Singletrack Newsdesk 8: Sea Otter 2019, Myriam Nicole, Hannah’s Hacks and more.

In this week’s Singletrack Newsdesk we talk Sea Otter 2019, steel e-Bikes, Myriam Nicole, Josh Brycelands prototype Cannondale downhill bike and more. As usual, we have a video below, but...

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Top 10 latest 2019 Bike Videos Straight From The Singletrack YouTube Channel

Top 10 latest 2019 Bike Videos Straight From The Singletrack YouTube Channel

Here are 10 of the latest bike videos from the Singletrack YouTube Channel. Bikes from Commencal, Specialized, Calibre, Trek, GT and more featured and reviewed. You all know that we...

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commencal meta am 29 sram edition

Commencal Meta AM 29 SRAM Edition First Look

First look at the Commencal Meta AM 29 SRAM Edition, a 29er EWS slaying enduro machine from Andorra. Ever since first riding a Commencal Meta AM 4.0 back in Spain,...

First Look 2
Trek Fuel EX 9.7

Review | The 2019 Trek Fuel EX 9.7 is a tech-heavy trail bike that rips hard

As part of a head-to-head review feature, Rob’s been testing two 130mm travel 29er trail bikes; the 2019 GT Sensor Expert and the 2019 Trek Fuel EX 9.7. So which...

Bikes 3
GT Sensor Expert

Review | The 2019 GT Sensor Carbon Expert ditches complicated suspension for pure, unadulterated fun

As part of a head-to-head review feature, Rob’s been testing two 130mm travel 29er trail bikes; the 2019 GT Sensor Expert and the 2019 Trek Fuel EX 9.7. So which...

Bikes

Singletrack Newsdesk 7: Is Steve Peat racing again? New Steel, Atherton Bikes

This week on Singletrack Newsdesk we discuss Santa Cruz rider rumours, the new Cedric Gracia e-Bike, Production Privée’s new steel bikes plus more! As usual, you can watch Singletrack Newsdesk...

News 2
jess

Fresh Goods Friday 442 | Tyres, flat shoes and bikepacking goodies

We’ve handed over control of Fresh Goods Friday 442 to Young James, our work experience stooge for the week… Hi, I’ve been on work experience this week with Singletrack, I’ve...

Fresh Goods 11
Sixth Element Wheels British Cycling

Sixth Element To Supply British Olympic Tokyo 2020 Team

British Cycling has asked British wheel builders Sixth Element to supply their XC team wheels. With the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games only a year and a bit off, training plans...

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More multi-tools than bikes! Plus a trail toad | Fresh Goods Friday 441

There are various things that can slow you down on natural trials. A dog you need to pet, walkers, rearranged rocks, a fallen tree… Well here in Calderdale we have...

Fresh Goods 5
cotic flare steel longshot

Cotic has a new full suspension bike! Say hello to the Longshot Flare

Brand new from Cotic Bikes is the completely redesigned Flare The Flare is Cotic’s 27.5in full suspension trail bike, and is now the fourth and final full suspension model from...

News 7
calibre sentry review

Review | The Calibre Sentry is a wallet-friendly enduro bike

For a brand that didn’t even exist five years ago, Calibre Bikes has shot to stardom pretty darn quickly. In its short history, the company has been breaking new ground...

Bikes 9

Santa Cruz Megatower first ride review – The big wheel Nomad we’ve been waiting for.

We ride the first Megatower in the country!

First Look 6
pipedream moxie steel hardtail

Pipedream Cycle’s 2nd generation Moxie hardtail gets new geometry, still bonkers

Pipedream Cycles debuted its prototype long-travel steel hardtail back at the 2017 Eurobike show – in a retina-burning hot pink no less. Designed to accommodate a 140-160mm travel fork, and...

News 6

Building Our Test Bike | Stanton Switch9er FS – Full Suspension British Steel

Any new bike day is pretty exciting, even if it is a test bike that you’re going to have to bid adieu to in due course. This one, however, is……

Online Feature
After months of riding Jeff Steber's first eMTB, what is Andi's conclusion of the Intense Tazer? Find out in his long term Intense Tazer review.

