Chipps’s introduction to each issue of Singletrack magazine. From random ramblings to musical metaphors for riding bikes.

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Singletrack Magazine Issue 118 : Last Word

barney marsh Train, Train Go Away Barney faces up to the inevitable: he’s not magically going to get fitter by doing nothing. It sits against one wall of the cellar,…

Singletrack Magazine Issue 117: Editorial

Strength through respect Words Chipps 2017 saw car brand Porsche retire from endurance, Le Mans-style bike racing (it’s off to do fully electric racing). Rather than gloating about one of…

Singletrack Magazine Issue 116: Editorial

Pecking Orders Words Chipps I’ve always been interested in the interplay between riders out on a ride, or over a week of riding in the mountains. Mountain biking is a…

Singletrack Magazine Issue 114: Last word

Words Chipps Event organisers and the cycle of abuse, forgiveness and eventual love. As well as writing about bikes and the people behind them, I’ve been involved in organising mountain…

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Singletrack Issue 1 Editorial – I’m old enough to know better

I’m old enough to know better… I should know better than to get together with a couple of friends to try and start a mountain bike magazine, published entirely with…

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Singletrack Issue 1 Editorial 2

GoFar is pleased to announce the birth of its successor. Well this is a bit of a leap isn’t it? From website to real mag. There’s a sort of inverse…