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MBR Mountain Bike Rider
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2022-03-02
25 YEARS OF RIDERS AND RACING
25 YEARS OF BIKES AND TECH
25 YEARS OF MBR
LONGTERMERS
FIRST RIDES
SKILLS: SAFE PROGRESSION
BIG PICTURES BUZZ – 25 YEARS OF MBR
Big picture
Big picture
“IT’S NOT A NEW BICYCLE, IT’S A WHOLE NEW SPORT”
TACX NEO 2T SMART TRAINER £1,199.99
MADISON TARGET GLASSES £9.99
LOWER BACK
STABILISING EXERCISES
BAG FOR LIFE
CARBON PLEDGE
SANTA CRUZ HECKLER CC X01 RSV
NEED TO KNOW
My advice would be to go for the MX version
GHOST E-RIOT TRAIL PRO
VOODOO BIZANGO PRO
NEED TO KNOW
Good though the geometry is, the spec is better
MAN AND BOY
TRAIL MANAGEMENT NEEDS TO BE JUST AS MUCH A PART OF THE SPORT AS TRAIL BUILDING
AS E-BIKE USE INCREASES, THIS WILL LIKELY CHANGE THE WAY WE LOOK AT TRAILS
GEOMETRY WAS DREADFUL BUT STICKY TYRES MADE THINGS MORE MANAGEABLE
LASH-UPS OF IMPROBABLE COMPONENTS PUSHED LIMITS TO NEW EXTREMES
IF VOUILLOZ WAS THE MASTER OF PRECISION, PALMER WAS THE MASTER OF CHAOS
IT FEELS LIKE THE MOMENTUM IS ONCE AGAIN FIRMLY BEHIND MOUNTAIN BIKE RACING
STABLE SHAPE
LINE CHOICE
DIAGONAL DIFFICULTY
COMPLICATED TRAILS
ROCK AND ROLL
CHOPPY TRAILS
FASTER DROPS
BEN’S KONA PROCESS 134 SUPREME
JAMIE’S SPECIALIZED TURBO KENEVO SL COMP
PB’S GIANT REIGN E+ 1
SEAN’S NUKEPROOF SCOUT 290 PRO
JAMES’S FOCUS JAM 6.9
Tested SRAM CODE RSC BRAKE
FIST EVEL KNIEVEL GLOVES
SKS MUDROCKER MUDGUARD
EVOC TWO WHEEL BAG
URGE GRINGO DE LA PAMPA FF HELMET
ZEFAL Z SHOCK PUMP
7MESH THUNDER PANT
Protection vests
How we test
Know your protection vest
100% TARKA PROTECTION VEST
EVOC PROTECTOR VEST
ION SCRUB AMP PROTECTION VEST
IXS FLOW PROTECTION VEST
LEATT 3DF AIRFIT VEST
SIX SIX ONE EVO COMPRESSION JACKET
Conclusion
Trail riders will probably look to a back panel-only option
It’s like taking a short-haul flight with hand luggage where you only pack the essentials – being forced to downsize will lighten the load
Storage solutions side-by-side
FOCUS JAM 8.9
SPECIALIZED STUMPJUMPER EVO EXPERT
TREK SLASH 9.8 XT
Conclusion
It’s refreshing to ride a bike that does everything well
Choose your own geometry
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