Review | Intense Tazer long term review

After months of riding Jeff Steber’s first e-MTB, what is Andi’s conclusion on the Intense Tazer? Find out in his long term Intense Tazer review. Those of you with a...

Review 1
leatt goggles

FGF 439 | Where Have All The Good Words Gone? At Least We Have The Goods. It’s Fresh Goods Friday 439!

Where is Barney when you need him? We need words of wonder and wibble to kick this thing off here, and if you’re looking in ST Towers for them, you’re...

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whyte s-120

This 2019 Whyte S-120C RS packages enduro bike geometry into a lightweight 120mm chassis

Some bikes just seem to stand out like a sore thumb. And it would appear that Whyte has developed itself a nasty habit for producing sore thumbs. As the latest...

First Look 11

Forget Trump and Brexit: Niner Has Made A 27.5in Bike! Proof We’re Living In Different Times…

It seemed a normal day at Bike Connection Winter 2019. A day like any other, until we met with Niner. The boys at Niner started showing us the new RIP...

News 5

2019 Sonder Transmitter updated with new geometry, colours and more

Sonder’s highly popular Transmitter alloy frame has undergone a refresh for 2019 with new geometry, a longer reach, new colours and more. The Sonder Transmitter is one of those bikes...

News

FGF 438: The Elbows Out And Lean In Edition of Fresh Goods Friday

What a week. Totally Mega. Chipps was away at something secret. At least he says he was. Being at something secret would be good cover for just lounging around in...

Fresh Goods
specialized stumpjumper evo carbon

Specialized Launches The Outrageous Stumpjumper EVO In Carbon Fibre

In a hotly anticipated (though very much expected) move, Specialized is going all carbon fibre with the raucous Stumpjumper EVO platform. Launched about this time last year, the latest Stumpjumper...

News 2
trust performance message linkage fork

Review | Judgement Day For The Trust Message Multi-Link Suspension Fork

The Trust Message is undeniably strange compared to anything we’re used to seeing on the front of a mountain bike. Its originators are three bike industry heavyweights: Dave Weagle, rear...

Forks 25

Marin Mount Vision Returns After Two Years – And What A Difference!

The Marin Mount Vision has been in the range, well, about as long as Marin has been around (and that’s a mighty long time…) But keen eyes will have noticed...

News 24

Formula Teases Selva Coil Fork And Confirms New UK Distributor

Everyone loves a ‘Proto’ sticker, don’t they? And seeing the rows of bikes at the Formula truck at Bike Connection Winter, there was definitely something up. A quick glance at...

News 2
pole bushmaster

Breaking: 140mm travel Pole Bushmaster trail bike is the machined baby brother of the Pole Stamina

Pole Bicycles has kicked off the start of the month with the announcement of another of their radical machined full-suspension bikes. Meet the Pole Bushmaster. Considering that Pole now machines...

Breaking News 4

First Ride Review | Pirelli Scorpion MTB Tyre – ‘Eliminates Climate Variables’

Pirelli entering the mountain bike tyre market? That’s pretty big news if you’re a rubber nerd. Pirelli certainly seemed to be pretty excited about it, since the company did a...

Review

Hope Launches Redesigned Evo Cranks And New Fortus Wheels

We’re at the Bike Connection 2019 gathering in Italy with a load of top brands who all have something special to shout about. First up is Hope Technology (no, the...

News 7

Revel Bikes launches with 2 new suspension bikes, and we’ve already seen them

Rather than just regurgitating the Revel Bikes press release like everyone else has, we’re actually bringing you our own first look images of both the Revel Rail and Revel Rascal....

News 4

Watch Singletrack Newsdesk | Lyrik Ultimate, Cannondale DH Bike, Good-bye Charge and more

Andi takes us through the latest, most breaking news of the week in our first ever broadcast of Singletrack Newsdesk. Watch the video below, or read the highlights further down...

Breaking News 3
panaracer pandura tyre

Review | The Panaracer PanDura is a fast-rolling tyre with some surprises on the trail

Though many mountain bikers will know Panaracer for the classic Smoke & Dart tyres (which are still in production!), the Japanese tyre manufacturer has been busy adding a load of...

