Jason Miles is partial to the odd niche or two: fat bikes and singlespeeds being among them. He’s tolerant of everyone else’s too, provided they don’t keep going on about them.

JASON MILES PHOTOGRAPHY ED ROLLASON

Trail Hunter

The world of mountain bikes provides us with a sometimes bewildering array of Tools For The Job. It doesn’t matter what sort of riding we’re into – cross-country racing, big days out in the hills, riding downhill then sitting in a van to get back to the top – with a bit of thought and some research you can find the perfect bike for your needs.

Many of the people reading this, like me, have more than one bike. Not so much one for every day of the week, but probably a different bike for a given application. You ride your road bike on the road, your cyclocross bike in a ’cross race (or more likely, to work) and your fat bike for… well I’m not sure what.