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A year of air, smoke, and huge jumps – Danny Wilson’s gallery of 2017
In a change from our usual programming, we bring you an injection of rad
What Should You Do About Other Cyclists Jumping Red Lights? Nothing, Reckons Antony
Another day, another anti-cycling headline. Antony wonders why people love to hate cyclists.
This Is What Happens When You Throw A Lycra Clad XC Rider In To The World’s Most Famous Bike Park
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? Do you create a gnarly dude who says ‘stoked’ a lot or do you end up with a gibbering wreck? We…
The 7 Top Tools Of The Trek Enduro Mechanic
Ever wondered what's inside a pro mechanics tool kit? Chipps met up with Trek mechanic, Ray Waxham, to find out.
Be More Like Rambo With Chipps’ Trail Knife Picks
Did you get some Christmas spending pennies? How about treating yourself to a new trail knife.
Can’t Ride? 7 Bike Videogames To Get Your Two Wheeled Fix
How can you ride bikes when not riding bikes? Videogames, of course
Ditch The Twitch – 14 Ways To Turn Your XC Bike Into A Confidence-Inspiring Rad Machine
Got an XC bike? Want to make it more capable, more comfortable, and more versatile? Here are 14 tips on how to do just that.
Amanda Batty: “Stop Fighting And Show Your Wilderness Some Respect”
Mountain bike access is a hot button issue in the United States right now, with trail and MTB advocacy groups even fighting each other
Winter Riding Sucks! Here’s 8 ways to get you motivated
You could slog on through winter, enjoying your riding less and less... or you could give one of these alternatives a go instead.
11 Ways To Buy A Bike Without Your Partner Noticing
Read this if you want to ensure that N+1≠Divorce.
Canyon Relaunch Gravity Range – And It’s Not Just Downhill Bikes
Canyon are updating their range of gravity bikes, but not just that: they’re also launching some of their own finishing kit too, under the brand name G5. Of course, this update includes the Sender, Canyon’s downhill bike, but also – hold on. Here’s the Sender:…
Fear And Learning In The Surrey Hills: How To Use Science To Overcome Your Fears
Adele learns to embrace the risk and put the fun back into her ride.
Adventurer, photographer, but not videographer? We chat to Dan Milner.
Adventurer, photographer, but not videographer? We chat to Dan Milner
10 Top Tips To Get You Ready For Winter Trails
A timely list of good advice: Sanny has made all the schoolboy error mistakes so you don't have to.
Interview: Dan Milner – Photographer, Premier Version
We chat to Dan Milner, great photographer, and (possibly) funny videographer
Why Are These Riders Injecting Tunnock’s Teacakes with Buckfast?
We bring you an extra peek behind the scenes at this whackiest of races.
Gallery – Finland: 100 Years Old
You can't fit all the images from a trip into the magazine - here is a selection that didn't fit into our Issue 115 feature.
Forward To The Old School
Ian wonders: are we really all enduro riders, or do we just own enduro bikes?
Interview: SussMyBike Inventor Alan Mason
Two years on from the Kickstarter launch, we caught up with SussMyBike to ask what's after Crowdfunding
Bike Test: 3 Killer Hardtails Tested & Reviewed
These three hardtails certainly aren't just for beginners.
Interview: Chris Porter – On Losing And Then Finding His Mojo?
"Funny that the words Cooperation and Corporation are so similar and so different."
Review: High Tech Trail Tyre Group Test
James put 10 burly trail tyres to the test. Few survived. Read the full results to find out which ones he recommends.
Hero Dirt: Why Do The Bikes Get All The Attention?
With all the shiny products being paraded in front of us, is mountain biking losing touch with the places we ride?
A Right Old Pyrenees Up
Barney takes a trip way, way down South with his family - can mountain bike riding on a family holiday actually work?
10 UK-Made Full Suspension Mountain Bikes
From XC through to Enduro, carbon to titanium, and single pivot through to virtual pivot; here are 10 full suspension bikes made right here in the UK.
10 Things The Mountain Bike Industry Needs To Stop Doing
Antony has a beef about many things that the bike industry keeps doing wrong. How many do you agree with?
Column: Are You Brave Enough For Big Love?
Adam Batty reckons that telling your riding pals that you love them is harder than going off any jump
7 Trail Shoes Tested & Reviewed
Just because you run clip-in pedals, doesn't mean you have to wear stiff XC racing slippers. Here are seven tough trail shoes designed for all-round riding.
Column: To E, Or Not To E?
Adele finds an unexpected benefit to e-mountain biking – and then clobbers her knee.
Winterising Wil: A Guide To Dressing For Winter Riding
How do you dress an Australian for his first British winter? Chipps put together this handy clothing guide on what to look for in winter apparel.
Keep An Eye On Yourself
It's World Mental Health Day today, and Tom Johnstone has lessons to share about the Black Trail Dog
Interview: Katy Winton
As Katy Winton is announced as this year's 'Fox' for Red Bull Foxhunt, find out how she nearly gave up on bikes altogether
Beating The Commute Blues
As summer sun turns to autumn gloom, Hannah tries to look on the bright side of commuting by bike
The Law Will Be Fixed
As the Government announces a review of cycle safety law, Bez fears where we're heading
The (Electric) Shock Of The New
Instructor and racer Ian Bailey admits that, some day, he probably will own an e-bike. But not just yet
OMX Pro Team: Not Monkeying About
From four mates to a pro team - we check out the story behind the team backing the UK's best XC riders
Racehead: Rumble In The Jungle
Relive four days of racing through the tea plantations of Sri Lanka in this award nominated tale
The Law Must Be Fixed…Mustn’t It?
Bez examines the laws currently available to prosecute cyclists - do we want new ones?
Video: The Adventure of Racing
A video that will have you checking your bank balance and flight times
Group Test: 29+ Mountain Bikes
We review three 29+ mountain bikes from Jones, Salsa and Trek. Are wagon wheelers here to stay? After this test, Barney certainly thinks so.
Declaring an Interest
Chipps' Editorial column from issue 114 sets out Singletrack's honest approach to advertising and sponsorship. Is it enough and will any other magazines follow suit?
‘Ard Rock 2017 – It Really Was ‘Ard!
Singletrack intern Finn races, and reports from, the 'Ard Rock Enduro
First Time Bikepacking – Notes From A Very Small Island
Hannah and Ben from Flare Clothing decided to try bikepacking in a gap between Scottish events, so headed to Raasay
3 Bikes To Survive The Zombie Apocalypse
What bike would you choose to survive the Zombie Apocalypse? We test three UK-made bikes to see which one would be our saviour against the undead
