Mountain Bike Rider | May-2021
NEW RIDERS
You’ve probably noticed, but mountain biking is in something of a purple patch – huge numbers of newbies or returning riders took up the sport over the past year, fuelled in part by their desire to escape lockdown boredom. Welcome to the club! We went riding with six new mountain bikers to find out whether there’s more to it than mere escapism, what they love about riding on dirt, and how they’ll progress from here as we enter the post-lockdown era (fingers crossed).
BIKE TEST: BIG-TRAVEL/ ENDURO BIKES
Nukeproof and Whyte have been quick to capitalise on the new 38mm-stanchioned forks from RockShox and Fox, this year releasing the Giga and the G-180. Both come as 29ers or 27.5in bikes, both sport a huge 180mm travel on the front and both promise to blitz it on uplift days or big Alpine riding. We find out which is best.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Mountain Bike Rider May-2021.