How To Read Issue 151 of Singletrack World Magazine

Our latest magazine is now available – here’s how you can get your hands on it.

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 24th October please email us. 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 7th November.

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 August 2023, you can also download a version of the mag from Pocketmags if you have an iPad or iPhone. 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.

And of course, you can just buy a copy from our webshop:

On the Cover

Camera:  Sony A7 iii
Lens: Sony 70-200mm f4
Rider: Ben Platt
Location: Les Vallons de la Meije, La Grave

I’d heard stories about the resort of La Grave, and of its wild and untamed trails hugging the mountain side underneath a glacier festooned with ice caves. Ben and I had been riding there all day, dropping repeatedly from 3,200m back to the valley floor and the stoke was high. I grabbed my camera bag for our last run down the ridge, to be met with some of the most perfect conditions I’ve ever had the pleasure to shoot in. Our tyres were spitting up thick clouds of dust that hung in the air for what seemed like an eternity. Glorious late afternoon sunlight streamed through, and good times were had.

JAMES VINCENT, ISSUE 151 COVER PHOTOGRAPHER

What’s inside issue 151?

Editorial

Chipps celebrates being entirely average.

International Adventure: Borneo Singletrack

Steve Chapman helped plant the mountain biking seed in Borneo a decade ago. Visiting again for the first time, he wondered if it had taken root and flourished.

MTB Culture: A Clarion Call

Hannah examines the rise of a new type of cycling club: the collective.

Classic Ride: Witch Way

Amanda goes on an accessible tour of Pendle, Mark’s childhood stomping ground, and discovers there’s pleasure to be had without peril.

Kit Essentials – XC Endurance Racer

Amanda takes you through the kit that keeps her going – between the race tape, or away from it.

Purposeful Adventure: Friends in High Places

Pete Scullion goes in search of the dabs of colour that cling to life in the Scottish mountains.

Bike Test: American Classics

The Singletrack test team get rolling on some old school American brands to see how they’re moving with the times.

I LOVE MY… Night Riding Gear

Hannah prepares for making the best of the worst of it.

Column: Ydyn ni bron yna? (Are we almost there?)

Chipps wonders what happened to the promises of better access for Wales

MTB Culture: Finding the flow

Skipping school and heading to the woods might get some kids told off. Ina De Smet discovered it was exactly what her sons needed.

Last Word: Favourite Meal

Amanda recalls a memorable, terrible, meal.

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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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