Antony finds out the unique challenges that taking a trike around an event like the Dirty Reiver poses. Words Antony de Heveningham Photography As Credited We’re in a van heading……
Antony was a latecomer to the joys of riding off-road, and he’s continued to be a late adopter of many of his favourite things, including full suspension, dropper posts, 29ers, and adult responsibility. At some point he decided to compensate for his lack of natural riding talent by organising maintenance days on his local trails. This led, inadvertently, to writing for Singletrack, after one of his online rants about lazy, spoilt mountain bikers who never fix trails was spotted and reprinted on this website during a particularly slow news week.
Now based just up the road from the magazine in West Yorkshire, he’s expanded his remit to include reviews and features as well as rants. He’s also moved on from filling holes in the woods to campaigning for changes to the UK’s antiquated land access laws, and probing the relationship between mountain biking and the places we ride.
He’s a firm believer in bringing mountain biking to the people, whether that’s through affordable bikes, accessible trails, enabling technology, or supportive networks. He’s also studied sustainable transport, and will happily explain to anyone who’ll listen why the UK is a terrible place for everyday utility cycling, even though it shouldn’t be.
If that all sounds a bit worthy, he’s also happy to share tales of rides gone awry, or delicate bike parts burst asunder by ham-fisted maintenance. Because ultimately, there are enough talented professionals in mountain bike journalism, and it needs more rank amateurs.
\'Tis the season of overgrowth. Here\'s how to protect yourself and how to keep your trails running sweetly with a few trail maintenance tools.
What’s the recipe for building a thriving mountain bike destination? Antony heads north to find out. Words Antony de Heveningham Photos Pete Scullion Scotland is a good place for mountain……
The Marin Rift Zone XR - XR stands for eXtra Rad - bumps the front travel up to 140mm, adds a coil shock and beefs up the build.
The TSG Scope is the top end mountain bike helmet in its lineup, and it\'s a high coverage lid, aimed at riders who want to go fast, down.
Ion K-Pact Zip knee pads are a take on a time-honoured solution: pads you can take off on the climbs and don for the descents.
The Giro Havoc H2O shorts are one of my current go-tos. Though best known for helmets, Giro has been putting out clothing for over a decade.
Effectively a mini extra seat that fixes to your bike\'s top tube, the Kids Ride Shotgun Pro means your kid can come mountain biking with you.
Building unsanctioned trails is a touchy subject. But are there shades of grey when it comes to building illegal trails or is it a black and white issue? We talk…
Specialized recently launched a new range of bikepacking accessories including a frame bag, top tube pack, handlebar bag, and seat pack.
In response to the mountain bikers, it’s the turn of the roadies offer some helpful tips. We’re kind, we’ve not even said ‘Just get a road bike’ There\'s more to…
Your chance to tell the world (well, Cycling UK at least) about where and how you ride bikes and where all that campaigning effort needs to be put
Meet Pip Piper, the maker of \'Mountain Biking - The Untold British Story\' which is co produced by us and just weeks away from release!
In the run-up to the 2016 Mountain Mayhem, we chat to main-man Pat Adams There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE…
Antony predicts the future of the bike industry, according to the bottom half of the internet There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT…
