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

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published by Our Media. It is currently the UK's best-selling mountain bike

, with a circulation of 18,471 (ABC: Jan – Dec 2022).

History and profile

''MBUK'' was launched in 1988 by Pacificon Limited. It was edited by

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, 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

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sold all its sports and crafts titles to

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, including the ''MBUK'' title (Future later reentered mountain biking segment via its acquisition of

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, owner of competitor '' Mountain Bike Rider'' in 2020). In 2021, the cycling titles were moved under the umbrella of

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Our Media Ltd
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

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, Santa Cruz and

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, 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

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References

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