Just as mountain bikes keep evolving, so does food. There was a time when a prawn cocktail would impress people…
Charlie Hobbs
Grumpy, happy, hairy, overweight and awesome. I started riding offroad in 1978, and never stopped. I was once Charlie The Bikemonger, I invented orienBEERing, the Clunker Classic, and the Dorset Gravel Dash. I own the Bum Butter brand and I'm a co-owner of Dirt Dash Events. I also work at Singletrack, I have the self-appointed job title of "Overlord of the leftovers" and look after the merch shop, and marketing. Other interests include skateboards, surfboards, motorbikes, and cooking (I invented the Beefer Reefer).
Fresh Goods Friday 599: Democracy Inaction Edition
We hope everyone (in the UK at least) is recovering from the white heat of excitement that comes with taking…
Review: Adidas FIVE TEN Gore-Tex Trailcross
This review featured as part of the Kit Essentials grouptest in issue 142 of Singletrack World. All-mountain meets all-weather excellence…
Singletrack Forum Tool & Beaverage Ratios.
Introducing the Singletrack Forum Bottle Opener. The Singletrack forum really is one of the most amazing corners of the interweb. It is…
Issue 142 Singletrack Kitchen: Chipps’ Stag Breakfast
When Chipps got married last year, inevitably there was a stag gathering in the mountains with bikes. Much to everyone’s relief it…
Never Stop Playing – Charlie’s Birthday Merch Deal
At Singletrack we like to do a mega merch deal when we have a staffer birthday. Today I turn 50.…
Benji’s Turbo Mega Birthday Deal Thing.
Singletrack’s leading bike tech botherer, Mister Benjamin Haworth, is celebrating his birthday this weekend. Benji has been in the mountain…
Singletrack Kitchen: Charlie’s Cheesy Chilli Cakes & Roasted Red Soup
This is a nice winter recipe that will warm you through on one of those ‘can’t feel my toes, but…
Specialized Levo SL Comp – Editors’ Choice Awards 2021
The Singletrack Staffers pick the standout products and locations from their riding year. This article was originally published in Singletrack…
Fresh Goods Friday 575 – Tah Dah! All the Fuzzy Feels
This is a warm and fuzzy Fresh Goods Friday – good vibes all round, as you lot kindly donated over…
Give Singletrack And Save £22.50, Plus Get FREE Merch.
Christmas is almost upon us, and as part of our Singletrack member services… we have come up with a mind…
Fresh Goods Friday 574 – Welsh Caves and French Punk
We’re going to assume you’re here for a little escapism and don’t want us to remind you of all the…
Singletrack Recipe Column: Cuban Cluckio Sandwichio
Our very own Charlie Hobbs has been persuaded to give up some of his al fresco culinary skills in the…
Fresh Goods Friday 572 – Firing On Most Cylinders
A combination of staffers taking half term off, and three staff households having the Covid has led to a half-staffed…
Do plants have feelings? Forum Thread Of The Week
The Best Forum Threads Now Get Prizes. The Singletrack Forum, both the “Chat” and “Bike” variations, are really remarkable bits…
The “Be Excellent” Reminder Device.
It’s more than just a watch. I recently visited Elliot Brown watches down in my old stomping ground of Purbeck,…
Singletrack Elliot Brown Watch Available Now. But not for long.
Less than a week to go ’til the order book for the Singletrack Elliot Brown Watch closes. Thanks to all…
FGF 566 – Happy Days, Sad Days
We start this Fresh Goods Friday with sad/happy news. Sad for us, and you, but happy for Lauren. She’s been…
Join us at The GT Malverns – tickets on the gate.
Join Charlie & Chipps at the GT Malverns bike fest. We have loaded up the van, packed our party pants,…
Elliot Brown Singletrack Watch Project Update.
