Tuesday Treats 145: Premier Prize

Tuesday Treats 145: Premier Prize

Here it is – your entry into Premier prize goodness, plus our previous week's, TWENTY winners

The MegaAvaLaugh

The MegaAvaLaugh

Some days, messing around on a truly inappropriate bike is all you need to remind yourself how great mountain biking is.

Best Article Nominee: The trouble with women’s mountain bikes.

Best Article Nominee: The trouble with women’s mountain bikes.

Why women’s mountain bikes are in danger of finding themselves mired in a muddy puddle of mixed messages.

Best Article Nominee: Man & Boy

Best Article Nominee: Man & Boy

Teenagers can be hard work. But what’s it like being Dad when the teen is a world-class downhill racer?

Catapulting Boulders: Bez

Catapulting Boulders: Bez

Bez illustrates that to get the police on our side when things go wrong cyclists on the road need to be whiter than white.

Throwback Thursday – GBRS

Throwback Thursday – GBRS

Louise Kidney tries a ride without her traditional, electronic GBRS – or ‘Global Brain Replacement System’

The Value of Unenforceable Laws

The Value of Unenforceable Laws

What has a new French law prohibiting headphones in cars got to do with us cyclists? Bez goes deep into the consequences

Unnatural Development – Are Trail Centres Killing Technique?

Unnatural Development – Are Trail Centres Killing Technique?

Ian is a MTB coach and he reckons trail centre riders have it far too easy and natural trail skills are getting rarer

Throwback Thursday: Without the Glowing Screen

Throwback Thursday: Without the Glowing Screen

Going all the way back to issue 63, Mike Ferrentino leaves the internet behind

Throwback Thursday: Crashing with Libet

Throwback Thursday: Crashing with Libet

Barney gives us a brain lowdown with the science of crashing

Tuesday Treats 144: Premier Prize

Tuesday Treats 144: Premier Prize

Here it is: your passport to premier prize goodness. We have TWENTY copies of the GRIT.CX 2015 Annual up for grabs!

Pickled Hedgehog: “On The Up.”

Pickled Hedgehog: “On The Up.”

Are destinations like Bike Park Wales good for us or not? Alex gives us his take on the issue.

Tech Feature: Why Turn It Up To 11?

Tech Feature: Why Turn It Up To 11?

Is 1x11 just for racers? Er, no. Dr. May has seen the wide-range light – and he's here to explain why you should try it, too

Throwback Thursday: Interview with Stan the Man

Throwback Thursday: Interview with Stan the Man

Issue 81 takes us back to an interview with the legendary man behind Stan's NoTubes

Man In Red: “Planning To Get Hurt.”

Man In Red: “Planning To Get Hurt.”

Our mountain rescue insider, Jon Bateman, examines the risks in mountain biking – and how you can best prepare for them

Tuesday Treats 143: Premier Prize

Tuesday Treats 143: Premier Prize

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Forth Fat 2015 Report

Forth Fat 2015 Report

More Sea Potter than Sea Otter Classic (or how CJ took a trip to the Fat side)

Tuesday Treats 142: Premier Prize

Tuesday Treats 142: Premier Prize

Here it is: your passport to premier prize goodness

Positive Altitude No.3 – Ben Rinnes

Positive Altitude No.3 – Ben Rinnes

It was only a matter of time before we headed north to Scotland in our quest for positive altitude

Throwback Thursday: Steve Worland Talks About Fun

Throwback Thursday: Steve Worland Talks About Fun

In issue 76, Steve Worland took us back to his days of competitiveness and enjoyment. The question is - why do we ride our bikes?

Throwback Thursday: What Goes On Behind The Lens

Throwback Thursday: What Goes On Behind The Lens

Mike Ferrentino gives us an insight into what makes the perfect image

Tuesday Treats 141: Premier Prize

Tuesday Treats 141: Premier Prize

Here it is: your passport to premier prize goodness

Dented Lid? Put it down with an axe: VIDEO

Dented Lid? Put it down with an axe: VIDEO

Public service or a gratuitous excuse to hit an old helmet with an axe? You decide.

Throwback Thursday: Roly Lambert Reminisces

Throwback Thursday: Roly Lambert Reminisces

Roly Goes Downhilling. This can not end well.

The Bikemonger: “What would Lance do?”

The Bikemonger: “What would Lance do?”

Cheating is bad, kids. Unless you've got a reason to do it – then it's OK

Bez: “Karr’s Choice”

Bez: “Karr’s Choice”

Bez highlights more cases of driver errors that cause death failing to be dealt with by the courts.

