The annual MBUK Towers World Champs office sweeps-stakes!

rmclaughlin | Blog, Mountain Biking Uk | 02/09/2010 10:43am

A hat full of IOU's - bloody journalists!It’s that time of year again – World Champs weekend is approaching and it’s anyone’s guess who’s going to walk away with the stripes.

Once all the usual bickering and squabbling subsided Ric’s Fox hat was passed around with the top ten World Cup riders (plus two ‘wild cards’) safely ensconced within.

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All hail the Gee!

rmclaughlin | Blog, Mountain Biking Uk, News, Racing | 01/09/2010 12:57pm


The 2010 UCI World Cup – if I had to describe it in one word it would have to be ‘wow’! After a bullish start to the season by Greg Minnaar, Gee Atherton clawed his way back after a disappointing 2009 to take his maiden World Cup overall crown.

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Retro Yeti makes production!

Rosee Woodland | Blog, Mountain Biking Uk, News | 30/08/2010 08:26am

We ran a quick look at this last Thursday on our Facebook site but here’s a bit more beef…

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Here comes the bride (in some style!)

Rob Spedding | Blog, Cycling Plus | 29/08/2010 07:21am

Paul Smith, Cycling Plus tech guru and ace photographer, knew exactly what he wanted to get his new wife as a wedding present – a retro bike. He couldn’t find an off-the-shelf model, though, so he made one…

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Real steel deals?

mskinner | Blog, What Mountain Bike | 27/08/2010 15:18pm

I confess to being a bit of a hardtail purist, not for any overly zealous reason I should add – I like thrashing the tyres off a good full suspension bike as much as any.

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Team Cycling Plus – Kay Bowen

khodgins | Blog, Cycling Plus | 27/08/2010 12:43pm

Team Cycling Plus will be updating you each week with the highs and lows of their training as part of the team. This week Kay gets to grips with her Garmin…

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Shocking stuff…

rmclaughlin | Blog, Mountain Biking Uk, Our Bikes | 27/08/2010 11:08am

Since returning from our jaunt over to Ireland (read more in issue 254) my Transition Covert long-termer has had me scratching my head a bit.

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The rise of the machines?

Rob Spedding | Blog, Cycling Plus, News | 27/08/2010 10:50am

This weekend Rubens Barrichello will be driving his 300th Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. So, what do you give a millionaire Brazilian F1 star who (probably) has everything to celebrate such a landmark? An electric bike of course!

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Team Cycling Plus – Sam Shaw

khodgins | Blog, Cycling Plus | 27/08/2010 10:30am

Team Cycling Plus will be updating you each week with the highs and lows of their training as part of the team. This week Sam’s doesn’t cope well with getting man flu…

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Team Cycling Plus – Andy Ward

khodgins | Blog, Cycling Plus | 27/08/2010 09:38am

Team Cycling Plus will be updating you each week with the highs and lows of their training as part of the team. Andy nearly gets third place in his Open TT…

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