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Reader’s Ride: Dan’s Surly 1×1
Have a quick nosey at this very comfortable green machine sent in by a clueless idiot.
Reader’s Ride: Tracey L’s Specialized Turbo Levo
Say hello to this four year old S-Works eeb that finally needs a new rear tyre.
Outta The Archive: The Second Singletrack Classic Weekender from 2010
The Second Singletrack Classic Weekender was bigger and better – and harder than before…
Reader’s Ride: Dallas M’s Marino Gemstone
Kicking off a radical Monday with a playful sense of discovery and toy-like nostalgia bike.
Reader’s Ride: Matt B’s Clandestine Combe
Check out Matt B's best friend of a bike made by his actual best friend.
Reader’s Ride: Stuart M’s Stooge Dirt Ti Tracker
Time for a bit of dirty dropbar pre-gravel action with this 54in(?) Stooge Tracker.
Outta The Archive: Hans Rey In Hebden from 2016
Chipps profiles this popular rider’s reinvention from competitor to adventure rider to personality and brand ambassador.
Reader’s Ride: Mark S’s Commencal Meta AM
Have a nosey at Mark S's 5ft8in 73kg Commencal Meta AM from 2021.
Reader’s Ride: Adam R’s Orange P7
An oldie but a goodie for this week's RR. Have a nosey at this Orange Pie 7.
Reader’s Ride: CitizenLee’s Orbea Rise LT H10
Chocolate eggfest can't stop Reader's Rides: here's a not-Levo-heavy eeb with an outdated motor.
Reader’s Ride: Josh M’s Specialized Stumpjumper Pro
Here's one of the nicer looking modern MTBs. Who doesn't love a bit of neon pistachio?
Reader’s Ride: Pietruszka’s Cotic Soul 27.5
Kicking off the week is a perfectly messy steel machine from 2018
Reader’s Ride: LMTTM’s August Cycles Big Blue
Another entry that we dug out of our back end, so to speak.
Why is racing Enduro so expensive?
We ask a race organiser to explain the situation and discuss the future of the UK Enduro scene
Reader’s Ride: Dez B’s Transition Throttle
This submission fell down the back of our server sofa but it's still well worthy of RRing!
Outta the Archive: Ibis Ripley review from 2001
You won't believe the ride (probably because you won't believe it'll work at all...)
Reader’s Ride: John B’s Maverick ML7.5
Here is John B's modified URT Maverick that still puts smiles on faces, even after 20 years.
Outta the Archive: DIY Framebuilding SOS from 2006
Fish Out of Water: Bicycle Plumbing from Issue 28, May 2006.
Reader’s Ride: Matt L’s Rocky Mountain Instinct
Here is Matt L's heavily discounted but satisfactorily heavy alloy Rocky Mountain Instinct
Outta the Archive: Organic Mountain Biking from 2006
Are manmade trails the saviour or scourge of mountain biking?
Contributor Bike Check: Aran’s 2020 Giant Reign
Six years old and ridden within an inch of its life, this 2020 steed refuses to die. Despite Aran. Bike model & year? 2020 Giant Reign 1. Bought six years ago from Ride-On bike shop in Rawtenstall and ridden extensively since. What size is this…
Reader’s Ride: Dave M’s Stanton Switch9er FS Ti
Here is TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsSTR's long-fancied Stanton Switch9er FS Ti
Reader’s Ride: Kevin H-R’s Pipedream Moxie MX3
This week's RR is Kevin Harley-Roberts and his Long Pink Panther
Outta the Archive: Singletrack Room 101 from 2015
Some bikes, people, components and habits need to be cast into Room 101. Mark is judge, jury and executioner.
Reader’s Ride: Andrew B’s Orange Stage Evo
Continuing this season of Reader’s Rides, here’s Andrew Brown's never-weighed just-ridden Orange Stage Evo
Outta the Archive: Sheffield City to the Peak District and back in a day
Chipps tries to keep up with professional fit blokes Simon Richardson and Nick Craig as they leave the city and head for the Peak.
The Big Freeze: Issue 164 bonus gallery
Markus Stitz swapped the chill of Scotland for the deep freeze of bikepacking in Norway in the depths of winter.
Reader’s Ride: Tops 5’s Hope HB.916
Kicking off this season of Reader's Rides, here's the mysteriously named Top 5's non-noisy Hope HB.916.
Outta the Archive: Cycling is a selfish and narcissistic pastime
Benji muses on his last two weeks of independent, dependent living.
Members’ Crossword Generator: give us a clue
If you fancy yourself as a crossword creator then have go at this
Staff Bike Check: Mark’s 2020 Norco Sight
Ye olde 2020 Norco Sight A2. If it ain't broke. Run what you brung. Etc.
Staff Bike Check: James’ Deviate Highlander II
Check out Mr Vincent's more-playing less-monstertrucking Deviate Highlander II.
Things I’d quite like the bike industry to stop doing now please
Getting a few things off my mountain biking chest
Staff Bike Check: Chipps’ Genesis Croix de Fer 931
A look at the gravel bike Chipps uses for his, er, style of gravel riding when he's not mountain biking.
Opinion: Click and collect (much later)
Take a minute to think about the moments you'd like to experience this year, and start sowing the seeds
Meet The Maker: Paul ‘Burf’ Burford of BTR Bikes
Paul ‘Burf’ Burford is a maker through and through. As you’ll see if you follow his Instagram feed, if something breaks, his response is rarely ‘Where do I buy a new one?’, but instead ‘How can I fix this?’. You’ll also clock him on Dad…
Meet the Maker: Jack Kingston – tea, and tartan paint
You know the joke about tartan paint? Jack Kingston is a sought-after bike finisher and painter from Yorkshire who can make your tartan paint dreams come true.
Bike Check: Ted James’ Adjustable Moto Proto
On the Ted James stand at Bespoked Manchester, this bike was practically just cooling down, having still been being built the night before. Ted talked us through the build of this Moto Proto.
Alfano Froad: when Fat Bikers hit the drops
'Watching it go from a pile of loose tubes to a bike frame never ceases to be magic.' Meet the maker of the Alfano Froad bike
Bike Check: Harry’s HP Bike Project ‘My Downhill Bike’
Check out this impressive first effort at bike building!
Tools: A love letter to those who put them in our hands
This was originally the editorial piece in a Weekly Word Newsletter. When it went out, a few people suggested that it would make a great Forum discussion/reminiscing topic. So here it is for you to read, and then head to the comments to recall the…
Sideways – a journey from motorsports, fishing and sailing to custom carbon fibre bikes
Vee from Sideways makes custom carbon fibre bicycle frames. Mainly road and gravel and ‘single speed fun bikes’, but she also says there’s a ‘hardtail pending’. I spent a few minutes with her at Bespoked Manchester in order to find out a bit more about…
Bike Check: Creature Cycles Galago – with bushings, not bearings
James from Creature Cycles had one of the more eye catching bikes on display at Bespoked Manchester. The pearlescent turquoise paint, the low offset stem, and the organic form of the bike were all likely to grab your attention, but there was plenty more going…
Tomo Bikes: Tall Bikes and more, for more fun
Jonathan Thompson from Tomo bikes was at Bespoked Manchester with three very different creations. His Apocalypse build entry was pretty epic, while his mid-tall bike with giant hooter looked as refined as a Victorian penny farthing. And then, as if to prove he can be…
Meet The Maker: Rasch Bikes – second ever frame!
Kata Rasch was at Bespoked Manchester with her steel brazed hardtail. As a new builder landing in a foreign land and having a whole bunch of people ask you about your frame in a second language, it must have been quite an intimidating experience. I…
