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Behold the world’s raddest downhill team: COMMENCAL / MUC-OFF!  2020 signs the dawn of a new era as we announce the co-title sponsorship of COMMENCAL / MUC-OFF. This crew of talented French riders has taken the downhill scene by storm the past couple of years, and it wasn’t just the 25 World Cup podium finishes (including 17 gold medals) that hooked us in, but also their unconquerable spirits. The 2020 roster consists of Amaury Pierron, Myriam Nicole, Remi Thirion, Thibaut Daprela, Thibaut Ruffin, Gaetan Ruffin and Tristan Lemire. The raw talent and determined approach these riders have are simply second-to-none...

We are stoked to announce we’ll be supporting CANYON//SRAM on the Women’s World Tour for 2020! This diverse road cycling team consists of 16 riders from 10 different countries, 2 of whom hold National Championship Titles as well as former Triple-Crown World Champion and current XCO and XCM World Champ Pauline Ferrand-Prévot. “To have the opportunity to support a team who have raised the profile of women’s road cycling over the past few years is hugely exciting for Muc-Off. We plan to work closely with the mechanics and riders to help drive product development and refinement; especially around drivetrain optimisation...

Muc-Off announces donation of over £7,500 to environmental charity Marine Conservation Society. The engagement began as a result of an administrative error by Muc-Off between 2012 and 2016 around recycling business waste. Although the company has been recycling waste and packaging from their HQ for over a decade, there was a period from 2012 to 2016 when - as a small family business - it was unaware that once its turnover reached a certain threshold it had to register for a packaging recovery scheme. Since 2016, Muc-Off has been registered with the recovery scheme and the business now meets or exceeds...

Wintertime in the UK is real tough for any MTB rider… Wet, muddy, cold and just generally damp, it really takes a toll on man and machine. I really enjoy riding my eBike through this time of year, however with electrical components, extra stress created by higher torque levels and not to mention the eBikes costing a small fortune, it’s even more important to keep the bike well maintained… so the question is: how do we clean and protect our eBikes from destruction this winter… I’ll show you how! As you can see from the photos, I’ve just got back...

How about we end 2019 with a BAM! We are super proud to present PIM – our expanded tubeless range!  PIM stands for Prepare, Inflate, and Maintain – this means it covers everything you need to set your tyres up tubeless, bring them up to pressure, and make sure they stay up there no matter what the trails and roads throw at you.  “Like with our No Puncture Hassle & Tubeless Valves, we have tested each of the products in this range under the most brutal conditions on the planet with 100’s of hours of R&D testing using a wide...

A few weeks ago, we had the pleasure of welcoming Davi, host of the much-acclaimed HKT Podcast, to Muc-Off HQ. Davi was keen to find out more about the brand, where it came from, what we did and how we did it, and more importantly hear it from the mouth of the man behind it all, our CEO Alex Trimnell.  We showed him round the office, the workshop and also took him to our R&D centre to meet Dr Martin Mathias, aka Doctor M, and show him the extent of our testing facility. It was cool to see Davi listen...

Seeing Matt Jones build and grow his compound over the years has been pretty rad, but although this place allows him to throw down some insane tricks, we couldn’t help but feel it still lacked a little something. Ding! That’s when the idea came. We thought you know what, it’s time to step in and raise the game – time to give this place a little ‘clean’ up. Of course, we didn’t tell Matt about any of this, but here was our plan… We’d head over to Matt’s house, wait until he falls asleep and steal his keys. We’d then...

Who doesn’t love a dream build? Or a dream workshop for that matter? We certainly do, especially when the build was made possible using our range of Muc-Off products. Gee Milner has made a name for himself with his beautiful video productions and his particular focus on his Dream Build series. Today we take a closer look at the darn fine XC machine that is the Rose Thrill Hill 6 Full Suspension bike. Our mechanic is wearing his Muc-Off Workshop Apron to keep oil and grease at bay (and keep the street cred up there of course). All components are...

With CX season well underway, we thought we’d reach out to Muc-Off Ambassador, CX machine and all-round legend Maghalie Rochette, to find out more about her stellar start of season and get a few tips on how to achieve just that... View this post on Instagram A post shared by Maghalie Rochette (@maghroch) on May 31, 2019 at 8:31am PDT For those who don’t know you, could you give us a quick introduction to who Maghalie Rochette is? I live in a small house, next to some awesome MTB trails, with my boyfriend David and our 4 chickens. We live...

The Great Outdoors is our playground. The woods, the open roads, the gravel paths. They all contribute to our daily dose of stoke and are a constant source of inspiration when it comes to designing our products. Naturally, this means that respecting, but also preserving those is important to us, and something we always consider when expanding our range. Aside from using better, more environmentally friendly ingredients or recyclable packaging, we also think of the way and the rate at which our customers use our products. With this in mind, we wanted to highlight our Cleaner Concentrate offering by catching...

