What’s In A (Bike Company) Name?

The Stories Behind Some of the Bike Industry’s Most Well-Known Monikers Our super-sleuth, investigative reporter, Tim Newcomb has been digging around to find exactly what’s in that company name. Some…

ski bike

FGF 527 – Don’t Expect Sense, We Have SNOW

SNOW! Snow snow snow snow snow. That is all we care about. SNOW! Come coat the hills in your fluffy white glory, hide the daily trappings of human occupation, and...

FGF 524 – The Conversation Starting Edition

Who has run out of conversation? With a narrower window of experience than usual, after 11 months or so you could be forgiven for not having much to say. Without...

Fresh Goods 514 – The Stand Inna Garden Edition

Yes, without wishing to gloat too much, us Calderdale residents are now afforded the luxury of being able to actually stand in someone else’s garden having previously been denied the...

recorder music podcast earworms hardtails

FGF Podcast 511 | Recorder music, hardtail shortages and Hannah’s #vanlife

Hannah is back but she’s not really back. She’s roughing it the back of her van with love of her life Fahzure as she travels around Wales having riding adventures....

Diversion diary

Diversion Diary – The Final Countdown?

Hannah’s partner, BK, lives in the USA, and lockdown has kept them apart. Each week in the Diversion Diary she brings us some lonesome ramblings, plus a selection of internet……

Review | SRAM AXS Eagle – Wireless Shifting That Works

David tests out the flagship SRAM AXS Eagle XX and X01 groupsets – will the wireless drivetrain stun him with its performance? Historically, I’m not a fan of mixing mountain...

yeti cycles sb6 carbon richie rude

Who Is Joining Richie Rude At Yeti? And Will They Be Riding A Hardtail?

The team rumours continue, and we’re all watching social media for clues, and tapping up our contacts in the hope they’ll reveal a scoop or two. One name we’ve been...

Singletrack Magazine Issue 129 Is Coming | Subscribe Now!

If you weren’t lucky enough to get a gift subscription to Singletrack for Christmas, now is the time to ditch your relatives and buy yourself a little love. Or, if...

the future prediction

Singletrack's Predictions For 2020

If we could predict the future we’d be rich beyond our wildest dreams, and would be able to afford to buy our own bikes and ride off into the sunset….…

Fresh Goods Friday 479 | Santa Comes Early!

Santa? Wait? What? That’s next week? Erm, OK. If you could just read on quietly while we nip out to the shop and find a few essentials… The kids will...

A bike, a puppy, a donut conversion kit | Fresh Goods Friday 476

Let’s start with the important stuff. BREAKING NEWS! Hannah has never seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Although in typing that, I realise she could become a victim of...

FGF 475 – The Don’t Talk To Us, We’re Busy Edition

Yep, you can try calling the office, but good luck with that. We’ve been working flat out on the next issue of the magazine, which has been sent off to...

Fresh Goods Friday 474 – The Bikes, Beanies and Extra Kevin Edition

It’s not even deadline week – you’ve still got time to subscribe before the next issue arrives – but it might be the longest week there has ever been. After...

Shimano Expands MicroSpline Licensing

Shimano today has announced that it is expanding its list of companies able to license its MicroSpline hub standard. And about time too! First announced early last year when XTR...

bicycle pubes hannah

Who Is Bicycle Pubes? We Chat To The Instagram Star

If you’ve not yet discovered the frankly bizzare and often hilarious Instagram account BicyclePubes yet then you are missing out on a whole heap of bike industry parody and satire……

Singletrack Issue 126 | Colour Wheels

Sim Mainey goes behind the scenes to find out who decides what colours you’ll be wearing and riding next year, and what will be old hat the next. Words Sim……

Ten Things About Tweedlove’s Transcend Bike Festival That You Need To Know

We’re looking forward to see what Tweedlove has in store for us this year at the newly minted Transcend Bike Festival. It’s basically like a bike race, bike show geek-out,...

Podium battle set to be fierce at TweedLove’s Transcenduro

With an impressive list of the top international pro enduro riders signed up for TweedLove’s Transcenduro, hosted at the Transcend Bike Festival in Innerleithen, Tweed Valley from June 7 –...

singletrack newsdesk 10

Newsdesk 10: Racing news, Yorkshire bikes, and Shimano reshaping e-Bike design

This week we’re talking big wheels, racing, downhill, Yorkshire bikes, Ripley and a new battery from Shimano that could reshape e-Bike design. Mullet Bikes take 1 and 2 at Maribor...

