEN’S KONA PROCESS 134 SUPREME
• How we test
• Conclusion
• The idea being that the rear wheel moves back and up over bumps while the idler eliminates pedal kick-back
• PROS REARWARD AXLE PATH
• BETTER CONTROL OF ANTI-SQUAT
• INCREASED ANTI-RISE
• NOISE AND DRAG
• EXTRA WEIGHT
• DEVIATE HIGHLANDER 140
• FORBIDDEN DRUID XT
• Same geometry, but different

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