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Issue 154: Tech That Should Have Stuck Around

Benji dons possibly rose-tinted spectacles and brings us the technology that he thinks has fallen undeservedly out of fashion. Inverted forks Kicking things off with a real doozy. What are……

Issue 154 Column: Riding By Numbers

Are you beating the clock or beating yourself up? Vicky struggles to get into a healthy race mindset. Words by Vicky Balfour Trudging along, pushing our bikes up a narrow,……

Issue 154 Last Word: Schrödinger’s Stans Monsters

Chipps gets existential in his tyre swapping. Perhaps those new tyres you had on backorder have finally come in, or you’re simply putting in that pre-summer maintenance where you swap……

Issue 153 Last Word: Weights and Measures

Hannah proposes a new system of measurement, putting quality over quantity. Miles covered and feet gained seem to me an inadequate measure of mountain biking. Kilometres and metres likewise. Hours……

Issue 152 Last Word: Start Something

Hannah says just get started. It doesn’t matter where you finish. There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE FOR LESS THAN…

Singletrack Issue 151: Ydyn ni bron yna?

Chipps wonders what happened to the Welsh Government’s promises for a more accessible outdoors for all. Words Chipps Photography Amanda *Ydyn ni bron yna? = Are we almost there? A……

Singletrack Issue 151: I ❤️ My Night Riding Gear

Hannah brings you the clothing and hardware that keeps her spinning through the long winter evenings. Words Hannah Photography Amanda Night riding… it’s something of a necessary evil in the...

Singletrack Issue 151 Last Word: Favourite Meal

Amanda recalls a favourite, awful, meal. Food is a very important part of riding bikes. Not only for the basic fact of us needing the fuel, but it often can………

Issue 150: A Few Feet Away

Anders measures the gaps between doubts, dreams and delivery.  Words & Illustrations Anders Engberg When I was five years old my dad built a 25ft sailing catamaran in the living………

Issue 150: Chipps’ Summer Ridewear

Chipps gives his top kit tips for those summer weeks (or foreign trips) where the temperatures hit ‘scorchio’ and beyond. I’ve had a long-running debate with American (mostly Californian and Coloradan) bike, clothing and shoe……

Singletrack World Issue 150 Celebration

It’s not always new tyres and perfect corners, OK? Singletrack World Magazine is 150 issues old. That’s no mean feat, and we wanted to celebrate it by bringing you a………

Issue 150 Last Word: How did we get here?

In his Editorial, Chipps says you don’t ‘do mountain biking’, you just ‘are a mountain biker’. I wonder though, how many of you thought you were becoming mountain bikers on………

I ❤️ My: All-Season Ridewear

Amanda shares with us the kit that gets her through ride after ride, day after day, through all the seasons. I’m a big fan of layering and I like to………

Column: Weight For It

Benji argues that weight does matter (but not much). The following column will hopefully unite the warring tribes in mountain biking. From the weeniest of weight watchers, to the whatever-est……

Last Word: Riding with Dinosaurs

Is Ian ‘@hardtail_only’ Storer trapped in the past or revelling in his eternal youth? There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE FOR…

I ❤️ Love My… Bike Reviewing Kit

Benji brings you the details of his hard worn – and almost worn out – bike testing set-up. What’s he using and why? There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S…

Issue 148 Last Word: Pizza Tokens

Amanda discovers that engineers don’t necessarily make great meal planners. Words & doodles Amanda When you think of bikepacking, you may imagine adventurous riders following their noses, taking the turn……

Issue 147: Vinegar and Brown Paper

A nasty crash has Chad Bean looking at his local trails from a new perspective. Words: Chad Bean Photography: Sam Reed Autumn is upon us, and the routes through the……

Issue 147: Column: What New Standards Have Been Worth It?

Maybe don’t go to the pub with Benji if you’re a bike industry engineer… Words: Benji   When I say ‘new’ I’m going to be talking about any standard that……

I ❤️ Love My… Indoor Training Set Up

Amanda brings you the details of her finely tuned indoor training set up. What’s she using and why? Garmin Tacx Neo 2TIdentiti AKA HardtailTrainerRoadGarmin HRM ProLifeLine Turbo Trainer TableVacmaster Cardio54……

Issue 147: Last Word: Feel The Love

Hannah goes head over heels… in a good way. Words: Hannah Doodles: Amanda Was it an instant thunderclap of ‘this is it’, or a slow burn realisation that you were happy and……

Issue 146: House of Cards

By Tim Wild Every adventure starts somewhere. Tim Wild’s BC trip starts here, with a prologue to the main feature.  I’ve been obsessing over the logistics of this British Columbia……

Singletrack Magazine Issue 146: A Flying Start

Hannah thinks she’s discovered why mountain biking is fun: it’s because it started that way. “I didn’t realise you were trying to go fast.” I wasn’t trying to go fast,……

Issue 146: Singletrack World Kitchen: Bacon Jam Recipe

Charlie whips up something that sounds wrong, but tastes right. Especially after a few miles on the bike. Bloody Brilliant Bacon Jam. Words Charlie Photography Amanda Imagine a world where…

Issue 146: In Praise of Petrichor

Mountain biking smells aren’t just of damp shoes and disappointment. There’s joy to be found in the company of a good trail nose. Words by Chipps, photography by Mark Do……

Issue 146: Last Word: Mountain Biking Soup

If Hannah has you over for tea, don’t eat the soup… Trails are the onions of mountain biking. You can’t make soup without an onion, just as you can’t mountain……

Singletrack World Issue 145: Last Word – Take a load off

Adam Batty ponders the importance of the humble bench. From a bench.  Words & Photo: Adam Batty A Classic Bench I started to move faster as I approached the bench….…

Issue 144: Zippity Doo-Dah

Zippity Doo-Dah Chipps would like to lead you in praise of the humble cable tie. Words Chipps Photography as credited Every mountain bike guide seems to have two different tool……

Issue 144 Last Word – Eudaimonic

Could there be a way to extend the benefits of a ride? Words Hannah PHOTOGRAPHY Amanda The curse of ‘one last run’ or the last lap is well known. You……

Issue 143 Kitchen: Charlie’s New Wave Hipster Starters

Just as mountain bikes keep evolving, so does food. There was a time when a prawn cocktail would impress people with its juicy shellfish piled high on lettuce with a…