Hardtail Archives

Scoutin’ About | Now That’s How You Ride Leeds Urban Bike Park

We know that many of our readers have ridden Leeds Urban Bike Park, and plenty of you are big fans of its variety of trails, tracks and jump lines. We...

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Carbon, 12-Speed Voodoo Bizango Carbon costs just £1000!

Joe Murray brand launches the Voodoo Bizango Carbon for £1000 with SX 12-Speed Eagle, RockShox forks and more! The £1000 price point is producing some really stunning bikes these days....

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A Bike Love Affair | My Ragley Piglet

The day my new Ragley Piglet frame arrived I washed my hands before opening the box. I didn’t want to put any fingerprints on it before I’d applied the EcoCoat……

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2019 Cotic BFe First Ride Review

James Vincent grabs a first ride on the new Cotic BFe hardtail. When launching a new bike, some bike companies whisk a select group of lucky journos off to some...

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US Custom Builder Sklar Introduces Sweet Spot – for those with deep pockets.

US custom frame builder Adam Sklar introduces an off-the-peg steel do-it-all hardtail. Perhaps better known for custom made titanium and steel mountain bikes and all-road bikes, US builder Sklar Bikes...

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Review | Ti Hard – Sonder Signal Ti

Our very own Bruce Willis lookalike, Andi Sykes, tested out three titanium hardtails from Kingdom, Nordest and Sonder for Issue 122 of Singletrack Magazine. Here is his review of the...

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Review | Ti Hard – Kingdom Vendetta X2

Our very own Bruce Willis lookalike, Andi Sykes, tested out three titanium hardtails from Kingdom, Nordest and Sonder for Issue 122 of Singletrack Magazine. Here is his review of the...

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Viathon – The new brand poised to take on the USA

From Impact Sun Valley in Idaho, Hannah brings us a look at Viathon, a new brand with some big hitting financial backers. You could launch a new bike brand in...

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Meet the Banshee Paradox – An alloy hardtail that rides like steel

The Banshee Paradox is an ultra-rare alloy hardtail that has been designed to ride with the spirit of a steel bike Banshee bikes aren’t exactly ten a penny in the...

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First Look | This 2019 Pace RC529 hardcore steel hardtail is 65mm longer than last year!

For 2019, Pace has really pushed the geometry to the next level on its hardcore, steel hardtails. Take a first look at the 2019 Pace RC529 to see what we...

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Chris Chance Unveils Fat Chance Yo Eddy Titanium At The Sea Otter

Chris Chance is celebrating moving the Fat Chance workshop from the Bay Area to Medford Oregon by announcing a full, US-made titanium version of the legendary Yo Eddy hardtail. He...

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2019 Production Privée gets a Martini Makeover Shan No.5 now 29er

Andorran steel frame supremos, Production Privée, has revamped its range of steel Enduro frames with iconic motorsport livery, and 29er option for the Shan No5. If you’re a fan of...

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2019 sonder transmitter first ride review

First Ride Review: 2019 Sonder Transmitter First Impressions

Sonder’s popular Transmitter alloy hardtail returns for 2019 with a fresh lick of paint and updated geometry, but how does it ride? We sent Andi to the woods to find...

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Video: Craig Evans Shows Us What The Carba-Carba-Carbon Chameleon Can Really Do!

You’ve seen the launch video for the Carbon Chameleon, Oh, you’ve not? Well, you can watch it here then come back. Ok, so now you’ve seen the launch video for Santa...

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First Ride Review: Santa Cruz Chameleon C SE 29 Reserve

There can’t be many models of mountain bike out there which can claim to have the longevity of the Santa Cruz Chameleon. It’s been around since 1996, when it burst...

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The Return Of Ragley – Old favourites, favourable pricing

Riders around Singletrack Towers are familiar with the likes of Mmmbop and Blue Pig as local trail names. However, thanks to their origins with local designer Brant Richards, these are...

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Review: 2018 Cube Reaction TM – a ready to roll package

Cube has a reputation for well priced bikes – you get a decent amount of bike for your money. It’s a brand you’ll find in many a local bike shop,...

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Christmas Countdown Day 14: Win A Lapierre Edge AM 727

Wow, today we’re giving away a whole bike! This is surely going to make someone very happy. Hannah is certainly rather excited about it in the video. Read on to...

We’re Giving This Bike Away On Saturday! Lapierre Edge AM 727

Are you the kind of rider who enjoys exploring the mountains, heading to the trail centre, and tackling sumptuous single track? Of course, you are, you’re a mountain biker after...

First Look: Radon Cragger 29er Hardtail

Another week, another direct sales German test bike! Following on from the Propain Hugene that arrived a couple of weeks ago, we’ve just had this Cragger 130mm travel hardtail arrive...

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First Look: Genesis Tarn Keeping It Real With UK Steel

Made from steel, the Genesis Tarn is a dedicated 27.5 Plus bike for riders wanting the spring of steel, the boing of chunky rubber and the confidence and stability a...

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Updated Bird Zero Gets The Wagon Wheel Treatment, Now Available As A 29er

Without much of a fanfare, or even a Press Release, Bird Cycleworks has rolled out another hardtail option based around its Zero framesets. The Bird Zero is an all alloy...

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Identiti Releases Two New Hardcore Hardtails

Hot on the heels of the Dr. Jekkyl that was released a few weeks ago, Identiti bikes have just released two new hard-hitting hardtails. First seen at various trade shows...

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First Look: Kingdom Vendetta X2. Versatile Titanium Hardtail On Test

The 3rd bike in our upcoming Ti Hard, Titanium hardtail magazine bike test is this Kingdom Vendetta X2, custom built with matching orange decals and pre-production titanium stem. Kingdom makes...

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Black Friday Sales Start Early! Sony Cashback, 2019 Bike Discounts And £16.99 Disc Brakes

Black Friday! Another of those ideas from across the pond that has latched itself on to us. It’s not all bad though we suppose, after all, there are plenty of...

2019 Pace RC529 29er Hardtails Gain As Much As 70mm In Reach Over 2018 Model!

We’re quite used to seeing companies update frames from year to year with slight geometry changes. Add a few mm to the reach, steepen the seat tube a bit, slacken...

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2019 Vitus Range Announced – Everything from kids bikes, to Factory Enduro bikes

We’ve been through a few of the highlights of the 2019 Vitus mountain bike range here and here, but the whole range of bikes has been updated and a few...

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First Look: Nordest Bardino Ti Prototype A “Fast And Silent” Enduro Hardtail From Tenerife

Nordest is based in Tenerife (lucky so and so’s) so it makes bikes that suit the rocky, volcanic trails they have on the sun-kissed island. The current range includes a...

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Calibre Hopes To Bring Dirt Jumping To The Masses With The £550 Astronut

Without heading to the Google search bar, do you know how much a competition ready dirt jump bike costs? No? Us either, but after a hunt around it looks like...

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First Look: Pilot Cycles DURO Titanium Pinion Hardtail With 2 Pages Of Options To Pick From!

“Modern, fast agile and low maintenance wrapped in fluent lines.” is what Dutch frame makers, Pilot Cycles, says about its new DURO hardtail. We can’t comment on all of those...

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