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When it came to choosing a new steed for 2020 from Rutland’s MTB stock, I’ll be honest Cannondale wasn’t…

A bike with bang up-to-date geometry, capable of taking on anything that the UK can through at it but…

I recently took part in my first road cycling event. But how did I get from doing circa 15…

Coed Y Brenin, the first official mountain bike trail centre in the UK and really where everything started. It’s…

Once home to the creation of the bouncing bomb and now to lots of tourists, you could be forgiven…

Welcome to the treasure trove that is Leeds Bike Park! Now let’s grab the bikes and here’s my three…

I’ve been wanting to try my hand at mountain bike racing for some time now. Like all experienced riders,…

You know Llandegla has been built by riders, because the next 5-6km gives you more chances to get air…

Its only 1.5 hours from Cambridge with a heavy right foot and serves up some create descents as well…

As I look back over my Strava though, it looks like I’ve achieved it! More rides, more miles and…

After ripping my shoe in half at a reasonable recent uplift day at Revolution Bike Park and after having…

I’m a mountain biker. Always have been, and at the point of writing this, think I (might) always will…

So when GripGrab emailed me earlier in the summer and said they had some news around Base Layers my…

Its all well and good having a playful trail bike that encourages you to push it more and more.…

The more you pinned it, the more you jumped it, the harder you rode it, the better it got.…

Do you wear gloves when riding? After sifting through my now rather large collection of GripGrab gloves over the…

I’m not a fan of E-Bikes. Well, let me rephrase that. I wasn’t a fan of E-Bikes, until life…

After chatting with the team at Rutland Cycles around my options, they kindly offered me a pair of Shimano…

My oldfriend, Gareth was talking of riding Llandegla. It’s a great trail centre and the black run is a…

It’s been roughly a year since Grip Grab and I joined forces and in that time I’ve been purposely…

Well not quite. I ride Hadleigh Park, the centre that the team behind the Olympics created the 2012 Olympic…

Let’s first start at why I bought a downhill bike and let’s face it, who doesn’t want a downhill…

You’ve got four touch points on the bike, two hands, two feet. I’ve learnt the difference between clipless and…

Forest of Dean, 2017 bikes and the best day’s weather in March. Welcome to MBR’s Demo Day. 

Rising to nearly 1000 ft in the south Peak District with a very clear ridge line, a nice country…

Read more about my partnership with GribGrab on A Gravity Man.

I headed to Davedale in the Peak District last weekend to give my new Hero 5 Black a running.…

After three years of my Hero 3 Silver it’s time to update. Here’s my thoughts on what.

The journey to jump It’s days to go to Christmas and after moving into our new house, the bikes…

The season is almost here. The Ski season I mean. I was in Tignes, French Alps, earlier this year…

Headed back to Llandegal with Jamie Hewitt for the first time in 2 years. Last time I was there…