Singletrack Magazine

A new era kicks off in 167: there's a fresh face in the editor's chair (meet the new boss — same as the old boss, but different), while Chipps proves he hasn't really retired at all, returning with a new regular column in The Last Word.
Elsewhere we settle an old argument with Gravel vs 90s ATB, a proper head-to-head to decide which is truly best — and there's only one way to find out… FIGHT. The Rough Stuff Fellowship gets a warm welcome back to these pages in The Right Stuff, then bows out with a Final Draw picturing them let loose at Dyfi Bikepark.
For the wanderers, Crossborder Balkan Biking heads somewhere most of us couldn't find on a map — North Macedonia, Kosovo and Albania. Closer to home, Pinned to the Mynd makes the case for the Long Mynd as the best riding in the UK, route guide included, while The Longest Down tracks down the longest singletrack descent in the country.
There's heart, too: The Groms Are Showing the Way on how bikes have transformed the youth of one Welsh community, and Medusa Cycles visits a Salford shed where a little framebuilding magic happens. Olde:Nu asks how much bikes — and the trails we ride — have really changed since the last century.
Fancy your chances? Singletrack Rookie, our Search For A Star, wants you (or your offspring). And there are two big Gallery spreads to lose yourself in, just because.
Cover: Ben Platt getting loose on a filthy day at the local, shot by James Vincent.