Singletrack Mountain Bike Magazine

As a cross-country racer, winter is an important time for me. First of all there is a little down time to recover from the previous year before building up for the following season. Traditionally for a cross-country racer, and more and more commonly for a downhill or enduro racer, this means long and steady riding: base miles, often undertaken on road bikes. Boring, cold and often miserable.

You too could spend your weekends face down in a bog in the pursuit of fitness. No? Okay then... Picture thanks to Joolze Dymond.

Part Two, in which Rab dons every layer he owns and ventures outside, follows later this week…