Mountain Biking UK

Mountain Biking UK is a British mountain biking magazine published by Our Media. It is currently the UK's best-selling mountain bike magazine, with a circulation of 18,471.

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History and profile

MBUK was launched in 1988 by Pacificon Limited. It was edited by Tym Manley, who remained editor until 2009. Chris Turner, M.D. and Publisher, sold the title to Future Publishing in 1991 for an undisclosed amount. In 2014, former owner Future plc sold all its sports and crafts titles to Immediate Media Company, including the MBUK title. In 2021, the cycling titles were moved under the umbrella of Immediate Media-owned, which in 2023 became an independent company. The current editor as of June 2025 is James Costley-White. They currently publish 13 issues a year.
MBUK covers all mountain biking disciplines; trail riding, downhill, cross-country, dirt jumping, trials, freeriding and 4X.
Since 1989, MBUK has carried the cartoon strip, Mint Sauce, which covers the tales of a mountain-biking sheep and his friends.
The magazine celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2023.

Team MBUK

Along with co-sponsors such as Nike, Santa Cruz and Fox Racing, the magazine operated a professional mountain bike team from the mid-1990s until the mid-2000s. The team included riders such as Steve Peat, Scott Beaumont, Rob Warner, and Will Longden, competing in the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup.