LAST WORD

Editorial

When was the last time you bought any nice paper?

THE BREAKFAST CLUB

SANNY AND KEV ‘DANGEROUS’ HEAD FOR THE HILLS FOR A ‘FIVE TO NINE’ ADVENTURE AND DISCOVER THAT YOU DON’T NEED TO GO FAR TO GET AWAY FROM IT ALL

TRAIL HUNDTER FREMINGTON EDGE YORKSHIRE DALES

TOM CONTINUES HIS COUNTRYWIDE SEARCH FOR THOSE TRAILS THAT EVERY SELF-RESPECTING MOUNTAIN BIKER SHOULD RIDE AT LEAST ONCE

BUILD IT AND YOU WILL RIDE

CHIPPS GOES ON DOWNLAND CYCLES’ TIG WELDING FRAMEBUILDING COURSE, TO SEE IF HIS OFFICE SKILLS CAN BE TURNED INTO MORE PRACTICAL ONES THAT CAN SHAPE AND BUILD A BICYCLE FRAME FROM BARE TUBES

Singletrack Room 101

All walks of life have a Room 101 into which

KATY WINTON

PETE TRIES TO CATCH UP WITH THE SPEEDY SCOT TO TALK ABOUT THE HIGHS OF PRORACING, AND THE DARK DAY WHEN SHE TRIED TO CALL IT QUITS ON MOUNTAIN BIKING

CLASSIC RIDE DEAD BRECONING

BARNEY TAKES IN SOME OF SOUTH WALES’ FINEST SCENERY, AND SOME OF ITS TALLEST NETTLES

PACKABLE PUMPAGE

TEN BIG CAPABLE TYRE PUMPS DESIGNED TO GET YOU INFLATED AND BACK ON TRACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

WAGON WHEELERS

BARNEY GETS HIS CHUBBY ON WITH THREE ENORMO-WHEELED 29+ BIKES

THROUGH THE GRINDER

We’ve had biblical rain, pea-souper fog, snow, freezing rain and occasionally, the bluest of blue sky days. Throughout all of this, the Grinder test team has been riding at all hours to bring you this issue’s collection of rubber and metal on test. Enjoy it while we go for a bit of a lie-down

GRINDER BIKE: WHYTE T-130S

First unveiled for 2015, the T-130 has quickly gone on

MOUNT ELBERT EXPEDITION 4401M

WHAT DO ENDURO RIDERS DO BETWEEN TWO NORTH AMERICAN LEGS OF THE ENDURO WORLD SERIES? THEY RIDE. PAULINE DIEFFENTHALER TAKES UP THE TALE IN AN ENID BLYTON STYLE