Cotic calls the new Cotic Jeht ‘genre-defying’ but we think it’s more of a pocket Rocket, or maybe a FlareMax +. Cotic’s new Jeht is a new school trail bike made from old school steel. The do-everything 29er features 140mm of rear-wheel travel and is…
2020
FGF 525: Dizzy with excitement, or just befuddled?
There are certain things that you know will happen. If you look at the square edged rock you don’t want to hit on your descent, you will hit it. If you really need the printer to work, it won’t. You won’t drop your phone, until…
ENVE Launches Alloy Stem Range
Sure, ENVE currently offers stems, but they’re full carbon and cost around £270 a pop. This new move will offer 3D-forged and machined ENVE alloy stems for £130/€135 The new stem will simply be known as the ‘ENVE alloy stem’ and it’ll come in three…
Chasing the Podium with YT MOB’s Guy Johnston
Who gets up early regardless of the weather, has a high risk of injury on the job, and spends half their working life covered in mud? The answer to this question could be a pro-mountain biker, or it could be a farmer. New YT signing…
7 Top Brand MTB Lights: Tested In Singletrack Issue 134
With advances in lights technology, we’re now largely past the point of ‘is it bright enough, does the battery last?’ and into refinements. Does the battery attach neatly to your frame, is it built seamlessly into the light body, or is it a brick that…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 134 Is Coming – Don’t miss out
If you’ve got a kindly relative that always buys a Singletrack subscription for you, now is the time to check in and make sure they still like you. If they don’t pick up the phone, then you should get on the case and have a…
Strathpuffer 2021 Cancelled
The Strathpuffer 24 hour race – an epic exercise in endurance, folly, or both – has been cancelled for 2021. Here’s the official announcement: This is the message we didn’t want to have to post – The Strathpuffer in January 2021 is cancelled 😞We just…
Saracen Partners with Antur Stiniog (and hints at new bikes to come)
Saracen has announced that Antur Stiniog will now be a demo centre for its bikes, with visitors able to try out their Ariel and Myst trail and downhill bikes at the park. This will come as especially good news to the Welsh uplift spot, which…
UFO Drip chain lube costs £36.95 a bottle and lasts 300km claims Ceramicspeed
Ceramicspeed has released an updated lubrication that uses a new formula for a better life and a lower price. Update: A previous version of this story mentioned the price as £45 a bottle however Windwave has been in touch with the correct price of £36.95…
Singletrack Podcast | The one where a bloke jumps out of a helicopter
Where do I start with the rambling introduction to this week’s episode? It has to be one of the most random introductions we’ve ever recorded. Chipps joins the professionals and Charlie reckons we have something to learn as mountain bikers from the flying fish bloke…
The PNW Loam Dropper Post Is Weatherproof, Adjustable AND Colourful
Today, PNW is launching its new, direct-to-consumer dropper post, the PNW Loam Post. Coming in at US$200/£154*, it offers a lot of benefits for a reasonably low price. AND you can customise it with colours, which is going to be important to some people. Of…
Lockdown 2 Christmas Survival Kit
In our limited offer Lockdown2 bundle you get everything you need to survive this Christmas in fine style. In one cool hit you get to avoid the colossal ball ache that is Christmas shopping, make your friends and family instantly cool, and also help support…
FGF 524 – The Conversation Starting Edition
Who has run out of conversation? With a narrower window of experience than usual, after 11 months or so you could be forgiven for not having much to say. Without daily and varied interactions, perhaps not even a daily trip out of the house, you…
Pushing, Carrying and Riding to Finland’s Highest Point, with Manon Carpenter
Manon Carpenter continues her post race-tape life with a trip to the highest point in Finland, in a 100km bike packing trip that looks like the sort of thing even us mortals could achieve. Though, just hearing about the endless pushing and speed sapping boulders…
2021 Merida Ninety-Six updated for the XC and Downcountry crowd
