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THE FUTURE OF E-BIKES
Andi, our resident technology whizz, e-bike fan and lover of the future, looks to see if the electric future is already with us, or worth waiting for
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EDITORIAL
A SOLID FOUNDATION
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10,000 HOURS
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THE FUTURE OF MOUNTAIN BIKE TECHNOLOGY
Dean Hersey gets fully crystal ball and looks at what the mountain bikes we ride might look like in the near-enough future. Will we finally get the hover-bikes we were promised?
KEEPING IT REAL steel
Chipps looks at the enduring appeal of the steel bicycle
BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL BALLS
We asked Pete Scullion to look back on his years as a rider, photographer, marketer and race enthusiast, and look forward to where our crazy sport might be heading in the next decade or two
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OUR PLACE IN THE WORLD, 2041-STYLE
Antony de Heveningham looks at how our cosy world of bicycles might (and might have to) concentrate on the Bigger Picture over the next couple of decades
PETE’S PROS
MIKAYLA PARTON
Pete Scullion searches the land for fast riders with a story to tell. And then he goes riding with them and tries to keep up as they tell him their secrets
UK ADVENTURE
BINGLEY BINGO
Amanda and Julia challenge some friends to a game of lockdown bike bingo
INTERNATIONAL ADVENTURE
THE KIWI BEERVET 2020
A point-to-point, 450km off-road adventure, joining together the finest remote New Zealand country pubs with great riding, great mates and a lot of beer
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Hannah crosses the paper/internet boundary to unearth some of the truth behind a few of the Singletrack Forum personas we know as ‘The Big Hitters’
CATCH MY DRIFT?
This is a somewhat unusual drift catcher – as the magazine hits 20, you find Barney in a retrospective mood as he takes a look at a particular phrase from yesteryear
CLASSIC RIDE: RIVINGTON PIKE
Mark takes a trip back to the trails of his youth and remembers why he still loves riding the trails of Rivington Pike
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