Ines Thoma races for Canyon, coaches riding clinics, and travels with her bike. Does she have time for anything else? Tell us who you are, what you do and why we should go for a bike ride with you… Hey everybody, I am Ines Thoma,…
January 2020
Stanton Switch9er | Made In The UK, Aggro-Ready Geometry
First published in Issue 127 of Singletrack Magazine, this Stanton Switch9er was reviewed as part of our British Steel test of steel hardtails built in the UK. Stanton Switch9er Price: £699.00 (frame only) From: Stanton, stantonbikes.com Dan Stanton launched his namesake company back in 2012,…
Shand Shug | A Classic Hardtail or Radical Animal?
First published in Issue 127 of Singletrack Magazine, this Shand Shug was reviewed as part of our British Steel test of steel hardtails built in the UK. Shand Shug Price: £995.00 (frame only) From: Shand, shandcycles.com Shand has been building custom steel frames in Scotland…
Ragley BigWig Custom Build | Amanda's Steel Hardtail V2
Back in February I bought my first hardtail frame; a Ragley Piglet. Steel, 130mm travel, 650b, green… and I LOVED IT. I didn’t have any particular reason for choosing steel, I just wanted it. It turns out steel is heavy, much heavier than the carbon…
Tahnee and Kaos Seagrave Post Videos Riding new Canyon bikes
Still no official confirmation from FMD Racing about the new Canyon Collective FMD deal, but these videos are yet further proof. Ok ok, we already know that Tahnee, Kaos and FMD will be riding Canyon Bikes in 2020, but without any official confirmation, these videos…
Rudy Cabirou leaves Propain Factory Racing 'New Year New Start'
French rider Rudy Cabirou bids farewell to Propain Factory Racing for 2020 and promises a new start. Another downhill rider reveals a change of team for the 2020 season. This evening Rudy Cabirou used his social media accounts to announce his departure from Propain Factory…
Fresh Goods Friday 481 | Boxes of Mystery
It’s the first week of a new year, and the only thing fresh in this office is the goods. That’s not due to hangovers, or struggling to get back in to the swing of normal life. No. It’s because Amanda emptied the waste toner tray…
18 Bikes No 9 | Sheffield Steel Hardtail
First published in Issue 127 of Singletrack Magazine, this 18 Bikes No 9 was reviewed as part of our British Steel test of steel hardtails built in the UK. 18 Bikes No 9 Price: £900.00 (frame only) From: 18 Bikes, 18bikes.co.uk 18 Bikes is a…
Tahnee Seagrave teases Canyon Collective FMD
If those British Cycling leaks weren’t proof enough, now Tahnee Seagrave herself has teased the Canyon Collective FMD. You saw our story about British Cycling publishing the Canyon Collective FMD name earlier in the week, now Tahnee Seagrave has posted a little teaser of her…
Breaking: InSync leaves Downhill Racing for 2020
We’ve just had word that the Insync Downhill Race Team will not be entered in the 2020 UCI World Championships! Insync will not be entering the 2020 Downhill World Champs this year it has been revealed. The breaking news was given to us today after…
Hope Technology Releases Microspline Hubs
Hope Technology has started the New Year with the release of Microspline hubs designed to work with the latest Shimano 12 speed cassettes. At the time of launching its first 12 speed drivetrains, Shimano had limited the manufacturers it would work with to supply compatible…
Top 10 Most Read Singletrack Stories of 2019 | Hacks, reviews, and tech
With another year behind u, we delve into data to bring you the 10 most read Singletrack Stories of 2019! This will be a Top Of The Pops style Top 10 starting with the 10th most read and ending with the number 1 most read…
2020 Team Rumours| Matt Simmonds 'heading in a new direction for 2020' what does this mean for Cannondale's DH Team?
Matt Simmonds could be the next racer to announce his exit from the DH World Cup for 2020, but what will this mean for the Cannondale downhill team? Cannondale Downhill came back with a bang last year with the ingenious dual shock bike which we…
2020 Team Rumours: Joe Smith Off Propain And Looking For A New Ride!
If you happen to be building a new World Cup Downhill Team and are looking for talented riders get in touch with Joe Smith. Joe Smith has revealed that he won’t be riding for Propain Factory Racing this coming season but worryingly has also revealed…