Merida’s lightweight Ninety-Six is updated for XC race and down-country larking about. Had you told me this time last year that I would be looking at 120mm travel bikes with a glint in my eye, would have told you to sling your hook! “Only the…
Calibre Triple B Pro rocks performance-ready package at a sub £2k price
Calibre’s popular Bossnut becomes the Triple B Pro in this limited edition build costing £1900. Calibre bikes are regarded as some of the best performing budget bikes on the market and the Bossnut is often THE budget full-suspension bike to have thanks to its sorted…
Renewed Hope For Lee Quarry Trails And Trail Centre
Although it seems like we’ve been here before, nearly a decade ago, we’re back with news of council-backed plans for a trail centre building to support the rocky trails at Lee Quarry in Lancashire, along with work to develop the the quarry trails again. The…
Charlie And The Search For The Singletrack Members Gin Offer
Part of my job as “Overlord of The Leftovers” at Singletrack is to bravely search the Kingdom for the finest quality product offers to present to you our glorious Singletrack members. This is by no means an easy task. Yeah sure, for some member offers…
Specialized 2FO Roost Shoes – For Clip-in And Flat Riders Alike
There’s a new shoe on the block, and it’s called the Specialized Roost 2FO. There are two styles available – either full flat pedal, or clip-in. The shoes are designed with third generation SlipNot rubber (we love that name…) for superior grip, whether on pedal…
Pipedream Sirius Returns
We’ve just heard from Pipedream that its short travel fork-ready, steel hardtail has been completely revamped and has appeared in stock ready for riders to treat themselves to an early Christmas present. The Pipedream Sirius is designed for a 120mm fork (though you can run…
What’s the deal with the Atherton Bikes Ltd share issue CrowdCube campaign?
If you have been following the journey of the Athertons and how they are spreading their pro wings beyond just mere racing and into a number of businesses over the last year or two then you will be aware that you currently have an opportunity…
Take A Break With 3 Bike Themed Videos
It’s probably about time you stopped working and took a short break, isn’t it? Grab a cuppa and chill for a moment. Selfmade First in the line up, flying the freeride flag, we have this video from Propain rider Clemens Kaudela. What do you do…
Good People Drink Good Beer
My favourite drugged up gun wielding dead motorcycle journalist once said: “There is an ancient Celtic axiom that says ‘Good people drink good beer. ‘ Which is true, then as now. Just look around you in any public barroom and you will quickly see: Bad people drink bad beer. Think about…
Video Vault – 7 films to escape the news
Turn off the 24 hour news, turn on, tune in and watch the riders dropping in. Here are seven films to escape with. Elation – Freeriding in B.C. Ooh, steep. Like Hebden Bridge, only more of it and less mud. We’d be fine, just with…
Fresh Goods 523 | Cars, Guitars, Beer and Women
Feeling a little tired? Thumbs suffering RSI from doom scrolling and refreshing? Now totally expert on US constitutional law? Still gripped? Go join in on the forum. Here, we’re taking a break from graphs, counts, and bemusing broadcasts with our own version of chaos. It’s…
Video: Flying Squirrels and Radical Rippers
If the feature in Singletrack Magazine issue 133 didn’t already make you want to move to Bellingham, the story of the Flying Squirrels and Radical Rippers might just seal the deal. The Flying Squirrels is an entry level programme to get girls into mountain biking,…
Win DMR V11 Pedals | We have 5 pairs to give away
Earlier this week DMR launched their new composite flat pedals based on the classic and very popular DMR Vault platform. Today, you have a chance to win a set of these pedals just by answering a simple question below. You can read all about the…
BikePark Wales to reopen on Friday 13th, unlucky for some
This might seem like a ray of sunshine at the start of a long lockdown tunnel, but this great news isn’t so great for everyone. Lockdown, in England, kicks in tomorrow and already bike parks across England are taking to social media to confirm that,…
Orange launches its lightest ever mountain bike!
