Photography by Markus Stitz “If you sort of straighten one of your legs, push the bike upwards at the same time and immediately apply both brakes, you might be able...
Jason has been a regular columnist for Singletrack for longer than he was expecting to be. (IN YOUR FACE Mr Haworth, Head of English at Radcliffe High School, Manchester! - Jase).
After wandering into the building trade when he left school, Jason honed his literary skills by reading Viz, Kerrang! and the occasional month-old tabloid that was used to wrap his chips and gravy before miraculously landing in an IT career via an aborted vocational college course, a couple of recessions and a factory job.
Because he learned to drive several years after all of his mates, mountain bikes were just a means of getting around until he discovered that he quite enjoys using mountain biking to really, really hurt himself to the point of exhaustion – which conveniently provides plenty of raw material for the aforementioned column.
As well as writing a column, Jason writes the occasional product review and we’ve sent him to far-away lands a couple of times to see what this easily-bewildered Mancunian thinks of crazy bike races abroad.
Now he lives in Scotland and to prove that he’s all grown up, he’s got a monthly subscription to Viz.
We put mile-muncher Jason Miles to work on the Rotor Kapic Carbon Chainset. Is he leading the pack with these light weight cranks? Spanish component manufacturer Rotor has been around...
Winter lard is coming! Protect yourself! Jason steps back from moaning about everything for a change to deliver a bit of inspirational fitness speak. It’s the start of winter –…
Jason Miles takes a good long look at himself. With his eyes half shut… There\'s more to this story But it\'s a member-only story Join us to unlock it and…
Looking for a lightweight saddle to give you the edge in a race? Jason tried out this carbon railed offering from Syncros. The Syncros XR 1.0 saddle sits at the...
Jason Miles Just when you think you know it all Jason unwittingly becomes the local expert in a cycling sport he knows nothing about. I may have mentioned that I…
Jason Miles Mind Your Manners Jason thinks we might be letting ourselves go when we get on a bike. I wrote in my last column that I believe we have…
Jason Miles has moved to another country. Well, Scotland. I’ve very recently moved house. It wasn’t a particularly straightforward move – we upped sticks and relocated from Manchester to a…
Jason Miles Your big ride. Is it pure? Jason rails against the self-appointed, solo bike ride Council of Elders. I remember a couple of years ago, I threw my hypothetical…
Jason Miles headed to Valencia for a multi-day stage race armed with his race shoes, a positive attitude and, well, that was about it, actually. Words jason miles Photography T…
For those of us that don’t own vans and have families that probably don’t want to share their personal space with a muddy, awkwardly-shaped bike while on a car journey,...
Jason Miles tells us a few home truths about the indignities of 24 hour racing. The physical battle doesn’t end at the finish line. On reflection, rounding off a cycling…
If you forget to lubricate your chain regularly, the Flaér Revo Terra Chain Performance System could be exactly what you need
The shape of things to come Jason Miles predicts the future of bikes and riders after gorging on too many ginger biscuits and sci-fi films. Can mountain bikes get any…
Relive four days of racing through the tea plantations of Sri Lanka in this award nominated tale There\'s more to this story But it\'s a member-only story Join us to…
Is this pack everything that a commuter needs when tackling the urban jungle? Jason gets down and dirty in the city with the Osprey Radial.
What does it take to organise a stage race in a far flung place? There\'s more to this story But it\'s a member-only story Join us to unlock it and…
