Whose words switched something on inside your head that had you reaching for the kit drawer before heading out to get on your bike? Or was it a feature that…
October 2020
What’s Zermatter With You? Singletrack magazine issue 129
Emma and Carly head off to a different part of the mountains in their home-made camper. This time, it’s Zermatt and the Matterhorn that are getting all the attention. Only…
The Saga of Magnus | Singletrack magazine issue 131
A haphazard retracing of St Magnus’s last journey by bike seemed a fitting farewell to the island of Orkney. Somehow, Adam had neglected to tell his friend Jack that it…
Catch My Drift? Singletrack Magazine Issue 131
With Barney Marsh In which your intrepid reporter attempts to get to the bottom of certain mountain biking vernacular using the ancient arts of Flannelling and Hand Waving. This feature…
Best Bike Shop | 2020 Singletrack Reader Awards
For that personal face to face service, this Best Bike Shop category is for the UK shop you visit and hand over cash to a person across a till. Which…
Best Video | Singletrack Reader Awards 2020
A new category for this year, it’s Best Video. Did it make you laugh, teach you something, wow your eyes, or touch your soul? To qualify, it must have been…
Yet Again Even More Singletrack Member Discounts
Charlie has news for you: “Great news everyone”… Is likely to become my catchphrase at Singletrack Towers. Within moments of the virtual ink drying on one Singletrack Member perk, another…
Fresh Goods Friday 522 – The ‘Oh, Not Again’ Edition
Wasn’t that the thought of the Hitchiker’s Guide whale that turned into a plant pot (or was it the other way round?) Anyway, it seems that Singletrack Towers is locking…
Best eMTB | 2020 Singletrack Reader Awards
It’s time to make your voice heard and vote for which you think is the best eMTB of 2020? Will it be Merida, Canyon or Specialized? The future of mountain…
Best bike over £4.5k | Singletrack reader Awards 2020
This category is our traditional collection of money no object bikes, colloquially known as the Bike Porn category. Imagine if price was no longer a barrier for you, what would…
Best Bike Under £4500 | 2020 Singletrack Reader Awards
It’s that time of year when the best sub £4500 bikes duke it out to see which will take home the 2020 Singletrack Readers Awards. These finalists are all extremely…
A Chat And A Video With Vali Holl
We’ve just had this interview in from YT bikes, Vali Holl’s bike sponsor about her thoughts on the past, the crazy year of 2020 and the seasons ahead. Let’s catch…
Best bike under £2k | Singletrack Reader Awards 2020
You shouldn’t have to drop thousands on a bike that will take a beating off road. Modern components are stronger and work better than they’ve ever done and increasingly the…
Best Hardware | 2020 Singletrack Reader Awards
Vote for your best hardware product in the 2020 Singletrack Reader Awards. Will be be Rockshox, Nukeproof or Shimano? It’s time to take on the most important vote of the…
Best Software | 2020 Singletrack Reader Awards
Software is all the stuff that goes on the rider, not the bike. It’s keeping you safe, warm, cool, dry, visible, and everything in between. We all have different requirements…
Hope Reopens Factory – Although It’s Not Really Been Closed
Hope Technology has been very quiet recently, and with little new stock on the shelves, it has led to customers wondering if the factory gates had closed. However, the silence…
Madison To Distribute Singletrack Magazine to UK Bike Shops.
When we stopped selling Singletrack on the traditional news stand there were quite a few sad faces lamenting the end of an era. It was great to casually grab a…
Recumbent eBikes: A niche too far?
Sanny takes a journey over to the Dark Side and attempts to leave his preconceptions at the door as he dives headfirst into the world of recumbent eBikes. Was it…
Singletrack Podcast | The why do we not stick to talking about bikes episode
Welcome to our weekly podcast. This week Hannah is back in the hosting chair and talks about the differences between plans and goals and recounts the time she went to…
Dropping In – Short Stuff You Should Know
Here’s a snack sized round up of bike news you might have missed, but probably want to know about. Formula – Where is MTB Distribution Going? With so many brands…
Fresh Goods Friday 521 – The ‘Let’s Get Funky’ edition
Ahh, Friday, the gateway to the weekend and freedom from work. Or not, as seems the case with many of us at the moment. Wherever you are, we hope that…
Trash Bandits – A Half Term Excuse To Get Outside!
If you need a little extra motivation to get outside this half term, then maybe this Trash Bandit Bingo from Trash Free Trails will do the trick (or treat). Trash…
How much should an enduro ready carbon bike cost? Vitus says from just £1999
Vitus updates the Escarpe and Sommet for 2021 with new carbon frames and pricing from just £1999! How much does a good trail or enduro bike cost these days? That’s…
Ling’s Bike Trip – The Pre-Ride Interview With Ling Valentine
There's no denying that Ling Valentine is quite a character. Her vividly-coloured, car-leasing website, LingsCars.com has been described as 'contract hire's RyanAir' and with a small staff and efficient practices,…
Save £££’s With Even More Singletrack Member Deals
If you are a full Singletrack Member, you should check this out. It’s our new members’ section, and we have been a wheelin’ and a dealin’ with a bunch of…
Video: See Stanton Bikes proto CNC and Carbon rear ends!
