We sent Pete Scullion to the small Scottish town of Dunkeld to see if it really is the best mountain bike town you’ve never heard of… Words & Photography Pete Scullion Quintessential Scottish spring conditions greet us as we hurtle down an unusually dry Atholl…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 113
Singletrack Magazine Issue 113 : La Pura Vida
Living life to the full in Costa Rica. Words Holger Meyer Photography Sebastian Doerk There’s a hectic bustle going on at San José’s airport exit. A man tugs at my bag: “Taxi?” It’s pitch black. Something must be up with the time zone… It’s 3am,…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 113 : Borderlands
Olly Townsend sneaks up to nearly touch the Scottish border in this most northerly and unridden of English counties. Words & Photography Olly Townsend Apparently, there’s a widely held view in the customer service industry that employees with Geordie accents come across as friendly, helpful…
Singletrack Magazine issue 113 : Kit Bag
Bothy Bag Kit Bag is our chance to have a nosy inside the bags carried by riders from different branches of the mountain bike tree. Each bag has been refined over the years by its owner – adding bits when they’re needed, chucking stuff out…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 113 : The Winter Sun Chancers
Words and Photography Antony de Heveningham The post-Christmas period is a dark time for mountain biking in the UK. Fitness and motivation are low and the only thing on the menu is muddy slop, liberally garnished with wind and rain. To counteract the depression, Antony…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 113 : Staying Intense
Jeff Steber: Staying Intense The founder of Intense, Jeff Steber, talks to Chipps about keeping up with the times and thinking about the future. Without forgetting the past. Words and Photography Chipps Jeff Steber is the first to admit that he’s not the best guy…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 113 : Gettin’ Grizzly
Tom Fenton’s search for the must-do trails of the UK has resulted in some surprising soul-searching. And a great lap of Grizedale Forest in the Lake District. Words Tom Fenton Photography Andy Heading When Chipps asked if I wanted to write about the ‘must-ride’ trails…