NEED FOR SPEED

PECKING ORDERS

I’ve always been interested in the interplay between

SPINEOLOGY

Pete Scullion takes on an alpine ridge ride with the most serious of consequences, and the greatest of rewards.

MAN OF PORAGE

Lee Craigie won the right to host Britain’s most bizarre mountain bike adventure race. Join her as she juggles the craziness involved in choosing this year’s Man and Woman of Porage.

EDITORS’ CHOICE 2017

Over the last year, our writers have tested a bucketful of bikes, a barn load of clothing and gear, and attended a bookcase full of cycling events. Which of these, though, have tickled their fancies enough to warrant the bestowing of a coveted Singletrack Editors’ Choice Award?

THE ISLE OF PURBECK

This Dorset hotspot is not an island, but it does come with a ferry and the promise of adventure, as Tom Hutton discovers.

CROSS FELL & HIGH CUP NICK

Tom takes on this iconic North Pennine ride. Be warned though, it’s a rucksack and two-sandwiches kind of day out.

ROOM 101

Every issue we highlight some of those niggly aspects

CARBON FOOTPRINTS

Carbon wheels are creeping down in price, but are they worth the outlay? David Hayward and the team have been testing six sets under £1500 to see how they compare.

JASON MILES

Jason Miles has moved to another country. Well, Scotland.

WE JUST WORK HERE

Who we are, what we do (but not why) and our New Year’s Resolutions…

Fjord Fiesta

Pushbiking and peak bagging: Riding the mountains of Norway’s fiords

Talking Trickstuff

Team Singletrack caught up with German precision engineering company Trickstuff this summer, in its hidden factory deep in a German housing estate.

LIFE CYCLE OF A RIDING SPOT

ANTONY DE HEVENINGHAM CHARTS THE RISE AND FALL OF THAT