20 mountain bike news based questions to see whether or not you’ve been paying attention to anything this year! Not sure if you know enough? Why not do a little homework. All the answers can be found within the pages of Singletrackworld.com Or if you’re…
December 2020
Top 10 Singletrack Podcast episodes of 2020
In 2020 we relaunched our podcast. Relaunched, because according to the Singletrack Magazine Wikipedia entry we were the first mountain bike media to have a podcast way back when podcasts were first a thing in the early noughties. Back then our podcasts were simply recordings…
Christmas Countpast Giveaway Day 32 – Leatt MTB 1.0 Helmet
Christmas may be over, but our giant giveaway is not done yet. Seeing you through until 2020 is well and truly done with, we have daily prizes, plus the near legendary Megasack. What’s up for grabs today? Leatt MTB 1.0 Helmet Price: £69.99 From: Hotlines With…
2021 Team News: Rémy Métailler says ‘thank you’ to Cube
It reads like a ‘thank you’ message but our sources tell us that Rémy Métailler will be leaving Cube after 4 years. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rémy Métailler (@remymetailler) Thank you @cube.bikes for four years! Signing with Cube at the end of…
Singletrack Reader Awards 2020 The Winners Revealed!
It’s time to reveal all the winners of the Singletrack Reader Awards 2020 – your independent mountain biking awards, as voted for by you. It’s with some sadness that we’ve had to forgo the traditional meet up, presentation and celebration, but with some very find…
Singletrack Podcast – The legendary Charlie Kelly episode
Whether you believe that mountain biking started on the slopes of Mount Tam, or the forests of the Pacific Northwest, or some muddy fields in the UK, the term ‘Mountain Bike’ was first recorded when Gary Fisher and Charlie Kelly registered the name of their…
Christmas Countpast Day 31 – Muc-Off Pressure Washer
Christmas may be over, but our giant giveaway is not done yet. Seeing you through until 2020 is well and truly done with, we have daily prizes, plus the near legendary Megasack. What’s up for grabs today? Muc-Off Pressure Washer Price: £139.99 From: Muc-Off This is…
2021 Team News: Eliot Jackson leaves Giant after 4 years
Our man with the stats, Eliot Jackson won’t be riding under the Giant team for 2021. After 4 years with the team, he’s moving on! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Eliot Jackson (@eliotjackson) My time under the Giant tent has come…
Team moves and rumours: The movers, shakers and maybes of 2021
It’s the silly season again, and with the world, in chaos, we’re seeing some surprising team rumours and sponsorship news. Suarez, Höll, Zinc Silva off YT View this post on Instagram A post shared by YT Industries (@yt_industries) Let’s start with the latest news that…
Top 10 Singletrackworld.com Stories of 2020
With millions of readers every month, there are lots of different paths to reading an article on Singletrack. Maybe you come straight to the homepage every morning over your coffee, or maybe you click through from Facebook or Twitter. Perhaps a friend shared a post…
Christmas Countpast Day 30 – Brand-X Ascend XL 200mm Dropper Post
Christmas may be over, but our giant giveaway is not done yet. Seeing you through until 2020 is well and truly done with, we have daily prizes, plus the near legendary Megasack. What’s up for grabs today? Brand-X Ascend XL 200mm Dropper Post Price: £169.99…
Christmas Countpast! Day 29 – Oil Slick HT T1 Pedals
Christmas may be over, but our giant giveaway is not done yet. Seeing you through until 2020 is well and truly done with, we have daily prizes, plus the near legendary Megasack. What’s up for grabs today? HT T1 Pedals Price: £129.99 From: Ison This…
Top 10 Bike Reviews of 2020
It’s been a pants year for a lot of reasons, but we’ve still managed to test some great bikes. Here are our top 10 bike reviews of 2020. Below are the 10 most read mountain bike reviews of 2020. If you’re after eMTB reviews, we’ll…
The Big Giveaway Final Week – What Can You Win?
