Singletrack Issue 1 – Should I stay or should I grow?

Singletrack Issue 1 – Should I stay or should I grow?

There was a Howies advert once with a tag-line that read: “There are more people alive today than have ever died, being alone is going to get harder.” We’d all like to see our sport get more recognition wouldn’t we? We think it’s great seeing…

Singletrack Issue 1 – The Armchair feature

Singletrack Issue 1 – The Armchair feature

This is the part of the magazine where we invite you to make yourself a very large cup or coffee, (preferably Costa Rican or Guatemalan), sit back and take some time out to have a read. Too Much of a good thing A speeding ticket…

Singletrack Issue 1 – Dostoyevsky’s Bicycle

Singletrack Issue 1 – Dostoyevsky’s Bicycle

By Ben Boney M. Books about bicycling are hard to find. I don’t mean ride guides, maintenance manuals, or ‘how to ’handbooks. I mean good books, books that really capture the spirit of life’s greatest distraction, books with a bit of weight to them, some…

Singletrack Issue 1 – Boys on the Hoodz

Singletrack Issue 1 – Boys on the Hoodz

“Big fat fingers wrapped up in woollen gloves struggled to maintain a grip on the elegant curve of the brake levers. It only took the slightest slither of winter frosty dirt to turn them into the smoothest, silkiest, non finger-friendly devices known to man. Centre…

Singletrack Issue 1 – Shoes

Singletrack Issue 1 – Shoes

The subject of shoes seems to stir up some very passionate feelings in people. While you may have many sets of riding clothes, it’s unlikely that you have more than one, or two, pairs of shoes. And as you ride them, you inevitably wear some…