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CHIPPS, CHIPPS OR CHIPPS?

CHIPPS GETS PHILOSOPHICAL AND PONDERS THE INFINITE OPTIONS PRESENTED BY THE BAGGY SHORTS OF TIME

A DEAD GOOD DAY OUT

PETE SCULLION CONTINUES HIS SEARCH OF THE LAND FOR THE ANCIENT ROUTES THE DEAD WOULD TAKE ON THEIR FINAL JOURNEY. THIS TIME HIS QUEST TAKES HIM TO THE CORPSE ROADS OF THE LAKE DISTRICT

DOWN THE SANDSTONE WAY

OLLY TOWNSEND CHASES SOME KEEN FRIENDS OVER TWO DAYS AND 120 MILES OF THE SANDSTONE WAY, THE NEWEST LONG-DISTANCE TRAIL IN THE UK

RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE

JASON MILES IS NO STRANGER TO BIKE RACING. BUT HOW WILL HE COPE WITH FOUR DAYS OF RACING THROUGH THE TEA PLANTATIONS OF SRI LANKA? AND JUST HOW MUCH CURRY CAN ONE MAN EAT?

THROUGH THE BOGS OF TIME

TOM FENTON TOOK A TRIP TO DARKEST WALES TO REVISIT THE DOETHIE VALLEY – A TRAIL THAT HAS EVERYONE WE KNOW BUZZING

COME ON DOWN

TOM HUTTON REPORTS FROM A BIG DAY OUT IN THE ROLLING CHALK HILLS THAT SURROUND AVEBURY’S STONE CIRCLES. A GOOD, LONG, FAST RIDE, BEST DONE WHEN DRY OR FROZEN SOLID

PROOF OF WATER

CHIPPS AND THE SINGLETRACK WET SUMMER TEST CREW TEST NINE WATERPROOF SHORTS THAT ARE GOOD FOR JUST ABOUT ANY TIME RIDING IN THE UK

LIVING THE TI-LIFE

JASON MILES TESTS THREE 29ER HARDTAILS MADE FROM THAT MAGIC METAL, TITANIUM

THROUGH THE GRINDER

We had some summer! Well, some of us had to leave the country to see any of it, but it’s confirmed that the Grinder crew has been out on actual dusty trails on several occasions over the last couple of months. This doesn’t mean we’ve gone easy on our gear testing. Far from it! We’ve been out every evening, bashing stuff so we can tell you what works and what doesn’t

SUPER MORZINE

OUR ROB HEADS ALP-SIDE, INDULGING HIMSELF IN BIKE LAUNCHES, STRONG FRENCH BEER AND THE PASS’PORTES DU SOLEIL. ALL JUST A STONE’S THROW FROM HIS FANCY CHALET IN MORZINE

RANGING WITH BLACKBURN

HOW DO YOU REVITALISE A WELL-LOVED BRAND IN THE RATHER DOWDY WORLD OF CYCLE TOURING? IF YOU’RE BLACKBURN, YOU BRING IN THE AMBASSADORS. AND IF YOU’RE CHIPPS, YOU TAG ALONG TO FIND OUT WHAT’S GOING ON