It’s the final week of prize giveaways! Have you finished re-organising your sock drawer to allow for the ones off your nan? Have you run out of turkey and stuffing sandwiches and need something else to do with your hands? Get ready to enter the…
Christmas Countdown Day 28 – TSG helmet and wet weather gear!
TSG will have you covered for winter with this TSG Scope helmet and wet weather riding gear up for grabs! TSG Bundle TSG Scope MIPS Helmet: £139.99 TSG Drop Rain Jacket: £119.99 TSG Drop Rain Pants: £109.99 TSG and Ison Distributions plan on keeping you…
Your Top 10 Singletrack Videos of 2020
What did you watch on our YouTube channel this year? There are plenty of ‘old favourites’ that you keep viewing, plus new videos that caught your attention too. Here’s the Top 10 of most watched Singletrack videos this year. 1. Mountain Biking – The Untold…
Christmas Countdown Day 27 – The Squire Inigma BL1 Smart Lock
Welcome to Day 27 of our big Goodbye to 2020, Hello to 2021, Advent/Christmas/New Year Daily Countdown Giveaway. Today, as with every day in our GHACNYDCG, you have two chances to win. Let’s see what it is today. Squire Inigma BL1 Smart Bike Lock A…
Deviate Highlander Long Term Test Bike Build
Ladies and gentlemen, please allow myself to introduce… my new Deviate Highlander long term test bike. Or at least it will be once I’ve cut it down from the ceiling and put it all together. For now, let’s just take a moment to appreciate the…
Christmas Countdown Day 26 – TRP Slate Brakes
Welcome to Day 26 of our big Goodbye to 2020, Hello to 2021, Advent/Christmas/New Year Daily Countdown Giveaway. Today, as with every day in our GHACNYDCG, you have two chances to win. Let’s see what it is today. TRP Slate T4 Brakes Price: £300 From:…
Christmas Countdown Day 25 – Effetto CafeLatex complete tubeless kit
Welcome to Day 25 of our big Goodbye to 2020, Hello to 2021, Advent/Christmas/New Year Daily Countdown Giveaway. Today, as with every day in our GHACNYDCG, you have two chances to win. Let’s see what it is today. Name of Product Price: £191 From: upgradebikes.co.uk…
Christmas Countdown Day 24 – Thomson Bar & Stem
Welcome to Day 24 of our big Goodbye to 2020, Hello to 2021, Advent/Christmas/New Year Daily Countdown Giveaway. Today, as with every day in our GHACNYDCG, you have two chances to win. Let’s see what it is today. Thomson Elite 800mm bar & stem combo…
Is this the World’s Fastest Hardtail Build? Elliott Heap and Adam Brayton dream build a Scout
Do you think you can build a Nukeproof Scout faster the Elliott Heap and Adam Brayton? Watch this video to find out! This is not your typical dream build. There is no chilled music or mood lighting and there is a little more vomiting than…
Canyon suspends UK order shipments blaming Brexit uncertainty
The Canyon website today had a message for all UK based customers via a banner at the top of the home page. “We’ve temporarily paused shipments to the UK…” canyon.com Clicking the message takes visitors to a page of explanation that includes… ..”The UK’s Brexit…
What’s In A (Bike Company) Name?
The Stories Behind Some of the Bike Industry’s Most Well-Known Monikers Our super-sleuth, investigative reporter, Tim Newcomb has been digging around to find exactly what's in that company name. Some are obvious, but some are more than obscure! For the most part, you can forget…
Remi Thirion and Commencal parts ways after 8 years!
