MBR 0shares With so many new and returning faces on the trails, we decided to stop a few of them and ask, why mountain biking? A Trek Fuel EX has injected Mark’s riding with the pace and excitement of modern tech Finders, keepers You’ve probably noticed that over the last year mountain biking has seen a huge surge in popularity. There are more people out on the trails, bike shops are seeing unprecedented demand for all types of bikes and components while mechanics are flat-out breathing life into bikes that have seen better days. Lockdown has unarguably been the main driver for this boom, but there are plenty of other reasons that have led to people discovering or rediscovering mountain biking. With so many new and returning faces on the trails, we decided to stop a few of them and ask, why mountain biking?