Wolf Tooth Bar Kit One Encase System comprises of two bar end tool cases, housing everything you would hope for in a multitool. At one end there is a a selection of hex, torx and screwdriver bits. At the other there is a tubeless repair…
2020
Singletrack Magazine Issue 129 Is Coming | Subscribe Now!
If you weren’t lucky enough to get a gift subscription to Singletrack for Christmas, now is the time to ditch your relatives and buy yourself a little love. Or, if your relatives are the best and did give the gift of Singletrack, have this as…
Fresh Goods Friday 482 – Who wants to test bulletproof goggles?
We have waterproof, abrasion-proof, shockproof and even bulletproof products in this week’s edition of Fresh Goods Friday. Jump in and bath in xxxx-proof goodies. Leatt Velocity Goggle Price: £73.00 From: Hotlines The Velocity goggle from Leatt comes in a huge range of strap designs and…
The 2020 Dyfi Enduro – Now With Bontrager. And On A Saturday!
If you’re going to mix things up, then why not really mix things up. The 2020 Dyfi Enduro has a new title sponsor, making it the Bontrager Dyfi Enduro – and in addition, thanks to the first May Bank Holiday being on a Friday this…
Video: Manon Carpenter Rides Mont Thabor
Mont Thabor is 3178m of thin air and epic riding, but there’s no easy way up. You need to earn those turns. In this film we find out just one of the things that Manon Carpenter has been up to since she retired from downhill…
2020 YT Bike Range reveals new colour options
YT has refreshed its complete line of bikes for the 2020 season with fresh new colours. The YT Bikes lineup is already pretty well rounded, being made up of every bike we can think of to keep a gravity junky smiling for a whole year.…
Bath Urban Bike Park – Your Future MTB Destination?
Bath… Baath… Baaarth… That historic city in the South West of the UK, famed for its architecture, spa, rugby and…perhaps, mountain biking? However you say it, Bath and North East Somerset Council has launched a consultation on the future use of what is currently Entry…
5 Minutes With Veronique Sandler | Sending It Into 2020
Well known for her no-handers and airborne tricks, we managed to keep Veronique Sandler on the ground long enough to answer a few questions. Tell us who you are, what you do and why we should go for a bike ride with you…I’m Veronique Sandler,…
Video: Watch Danny MacAskill head to the gym the only way he knows how!
Danny MacAskill kicks off the New Year with a new training regime that only he could think of! We all start the New Year feeling a little groggy with promises that we’ll keep fit and even head to the gym more often, but have you…
British Steel Bike Test | 3 Hardtails, Made In The UK
This article was first published in Issue 127 of Singletrack Magazine. Three contemporary steel hardtails made by hand in the UK from 18 Bikes, Shand and Stanton. And we mean made, not just assembled. Something interesting is happening to the UK’s bicycle manufacturing industry. Rewind…
5 Minutes With Ines Thoma: Beyond The Podium
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,…
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…
10 of the best e-Bikes Tested in 2019
E-Bikes are here to stay and if 2019 is anything to go by then we’re going to see even more electric mountain bikes launched in the coming 12 months than anything else. With the boom in e-Bike development and the considerable increase in electric mountain…