Remi Thirion is one of the nicest riders on the World Cup circuit and for almost a decade has been associated with Commencal, but not any more! It’s that time of year where teams make changes, riders leave teams and team rumours run rampant. Even…
Christmas Countdown Day 23 – The DMR Bundle
Welcome to Day 23 of our big Goodbye to 2020, Hello to 2021, Advent/Christmas/New Year Daily Countdown Giveaway. Today, as with every day in our GHACNYDCG, you have two chances to win. Let’s see what it is today. DMR Bundle (V11 Pedals, Deathgrips & 25C…
Christmas Countdown Day 22 – The Lezyne Bundle
Welcome to Day 22 of our big Goodbye to 2020, Hello to 2021, Advent/Christmas/New Year Daily Countdown Giveaway. Today, as with every day in our GHACNYDCG, you have two chances to win. Let’s see what it is today. Lezyne Bundle Price: £295 From: Upgrade Bikes…
The Bird Aether 9A is a 130mm travel hooligan that will take a 200mm dropper
The Bird Aether 9A is designed to smash trail centres all day with an efficient 130mm travel platform and modern, but not aggressive, geometry. Bird has made a name for themselves producing well thought out, well priced and great performing bikes with progressive geometry. The…
The Big Giveaway Week 4 – What Can You Win?
It’s the final full week of prize giveaways! Don’t get too busy eating turkey or inventing party games over Zoom, make sure you leave time to tune in for all that we have for you this week! Monday 21st – Lezyne Bundle: Digital Pressure Overdrive pump,…
Christmas Countdown Day 21 – ERE Research Explorator Bar Tape
Today’s giveaway is one for the drop bar crew – or maybe the Jones Bar bike packers? ERE Research Explorator Bar Tape Price: €35 From: ERE Research Two metres of dual layer cushioned bar tape just what your gravel bike needs. With pro racing and years of…
Christmas Countdown Day 20 – Park Tool AK-5 Advanced Mechanic Tool Kit
It’s a whopper of a prize up for grabs today: a whole Park Tool box of tools, to fix just about everything you might want to have a go at. Park Tool AK-5 Advanced Mechanic Tool Kit Price: £389.99 From: Freewheel This tool kit contains pretty much…
Fresh Goods Friday 529 – The Quiet Mad Friday In Edition
Traditionally this would be ‘Mad Friday’ when everyone would be out on the town being inappropriately over familiar with their office mates while wearing a poor choice of jumper and perhaps headgear too. It might have taken until mid December to find a positive in…
Christmas Countdown Day 19 – MilKit Tubeless Bundle
Don’t be deflated, today’s giveaway from MilKit could give your riding a real boost… MilKit Tubeless Bundle Price: £42.99 Booster, £59.99 tubeless conversion kit, £14.99 tubeless tape, £13.99 sealant From: Freewheel Everything you need to set yourself up tubeless – well, your wheels anyway. Rim tape, sealant…
A Dog’s Life Episode 4 With Brendan Fairclough
Brendan Fairclough’s latest episode of A Dog’s Life has been a long while in the making – we first saw the new line at Redhill Extreme way back in the summer. It turns out there have been even more challenges than the ones we knew…
Track Walk: Brendan Fairclough’s Newest ‘Dog’s Life’ Line
It seems like an age ago now that we sneaked a peek at Brendan Fairclough’s new Dog’s Life line at Redhill Extreme. Join our American dirt bag Fahzure with well spoken Englishman Sam Millyard (son of Allen) for a track walk. Here are your track…
Singletrack Christmas Countdown – Day 18. Win Pearl Izumi Winter Gear!
Pearl Izumi Winter Protection Kit Price: £725 From: Freewheel Pearl Izumi WXB and D3O pads If you’re after excuses for not riding this winter, then look away now. With this full setup from Pearl Izumi, you’ll be ready to ride in all conditions until the sunshine eventually…
Classic Ride 134 – Kirk Yetholm
Kirk Yetholm isn’t a German sitcom character, but a hidden classic Scottish riding location a stone’s throw north of the English border. Words & Photography PETE SCULLION Think bikes and the Scottish Borders and Kirk Yetholm probably won’t even be in the top ten places…
Women’s Endura MT500 Spray Baggy Trouser II
Designed for tough conditions with a performance fit and seat panel waterproofing, the Endura MT500 Trouser seem like the ideal solution for UK winter riding. This is my second year trying out the MT500 range for wet weather riding, so first let’s take a look…
Last Shout For Christmas Merch.
