Commencal and Muc-Off have teamed up for the 2020 WC Downhill season. Will they clean up? Commencal has parted ways with Vallnord to form a new partnership with Muc-Off, makers…
2020
The 'We're Clinging On' Edition | FGF 486
Mark has been ill, Hannah has been broken, Chipps is on a road bike, Amanda had a nap in the office, Ross hasn’t broken anything, Andi has been going for…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 129 : One Last Run
Tim Oates looks at why you should never give in to that one extra run after you’ve stopped for the day. Words Tim Oates If I get out early in…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 129 | Guiding light
Tom Hill looks at why hiring a local guide, despite GPS and the internet – even in our over-explored island – is still money well spent. Words Tom Hill Photography…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 129 | You should never go back…
Sanny reflects upon whether trail nirvana lightning can strike twice. Words & Photography Sanny They say that you should never go back. If you have experienced what you consider to…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 129 | Ode to climbs
Self-confessed climb-lover Rich Rothwell reckons that you’re missing out on half the fun if you don’t learn to love the ups as much as the downs. Words Rich Rothwell
9 New Bikes In 7 Days! Catch Up With The Bikes Of The Week
It’s been a mad mad week here at Singletrack Towers. It’s not even a trade show, or a big festival, so why are all these new 2020 bikes appearing just…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 129 : Interview : Cedric Gracia
Andi gets Cedric Gracia to slow down for long enough to spend five minutes answering the questions we ask everyone. Words Andi Photography Forestal Tell us who you are, what…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 129 : International Adventure : What’s Zermatt’er With You?
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…
Take Control Of Your Singletrack Membership!
Thank you for joining our Singletrack community – we appreciate you supporting our work. We’re an independent UK publisher, and everything you see in Singletrack Magazine or on Singletrackworld.com is…
Cody Kelley Joins Specialized
We speculated previously that Cody Kelley might be heading to Yeti along with Jared Graves. However, with Graves leaving Specialized, that’s created a space – which Kelley will be filling.…
Tweedlove Seeks To Break Down The Barriers For Females In Enduro
Tweedlove organisers are keen to encourage women to take part in the sport, and they’ve issued this press release covering what they think the issues are, and what they’re doing…
Unior Devinci Factory Racing Signs Greg Callaghan and Patrick Laffey
More Team Rumours turn to Team Facts, as Unior Devinci Factory Racing signs Greg Callaghan and Patrick Laffey. Press release follows: Greg has been racing the Enduro World Series from…
Jack Moir Joins Canyon | Team Rumours 2020
He announced he was leaving Intense way back in December, but it’s taken until now to reveal who he’ll be racing for this year. The big news: Jack Moir is…
Classic Ride 129 – Cornish Classic
Barney journeys back to his Cornish roots to bring you this West Country classic ride. Words & Photography Barney Marsh Long has my family boasted of ties to Cornwall, despite…
Singletrack Issue 129 | Game Plan
Do you have the wrong plans? Or is planning itself the thing that’s wrong? Words | Hannah My life is currently full of the wrong sort of plans. In any…
New Canyon Strive CFR | Two Bikes In One, Less Weight
In 2019, the new Strive was launched with an overhauled Shapeshifter system. For 2020 the carbon racer sees the launch of two new Canyon Strive CFR models – designed for…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 129 | The Frigid Secrets Of Ukraine
This story was originally published in Issue 129 of Singletrack World Magazine. We’ve pulled it out from behind our paywall – if you enjoy it, we’d like to invite you…
New Pivot Switchblade | Flip Your Chip And Choose From 29 Configurations!
Pivot Cycles reveals the new Pivot Switchblade – “a bike with extraordinary versatility and category bending capability that redefines performance across every type of trail.“ As you might expect, it…
Brendan Fairclough | A Dog’s Life Episode One, Out Now
The first of Brendan Fairclough’s new video series is out. At 25 minutes long, it’s a full length sit down affair. Grab a cuppa and settle in, or read on…
Nukeproof Horizon Bars | Carbon and Alloy Options Redesigned
Nukeproof has gone into some detail explaining the changes made to the Horizon bars, so we thought we’d share the whole thing with you. Get your nerd on and learn……
New Nukeproof Horizon Headset And Bottom Bracket
We told you last week about new pedals and chain guides, now we have more component news from Nukeproof for you. This time, it’s updated Nukeproof Horizon headsets and all…
Chris Akrigg will ride for GT Bicycles in 2020
After much deliberating and online speculation after he left Mongoose at the end of last year, Chris Akrigg has confirmed that for 2020, he will ride for GT Bicycles. Many…
Manitou Mezzer Pro | Just The Right Amount Of Tuning?
We put the Manitou Mezzer Pro fork through a winter of hard use – did the testers come back smiling? There’s a particular place online where some bike mechanics share…
3 Full Face Trail Helmets, Head To Head
We get George and his downhill buddies to put three full face helmets light enough for trail use to the test. I’d like to think that I was assigned this…
7 Sexy Valentine's Gifts For Cyclists, And There's No Lycra
Choosing a Valentine’s gift for a cyclist can be tricky. So we are here to help ease the burden, suggest a few great products, but also remind you that shopping…
Salsa Rangefinder | A New Hardtail Joins The Updated Timberjack
Salsa is introducing a new hardtail, the Rangefinder, plus brings new build specs and colours to the existing Timberjack. The new Rangefinder is designed as a confidence building trail hardtail,…
The One Where We Don't Mention BREXIT | FGF 485
It’s the last day of January. You’ve all made it! Upon waking up tomorrow, half the nation can eat meat again and the other half can pour themselves a drink.…
Commencal Updates The Supreme And It's Up For Pre-Order Today!
