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Buyers Guide to the Best Mountain Bike Helmets

Let's not get into a debate about the merits of wearing them, let's just get on with recommending 12 of the best mountain bike helmets.

Review

Behind the Media: Wyn Masters – athlete and entertainer

Anders concludes this short series looking at the changing face of mountain bike media, with a look at the shifting expectations on athletes. From racer to content creator, Wyn Masters…

Members' Feature 2

Issue 1 of Singletrack World Magazine Now Available

Chipps' editorial sets out a bit about what the original crew were hoping to achieve with Singletrack World, and why they started it.

The Mag 5

Fresh Goods Friday 619: Accept No Substitutes Edition

Truth bombs: George Benson sang "The Greatest Love Of All". Rupert Holmes sang "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)".

Fresh Goods 9

Merida One-Sixty First Ride Review: Long & Purple

Bikes

Amaury Pierron & Magnus Manson Talk Victory and Recovery with Making Up The Numbers

Podcast

Knog Scout Bike Alarm and Finder

Review

Reviews

Buyers Guide to the Best Mountain Bike Helmets

Let's not get into a debate about the merits of wearing them, let's just get on with recommending 12 of the best mountain bike helmets.

Review 8

Merida One-Sixty First Ride Review: Long & Purple

The evolution of the Merida One-Sixty enduro bike sees it packed with new features. Here's our first impressions.

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Knog Scout Bike Alarm and Finder

The Knog Scout is an 85 decibel motion detection alarm, coupled to Apple’s “find my” app, which also makes it a tracker. In this product, Knog the Australian company best...

Review 15

Hope HB.916 first ride review: The Perfect Bike?

The Hope HB.916 is one of the nicest looking bikes we've seen. But does the 160/170mm enduro bike live up to its aesthetic promise?

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Arrow Wheels AGRS Road Gravel Hope Wheelset review

The Arrow Wheels AGRS Road Gravel wheelset is on my Planet X Tempest, a bike I intended solely for gravel use, but over time I have found to lean more...

Reviews

Grinduro Supports Inclusivity with ‘Concerned Cyclists’ Jersey

Grinduro event organisers have offered riders at Grinduro Wales the chance to show their support for inclusion in sport by creating a ‘Concerned Cyclists’ jersey, subverting the phrasing used in...

Where The Wind Blows: An Icelandic Gravel Audiobook

An eager Hannah heads to one of her dream destinations, only to discover it’s not like she imagined at all. Issue 143 of Singletrack World contains a story about Hannah’s...

ENVE G Series Dropper for Gravel and Racers

The ENVE G-Series Dropper post weighs 395g, can be cut to fit the riders need, features stealth routing, has a drop-bar specific lever that is accessible from both the hoods...

News 1

East Anglian Way is a 500km bikepacking non-event

News

New Nukeproof Digger Revealed

Smuggling Spring – A South Coast Smuggling Inspired Adventure

Opinion

Don’t think about Monday

This editorial was originally published in one of our Weekly Word newsletters, which comes out every Friday. To get your Weekly Word delivered to your inbox, sign up now –...

Opinion 1

Strava adds mountain biking as an activity: hurray or uh-oh?

A recent update to Strava has given users the option of selecting mountain biking as an activity. THERE'S MORE TO THIS STORYBUT IT'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT…

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Why You Should Read The Outsiders Project: Beyond Representation

The Outsiders Project report ‘Beyond Representation: The Future of Diversity and Inclusion’ is aimed at brands in the outdoor industry. Its goal is to shift brands’ understanding and perspectives on...

Opinion 3

Why we (probably) won’t be making a themed women’s issue of Singletrack Magazine

As part of our Members’ Newsletter we give our readers the chance to ask us questions about what we do. Not all of them are quite so in depth as…

Members' Feature 22

Charged

Quick deets on the new Pivot Shuttle LT

The full-fat Pivot Shuttle gets a suffix (LT = Long Travel?) and generally more moreness of everything. Here’s a quick squizz at the basics. Pivot Shuttle LT in a nutshell...

News

Yes, it really is called the Evil Epocalypse

Evil has finally made an e-bike. And it’s full fat. In short, the Evil Epocalypse is like a Wreckoning turned up to 11. Evil Epocalypse in a nutshell 166mm rear...

Pivot Shuttle SL: 60Nm, 430Wh, 16.5kg, £12.5k

The Pivot Shuttle SL has not been the most under-wraps ebike of 2022. Keen e-peepers out there will have seen it popping up on various social media feeds and YouTube...

