What’s Inside Singletrack Issue 146? Out Today!

If you receive a printed copy of the magazine each issue, it’s now in the post – we can’t be sure exactly when it will land with you, but if you’re in the UK and you’ve still not got it by 28th December please email us. That’s a bit longer than usual, but with the postal strikes we’re expecting some delays. If you’re outside the UK, it might take up to a month to make its way to you, across the sea and overland, so hopefully it’ll be with you by 8th January.

If you want to read the magazine online, or you join us today, you have other options too:

• You can download a pdf of the magazine here. This is an exact copy of the printed magazine.
• You can download an ePub version of the magazine. This is a more basic version of the magazine, with fewer pictures, that you can read in a variety of electronic book programmes, such as iBooks, or on an iPad.
• You can download a Kindle version, for your Kindle. Like the ePub version, this is optimised for Kindles, so has all the words, but far fewer pictures.
• Read the articles online. (Behind the Paywall) We’ll be publishing them over the next week or so, so look out for them popping up on the homepage, or check back here to see what’s new each day.

If you were already a member by 25th November 2022, you can also download the interactive app version of the mag from Pocketmags, which has all the same content as the web page versions, but with all the swipe and tap interactivity you get with an iPad – which is what you need to read this version. We get charged for every download in this format, so you only get access to the versions created while you had an active membership – so if you want a back issue from before you joined us, try one of the other formats above.

Both the Pocketmags and online versions of our articles contain some extra features, like more images, plus some videos – but it doesn’t smell like our printed magazine, and it’s riskier to read it in the bath. If you want a printed copy of any of our magazines – maybe you usually get a digital version but a paper one would be good for a holiday – then head to our shop.

We’d really love to know what you think of the redesigned magazine. Is it easy to read? Is there anything you don’t like? Anything you loved? Head to the comments and let us know, or complete this survey.

What’s inside?

For those of you who have watched the latest Joe Barnes film, this might look familiar. Shot by the ever energetic Pete Scullion during the making of that film, it shows some very UK conditions.

Editorial / We Are Not Alone

Chipps encourages us to get to know our ride-group neighbours.

International Adventure / Bring Your ‘Eh’ Game

Tim Wild heads north for an epic British Columbia trip. Will the stress of the planning pay off?

UK Adventure /Slymefoot Slide

Is it bikes or biscuits that holds Rick Hamilton and his newfound band of bikepackers together as they trial a new Northumberland route?

Editors’ Choice 2022

The very best products of the year, as picked by the Singletrack staffers.

Singletrack Kitchen / Bacon Jam

Charlie combines some of his favourite foods into one densely flavoursome hit.

A Flying Start

Hannah spends a day in Marin at the birthplace of mountain biking, with the happy community of people that created it.

Bike Test / Mountain Bikes For Winter

Benji leads the test team through the winter murk in order to find the ‘perfect’ winter mountain bike.

Classic Ride / Porlock Pleasures

Chipps ventures just that little bit further west than normal and discovers peace, quiet and trails from the sea and all the way deep into the hills.

Pete’s Myths / Nesbyen Huldufolk

Pete chases shadows and Manon Carpenter in their search for this Norwegian myth.

Last Word / Mountain Biking Soup

If Hannah has you over for tea, don’t eat the soup…

And, if you’ve got a print copy, then you’re also getting our free 2023 calendar!

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Hannah Dobson

Managing Editor

I came to Singletrack having decided there must be more to life than meetings. I like all bikes, but especially unusual ones. More than bikes, I like what bikes do. I think that they link people and places; that cycling creates a connection between us and our environment; bikes create communities; deliver freedom; bring joy; and improve fitness. They're environmentally friendly and create friendly environments. I try to write about all these things in the hope that others might discover the joy of bikes too.

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