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MBUK JUNE 2026

8 Out Front

This month's hottest stories, bikes and kit

#133 SHUVL BIKES PROTOTYPE

An e-bike brand doing things very differently

FIRST LOOK

£1,199 Flagship wheelset at a relatively affordable (for carbon) price

Spoke Tension

THE MTB ISSUES THAT REALLY GRIND OUR GEARS

READERS’ RIDES

Send a pic of your bike to mbuk@ourmedia.co.uk or post it on Instagram with the hashtag #odirides. If we pick your photo for this column, you’ll win a set of ODI grips, courtesy of Freewheel.co.uk . Pick from the Vans, Elite Pro and Reflex models, in the colour of your choice.

Factory Fresh

THIS MONTH’S NEW GEAR NEED TO KNOW ABOUTh Y OU

36 Get to da chopper!

Rob gets to tick one off his bucket list as he tries the ultimate MTB uplift service – heli-biking – in New Zealand

45 Back to basics

Cutting through the marketing, we explain everything you need to know if you're just starting out or are returning to the sport

56 Trail Talk: Sam Pilgrim

In the first of a new series, we head out for a ride and a chat with the slopestyle champ turned YouTube favourite

63 Brain vs terrain

As speeds climb and hits stack up, new technology can reveal what's really going on inside your helmet

70 Head-to-head

We put Avinox's new M2S e-bike motor up against the fêted original

74 & 80 Reviews

Brembo's GR-PRO brakes and a smart kit-storage solution from Stashed

76 First ride

Marin's new short-travel ripper, the TAM

STASHED LODESTAR SYSTEM

from £99.99 (multihook set) The Porsche 911 of cycling storage

82 Longterm rides

What we've been up to on our team bikes

88 How to

Prepare for a long-distance ride

92 Grimetime

Bottom brackets explained, plus your workshop queries answered

96 Next Month

What's in store for issue 461