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Singletrack Magazine Issue 117: Joe Parkin

Less Measuring, More Doing Joe Parkin has the secret of getting fit and he’s willing to share it with you. Spoiler alert: it involves riding your bike. Adults are idiots.…

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Singletrack Magazine Issue 112 : Riding Romania

Words & Photography Tomasz Debiec Glimpsing a world of open spaces, empty mountains and wickedly tough trails. Romania is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and interesting countries in Europe.…

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Singletrack Magazine Issue 112 : The Wayfarer

Tom Fenton and pals head to the Berwyn range to ride the classic Wayfarer trail, though controversially not the ‘right’ way. Words Tom Fenton Photography Andy Heading On 23rd January…

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Singletrack Magazine Issue 112 : Morocco Blues

Carlos heads to Morocco to immerse himself in a side to this country that tourists rarely get to experience. Words & Photography Carlos Blanchard I hear the first small notes…

Singletrack Magazine Issue 116: Man Of Porage

Lee Craigie won the right to host Britain’s most bizarre mountain bike adventure race. Join her as she juggles the craziness involved in choosing this year’s Man and Woman of…

Singletrack Magazine Issue 116: Cross Fell And High Cup Nick

Tom takes on this iconic North Pennine ride. Be warned though, it’s a rucksack and two-sandwiches kind of day out.  Words TOM FENTON Photography ANDY HEADING Do you have a…

Singletrack Magazine Issue 116: Fjord Fiesta

Words Berne Broudy Photography Donald Shearer Pushbiking and peak bagging: Riding the mountains of Norway’s fjords   I’ve been slogging uphill for an hour and a half, my mountain bike…

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Singletrack Magazine Issue 116: Column – Life Cycle Of A Riding Spot

Antony de Heveningham charts the rise and fall of that secret riding spot in the woods near you. The following is based on a true story, and is a tragedy,…

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Why Are These Riders Injecting Tunnock’s Teacakes with Buckfast?

We bring you an extra peek behind the scenes at this whackiest of races. There\'s more to this story But it\'s a member-only story Join us to unlock it and…

Singletrack Magazine Issue 115: Just Get Out There

Words & Photography Charlie the Bikemonger Charlie the Bikemonger urges you toward adventure. Even if it’s a sunburned, punctured, dehydrated, drunken, euphoric adventure in Arizona. Especially if it is. This…

Singletrack Magazine Issue 115: Whistler For Mortals

Words & Photography David ‘Sanny’ Gould What happens if you take a Lycra-wearing cross-country rider and throw him in at the deep end in the world’s most famous bike park?...

Singletrack Magazine issue 114: (Hand) Made In China

Chipps follows the path of an Asian-made bike from concept sketch to mountainside testing. Words and photography Chipps I’ve always wanted to follow the development of a product from first-sketch…

Singletrack issue 114: Snowdon

Tom Fenton explores one of the ultimate must-do locations in British mountain biking. That highest, pointiest bit of Wales – Mount Snowdon.  Words Tom Fenton Photography Andy Heading Apparently, an…

Singletrack Magazine Issue 113 : La Pura Vida

Living life to the full in Costa Rica. Words Holger Meyer Photography Sebastian Doerk There’s a hectic bustle going on at San José’s airport exit. A man tugs at my…

Singletrack Magazine Issue 113 : Gettin’ Grizzly

Tom Fenton’s search for the must-do trails of the UK has resulted in some surprising soul-searching. And a great lap of Grizedale Forest in the Lake District.  Words Tom Fenton…

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Singletrack Magazine Issue 112 : Cannocking on heavens door

In this slightly unusual Classic Ride, Barney takes the Chase to Cannock… Words & Photography Barney Marsh Before we begin, a quick word in your shell-like, if I may –…

South Lakes 100 #Jennride

Stu Taylor reports on a great 100 mile ride for a great cause

Singletrack Issue 1 – Michael Bonney (Orange Bikes) interview

Estimated reading time: 9 minutes Way back, in Issue 1 of Singletrack Magazine, we interviewed Michael Bonney. As friends, family, and the industry mourn his passing, look back fondly as…

Singletrack Issue 1 – Singleminded

Words by Steve Delacruz Picture by Seb Rogers First published April 2001 Singletrack. There isn’t a single word in a mountain biker’s vocabulary that evokes as many memories or passion…

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Singletrack Issue 1 – Fall Girl

by Myra VanInwegen Mountain biking is risky. Unless you try only the tamest trails and walk even the smallest dropoffs, you will crash. Of course, not all crashes result in…

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Singletrack Issue 1 – Bike Test

Estimated reading time: 21 minutes For the first bike test in Singletrack we decided to do something just a little differently. We’ve not picked three similarly priced hardtails. Nor have…

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Singletrack Issue 1 – Long Term Tests

Price: £89.95Distributed by: Extra UK 020 7267 0440 Easton Monkey Lite bars Easton are best known for their aluminium wrangling, but they’ve branched out into carbon fibre rather well in…

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Singletrack Issue 1 – The Armchair feature

Estimated reading time: 24 minutes This is the part of the magazine where we invite you to make yourself a very large cup or coffee, (preferably Costa Rican or Guatemalan),…

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Singletrack Issue 1 – Dostoyevsky’s Bicycle

By Ben Boney M. Books about bicycling are hard to find. I don’t mean ride guides, maintenance manuals, or ‘how to ’handbooks. I mean good books, books that really capture…

Singletrack Issue 1 – Boys on the Hoodz

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes “Big fat fingers wrapped up in woollen gloves struggled to maintain a grip on the elegant curve of the brake levers. It only took the…