Remember back at Fort William in 2019 when we reported on a prototype Commencal Supreme? Well, that bike has proven so successful that it has gone into production. The Commencal…
Goodbye Dirt Rag Magazine
Today was a sad day for mountain bike publishing. Dirt Rag Magazine announced that it was closing its doors with immediate effect after 30 years of publishing and organising events. …
5 Minutes With Kilian Bron The Volcano Runner!
Hot off the back of his latest video epic with Commencal, we managed to sit Kilian Bron down for a quick 5 minutes with interview. Kilian Bron is best known…
Komoot Supports Global Adventure Cycling & Ambassadors in 2020
Komoot, Europe’s biggest outdoors app and proud sponsors of our Singletrack Classic Ride magazine features, is continuing its commitment to the global adventure cycling community in 2020. Take a look…
Review: Burgtec Penthouse Mk5 Pedal “Is it possible to make a better pedal?”
Burgtec Penthouse MK5 pedal reviewed. Burgtec takes flat pedal design to the limit. It was around this time last year that Burgtec thoroughly impressed me with the composite version of…
2020 Burgtec House Show | 4 bikes we wanted to take home
For its 2nd year, the Burgtec House Show has grown to include more brands, house more products and serve up better food and coffee than ever before! Well ok, the…
Watch Kilian Bron being chased down an active volcano with racing drones!
YouTube sensation and the latest signing to the Commencal Crew, Kilian Bron, plans to go viral with this epic volcano video. Kilian Bron is best known for taking his two-wheeled…
Hazzard Racing Orange Bikes – Wait, Is That A New Formula Coil Shock?
Does this Orange Bikes press release tease a new coil shock from Formula? Hazzard Racing has revealed the Orange Bikes they’ll be riding this year – and that you can…
Core Bike 2020 Randoms – Patriotic saddles, Boa, Body Armour and more!
Core Bike 2020 was filled with lots of flashy new goods to have us reaching for our wallets, but here are a few of the items that really grabbed our…
Bernard Kerr Confirms 2020 Pivot Factory Race Team : Masters Stays, Charre Joins
Team Rumours season continues and Team Manager, Bernard Kerr, has sent us all a jolly email to let us know what’s what on the 2020 Pivot Factory Race Team: Hey…
Core Bike 2020 | Scratch Cover stanchion repair kit
Scratch Cover from France provides you with everything you need to repair your scratched fork stanchions and make them like new again. Scratching your bike is just a part of…
Core Bike 2020 | Nukeproof Kids Bikes, Updated Pedals and More!
Nukeproof had a bunch of great new products to show us at Core Bike 2020 ranging from hardcore hardtails designed for kids, to new and improved flat pedals! Nukeproof Horizon…
Ride Revolution Bike Park And Whistler – On A BMX?!
‘Fingers Crossed BMX’ – not our approach to riding, but a new video series coming soon. Revolution Bike Park has a reputation for big jumps and technical lines – as…
2020 Ragley Full Range | Who likes colourful hardtails?
After a successful reboot of the range last year, Ragley are back with another no-nonsense range of bikes for 2020, each receiving just subtle tweaks to the build to keep…
Ard Dales Entries | Get yours before it's too late!
Ard Rock has built a reputation for delivering some of the best enduro events around, and are proud to announce a brand new location for 2020. Launching on April 25-26th,…
Fresh Goods Friday 484 | Flashy bike, full-face, and spendy rims!
Another riveting episode of Fresh Goods Friday featuring spendy carbon bits, the latest head protection, and powerful new Shimano stoppers. This week’s episode stars the Orbea Occam M10, a beautiful…
Jared Graves Signs For Yeti
After yesterday’s wild speculation about who might be joining Richie Rude on the Yeti/Fox team, we’re feeling rather smug to discover that we are – at least in part –…
DT Swiss 232 ONE – The All New XC Suspension Platform
DT Swiss launches the new 232 ONE XC Suspension Platform: fork, shock and dropper post, for tough XC performance. When DT Swiss decided to launch an all new suspension platform…
Who Is Joining Richie Rude At Yeti? And Will They Be Riding A Hardtail?
The team rumours continue, and we’re all watching social media for clues, and tapping up our contacts in the hope they’ll reveal a scoop or two. One name we’ve been…
Vitus Mythique 29 VR | Raising The Bar For Budget Trail Bikes?
Antony checks out the Vitus Mythique, another great budget trail bike for your shopping list. When I started riding mountain bikes, the more affordable end of the market seemed to…
Prime Bicycles wants to compete with Santa Cruz on and off the track!
Prime Bicycles, a new bike brand focussed on gravity bikes, is heading to the market and want to take on the establishment. You would think with so many bike brands…
Revel Rascal T1000 | I Need Your Clothes, Your Boots And Your Bicycle…
Revel Bikes, a new kid on the block launched in the USA last year, is looking to grab your attention with the release of its Terminator inspired edition of the…
Eye Spy a Pipedream Full Moxie full-suspension steel bike
It’s no secret that Pipedream is working on a steel full-suspension bike, but could this be our first glimpse of the slender suspension gem? Pipedream put themselves on the map…