''Mountain Biking UK'' (often shortened to ''MBUK'') is a

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. It is published by Our Media, an

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group company, and is currently the UK's best-selling mountain bike

, with a circulation of 23,322 (ABC: Jan – Dec 2021).

History and profile

''MBUK'' was launched in 1988 by Pacificon Limited. It was edited by Tym Manley, who remained editor at large until 2009. Chris Turner, M.D. and Publisher, sold the title to Chris Anderson of Future Publishing in 2010 for an undisclosed amount of money, and in 2014, former-owner

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sold all its sports and crafts titles to

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, including the ''MBUK'' title. In 2021, the cycling titles were moved under the umbrella of the

-owned Our Media Ltd. The current editor is James Costley-White. There are currently 13 issues a year, and the magazine has a policy of including regular 'covermount' gifts such as stickers, gloves and socks. ''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. In July 2006, ''MBUK'' released its 200th issue. To mark the occasion, Cedric Gracia (leading French downhill and 4X racer) was guest editor. In May 2008, ''MBUK'' released its 20th anniversary issue, issue #225. It came with eight free gifts and a fold-out front cover of

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. In October 2021, ''MBUK'' released its 400th issue.

Team MBUK

Along with co-sponsors such as

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, the magazine operated a successful professional mountain bike team from the mid-1990s until the mid-2000s, including riders of the calibre of

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, Rob Warner and Will Longden and competing in the

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References

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* 1988 establishments in the United Kingdom Sports magazines published in the United Kingdom Cycling magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 1988 Mountain biking magazines Mass media in Bristol {{UK-mag-stub