Issue 51

Singletrack Mountain Bike Magazine
August 2009

In this ‘Lost & Found’ Issue:
Lest We Forget
Trans-Cambrian Trail
Picos Mountains
Race Fast
Eastern Cairngorms

Cover Picture: Sylvain Turcotte, Carcross, Yukon. By Dan Barham.
Contents Picture: Secret Location. By Dan Milner.
Spineline: I was Cletus all the way

Editorial

We’ve all lost a glove, or a shoe before haven’t we? Let’s remember those that are lost forever…

Lest We forget

Benji looks at the history of our rights of way network and the trails hidden under our noses.

Skye

It’s not just a long way away. Skye is a world away – but a world worth riding.

Blame the Dog

Mike Ferrentino mines the rich vein of internet forum knowitalls…

Singletrack Weekender

Did you miss the best event of the year? We didn’t…

Column – Philip Diprose

Philip is excited about bread and butter rides; home baked, local rides with friends.

Bike Test – New School Ti

Four Ti bikes designed for UK riding from Lynskey, Ragley, Van Nicholas and Whyte.

Ragley Ti
Whyte Trail Ti 19
Van Nicholas Mam Tor
Lynskey Ridgeline LT

IMBA UK – Trans-Cambrian Way

Chipps rides the 100 mile, cross-Wales route over three days. Great riding and big scenery all to yourself.

Through the Grinder

More bikes tested in the wet/dry/wet UK weather.

Alpkit BULB Lantern
Gamut P30 Chain Device
Dakine Amp 18
Syncros FR31 bars and FR stem
Magura Thor
Endura BaaBaa Merino Tech Jersey
Race Face Atlas FR Dual Ring Chain Guide
Specialized BG Ridge Gloves
Bontrager Race Mountain Shoes
Shimano MT52 2009 Shoes
Giro Athlon
Specialized BG Comp Knickers
Bionicon Golden Willow SC

Stoves Mini Group Test
MSR Pocket Rocket
Alpkit MyTiMug
Primus ETA Express
JetBoil PCS
White Box Stove
MSR Titan Kettle

Interview – Dom Mason of Kinesis/Upgrade Bikes

He’s one of the reasons that jump bikes look so good these days.

Column – Faye Stewart

What are the rules about trail diplomacy where you live? Faye knows hers.

Long Term Test Bikes

Here’s the result of half a year of testing and tweaking our own bikes.

Yeti 575 Carbon
Orange Blood
Orange Alpine 5
Gary Fisher HiFi 29er
Intense Slopestyle
Genesis Alpitude
Orange Five

Fitness – Race Fast!

Matt Hart gives out top tips for riding and racing fast, whatever your level of fitness.

Grouptest – GPS Units

Geoff Johnson shows you your options when it comes to electronic navigation.

Garmin eTrex H
Garmin Edge 705
SatMap Active 10
Garmin Oregon 300
Apple iPhone
Nokia Smart Phones

Finding nirvana in the Picos Mountains

Two guys, two bikes, two bivvy bags and some Spanish mountains to explore. The two Jons go big in Spain’s Picos mountains by Jon Meredith and Jonathan Bacon.

Cycle 2009

Our favourite Cycle show of the year returns bigger and better. We’ll be there.

Column – Ed Oxley

Ed’s gone and lost a trail. In a small way, it was his fault for assuming it would always be there. You probably have trails like this one.

Propaganda

We’ve got spanky new tees for you to look good in.

Competition

Win a 2010(!) bike from Trek! A Trek 6300 to be precise.

Socks!

They’re always getting shredded or lost, so why not get inspiration for some new ones from our selection.

Polaris Taction Tread
661 Crew
X-Socks Mountain Biking Short
Smart Wool Phd Cycling
Cannondale Anklet
Garburn Merino
Salsa
Mavic Century
IceBreaker Bike/Run
Sock Guy RockShox
Sock Guy Keep Calm
Alpkit AKdrenaline
Singletrack
Vanguard Pro Sock
Gore Bike Wear
Sock Guy Elite Tech

Scenes

Chipps rides with the Dangerous (mostly) Dads of Prestwich, Manchester. Three hours of urban singletrack just off the M60.

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Route Guide – Eastern Cairngorms

The Queen has Balmoral House there. She abviously knows a thing or two about great mountain riding.

Short: 21.2km (13.17 miles), 2-4 hours
Medium: 28.3km (17.96 miles), 2-4 hours
Long: 39km (24.23 miles), 6-8 hours

Members’ Club

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Outro

It’s been a good month for silly pictures…