Interview: Rowan Sorrell

Interview: Rowan Sorrell

Sim sits down with trail builder extraordinaire Rowan Sorrell to find out if there truly is brass in muck

Pickled Hedgehog: “Don’t Look Down.”

Pickled Hedgehog: “Don’t Look Down.”

"It's the scariest thing I've seen since I inadvertently opened my 14 year old daughter’s wardrobe." Gap jumps are just tabletops with the middle dug out.

Greg: It’s not easy being green

Greg: It’s not easy being green

The bike industry won't let Greg go green with his worn out parts

Throwback Thursday: Singletrack Heroes – Dan Jarvis

Throwback Thursday: Singletrack Heroes – Dan Jarvis

In the wake of the weekend's World Cup, we celebrate the stalwart of Fort William downhill commentary

Tuesday Treats 140: Premier Prize

Tuesday Treats 140: Premier Prize

Here it is: your passport to premier prize goodness…

Pickled Hedgehog: “Some numbers don’t lie.”

Pickled Hedgehog: “Some numbers don’t lie.”

Alex is an addict. And, like all addicts, he can give up any time he wants

Man In Red: “Inside Mountain Rescue.”

Man In Red: “Inside Mountain Rescue.”

Jon Bateman is a member of Scarborough & Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team. In the first of two columns, he explains what they do, and why they do it

Throwback Thursday: Interview – Manon Carpenter and Annie Last

Throwback Thursday: Interview – Manon Carpenter and Annie Last

We look back to 2012, with an up-and-coming Manon Carpenter, as well as future Olympian Annie Last

Bez: “Them and Theirs”

Bez: “Them and Theirs”

Bez goes after the BBC's You and Yours representation of cyclists and tears a strip off them through the medium of actual facts

Throwback Thursday: The Joy of Bonking

Throwback Thursday: The Joy of Bonking

It’s a rite of passage for any cyclist and it’s the near-exclusive preserve of cyclists and long distance runners. It’s terrible to experience, yet we all fall foul of it despite knowing how to prevent it.

Throwback Thursday: Everyday Centurion

Throwback Thursday: Everyday Centurion

One hundred rides of an ordinary man

Tuesday Treats 139: Premier Prize

Tuesday Treats 139: Premier Prize

Here it is: your passport to premier prize goodness

Pickled Hedgehog: “Objects in the rear view mirror.”

Pickled Hedgehog: “Objects in the rear view mirror.”

The next big thing is on its way – but just how big is it actually going to be?

Tom: “We are family.”

Tom: “We are family.”

Blood is thicker than chain lube

Technical Difficulties: “Houston, we have a problem.”

Technical Difficulties: “Houston, we have a problem.”

Antony's in a confessional mood. And he's got plenty to confess to

Throwback Thursday: Tweedlovin’ – Valley of the Bike People.

Throwback Thursday: Tweedlovin’ – Valley of the Bike People.

With only a few days until the start of TweedLove 2015, here's a recap on what made last year's event so good.

Bez: “Receding Hare Lines”

Bez: “Receding Hare Lines”

A countryside lament.

Throwback Thursday: S24O

Throwback Thursday: S24O

Aaron Teasdale records a summer of sub 24-hour camping adventures, taking his kids with him

The Bikemonger: Oi! Not that one…

The Bikemonger: Oi! Not that one…

A nearly true and dreadful tale of what you are thinking, and what you should be thinking.

Throwback Thursday: Rad Science.

Throwback Thursday: Rad Science.

Just how much difference does a choice of bike make over a short distance? Roly gets his stopwatch out

Technical Difficulties: Rut Rage

Technical Difficulties: Rut Rage

Antony gets sideways about ruts

Throw Back Thursday: The Kentmere Wild Ride Fail.

Throw Back Thursday: The Kentmere Wild Ride Fail.

In preparation for our upcoming feature on Nan Bield in issue 97 of Singletrack, here's a contrasting tale of total Nan Bield failure.

Mountain Journal No.2 – Snowdon

Mountain Journal No.2 – Snowdon

In the second of Dave's Year of Positive Altitude, he gathers a team to tackle Snowdon

Pickled Hedgehog: “Did you hear something?”

Pickled Hedgehog: “Did you hear something?”

Spring's here at last, and Al Leigh is waxing lyrical about the joy of dust...

Technical Difficulties: “The Placebo Effect”

Technical Difficulties: “The Placebo Effect”

The mere mention of homeopathy is enough to send certain individuals into paroxysms of rage. So why is it still so popular – and what does it have to do with bikes?