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Man’s Best Friend, Biker’s Worst Enemy?
Mountain bike instructor Ian Bailey gets a few things off his chest. By Ian Bailey I quietly punched the air reading Olly Cheesman’s semi-successful attempt to banish ‘trail dogs’ into Singletrack’s...
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Forward To The Old School
‘Fashion’ is inherently cyclical; with the very survival of the industry largely dependent on that facet; totally reliant on the unquestioning acceptance of the target market, believing that value...
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The (Electric) Shock Of The New
The air was sludgy and oppressive, dragging at every weary crank rotation as progress dropped to a crawl. Salt crystallised on my heavily creased brow and flies mercilessly circled, pointless to swipe...
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Drag Acts And Singlespeeds
Mountain Bike Coach, Ian Bailey gives you some tips on how to get some easy free speed from your bike riding. While it’s as simple as ‘brake less and pedal more’ you’ll find that there a few essential...
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Total Liability
Ian Bailey is a mountain bike instructor and has sent us this reaction to the recent court ruling about a rider who was injured while on a skills course. The instructor was deemed liable and the rider...
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The Number 302
By Ian Bailey Twelfty, twelfty, twelfty… I love football… Bear with me here, this article is about mountain biking but I just want to make a point. For footy lovers of a certain age the number 302 will...
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Acceptable Risks and the Inevitability of Pain
By Ian Bailey Internet comment sections fascinate me. The speed at which they degenerate into outright hostility, off-subject vitriol and blatant trolling reveal many of mankind’s most deplorable...
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Unnatural Development – Are Trail Centres Killing Technique?
My earliest forays into the world of mountain biking primarily involved dragging and shoving my half-tonne, mud-caked, six-gear Emmelle through Exmoor’s boggy murk to reach a mile of semi-rideable...
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