IN PRAISE OF THE TRAIL LESS TRAVELLED

GREASING OUT

Daz was our ride leader for the evening, so he got

JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU KNOW IT ALL

Jason unwittingly becomes the local expert in a cycling sport he knows nothing about.

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

Tom Hutton goes deep into the Czech Republic to discover a world of epic trails and amazing scenery. And the odd earworm too.

MOVING THE GOALPOSTS

Before the Silk Road Mountain Race, Rickie Cotter journeyed alone in Kyrgyzstan to find some peace – and some fear – for herself. She ended up finding far more.

IN THE BAG.

It’s not a review, it’s a relationship. Products aren’t just for testing – they can find their way into our lives, our stories and our hearts. In this edition of Still Going, Tom Hill tells us about a rather special Timbuk2 messenger bag.

GRATE EXPECTATIONS

James Vincent travels to Cheddar, in the West Country for this issue’s Classic Ride, hoping to find fun trails and the one true cheese.

YOU CAN’T SCRIPT ADVENTURE

Scribbles on a map and someone else’s GPX files can never substitute local knowledge. Unfortunately James McKnight didn’t have any of that and, as he discovered, he was soon in way over his head in some of the Pyrenees’ most remote countryside.

SO LONG, HUCKERS

Barney gets his lank on with the longest bike test we’ve ever done.

COTIC ROCKETMAX

When Cotic unveiled the Longshot Rocket prototype in

GEOMETRON G16

Geometron’s Chris Porter is clearly a man with a vision.

POLE EVOLINK 158

Pole is a Finnish bike brand which has been raising

THE VERDICT

So what have we learned? These bikes are an absolute

25 YEARS OF FAKING IT

January 2019 marked 25 years of Chipps being a full-time bike journalist. Here, he pulls up some of the highlights of a quarter of a century that spans cantilever brakes to e-bikes and McRoy to Minnaar.

BUDGET BOLOGNESE

Sanny, Dave and Matt tackle the Veneto Trail to see if it is possible to have an overseas adventure without sending the credit card into meltdown.

IT’S PRONOUNCED “ROO-REE.”

Pete Scullion is on a mission to ride with his mountain bike heroes and see what makes them tick. This time he catches up with Junior Downhill World Champs legend turned neoenduro pro, Ruaridh Cunningham.

ADAM BATTY

A SPOTTERS GUIDE TO MOUNTAIN BIKE GROUPS.