HOPE’S HELPING HAND

THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG…

How is it that I can love listening to a particular

PANNING FOR TRAIL GOLD IN ARIZONA

Huw Oliver goes searching for singletrack gold in the arid mountains of Arizona.

DON’T MYND IF I DO

It’s the Long Mynd Jim, but not as we know it. Tom Hutton proves there are still real classics out there just waiting to be discovered.

COLOUR WHEELS

Sim Mainey goes behind the scenes to find out who decides what colours you’ll be wearing and riding next year, and what will be old hat the next.

CORNISH FASTIES

Barney takes a trip where few bike journos have dared to tread – Cornwall.

HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND ALIENATE PEOPLE

Sanny takes on a Lake District pass too many, nearly breaks Mark and makes Nick Craig swear.

OVERLOOKED AWESOME

Three 27.5in-wheeled bikes that often get overlooked in favour of their bigger travel siblings.

JASON MILES

HELLO, MY NAME IS JASON AND I’M A BIG SCAREDY-CAT

ROCK[ET] SCIENCE

Pete catches up with an enthusiastic and at peace Manon Carpenter on her South Wales home trails

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF… FORT WILLIAM DOWNHILL WORLD CUP

A look behind the scenes of Fort William’s biggest weekend of the year

The Quiet Revolution

A safety and navigation essential for longdistance riding? Or another bleeping digital crutch for those who shouldn’t be in the wilderness in the first place? Rich Rothwell looks at the dramatic influence that GPS units have had on our sport.

RED. ROCKS.

Hannah takes a mountain biker’s pilgrimage.