Who doesn’t love a dream build? Or even a dream workshop for that matter? We certainly do, especially when the build was made possible using our range of Muc-Off products. Gee Milner has made a name for himself with his beautiful video productions and his particular focus on his Dream Build series. Here he puts together this Orbea Occam trail bike, custom sprayed using Orbea’s MYO customisation feature, and complete with Shimano’s XT 12 Speed groupset. Our talented mechanic is wearing his Muc-Off Mechanics Gloves to keep oil and grease at bay, avoid cuts and scratches, and add to the...

Bikes, beers and bratwurst; what a combo! And one that happens once a year for the Muc-Off team in a little place with a big name: Friedrichschafen! Eurobike 2019 was a week to remember and here’s why…  Feature image and above: Stephan Peters Design We previewed our expanded tubeless range! The tubeless revolution has well and truly arrived, and we’re stoked to be at the forefront, creating user-friendly solutions to help all types of cyclists make the switch or maintain their tubeless set-up! Eurobike was the first time we previewed our soon-to-launch expanded tubeless range and we were stoked to see...

"A Shred a day keeps the doctor away." Someone rad When it comes to any of our product testing, we go to the absolute limits. What better way to test our brand new Downhill jersey, than to send our resident R&D expert and all round shredder Rob Webb (@robo_webb) to some of the gnarliest jumps the UK has to offer. Inspired by the unified feel of military uniforms, but with an all-round punk rock twist. This design incorporates the banded mentality of the Muc-Off community, but with a disruptive finish that encapsulates the ethos of our brand. Made from 100%...

It’s the most anticipated MTB event of year and held at the mecca of all things shred. For another year, we descended on the quaint mountain town of Whistler, Canada for the raddest festival of the year. The Muc-Off riders were there in force, alongside our crew, to cover the week’s worth of shredding. The sun rose on Wednesday morning and with fully stocked shelves, a ton of goody bags and a belly full of poutine, we were ready to tackle the Crankworx crowds! It was the first day of our official Crankworx attendance and also the first day of...

Day 3 was a belter here in Crankworx! Aside from having Tahnee Seagrave take over our Instagram Stories and giving you guys a glimpse of what Crankworx is like for her, we were stoked to witness one of the sickest Whip-Off Championships we’ve ever seen. G Up Or Die, nicely encapsulated in this one picture. It wasn’t just Kaos Seagrave sending it for Muc-Off this time, Elliott Heap from Team Chain Reaction Cycles also put down some serious whips for the EWS posse. Elliott Heap sending it for the EWS boys. Down on the Slopestyle course, Tomas Lemoine made the...

Things are getting rather exciting here as we wrap up Day 2 for us at Crankworx Whistler. We kicked things off this morning with Reed Boggs, who popped by the booth to give his bike a little lovin’ (just wanted to show it off really, but we can’t blame him!). He took a few lucky riders off for a ride down A-Line and Schleyer…. And one of those riders was our very own Glenn! For a glimpse of what that feels like, check out our Instagram Stories. After the ride out, he came back to the Muc-Off booth and joined...

Day 1 is done and dusted for us at Crankworx Whistler and what an epic way to start the festivities… Scrub it til you make it. As we were waiting for our booth to turn up, we took the time to walk around the village and caught up with familiar faces: Elliot Heap and Kelan Grant. Think we’d all agree these guys have got the best custom helmets in the enduro business and it was good to see them shred down A-Line for the Fox Air DH today. Interesting bottle placement for Kelan Grant. Talking of Air DH, we had...

It’s Crankworx week! The final leg of the world’s raddest MTB festival is hitting Whistler, Canada! Not only do we have a solid crew of Muc-Off riders competing at Crankworx this year, we’re also there all week reporting on the action, doing giveaways and getting our riders roped in with Instagram takeovers…   WEDNESDAY Muc-Off Scavenger Hunt At Crankworx? Fancy winning yourself some Muc-Off goods? Then get involved in our Muc-Off Scavenger Hunt! We hide them, tell you where they are via our Instagram Stories, then it’s up to you to find them and claim them. Simples! Ride Out with...

Come take a peek at our Team INEOS swag from Grand Tours past! We've got a pretty tidy collection of signed jerseys and a pretty special set of awards, let's take a closer look...  2015 Team Sky Jersey signed by Chris Froome  Despite starting the year off with a bad chest infection which meant him missing some of the season openers like Tirreno-Adriatico and crashing at La Fleche Wallonne, Chris Froome went on to win Le Tour GC for the second time (see below). He also received an OBE from the Queen for his services to cycling.  Yellow Jersey signed by Chris...

Ever fancied speed-dating one of our Muc-Off athletes? Well this is probably as close as you’ll ever get to do this… Welcome to ‘Getting Muc-y with…’, our brand-new series where we dive into their world and ask them the all-important questions (all the while satisfying your short attention span). This week, we catch up with motocross superstar Jake Shipton. Could you describe yourself in three words for those who don’t know you (yet)?  NEVER EVER SERIOUS What’s your typical morning routine? Sit on the pan, check out YouTube/Insta, grab a double espresso, then head to gym or track. You started riding...