Imagine the perfect ride. That feeling when everything aligns, everything is working, time disappears, and you become totally lost in riding. Nothing else is on your mind, purely being one with the bike, the trail and nature. Your work or school dead

Here at AMB we have ridden and tested a number of Cube mountain bikes over the past five or six years – specifically in their eMTB category. As a European bike brand, Cube have a very large range of eMTBs using reliable systems from Bosch and with sm

If you have only been riding mountain bikes for a handful of years, the cosy Victorian town of Mount Beauty may not be on your radar. A nice day’s pedalling or shuttling on a longer trip to the more established trail towns of Bright and Falls Creek,

BikesOnline have continued to deliver mountain bikes to riders around Australia who are looking for a great value way to get onto the dirt. The Polygon Siskiu range has always been popular, and the more recent updates to the frame designs and models

Pivot Cycles have launched a revamped Switchblade, ready for riders who are looking to switch it up with a new bike. At a glance, the Switchblade looks a lot like the outgoing model that was released in early 2020. A lot of features remain the same,

Welcome to issue #208 of Australian Mountain Bike. This is our first issue that sits within our new quarterly timing. Hopefully you haven’t been left waiting too long for a new issue, but do remember we publish extensively on AMBmag.com.au so you can

Mountain biking is something different to every person, and the experience of being a mountain biker is not the same for any one of us. Some riders like raw trails, others love flow. Some are born to climb, others don’t even have a drivetrain. Using

Just about every mountain biker uses a drivetrain, save for a few of the elite park riders like Remy Morton. We may not give our drivetrains a lot of consideration when they are working as they should be, and that has changed a lot for anyone who has

Mountain biking offers so much more than a sport to develop unique skills to tackle rough terrain on two wheels. For most people in this sport, it provides a platform for community and a sense of belonging. It’s important to remember that everyone’s

The Polygon Siskiu range must be one of the most popular series of bikes in Australia, and likely a key bike to get people out on the trails along with the the Giant Trance and Trek Fuel EX model line ups. Sold exclusively via BikesOnline, the Siskiu

Cervelo are known in the bike world as a no-compromise road, triathlon, cyclocross and gravel brand. As a premium bike manufacturer Cervelo don’t do entry level bikes, they excel at high performance bikes driven by refined design. If they came out wi

Abbey Bike Tools are known around the world for producing thoughtfully designed and made tools in Oregon in the USA. The brand was born from the real world needs of founder and owner Jason Quade and his contemporaries who were wrenching full time in

Treat ‘em mean, keep ‘em clean. This actually rings true, as our bikes are designed to work in a wide range of conditions, but ongoing cleaning and maintenance is a sure-fire way to ensure they’re ready to go for your next ride. While a slow afternoo

You only have two contact patches with the dirt, so it pays to choose ones that suit you the best. Your tyres and wheel system setup can not only dramatically change how your bike handles, but changes to your tyre and wheel system will also impact th

The call of Tasmania’s West Coast is inescapable for some. Through Australia’s colonial history the area acted as a penal colony for a penal colony – it was harsh, isolated and brutal. The terrain was so rugged that it created the barrier that preven

Lots of mountain bikers have discovered how an eMTB can make their riding a lot more enjoyable. What’s not to like about fitting more trails into a limited window of time? The variety of eMTBs has really expanded in the past four years, with a broad

Comedian David Mitchel once said on a British game show, “one of the codes I live my life by is that my appearance should be in no way noteworthy. But then again, not so unnoteworthy as to be in itself, noteworthy”. No finer truth has been said from

It takes a mere glance to recognise that the new generation of Sight casts quite a different silhouette to its predecessor that was launched in mid 2019. The previous generation Sight was popular thanks to its utilitarian construction, capable chassi

Having spent quite a lot of time on the last two iterations of the Optic, I was interested to see where the 2024 model landed. The Optic released in 2016 had a huge overhaul for 2019, and that Optic has won praise throughout the mountain bike world.

Fads come and go, but fermented foods have been around for centuries. And, whilst research has begun into their positive impact on health, the question remains as to whether they can help athletes perform better. Let’s investigate. Fermentation is an

After a booming 2023, the Quad Crown event crew are back on the ground with another 4 long weekend events for 2024. The fun has already started in Tasmania, with riders tackling tantalising trails around the Wild Mersey and Penguin mountain bike netw

Crazy fact: we have all been born. This article discusses the changing evidence of fitness during the pregnancy and postpartum period. If you’re not a person who plans on becoming pregnant that’s fine, this article is still for you: support your part

The Aussie road trip has its rightful place entrenched in Australian culture. Hours on the road with the driver counting down the miles to the destination and the passenger making sure the music is cranking, snacks are plentiful and the navigation di

Through summer the local trails always end up copping a flogging! Getting through the flat turns out there is one thing; but once you throw a loose surface from all the traffic into the mix it makes something that’s hard, even harder. Personally, I a

The AMB Photo Awards presented by Shimano are back again, after a huge year in 2023! Last year we had an immense volume of entries and voting, with a big influx of entries from young photographers. In 2024 were are following on from last year, so the