Rants, opinions and general observations from the wide ranging smorgasbord that is our pool of editorial contributors. The usual stuff about what gets said in here isn’t necessarily the view of Singletrack blah blah.

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Bez: “Game Theory”

On mainstream coverage of cycling – and why it needs to change. There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE FOR LESS…

Bez: “The Sounds of Science”

Like music while you ride, or do you prefer nature’s song? Bez examines the whys and wherefores of the headphone debate There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY…

Bez: “The Wedge”

Here’s the latest installment from Bez for your Friday morning reading pleasure. This time it’s about ‘safety’ devices There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO…

What She Said: “XX and XY”

Musings on the value of women-only rides There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE FOR LESS THAN 6p/DAY If you have…

Bez: “I Fought The Law and The Law Lost”

Speed cameras are in the news again, so what better time to gather by the roadside to watch the glorious parade of naked, self-interested human deceit? There\'s more to this…

What She Said: “Introducing…”

Does she like to rant? Yes she does. Is she any good at it? Yes, she’s very good indeed There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US…

Bez: “Just Some Guy.”

Brand new Singletrack Columnist Bez brings news of something for all UK cyclists to celebrate There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND…

Euro Roadtrip Part Two

Like the Dolce Vita, but with bikes and a van There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE FOR LESS THAN 6p/DAY…

All hail the Euro Roadtrip

There’s a lot of “it’s on the way” planning to make a trip worthwhile There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE…

A slightly different world

It’s the Three Peaks race this weekend. 650 cyclocrossers will rampage over the higher, pointier bits of the Yorkshire Dales. Despite it being the 52nd running of the event, it……

Palm Trees, baggy shorts and the end of summer

Chipps reflects on the bizarre location of Interbike, the end of show season and the start of autumn There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO…

Making the most of the summer

The inbuilt thing about being British is that we’re always suspicious of good weather. Especially the more north or west you seem to be. It’s as if we’re expecting a……

Motorists vs Cyclists? Really?

It’s okay folks, we’re completely harmless There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE FOR LESS THAN 6p/DAY If you have an…

Dan’s Tech Centre: How to bleed Avid brakes.

In his second installment, Dan shows how simple bleeding brakes is There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE FOR LESS THAN…

The joys of numb travelling

Chipps goes to the Sea Otter without enough coffee. And recommends it There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE FOR LESS…

Dan’s Tech Centre: How to fit a tubeless system.

New recruit (and wrench) Dan’s step by step guide There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE FOR LESS THAN 6p/DAY If…

To have and to hold and to hoard, forevermore?

Chipps wonders how long it takes for ‘shed junk’ to turn into ‘collectable memorabilia’? There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE…

Eurobike number, er?

Chipps mulls over the changes that have happened in how the world’s largest bike show gets reported. There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK…

Sensible head says no, adventure head says yes.

In a previous life, Singletrack’s art ed. Jorji was a bona fide bike bum… There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE…

In Praise Of Bender

Remember Josh Bender? If you don’t, then you need to know about him. There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE FOR…

A fairy farewell

As some of you may already know, today is my last day at Singletrack Towers 🙁 I await the arrival of my new baby boy and embark on my new……

A time of change

A musing on that newfangled 27.5in thing There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE FOR LESS THAN 6p/DAY If you have…

What’s in your sack jack? Part one.

With another extended cold spell predicted and forecast snow for the weekend, Dave looks into his winter bag There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO…

Monday Morning Debrief No.3

And just how awesome was this weekend? Sun, blue sky and hard frozen, fast riding trails… There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT…

The Monday Morning Debrief No.2

This weekend was all about the local, riding straight from the doorstep and as it turned out alone. Dave gives his Monday Morning Debrief. There\'s more to this story... BUT…

The Monday Morning Debrief No.1

In the first of our Monday Morning Debriefs, Dave fills us in on what the weekend held for him and a group of friends in Swaledale… There\'s more to this…

Megavalanche Virgin no more…

A belated blog on Mega-virgin Jenny’s experience at the biggest mass start enduro race in the world… There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK…

Subs Deals – What are we playing at?

Mark tries to explain why we offer freebies to new subscribers and what it is we are trying to achieve There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN…

Diary of a Megavalanche Virgin Part 3: Win some, lose some…

Well it’s been a while since my last blog and mixture of progress and epic fails. There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT…

County Contrast

Work Experience Ben has done a ride! He tells us how he felt and how it compares to his local riding. There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY…