Editorial If it isn't Carbon - are you Still a Mountain Biker?Words by Cam McRae

Mountain biking can be expensive, but if your stoke is high enough you can get rolling - without texting Zuck for cash...

"Matt Hunter is no stranger to flow, of course, but the trails Hylly and his brother-in-law, Fanie Kok, share with him in Karkloof catch him off guard..."

Bontrager's high-value 150mm dropper post can be serviced by just about anyone - but it has to do better than its predecessor...

Full results from Finals in Andorra...

Threading the needle between minimalist protection and burlier armour, the VPD Joint System aims to provide comfort and substantial protection....

The incredible track in Vallnord, Andorra is dishing out incredible racing…

A master class of bike handling and style with a side of humility...

The Long travel Ripmo marks a dramatic shift to modern 29er geometry for Ibis...

The best RAW of the year on the best track of the year. It must be the best day of the year…

Jump aboard with Brendog down what is many a racers favourite track for the year…

Cathrovision is at it again, bringing racer insights to the track walk that you won't get elsewhere…

“…let’s just dispense with the comparison between a good ol’ muddy shred fest and 9 or 18 holes. It isn’t the same, by far.”

These aren't the cheap composite pedals you might see on a department store bike, and they may even have some advantages over their aluminium siblings...

"I seemed to have no answers to their questions and no real ideas as to what I was looking for, and just kept saying 'you know...a bike?'"

This German-engineered dropper post takes a different approach to most others, ditching the internal floating piston for incredibly smooth action...

The V2 of Renthal's carbonious Fatbar gets a bump in width to 800mm, but retains all the key features that made the original shine.

Fixing flat tires sucks. If you don't carry tubeless plugs, you should. They can save your ride!

GT returns to the 4-bar linkage for their new Enduro and Trail platforms...

All the action from Val di Sole's infamous Black Snake track...

Full results from a dry finals day on the Black Snake…