All parcels are automatically upgraded to 1st Class postage leading up to Xmas, at no extra cost. The “official” last posting day is Monday 21/12. However, this year is not a normal year, so it is wise to get in early. The Singletrack UK postal cut…
Huck, Flip and Gulp your way through our video roundup
We’ve all completed Netflix, so if you’re in the same boat here are a few mountain bike videos to keep you occupied for a minute or two. Some may impress you, others may make you turn your head and squint trying to figure out what…
Knolly asks for Jury to decide on alleged Intense patent breach
Not a lot of details at this stage as both parties are perhaps understandably keeping quiet and digesting the ramifications of the court filing made on Monday. But, as reported by Bicycle Retailer and Industry news Knolly, based out of Vancouver, Canada, has filed a…
Christmas Countdown Day 17 – Dynaplug Megapill
Will you take the red pill or the blue pill? Or, the Dynaplug Megapill? Come with us and check out what you could be winning in today’s giveaway. Dynaplug Megapill Price: £59.99 From: Freewheel This is the mother of all tubeless repair tools, with enough preloaded plugs…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 133 : Bellingham, Washington
The best mountain bike town you’ve never heard of. Words Tim Newcomb Photography various Bellingham, Washington, loves to party in the woods. Everyone’s invited to join. Many do. The growing mountain biking community in the north-west corner of the United States, midway between Seattle, Washington,…
Christmas Countdown Day 16 – Win Shimano Winter Boots
Welcome to Day Sixteen of our big Goodbye to 2020, Hello to 2021, Advent/Christmas/New Year Daily Countdown Giveaway. Today, as with every day in our GHACNYDCG, you have two chances to win. Let’s see what it is today. Shimano MW7 Winter Boots Price: £199 From:…
Review: Brand New Santa Cruz Nomad V5
The Nomad has been Santa Cruz’s flagship all mountain, long travel enduro bike for a good few years now, around 15 to be precise, and today sees the launch of the latest iteration - the Nomad V5. The brand new Nomad V5 Still rolling on…
The New Crankbrothers Shoe Range Reviewed
Eagle eyed followers of certain pro riders may have spotted some curious footwear. What brand could they be? Instagram queries to the likes of Fabio Wibmer about what shoes were in pictures directed readers to @QuestionmarkMTB which turns out to have been a ruse by…
Behind The Design: crankbrothers New Shoe Range
crankbrothers have been working on a range of shoes for four years, and almost no one guessed. They’ve even been posting photos and videos of pros riding them for the past year, and this past season, there have been pro racers sat around in pits…
Christmas Countdown Day 15 – Shimano AM902 Shoes
Welcome to Day 15 of our big Goodbye to 2020, Christmas And Beyond Giveaway. Today, as with every day in our festival of good things to all riders, you have two chances to win. Let’s see what it is today. Shimano AM902 Shoes Price: £139.99 From: Freewheel…
2030g 180mm Manitou Mezzer Expert released for enduro riders not wanting to break the bank
Following on the from the Limited Edition Sterling Mezzer Pro, Manitou has announced the Mezzer Expert built on the same burly 37mm chassis. Manitou has been knocking out some solid performing forks and shocks over the past few years, with riders who choose to ride…
The Big Giveaway Week 3 – What’s Up For Grabs?
There have been plenty of whoops, and it seems that everyone that wins has never won anything before! So many ‘Oooh, that never happens’ responses. Let’s see what our lucky winners could be getting this week. Put on your lucky socks, iron your lucky pants,…
Christmas Countdown Day 14 – Giro Source MIPS Helmet
Another day another advent giveaway and today’s is a stonker! Delve inside for your chance to win a Giro Source MIPS Helmet! Giro Source MIPS Helmet Price: £119.99 From: Zyro It’s already day 14 of the Singletrack Christmas Countdown and today we’re giving away a…