You'll find all sorts of XC, DH, trials competition results and coverage in MBUK. It is the only MTB mag covering this stuff so hats off to them for that. In fact is by far the most encompassing MTB publication in the UK. Same Ed. for all those years too which speaks volumes for Tym.
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retrojon
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orange71":265ir20u said:
Yes, this was in MBUK. I think some young hack had done it for his degree thesis. I would imagine he failed. Seemed to be based around him riding and walking down a grassy knoll a couple of times.
Some one must still have it? 1992 or 1993 I would imagine.
im back into old bikes now, but i remember following the evolution of bikes and being heavely into them mid-nineties.
i remember how so unncoool it was to have canti brakes during the v brake revolution and only berks had flat bars. if you had bar ends you really were an embarresment, the sport was fashion led and was moving quickly.
I couldnt care less now and like what i like but i imagine it is still very fashion led and most young riders would rather walk than ride an old bike.
i like technical single track and going downhill slowly so my old bikes suit me fine.
i remember how so unncoool it was to have canti brakes during the v brake revolution and only berks had flat bars. if you had bar ends you really were an embarresment, the sport was fashion led and was moving quickly.
I couldnt care less now and like what i like but i imagine it is still very fashion led and most young riders would rather walk than ride an old bike.
i like technical single track and going downhill slowly so my old bikes suit me fine.
reanimation
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Glad someone started this thread as I didn't get round to it.
In 1993 I left MTBing, my mates and I were mucking about too much so we bought BMX's and got in to the Ride mag scene partially cos tehy were retro
, we didn't go large or owt, just mucked about trying tricks, going to pub and generally fashionably wearing no protection or special clothes other than Vans/Airwalk shoes. fizzled out a bit,
Fast Forward to like 2002/3 i got reading MBUK again, OMG BMX meets MTB, not quite the straight forward and 'safe'ish scene I left behind! Wowsers What they were riding I liked though.
It scares me everyone is going large now! :O downhill at warp speed over everything, jumping everything, doing tricks that was even difficult on BMX's on 26" wheel bikes. blimey, so yeah i do feel old and lost. so many genres and so many specialist bikes.
Getting back into retro allowed me to get back to basics and remind me why i got into it in the first place, take to teh hills with ya mates or on ya bill and have some excitement and freedom riding to your abailites. simply put so thanks RetroBike. I don't have young mates street riding and hitting local trails so doing the new skool riding isnt quite as easy these days. Loving the new bikes and stuff coming out with the exeption of wavey frames (back to the beach cruisers eh ) The stuff in MBUK sells its self and i think what people said is right about em pushing sales of new stuff, cant blame em but bikes have moved on, theres always space for the old kit.
Pick up the MBUK 20th anniversary back issue if you can, boy that was a party in a plastic wrapper, awesome landmark issue, did a lot for my old and new bike mojo.
20 years consistantly good work for a diverse readership is a win in my book. really enjoying my subscription this year.
In 1993 I left MTBing, my mates and I were mucking about too much so we bought BMX's and got in to the Ride mag scene partially cos tehy were retro
, we didn't go large or owt, just mucked about trying tricks, going to pub and generally fashionably wearing no protection or special clothes other than Vans/Airwalk shoes. fizzled out a bit, Fast Forward to like 2002/3 i got reading MBUK again, OMG BMX meets MTB, not quite the straight forward and 'safe'ish scene I left behind! Wowsers What they were riding I liked though.
It scares me everyone is going large now! :O downhill at warp speed over everything, jumping everything, doing tricks that was even difficult on BMX's on 26" wheel bikes. blimey, so yeah i do feel old and lost. so many genres and so many specialist bikes.