Singletrack Magazine Issue 124 : Filth Camp 2019

Chipps tries to teach Californians about winter riding and ends up learning as much about himself. Words & Photography chipps “Come to the UK in February! The trails will be……

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...

Interview: Gowaan Gals – Give It A Go And Remember To Be Silly!

It’s the last month of our Inspiring Women interview series and we’ve saved the most fun for last after I spent a very entertaining evening chatting to Enduro racers Bex……

Singletrack Magazine issue 123 : In Praise Of The Trail Less Travelled

Sanny heads off the beaten path to Glasgow’s Campsie Fells and discovers that the best rides don’t always need the best trails. Words & Photography sanny What makes the perfect……

Chipps

Editors’ Choice: Chipps’ Cream Of The Crop Gear Of The Year

What a year! After enduring about four winters, we finally had the summer that everyone had been dreaming about for years. Long, dry days, a collection of riding buddies

fox transfer dropper post

Fox Drops Longer Dropper. The Transfer Post Now Goes To 175mm

It’s been a little while coming, but Fox Racing Shox has finally unveiled a longer travel option for the brilliant Transfer dropper post. And we’ve got one in our grubby...

You Love His Photos, Now Help Colin’s Life.

Chipps, Singletrack’s Editor writes: Usually when a regular contributing photographer emails to say ‘Here is a selection of great photos for you – but it’ll probably be the last I’m...

Reinventing Suspension: We Ride The New Trust Performance Message Fork

Launched today is the Trust Performance Message, a pivoting fork that will change the look of front suspension, and improve your ride. We’re one of just three publications to get an……

MEGA GALLERY: Bikes of Grinduro 2018, from the wonderful to the plain weird

We take a virtual wander around the Grinduro village and pick our favourite bikes spotted.

david turner

Interview: David Turner – “You’re either ‘enduro’ – or you’re not”

This article was first published in Issue 109 of Singletrack Magazine. Subscribe today from just £1.99 Chipps tracks down the quiet man with his name on the frames at Turner……

What’s In A (Bike Company) Name?

The Stories Behind Some of the Bike Industry’s Most Well-Known Monikers Our super-sleuth, investigative reporter, Tim Newcomb has been digging around to find exactly what’s in that company name. Some…

ski bike

FGF 527 – Don’t Expect Sense, We Have SNOW

SNOW! Snow snow snow snow snow. That is all we care about. SNOW! Come coat the hills in your fluffy white glory, hide the daily trappings of human occupation, and...

FGF 524 – The Conversation Starting Edition

Who has run out of conversation? With a narrower window of experience than usual, after 11 months or so you could be forgiven for not having much to say. Without...

Fresh Goods 514 – The Stand Inna Garden Edition

Yes, without wishing to gloat too much, us Calderdale residents are now afforded the luxury of being able to actually stand in someone else’s garden having previously been denied the...

recorder music podcast earworms hardtails

FGF Podcast 511 | Recorder music, hardtail shortages and Hannah’s #vanlife

Hannah is back but she’s not really back. She’s roughing it the back of her van with love of her life Fahzure as she travels around Wales having riding adventures....

Diversion diary

Diversion Diary – The Final Countdown?

Hannah’s partner, BK, lives in the USA, and lockdown has kept them apart. Each week in the Diversion Diary she brings us some lonesome ramblings, plus a selection of internet……

Review | SRAM AXS Eagle – Wireless Shifting That Works

David tests out the flagship SRAM AXS Eagle XX and X01 groupsets – will the wireless drivetrain stun him with its performance? Historically, I’m not a fan of mixing mountain...

yeti cycles sb6 carbon richie rude

Who Is Joining Richie Rude At Yeti? And Will They Be Riding A Hardtail?

The team rumours continue, and we’re all watching social media for clues, and tapping up our contacts in the hope they’ll reveal a scoop or two. One name we’ve been...

Singletrack Magazine Issue 129 Is Coming | Subscribe Now!

If you weren’t lucky enough to get a gift subscription to Singletrack for Christmas, now is the time to ditch your relatives and buy yourself a little love. Or, if...

the future prediction

Singletrack's Predictions For 2020

If we could predict the future we’d be rich beyond our wildest dreams, and would be able to afford to buy our own bikes and ride off into the sunset….…

Fresh Goods Friday 479 | Santa Comes Early!

