MIKAYLA PARTON

A SOLID FOUNDATION

We were adamant that we didn’t want our

10,000 HOURS

They say that it takes 10,000 hours of

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

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

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

BINGLEY BINGO

Amanda and Julia challenge some friends to a game of lockdown bike bingo

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

BIG HITTERS

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

VERDICT

So, three big travel bikes, but also three

BIG BRUISER, DAILY DRIVERS

Andi and the team look at three bikes built for going big that shouldn’t be that good uphill