The Audi Nines – a freeride event for freeskiers, snowboarders and mountain bikers – offers riders the chance to go big. This year, it’s one of very few events still taking place, and we look forward to seeing the full video production that comes out…
September 2020
Is this the world’s first carbon kids mountain bike? Patrol C020 and C024 released
We’ve seen a couple of custom made carbon bikes for kids, but the Patrol C020 and Patrol C024 could be the world’s first production carbon mountain bikes for kids! Patrol Mountain is back in our newsfeed this week. After the launch of their Shimano EP8…
EWS Cancels Final Rounds: Competition To End With Finale Double
After a delayed start and a restructured season, the EWS shifts gears again, cancelling the remaining rounds and ending with a finale in Finale. The EWS organisers have announced that the 2020 series will end in Finale Ligure, with two back to back weekends of…
2021 Boardman Bikes come with killer specs and geo at bargain prices!
£2000 for a full suspension bike with proper geo and a Pike Select fork! And impressive hardtails for under £1k this is the 2021 Boardman Bikes MTB range. We might all enjoy looking at £10k superbikes, but in reality, a lot of riders are on…
Singletrack Podcast 514 | The why won’t the rear mech just die episode
We’ve been away for a couple of weeks while many of the Singletrack podcast team were on holiday. But we are back now and we’ve recorded a bit of a three way ramble about bikes, events, Red Bull Rampage and how grownups don’t play enough…
Privateer 141 | First Ride Review Of Privateer’s Brand New All-Rounder
Ross receives the new Privateer 141 for an early test. See what he makes of this aggressive UK trail bike in this review. Privateer Bikes first came onto our radar in Summer last year when they gave us a sneak peek at a brand new…
Cass Gilbert – What Does The Bikepacking Guru Pack Himself?
The new issue of Singletrack features an interview that Chipps did with world adventurer, Cass Gilbert when the two met up at the southern tip of Baja California Sur a week or two before the world shut down. You can read the interview in the…
Smith Mainline | Lightweight Full Face Helmet – Reviewed
Smith enters the full face helmet market with the Smith Mainline - how does it compare to the competition? The Smith Mainline is the company’s entry into a DH certified lightweight full face, a pedalable DH helmet, if you will. At 810 grams (measured on…
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 pleasure for most of the year. Quite what the owners of the garden will have…
Orange Crush MX – New 140mm Travel Mixed Wheel Hardtail
Orange Bikes announces an addition to its hardtail line up: the Orange Crush MX. The Orange Bikes range of hardtails currently includes the Crush and the P7, both available in 27.5in and 29in wheel sizes. To the mix is added the Crush MX – a…
2021 Trek Slash – More Travel, More Geometry, More Racing, More Fun
Today, we’re seeing the launch of the brand new 2021 Trek Slash. It’s not just a warmed-over version of the previous version, but a completely re-made range, from entry level up to top end, with a load of new features that riders have been asking…
Red Bull Rampage 2020 Cancelled
Despite hopes that this perfect-for-TV event would go ahead, Red Bull Rampage 2020 has been cancelled. As an invitational event with a major sponsor and significant TV coverage, many had thought that Red Bull Rampage would not fall victim to COVID-19 restrictions. However, ongoing travel…
Your Suspension Is Set Up Wrong – Cane Creek’s Kitsuma Is Here To Help That
Suspension in general, and rear suspension in particular, is complicated to set up as you ideally have to be on a repeatable bit of trail and have the knowledge and tools needed to tweak your suspension to work for you. In order to simplify things,…
Wild West | Tom Van Steenbergen gets creative
Tom Van Steenbergen pushes the limits of the plausible in this new video ‘Wild West’. This is not a video in the ‘ooh, nice trails, I could ride that, let’s go there’ category. This is a video in the ‘who cares what product is sponsoring…
Nukeproof Scout 2021 – Coming soon to a bike shop near you!
The Nukeproof Scout doesn’t have all the bounce of its enduro racing siblings, but Nukeproof thinks the ride can be just as exciting. For 2021 the Nukeproof Scout gets new build specs and colours, but the frame stays the same. Is that news? Well, in…
