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EVERY SINGLE NOW

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GATE EXPECTATIONS

Sometimes it’s the journey that counts, as Barney found out.

LAST FLIGHT OUT OF ECUADOR

The bike tour of a lifetime for Steve Chapman ended up with an overnight dash to get the last plane before Ecuador shut down.

THE BOTHYIST

Sanny waxes lyrical about the joys of bothy life while accepting that not everything is sweetness and light.

CATCH MY DRIFT?

In which your intrepid reporter attempts to get to the bottom of certain mountain biking vernacular using the ancient arts of Flannelling and Hand Waving.

Moroccan Mysteries

Is it really possible to absorb the flavour of a foreign culture when you’re racing that out through the middle of it? Markus Stitz raced the Atlas Mountain Race and found out.

CASS GILBERT: GENTLEMAN ADVENTURER

On a life of adventure and why it’s never been easier to drop everything, pack a bike and get out and explore.

MENTEITH HILLS

Pete Scullion takes us on a tour of the endless, accessible fire roads and exciting singletrack on the very edge of the Scottish mountains.

Jason Miles LOCKDOWN

Jason Miles is here to take your minds off lockdown and home-schooling. Oh, wait, he’s not…

DYNASTY OF DAVE

Dean Hersey tests three 29er trail bikes with wildly different designs, but one designer in common: Dave Weagle. Will dw-link, Split Pivot or DELTA prove triumphant?

EVIL OFFERING GX EAGLE

Price: £5,199.00 From: Evil Bikes, eu.evil-bikes.com

PIVOT SWITCHBLADE 29 PRO XT/XTR

Price: £8,100.00 From: Upgrade Bikes upgradebikes.co.uk

SALSA HORSETHIEF

Price: £3,000.00 (frame only) From: Salsa UK, lyon.co.uk

LOCAL BIKES FOR LOCAL PEOPLE

Does the local riding shape the bike and the rider? Or does the bike determine where and how you ride? Tom Hill looks at the wide array of bikes that British riders consider perfect for local riding.

DON’T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT

Here are the helmets that have been keeping Singletrack staff heads safe this year.

SLIPPERY WHEN WET, OR DRY

It’s part of Spain, has incredible trails, yet it’s in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean next to Africa. It has to be La Palma in the Canary Islands.

DOM PERRY DEATH OF A MECH

Why are we still hanging a mission-critical component from a remote and exposed corner of our bikes? So asks Dom, as he chainlessly rides home with a bent mech in his pocket.