Want to spend a few moments checking out some curvy CNC machined goodness? Then watch Stanton’s latest video to see what they’ve been working on behind closed doors. Derbyshire based…
5 Reasons To Listen – The Downtime Podcast on Racism in MTB
Don’t just jump into the comments section – first, listen to this podcast on racism in mountain biking. Here are some reasons why we think you should. There has already…
What people mean when they say cycling has a race problem
…Spoiler alert: it’s not about you. Mildred Locke examines why cycling brands’ support of the Black Lives Matter movement gets some riders in a flap. With the rise of the…
If You Want Riding On The Road to Feel Safer, Act Now
As the Government’s consultation on the revision of the Highway Code approaches its final week, you’re urged to make your voices heard by responding to it yourself. The consultation is the…
Neil Sutton’s 2021 Sonder Evol Dream Build
Neil Sutton, the designer of the Sonder bike range, shows off his newly built 2021 Sonder Evol boasting electronic shifting and kitchen tune suspension. For 2021 Sonder has updated the…
Singletrack Podcast | The who wants to be an event organiser these days episode
This week’s episode kicks off with a chat between Chipps and Amanda on what it’s been like to get away from the local trails for a bit. Then Hannah steps…
Ravemen PR1600 Review: One Light For All Occasions?
Singletrack's 'other' Lakeland product tester, Piers, gets out after hours in order to bring us this Raveman PR1600 review I confess that I had not heard of Raveman before…
Eurobike’s Been Cancelled For 2020. Here’s Why We’ll Miss It.
Chipps gives us his reasons why he’s very sad to hear that Eurobike has been cancelled. And it’s not just about the shiny new bikes… Traditionally, Eurobike – to me…
Danny Hart To Join Cube?
Where is Danny Hart off to? The rumours abound… Remember when we told you that the UK’s primo DH rider was leaving team Saracen and everyone was wondering where he…
Fresh Goods Friday 520 – The Take Us To A Quiet Space Edition
Put you left foot in, your right arm out, stick your bum into the air and shake it all about. Never mind tiers, levels, deal or no deal, or clips…
Feast Your Eyes On This Tour De France Gallery from Commencal
You might recall a couple of weeks back Commencal revealed its ‘Our Tour de France’ video, with Kilian Bron riding his bike all over France in some of the most…
2021 Commencal Meta AM 29 Review | Thought you were fast? Wait till you ride this!
The 2021 Commencal Meta AM 29 is a proven speed demon, with sorted geo and kinematics for reduced fatigue and impressive climbing. This is a full-on EWS weapon! Let's cut…
The Norco Shore Returns – and it’s not for racing
It’s about ten years since the Norco Shore was last given an update, and 20 years since it was first released. This new release goes big everywhere except the wheels,…
Making Up The Numbers | Camille Balanche, David Trummer and Dan Slack – DH World Championship Review
What a weekend in Leogang! Still cleaning mud from their fingernails, ears and suspension linkages, we have three riders fresh from their DH World Championship podiums and straight into the…
New Nukeproof Mega V4 Launched – and yes, it has room for a water bottle!
Today sees the launch of an all new Nukeproof Mega V4. Like the bikes before it, there are still 29in and 27.5in wheeled versions and the travel is an enduro-winning…
2021 Nukeproof Mega 275 Factory – First Ride Review
The Nukeproof Mega has been the brand's top flight, big hitting enduro bike since 2011. The original prototype was raced to 3rd place in Masters at the 2009 Megavalanche (the…
First Ride: 2021 Specialized Stumpjumper Review
Chipps reports from a day of ups and downs in the remarkably sunny Tweed Valley aboard the new Stumpjumper. Although it was only a day, there was more than enough…
Specialized Launches The 2021 Stumpjumper: ‘The Singletrack Flow Finder’ – With Video
At first glance, the new 2021 Stumpjumper appears pretty similar to both the model that came before it, and to the new 2021 Stumpjumper EVO that appeared a week or…
2021 Hope HB.130 now mullet compatible with standard hub spacing
Hope has updated us with news of the 2021 HB.130 now featuring a standard rear hub spacing and the option to run a 27.5in rear wheel. Hope insists that it…
Fort William World Cup 2021 – Date moved to May
In a change to the original announcement by the UCI, the Fort William round of the 2021 Downhill World Cup will now take place on 22-23 May. The 22-23 May…
Two New Riders for Madison Saracen – but where’s Danny Hart going?
Madison Saracen has revealed who will be on the team next year – but the surprise omission is Danny Hart. Jordan Williams joins the Factory team to ride in the…
Review | Orange Crush MX Pro LTD hardcore hardtail
Do the mixed wheels of the Orange Crush MX make this THE hardcore hardtail to own in 2021? Andi climbs on board to tell all. The continued evolution of the…
Dropping In | Short Stuff You Should Know
We bring you a round up of snack sized information from the big wide bike world that we think you might want to know. Road accident guidelines for reporting People…
New Reynolds 309/289 XC Series Wheels – with heritage turquoise option
Reynolds today introduces a new range of XC wheels, the 309/289XC. These carbon wheels are aimed at the demands of modern XC racing, and come in four build levels to…
2020 Crowns 2 New World Champs in Leogang!
After yesterday’s race, I don’t think we’re going to hear too many complaints that Leogang is a bike park track. After rain and snow, the trails looked more like a…
VIDEO | Reece Wilson, Cushcore Total Confidence
Trek factory Racing's Reece Wilson ditches the DH bike for a trail bike and absolutely smashes some Scottish trails