Review 3
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Singletrack Newsdesk 8: Sea Otter 2019, Myriam Nicole, Hannah’s Hacks and more.

In this week’s Singletrack Newsdesk we talk Sea Otter 2019, steel e-Bikes, Myriam Nicole, Josh Brycelands prototype Cannondale downhill bike and more. As usual, we have a video below, but...

News 2
Top 10 latest 2019 Bike Videos Straight From The Singletrack YouTube Channel

Top 10 latest 2019 Bike Videos Straight From The Singletrack YouTube Channel

Here are 10 of the latest bike videos from the Singletrack YouTube Channel. Bikes from Commencal, Specialized, Calibre, Trek, GT and more featured and reviewed. You all know that we...

First Look
commencal meta am 29 sram edition

Commencal Meta AM 29 SRAM Edition First Look

First look at the Commencal Meta AM 29 SRAM Edition, a 29er EWS slaying enduro machine from Andorra. Ever since first riding a Commencal Meta AM 4.0 back in Spain,...

First Look 2
Trek Fuel EX 9.7

Review | The 2019 Trek Fuel EX 9.7 is a tech-heavy trail bike that rips hard

As part of a head-to-head review feature, Rob’s been testing two 130mm travel 29er trail bikes; the 2019 GT Sensor Expert and the 2019 Trek Fuel EX 9.7. So which...

Bikes 3
GT Sensor Expert

Review | The 2019 GT Sensor Carbon Expert ditches complicated suspension for pure, unadulterated fun

As part of a head-to-head review feature, Rob’s been testing two 130mm travel 29er trail bikes; the 2019 GT Sensor Expert and the 2019 Trek Fuel EX 9.7. So which...

Bikes

Singletrack Newsdesk 7: Is Steve Peat racing again? New Steel, Atherton Bikes

This week on Singletrack Newsdesk we discuss Santa Cruz rider rumours, the new Cedric Gracia e-Bike, Production Privée’s new steel bikes plus more! As usual, you can watch Singletrack Newsdesk...

News 2
jess

Fresh Goods Friday 442 | Tyres, flat shoes and bikepacking goodies

We’ve handed over control of Fresh Goods Friday 442 to Young James, our work experience stooge for the week… Hi, I’ve been on work experience this week with Singletrack, I’ve...

Fresh Goods 11
Sixth Element Wheels British Cycling

Sixth Element To Supply British Olympic Tokyo 2020 Team

British Cycling has asked British wheel builders Sixth Element to supply their XC team wheels. With the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games only a year and a bit off, training plans...

News 11

More multi-tools than bikes! Plus a trail toad | Fresh Goods Friday 441

There are various things that can slow you down on natural trials. A dog you need to pet, walkers, rearranged rocks, a fallen tree… Well here in Calderdale we have...

Fresh Goods 5
cotic flare steel longshot

Cotic has a new full suspension bike! Say hello to the Longshot Flare

Brand new from Cotic Bikes is the completely redesigned Flare The Flare is Cotic’s 27.5in full suspension trail bike, and is now the fourth and final full suspension model from...

News 7
calibre sentry review

Review | The Calibre Sentry is a wallet-friendly enduro bike

For a brand that didn’t even exist five years ago, Calibre Bikes has shot to stardom pretty darn quickly. In its short history, the company has been breaking new ground...

Bikes 9

Santa Cruz Megatower first ride review – The big wheel Nomad we’ve been waiting for.

We ride the first Megatower in the country!

First Look 6
pipedream moxie steel hardtail

Pipedream Cycle’s 2nd generation Moxie hardtail gets new geometry, still bonkers

Pipedream Cycles debuted its prototype long-travel steel hardtail back at the 2017 Eurobike show – in a retina-burning hot pink no less. Designed to accommodate a 140-160mm travel fork, and...

News 6

Building Our Test Bike | Stanton Switch9er FS – Full Suspension British Steel

Any new bike day is pretty exciting, even if it is a test bike that you’re going to have to bid adieu to in due course. This one, however, is……

Online Feature
After months of riding Jeff Steber's first eMTB, what is Andi's conclusion of the Intense Tazer? Find out in his long term Intense Tazer review.

