Singletrack | Issue 165
That Bike Deserves You.
You should never have to apologise for your bike, however smart or scruffy. You deserve each other. Chipps defends.
Close Pass
Pete Scullion combines a love of tricky, Welsh singletrack with some high-tech fighter jets as both sets of machines take on the famous Mach Loop.
The Long Goodbye
Colin Meagher is a renowned mountain bike race and location photographer, having captured countless precious moments. Now, however, his moments are more precious than ever, as he’s dying of ALS.
Our Public Image Is Limited
Most of us ride our MTBs to enjoy the countryside and get some excersise. Benji wonders why we no longer talk about that, and where mountain biking’s image went wrong.
Maintaining the Ledger
Adam Boggon celebrates the beauty of getting some friends together to ride bikes, just because. A made-up excuse, a route, some friends and… can you lend him a blunderbuss?
Dirty Blues from the Mississippi Delta
Markus Stitz visits the southern American cradle of blues music and comes away even more moved by the landscape and the people.
Through the Grinder
Singletrack’s product-testing feature has graced every issue for 25 years. This issue continues to review the products the team has been torturing in the mud over winter.
Investor List and Thanks
Singletrack World recently invited readers to become shareholders. This is our way of saying ‘Thanks’ to them.
Roadtrip! In 400 miles we can ride bikes
Chipps writes an ode to the mountain biking road trip. The views! The riding! The camaraderie! The trying to find somewhere to stay at 2am in a wet Austria! It’s all here.
Help! I created a tyre company!
It’s not impossible to design and make your own mountain bike tyres. It’s just very hard and very expensive. Chipps speaks to two guys who’ve done just that.
Last Word
Tom Simpson returns with another tall tale from the back of the bike shop. Specifically, the room that they don’t let any customers see into.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Singletrack Issue 165.