News 60

Canyon Spectral:ON CFR LTD review

The Canyon Spectral:ON CFR LTD is the top of the model range: RockShox Ultimate Flight Attendant system controls a 150mm travel Lyrik and a SuperDeluxe rear shock delivering 155mm of...

Review 5

5 reasons the Trek Fuel EXe is most important bike of the decade

News

Whyte E-160 RSX 29er First Ride Review

Review

Does this chain lubing hack damage Shimano motors?

News

Online Feature

Behind the Media: Wyn Masters – athlete and entertainer

Anders concludes this short series looking at the changing face of mountain bike media, with a look at the shifting expectations on athletes. From racer to content creator, Wyn Masters...

Members' Feature 2

Internet Rummagings – No Queue Edition

There's never a queue to get to the back room of the internet's bike shop, so off I went a rummagin'. Here's what I found this month. THERE'S MORE TO…

Members' Feature 2

Behind the Media: photographer Katie Lozancich

Anders Engberg embarks on a short illustrated series examining the changing world of mountain bike media. THERE'S MORE TO THIS STORYBUT IT'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND…

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Goodbye Red Bull! Here’s to the Past 10 Years

In 2012 Red Bull got the broadcast rights for world cups, fast forward to 2022 and we're entering a new era with Discovery. THERE'S MORE TO THIS STORYBUT IT'S A…

Online Feature 25

Snow

Dear Rider review – A History of Burton and Snowboarding

I have next to no snowboarding experience, but having watch ‘Dear Rider’, I get why my partner says it’s his ‘favourite activity in the world’ (and he really loves mountain...

Reviews

Whistler Snow Season Ends With 12hrs Notice Due To Covid Surge

With just 12 hours notice Whistler resort was instructed to close its lifts and clear the mountain last week, bringing the season to a close. Although the instruction from the...

News 2

Crystal Ski cancels all bookings for the rest of the season

In a move that will shock precisely no one, Crystal Ski, the UK’s largest provider of winter snow holidays, today announced they are cancelling all bookings for the rest of...

News

Beginners Guides with Chris & Andreas – Snowboard Noses

While us Brits sit in our November drizzle, dreaming of the days when the world reopens and we can head for the mountains once more, Chris and Andreas find themselves...

Beginner

10 ways covid is changing snowboarding and skiing this season

Feature

Burton One World Snowboard Movie Released

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Campaign launched to save the Ski Train to the Alps

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Classic Ride

Issue 144 Komoot Classic Ride: Ludlow and the Clee Hills

Shropshire isn’t all about the Long Mynd. Steve links up some hidden gems. Words & Photography Steve ChapmanIllustration Beate Kubitz If you’ve heard anything about the riding in Shropshire it’s...

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Issue 143 Classic Ride – Scar House Loop, Nidderdale

A truly Classic day out with big views, plenty of miles, and legendary Scotch eggs. Words & Photography Barney Marsh The Yorkshire Dales have been, of course, extensively covered in…

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Issue 142 Classic Ride – The Glorious Peaks

Words & Photography Chipps Chipps takes on a tour around one of Yorkshire’s iconic Three Peaks with a couple of similarly iconic characters. The other Peaks Planning a decent bike...

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Komoot Classic Ride 141: Wye Valley Wanderings

Jon Woodhouse takes us on a tour of this gem on the Welsh-English border. Words & Photography JON WOODHOUSE Sitting at the easternmost edge of the Forest of Dean, it’s...

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Tech

Fidlock Vacuum Phone Holder System review

Fidlock makes a range of nifty connectors with magnets. You may well have experienced its water bottle holders or helmet strap clips and be familiar with the magnet guided clunk...

Reviews

Polar Grit X Watch Review

Hannah reviews this feature packed Polar Grit X, a GPS watch with long battery life, designed for outdoor enthusiasts. Price: £369 From: Polar It must be about 20 years since...

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AGM Glory G1 Pro – Is this the ultimate smartphone for the outdoors?

The AGM Glory G1 Pro is a rugged smartphone that takes durability, connectivity and features to another level! I remember once crossing a small ‘pond’ while on a bike rides...

AfterShokz Bone Conduction Headphones For Cycling

AfterShokz Aeropex Wireless Bone Conduction Headphones offer open-ear listening thanks to patented bone conduction technology. Designed for situational awareness and comfort during exercise, or just for daily life, AfterShokz believes...

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Bobo Balance Home – Interactive Balance Training

Gadgets

Garmin fēnix 6 Pro Solar | The Last Smartwatch You’ll Buy

Gadgets

Is Google down?

News