Review | Intense Tazer long term review

After months of riding Jeff Steber’s first e-MTB, what is Andi’s conclusion on the Intense Tazer? Find out in his long term Intense Tazer review. Those of you with a...

Review 1
leatt goggles

FGF 439 | Where Have All The Good Words Gone? At Least We Have The Goods. It’s Fresh Goods Friday 439!

Where is Barney when you need him? We need words of wonder and wibble to kick this thing off here, and if you’re looking in ST Towers for them, you’re...

Fresh Goods 16
whyte s-120

This 2019 Whyte S-120C RS packages enduro bike geometry into a lightweight 120mm chassis

Some bikes just seem to stand out like a sore thumb. And it would appear that Whyte has developed itself a nasty habit for producing sore thumbs. As the latest...

First Look 11

Forget Trump and Brexit: Niner Has Made A 27.5in Bike! Proof We’re Living In Different Times…

It seemed a normal day at Bike Connection Winter 2019. A day like any other, until we met with Niner. The boys at Niner started showing us the new RIP...

News 5

2019 Sonder Transmitter updated with new geometry, colours and more

Sonder’s highly popular Transmitter alloy frame has undergone a refresh for 2019 with new geometry, a longer reach, new colours and more. The Sonder Transmitter is one of those bikes...

News

FGF 438: The Elbows Out And Lean In Edition of Fresh Goods Friday

What a week. Totally Mega. Chipps was away at something secret. At least he says he was. Being at something secret would be good cover for just lounging around in...

Fresh Goods
specialized stumpjumper evo carbon

Specialized Launches The Outrageous Stumpjumper EVO In Carbon Fibre

In a hotly anticipated (though very much expected) move, Specialized is going all carbon fibre with the raucous Stumpjumper EVO platform. Launched about this time last year, the latest Stumpjumper...

News 2
trust performance message linkage fork

Review | Judgement Day For The Trust Message Multi-Link Suspension Fork

The Trust Message is undeniably strange compared to anything we’re used to seeing on the front of a mountain bike. Its originators are three bike industry heavyweights: Dave Weagle, rear...

Forks 25

Marin Mount Vision Returns After Two Years – And What A Difference!

The Marin Mount Vision has been in the range, well, about as long as Marin has been around (and that’s a mighty long time…) But keen eyes will have noticed...

News 24

Formula Teases Selva Coil Fork And Confirms New UK Distributor

Everyone loves a ‘Proto’ sticker, don’t they? And seeing the rows of bikes at the Formula truck at Bike Connection Winter, there was definitely something up. A quick glance at...

News 2
pole bushmaster

Breaking: 140mm travel Pole Bushmaster trail bike is the machined baby brother of the Pole Stamina

Pole Bicycles has kicked off the start of the month with the announcement of another of their radical machined full-suspension bikes. Meet the Pole Bushmaster. Considering that Pole now machines...

Breaking News 4

First Ride Review | Pirelli Scorpion MTB Tyre – ‘Eliminates Climate Variables’

Pirelli entering the mountain bike tyre market? That’s pretty big news if you’re a rubber nerd. Pirelli certainly seemed to be pretty excited about it, since the company did a...

Review

Hope Launches Redesigned Evo Cranks And New Fortus Wheels

We’re at the Bike Connection 2019 gathering in Italy with a load of top brands who all have something special to shout about. First up is Hope Technology (no, the...

News 7

Revel Bikes launches with 2 new suspension bikes, and we’ve already seen them

Rather than just regurgitating the Revel Bikes press release like everyone else has, we’re actually bringing you our own first look images of both the Revel Rail and Revel Rascal....

News 4

Watch Singletrack Newsdesk | Lyrik Ultimate, Cannondale DH Bike, Good-bye Charge and more

Andi takes us through the latest, most breaking news of the week in our first ever broadcast of Singletrack Newsdesk. Watch the video below, or read the highlights further down...

Breaking News 3
panaracer pandura tyre

Review | The Panaracer PanDura is a fast-rolling tyre with some surprises on the trail

Though many mountain bikers will know Panaracer for the classic Smoke & Dart tyres (which are still in production!), the Japanese tyre manufacturer has been busy adding a load of...

Review 3
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