In the market for an ultra-lightweight hardtail designed for UK conditions? Then check out this 10lb Orange mountain bike, if you can fit on it. Orange bikes have released their most lightweight mountain bike to date, and at just 10lbs it’s significantly lighter than most…
King Kong Slayed By A Witch, and other freeride tales
Hold on to your hats and prepare to feel a little inadequate. We bring you some freeride vibes from the far reaches of the globe. About this time last year we posted a video of Matt Walker, Brendan Fairclough, Olly Wilkins and Ben Deakin riding…
Nicolai Launches The Saturn 14 Full Suspension Belt-Drive Gearbox Trail Bike
In a ‘what took you so long?’ announcement that we know will delight some of our friends, Nicolai has announce a Pinion-gearbox shifting, full suspension trail bike. The new Saturn 14 will come in 27.5, 29 or Mullet wheel size and features 130 or 138mm…
Kit Guide For New Riders | How To Have Safer, Happier Bike Rides
We bring you a kit guide to help you figure out what you need to get the most from your bike rides. You’ve got your bike – maybe it’s brand new, maybe it’s new to you, or maybe you’ve just dug it out the back…
New Stif Squatch Launches – The All-Round 29er Hardtail
It’s taken three years of design and tweaking, but the steel tubed, Stif Squatch is finally here. It features 29in wheels, a 78° seat tube and 64° head angle and its designed for a 130mm, short offset fork. Just don’t call it ‘a 29er Morf’…
New DMR V11 Pedals Launched
DMR Press release follows In our anniversary year, we are very excited to introduce the newest member of V-series pedals, the V11. Whilst V11 is now our second composite nylon pedal, unlike the V6, its design is all about performance with no holds barred to…
DMR V11 pedals scrutinised, ridden and then opened up
There’s a general assumption that if a pedal isn’t made of metal then it must be made of plastic. Sometimes even carbon gets insulted by being referred to as plastic. These new DMR V11 pedals are not aluminium and they are not plastic. They are…
Whether you like it or not, bikes are political
Columnist Mildred Locke addresses those who would say ‘stick to bikes, keep politics out of it’ – she thinks bikes are political. Following my last column, there’s another phenomenon I want to delve into. Beneath almost every racism-related post from a cycling brand or publication…
6 Reasons Why Mountain Bikers Should Vote
It might have escaped your attention, but there’s an election in the USA. What does that have to do with you? You are a mountain biker, a free spirit, a shredder of gnar, and #VanLife needs no top down government. Smash the system, turn on…
Review: Öhlins RXF36 M.2 And TTX2Air From The Swedish Suspension Masters
Before we look at this review of the RXF36 and TTXAir shock, a little history lesson: Öhlins’ performance pedigree dates all the way back to 1976 when the company was founded by Kenth Ohlin. Originally set up in his father’s engineering workshop, Kenth started building…
Driving Nowhere For Christmas (with Twisted Sister).
This Christmas is looking like it is going to be the weirdest since rock legends “Twisted Sister” started doing Christmas songs. Yes, that actually happened. Will we only be able to celebrate Christmas with our own household? Will our kids be able to escape the…
MTB Personality of The Year | 2020 Singletrack Reader Awards
Who has worked the hardest, raced the fastest (not much of that going on this year though), championed the most or just helped enable more of us to get out and ride. Whose presence has made your 2020 that little bit better – who has…
Best UK Trail Centre | Singletrack Reader Awards 2020
Which destination has it all? From the best trails to the best cake in the cafe afterwards. We are looking for the ultimate all-rounder. Think trails, facilities, location… Which centre gives more smiles per mile than any other and leaves you planning the return before…
Best Image | 2020 Singletrack Reader Awards
Singletrack Magazine has always prided itself on the quality of its photographs and the skills of its contributors. In a time where a truly incredible photo can appear in a media feed and be scrolled past after just a glance, we feel printed media is…
Best Author | 2020 Singletrack Reader Awards
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 made you think about some aspect of your riding in a different way? Whether it’s…
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 now, Carly does the storytelling… This feature was first published in issue 129 of Singletrack…
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 would be 55 miles of tractless marsh.
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 was first published in issue 129 of Singletrack magazine. It has been selected as a…
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 shop offers the whole package from smiles and expertise to the best deals, prices or…
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 published on YouTube during 2020, be free to view, and it needed to be about…
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 rolls in. I am quickly running out of puns and cryptic rock references. So, I…
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 down again and joining our fellow Tier 3 stalwarts just over the border. At least…
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 biking or a motorised menace? Whatever you think of eBikes, they are here to stay…