I took a trip back in time recently, revisiting a place I used to ride when I was just starting out. Back then the mountain bike world was a rich,…
August 2018
UK Gravity Enduro Announces Cancellation. BEMBA Steps Up With 2019 National Series.
Coming so soon off the euphoria of the successful running of the ‘Ard Rock Enduro last weekend, the UK enduro scene was greeted this morning with a sad announcement from…
GT Fury Downhill Bike Returns!
Today, GT Bicycles has announced a new GT Fury downhill bike. Taking design and suspension cues from the complete revamp that the rest of the trail bike range (the Force…
Singletrack Issue 120 Classic Ride | North York Moors
Olly Townsend takes us on a tour of this epic northern landscape. Words & Photography olly townsend “That was where I nearly met my maker,” said Mike. I craned my…
Fresh Goods Friday 408: Helmets, Hoes and Gloworms
The Fresh Goods fairy godmother has been a little lax this week, only delivering a handful of nice shiny new kit for us to fight over. This is partly good…
What Did You Do On Your 40th? Alan Horton Started A Bike Brand
If you had wanted to start your own bike brand just a few years back you might have looked into complex moulds, carbon layup or simply outsourcing manufacture to the…
UK Government Launches Entirely Unnecessary Consultation Into Active Transport.
Hannah’s had enough with Government transport planners. Again… I’m going to scream. Actually, I did, though it was more of a desperate guttural groan of suppressed rage and frustration. Why?…
Video: Watch this custom Santa Cruz Blur frame turn into a complete bike
Earlier this year I was given the opportunity to check out the brand new 3rd generation Blur from Santa Cruz Bicycles. Following a 5-year hiatus, the Blur has returned to the…
Liv welcomes the Intrigue back to its line-up, only this time it’s advanced
The Intrigue Advanced is the new all-mountain trail bike from Liv (the women-only offshoot of Giant Bicycles). It first appeared in 2014 and disappeared from the line-up in 2016 when…
As Seen In Singletrack Issue 120: Yorkshire Cycle Hub
In Issue 120 of Singletrack Magazine, our Classic Ride writers stayed at the Yorkshire Cycle Hub. Here’s what’s in store if you choose to do the same. “I’d like a…
Spied: Sonder’s 29er Full Suspension Bike Edges Closer To Production
At the start of this year, we managed to take a trip out to the Peak District with the chaps from Sonder and ride a few of their current bikes.…
Limited Edition Raleigh Chrome Aero Pro Burner Coming Autumn 2018!
One of the hottest bike launches last year wasn’t some exotic carbon full suspension bike costing a £ bazillion, it wasn’t even a mountain bike, nor was it new. Cast…
A hundred grand for a bike rack? That’s what Tailfin has raised in a week
A Bristol-based company has just launched an innovative rear luggage rack on Kickstarter and has seen it raise nearly a hundred grand in a couple of days. The Tailfin rack…
Top 10 Kids Bikes 2018: Stop Playing Fortnite And Start Shredding Dirt!
There really hasn’t been a better time to get your kids into mountain biking, or cycling in general. More and more bike brands are designing quality bikes for young riders…
Kona Finally Announces Carbon Process 29ers For 2019
It was only a matter of time really before Kona released a carbon version of the Process 29, so while it’s exciting news that they have done so it’s hardly…
Affordable Rocky Mountain Instinct Alloy 50 BC Edition Revealed
At the start of the year, we tested Rocky Mountain’s Instinct BC Edition, featuring a carbon frame and lively paintwork. We loved the fact that the longer travel bike managed…
Giant Launches All-New Trance 29: A Mid-Travel Trail Smasher?
The Giant Trance 29 is pegged at the type of rider who wants to head out on an epic all day ride, one day, then hit an Enduro stage the…
So that’s where all of the country’s carbon enduro bikes (and T5 campers) went this weekend? The Ard Rock Enduro!
The ‘Ard Rock Enduro once again showed that it has become the event of the year for trail riders to be at. With a greatly expanded event village and a…
First Look: X-Fusion TRACE 36 HLR Big Travel 29er Enduro Fork
X-Fusion is looking to boost its big wheel Enduro credentials with its latest 36mm fork, the TRACE 36. You may have already seen this fork in Fresh Goods last week,…
Bagging points… #MakingUpTheNumbers at the HSBC National Champs 2018 – Glencoe
George Thompson has sent this picture-heavy epic report from the other weekend’s National DH champs up at Glencoe… Sit back and enjoy! “Oh, so you’re still going to Glencoe then?”…
Fresh Goods Friday 407: The “There’s only 2 of us in the office” Edition!
With the summer holidays now in full swing we’re down to a skeleton crew here at Singletrack Towers, but that’s good news for Andi and Chipps who get to go…
Bike Check: Two Custom UK-Made Steel Hardtails From Islabikes
The 2018 Pivot TwentyFour12 was held over the weekend down at the historic Newnham Park venue in Plymouth, and despite the wild weather that rolled in through Sunday morning (and…
First Look: Mondraker Foxy 29
We were a little sad when we had to say goodbye to our bright red Mondraker Foxy RR test bike a few weeks ago, but we can barely remember what…
First Ride Review: Merida’s New 2019 One-Twenty Trail Bike
Merida has recently launched a brand new One-Twenty trail bike for 2019. Featuring 120mm of rear suspension travel, a 130mm travel fork, and 29in or 27.5in wheels, the One-Twenty is…
Entries still available for the Hope Pre Peaks Yorkshire Dales
The Pre Peaks is a grand day out in the Yorkshire Dales courtesy of Hope Technology.