Great news everyone. The creation of the Elliot Brown Singletrack watch is not straight forward. For a start Elliot Brown’s…
Join Singletrack at the GT Malverns Classic. 26th – 29th of August
Being a Singletrack full member is bigger and better than it’s ever been. There are a whole bunch of perks…
Study Proves Hippies Have Infiltrated Singletrack + WIN LUBE
Charlie has taken a scientific approach to sourcing our next product for the Singletrack Merch Store I started by profiling…
Singletrack 20 Year Elliot Brown Watch
We are incredibly excited to team up with Dorset based watch company Elliot Brown to celebrate Singletrack’s 20th birthday, with this…
Fresh Goods Friday 557 – The One With A Rhino, a Wolf and an Elephant
As that boat finally leaves that canal and heads our way – hopefully with a few bikes aboard – and…
Fresh Goods Friday 556 – The Everything Is Biting Us Edition
This week has flown by in a flurry of nettle stings, sun burn, midge bites and paper stitches. Bulk orders…
Charlie’s Trail Kitchen: Mexican Hangover Cure – Michelada Chilada
Whether you are chilling out in the garden, stopping on the trail, or in desperate need of a hangover cure,…
Fresh Goods Friday 554 – The Make The Most Of It Edition
Yes, a week until the solstice, the weather is (mostly) looking up, previously muddy trails are now dry, dusty (and…
Charlie’s Greatest Airs: Not Jumpy – Not Grumpy.
We have just had 100 of our “Not Jumpy – Not Grumpy” mugs delivered to Singletrack Towers, and that got…
Celebrate our birthday – or yours – with a screen break
Twenty years, twenty years eh… blimey… where do it go… 20 years of Singletrack mountain bike magazine. We would say…
Zen And The Art of Buying Bike Parts
We now live in very challenging times for buying bike parts and accessories, and indeed bikes. Covid has kicked production…
Member Discounts… Don’t be fooled.
Yeah it’s hot and sunny and about 20c in Yorkshire, but please don’t be fooled by this “fools spring”. This…
Fresh Goods Friday 541 – The Sunn is shining edition!
While we won’t argue with anyone at all that it’s high time for spring – after all, the flowers are…
Fresh Goods Friday 533 – The Too Much Weather Edition
What’s his name? Storm Christoph? He can bog off now, thanks. We’ve had enough ‘exciting’ weather for a while and…
How A Singletrack Membership Can Save You From Polar Bears
As we draw to the end of incredible Trump’s reign of great nonsense and made up facts, allow me to…
Last Shout For Christmas Merch.
All parcels are automatically upgraded to 1st Class postage leading up to Xmas, at no extra cost. The “official” last…
FGF 526 – The Countdown To Better Things Begins
Things are about to get better. No, we’re not talking about world events, we’re talking about the giant giveaway of…
Singletrack Christmas Gift Guide – Making Xmas Easy
The joy of shopping for Christmas gifts: the long queues of jolly people, the plentiful car parking, and that simply…
Lockdown 2 Christmas Survival Kit
In our limited offer Lockdown2 bundle you get everything you need to survive this Christmas in fine style. In one…
Charlie And The Search For The Singletrack Members Gin Offer
Part of my job as “Overlord of The Leftovers” at Singletrack is to bravely search the Kingdom for the finest…
Good People Drink Good Beer
My favourite drugged up gun wielding dead motorcycle journalist once said: “There is an ancient Celtic axiom that says ‘Good people drink good…
Driving Nowhere For Christmas (with Twisted Sister).
This Christmas is looking like it is going to be the weirdest since rock legends “Twisted Sister” started doing Christmas…
Yet Again Even More Singletrack Member Discounts
Charlie has news for you: “Great news everyone”… Is likely to become my catchphrase at Singletrack Towers. Within moments of…
Madison To Distribute Singletrack Magazine to UK Bike Shops.
When we stopped selling Singletrack on the traditional news stand there were quite a few sad faces lamenting the end…
Save £££’s With Even More Singletrack Member Deals
If you are a full Singletrack Member, you should check this out. It’s our new members’ section, and we have…
Join us at the GT Malverns Classic.
Let’s All Mess About On Bikes Again. We want being a Singletrack full member to be bigger and better than…
Don’t Be A Discount Dick
We have been beavering away at Singletrack HQ, working on a Singletrack Members Area, and it is coming on very…
Singletrack On Benefits
Don’t panic. We are not joining the queue at the Job Centre. Mark and I have been going flat out…
Charlie’s Business Trip To A Brewery
I recently took a short motorcycle ride from Singletrack Towers, over the Pennines, to the rather pleasant Lancashire (No, Charlie,…
You’re Grounded! Singletrack Deadline Coffee
Lockdown makes me feel somewhat like being a teenager who has been grounded by their parents. Yeah sure I am…
Love Our Lockdown Cover? Get A Piece Of It!
We’re so excited about the lockdown cover that we’ve created a bunch of new products celebrating its awesomeness, and all…