Santa? Wait? What? That’s next week? Erm, OK. If you could just read on quietly while we nip out to the shop and find a few essentials… The kids will...

A bike, a puppy, a donut conversion kit | Fresh Goods Friday 476

Let’s start with the important stuff. BREAKING NEWS! Hannah has never seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Although in typing that, I realise she could become a victim of...

FGF 475 – The Don’t Talk To Us, We’re Busy Edition

Yep, you can try calling the office, but good luck with that. We’ve been working flat out on the next issue of the magazine, which has been sent off to...

Fresh Goods Friday 474 – The Bikes, Beanies and Extra Kevin Edition

It’s not even deadline week – you’ve still got time to subscribe before the next issue arrives – but it might be the longest week there has ever been. After...

Shimano Expands MicroSpline Licensing

Shimano today has announced that it is expanding its list of companies able to license its MicroSpline hub standard. And about time too! First announced early last year when XTR...

bicycle pubes hannah

Who Is Bicycle Pubes? We Chat To The Instagram Star

If you’ve not yet discovered the frankly bizzare and often hilarious Instagram account BicyclePubes yet then you are missing out on a whole heap of bike industry parody and satire……

Singletrack Issue 126 | Colour Wheels

Sim Mainey goes behind the scenes to find out who decides what colours you’ll be wearing and riding next year, and what will be old hat the next. Words Sim……

Ten Things About Tweedlove’s Transcend Bike Festival That You Need To Know

We’re looking forward to see what Tweedlove has in store for us this year at the newly minted Transcend Bike Festival. It’s basically like a bike race, bike show geek-out,...

Podium battle set to be fierce at TweedLove’s Transcenduro

With an impressive list of the top international pro enduro riders signed up for TweedLove’s Transcenduro, hosted at the Transcend Bike Festival in Innerleithen, Tweed Valley from June 7 –...

singletrack newsdesk 10

Newsdesk 10: Racing news, Yorkshire bikes, and Shimano reshaping e-Bike design

This week we’re talking big wheels, racing, downhill, Yorkshire bikes, Ripley and a new battery from Shimano that could reshape e-Bike design. Mullet Bikes take 1 and 2 at Maribor...

Singletrack Magazine Issue 124 : Filth Camp 2019

Chipps tries to teach Californians about winter riding and ends up learning as much about himself. Words & Photography chipps “Come to the UK in February! The trails will be……

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...

Interview: Gowaan Gals – Give It A Go And Remember To Be Silly!

It’s the last month of our Inspiring Women interview series and we’ve saved the most fun for last after I spent a very entertaining evening chatting to Enduro racers Bex……

Singletrack Magazine issue 123 : In Praise Of The Trail Less Travelled

Sanny heads off the beaten path to Glasgow’s Campsie Fells and discovers that the best rides don’t always need the best trails. Words & Photography sanny What makes the perfect……

Chipps

Editors’ Choice: Chipps’ Cream Of The Crop Gear Of The Year

What a year! After enduring about four winters, we finally had the summer that everyone had been dreaming about for years. Long, dry days, a collection of riding buddies

fox transfer dropper post

Fox Drops Longer Dropper. The Transfer Post Now Goes To 175mm

It’s been a little while coming, but Fox Racing Shox has finally unveiled a longer travel option for the brilliant Transfer dropper post. And we’ve got one in our grubby...

You Love His Photos, Now Help Colin’s Life.

Chipps, Singletrack’s Editor writes: Usually when a regular contributing photographer emails to say ‘Here is a selection of great photos for you – but it’ll probably be the last I’m...

Reinventing Suspension: We Ride The New Trust Performance Message Fork

Launched today is the Trust Performance Message, a pivoting fork that will change the look of front suspension, and improve your ride. We’re one of just three publications to get an……

MEGA GALLERY: Bikes of Grinduro 2018, from the wonderful to the plain weird

We take a virtual wander around the Grinduro village and pick our favourite bikes spotted.

david turner

Interview: David Turner – “You’re either ‘enduro’ – or you’re not”

This article was first published in Issue 109 of Singletrack Magazine. Subscribe today from just £1.99 Chipps tracks down the quiet man with his name on the frames at Turner……