Getting back into retro allowed me to get back to basics and remind me why i got into it in the first place, take to teh hills with ya mates or on ya bill and have some excitement and freedom riding to your abailites. simply put so thanks RetroBike. I don't have young mates street riding and hitting local trails so doing the new skool riding isnt quite as easy these days. Loving the new bikes and stuff coming out with the exeption of wavey frames (back to the beach cruisers eh
) The stuff in MBUK sells its self and i think what people said is right about em pushing sales of new stuff, cant blame em but bikes have moved on, theres always space for the old kit.Pick up the MBUK 20th anniversary back issue if you can, boy that was a party in a plastic wrapper, awesome landmark issue, did a lot for my old and new bike mojo.
20 years consistantly good work for a diverse readership is a win in my book. really enjoying my subscription this year.
Just had to pop out with the bathroom scales for this one my ,me Proflex856 comes in at 26 1/2 lbs "with some dift from the weekend" my Giant Trance comes in at 29 1/2 lbs .so older is lighter in my case. As for MBUK it sucks i got a new copy from the miss's last week with a free hat on it that just fitted my 2 year old . It is just full of ad's , place's that may well have been tarmac'd , and some rearly ugly block's modeling over priced kit .Oh yeh also still with letters from little jonny with £300 to spend on a set of forks :roll:
MikeD
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I seem to remember an article in MBUK (probably!) years ago that showed that actually bikes are less destructive than walkers and horses in terms of damage to paths...
That was in MTB Pro.
Just had to pop out with the bathroom scales for this one my ,me Proflex856 comes in at 26 1/2 lbs "with some dift from the weekend" my Giant Trance comes in at 29 1/2 lbs
Hardly a fair comparison, is it?
That was in MTB Pro.
Just had to pop out with the bathroom scales for this one my ,me Proflex856 comes in at 26 1/2 lbs "with some dift from the weekend" my Giant Trance comes in at 29 1/2 lbs
Hardly a fair comparison, is it?
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MikeD":3t0agxlw said:
Ahhhh..... MTB Pro.
Now THAT was a magazine. Steve Worland, Chipps and Keith Bontrager as columnists. Sensible, intelligent journalism. That's probably why it folded in such a short time
:roll:Well my main ride currently is a 98 853 Explosif with Z2 forks and V-brakes. It weighs 24lbs, it's a brilliant frame and I don't think I'd have much more fun riding anything else.OrangeRetro":2g848ctb said:
OK, if I had the choice I'd ride an 09 RM Vertex (carbon), which is probably c4 lbs lighter (the frame alone is 2lbs lighter) and I might enjoy that a bit more. But the snag in your argument is that you're leaving out one rather important factor - the Vertex would cost me more than ten times what the Explosif cost me! That's the biggest argument for retro to my mind.
And as far as MBUK is concerned, I don't agree that they just have to suck up to their advertisers. The advertisers are only interested in how many copies does it sell and how many buyers will their advert reach. If MBUK wasn't so stupid, it would have more readers, so they would be well advised to wise up and make their magazine address the whole of the market and not just part of it.
MikeD
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And as far as MBUK is concerned, I don't agree that they just have to suck up to their advertisers. The advertisers are only interested in how many copies does it sell and how many buyers will their advert reach. If MBUK wasn't so stupid, it would have more readers, so they would be well advised to wise up and make their magazine address the whole of the market and not just part of it.
Two small problems there - it used to sell more than it does now, when (arguably) it was more stupid (depending on your definition of "stupid"). And it still addresses a wider spectrum of riders than any other mag, which is why it still sells more than any other mag (even if not as many more as it used to).
Splendidly, there was a letter in the second ever issue of MBUK complaining that something in the first issue had been stupid, irresponsible and immature ;-)
You're right about the advertisers, though.
Two small problems there - it used to sell more than it does now, when (arguably) it was more stupid (depending on your definition of "stupid"). And it still addresses a wider spectrum of riders than any other mag, which is why it still sells more than any other mag (even if not as many more as it used to).
Splendidly, there was a letter in the second ever issue of MBUK complaining that something in the first issue had been stupid, irresponsible and immature ;-)
You're right about the advertisers, though.
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Hey, if they said Retro was good, hardly any of us would be able to afford the retro bits we need for our bikes now would we?
