It may come as a surprise, but today is Friday! Yay! The last Friday of 2022. Where did that year go? It’s probably time to sit back and reflect on…
2022
MegaSack Draw LIVE: 6pm NYE
Tune in at 6pm on New year’s Eve to see if you are this year’s lucky winner of the Singletrack MegaSack. How it works Veterans of our annual MegaSack competitions…
7Mesh WTV Chilco Jacket review
7Mesh WTV Chilco jacket (‘Wind, Thermal, Ventilation’) is a big new thing from top-notch clothing company.
Top 10 News Stories of 2022
In this world of rolling 24 hour news, social media shares and hashtagged campaigns, which news stories this year were the most read here on our pages? And do you…
Top Bike Tech Stories of 2022
What is it that investment accounts always warn you… ‘past performance is no guide to future gains’ or something? If we were to base our future reviews and tech stories…
New rules and new bikes! MUTN Podcast with Richie Rude and Todd Schumlick
In this episode… George, Jack and Emilie try and make sense of the new rule changes. Then they chat with two time EWS Champion Richie Rude about that DSQ in…
7Mesh Women’s Foundation Bib Shorts – for comfort in the heat of summer
This product was selected for our Editors’ Choice Awards 2022, as published in Singletrack Magazine Issue 146 In the Editors’ Choice Awards we highlight our standout bikes and products from…
2022 Cover Shot Round-Up: Get Inspired
2022 was both opened and closed with cover photography from Pete Scullion, voted Photographer Of The Year by Singletrack World readers. We had an illustrated cover, a World Cup DH…
Simply better than laces: 12 BOA® off-road cycling shoes
The BOA system has been a replacement technology for laces since the mid 90's but how was it invented and by whom?
Ride Concepts Livewire Shoe review
The Ride Concepts Livewire is a bit of a do everything shoe. To be ridden all day, and then not look out of place having post ride beers.
The Singletrack World Quiz of 2022
Have you been paying attention this year? Take our quiz to find out – either just for fun, or to access a voucher code for our shop. While you’re here…
Internet Rummagings – Tom’s Christmas Baubles
Season’s greetings and welcome to this edition of Internet Rummagings where, rather than doing my Christmas shopping on the internet I once again have been rummaging around in the WWWLBS,…
The Singletrack Megasack Blooper Reel
We’re so pro. You’re probably astounded, having seen the incredible slick presentation of all of our Megasack videos, that there are any outtakes at all. Are they even outtakes? Did…
Christmas MTB Bingo
Oh, we love them, but we also know kith and kin are going to buy us things we don’t want. How many items on our MTB Bingo card will you…
Fresh Goods Friday 632: The Brandy Absorbing Edition
This is the second to last Fresh Goods Friday of the year, so you may be hoping for an abundance of nifty gadgets that we’ve been gathering as gifts for…
Megasack Giveaway Day 17: Cannondale Extremely Useful Bundle
It’s the LAST DAY of our daily giveaways! OMG, what will you do with yourselves now?! We have daily (week day) prizes to be won, plus another of each prize…
The Singletrack World Festive Five Minutes
No interest in the Rapha Festive 500? Here's the Singletrack World Festive Five Minutes!
Megasack Giveaway Day 16: Continental Argotal Tyres
You’re (hopefully!) going to win a pair of Continental Argotal Tyres, but which will you choose from the 12 options in the range? We have daily (week day) prizes to…
Vitus Bikes: A Brand for Real Riders
In the bike world, it could be said that we’re all a little guilty of following the crowd. But occasionally, someone will come along, shake things up a little, and…
UCI & Warner Bros. Discovery Announce Full Calendar: 2023 UCI MTB World Cup
The revised 2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Calendar is announced, including a historic 10 day festival in Les Portes du Soleil (Les Gets, Morzine & Châtel), in the Haute-Savoie…
Megasack Giveaway Day 15: Granite Designs Bike Stash RT Bundle
Ooh, a tool! With all sorts of MacGyver/Transformers In Disguise type tricks up its sleeve… We have daily (week day) prizes to be won, plus another of each prize which…
Atherton AM.130: First Ride Review
The 130mm travel Atherton AM.130 review. Diet Trail bike? Double Down Country? Just a Mountain BIke? Regardless, it’s a unique proposition.
Megasack Giveaway Day 14: DexShell top to toe bundle
Waterproof gear – probably as much of an obsession for the UK mountain biker as tyres. Win a whole pile of it here! We have daily (week day) prizes to…
How to gift someone a Singletrack World subscription
Here's a rundown of the two great ways you can give someone the gift of Singletrack World membership.
Podcast: Wild Cycling and Middle Aged Rampage
Mark has been to Utah to check out something he still can’t tell us about. It was his first time there – did he have any fun? Chipps and Hannah…
Megasack Giveaway Day 13: Goodyear Newton Tyres
It’s the final week of our daily giveaways. Today, it’s rubber! Make sure you’ve entered every day’s draw – you’re too late to win the past daily prizes, but you’ll…
Issue 146: Editorial – We Are Not Alone
Chipps encourages us to get to know our ride-group neighbours. As a reasonably feeble and glasses-wearing schoolboy, I was never great at ball games and was usually among the last…
Peanut Butter Squares Recipe
Rick Hamilton shares his popular peanut butter squares recipe, having fuelled the Slymefoot Slide route with them. I got this recipe from my friend Louise. These are fabulously dense and…
Issue 146: UK Adventure – Slymefoot Slide
Is it bikes or biscuits that hold this band of bikepackers together as they trial a new Northumberland route, the Slymefoot Slide? Words Rick Hamilton Photography Pete Scullion Who the…
Issue 146: House of Cards
By Tim Wild Every adventure starts somewhere. Tim Wild’s BC trip starts here, with a prologue to the main feature. I’ve been obsessing over the logistics of this British Columbia…
Issue 146: International Adventure: Bring your ‘eh’ game
Tim Wild heads north for an epic BC trip. Will the stress of the planning pay off? Words Tim Wild Photography Casey Montandon Oh, Canada… I’ve been obsessing over the…
Saturday Sofa Slouch Video Round Up
Wrap that blanket round you a little tighter, snuggle up with a mug of tea, and escape to other places with a round up of this week’s video releases. Lost…
Editors’ Choice Awards: The Best Bikes and Gear of 2022
The products and bikes that made the team’s year in 2022.
First Look: Saracen Ariel 60 Pro
The Saracen Ariel 60 Pro model here is both fab looking on paper and in the flesh. From the MInion DHR IIs to the ODI grips, it is lit.
Fresh Goods Friday 631: Not Just For Christmas Edition
This is the inntro… much like a usual intro except there’s no room for messiahs. What have the Four Wise Couriers brought for us this week? Certainly not any gold,…
Megasack Giveaway Day 12: Effetto Giustaforza Torque Tool Set
It’s the final week of our daily giveaways! Make sure you’ve entered every day’s draw – you’re too late to win the past daily prizes, but you’ll increase your changes…
ESO Reveals Further Details On Next Year’s MTB Season
Still missing from the information is the actual calendar, but apparently that’s coming next week. Enduro races will now be a World Cup series, and will be one day events……
The Trail Pot – A Blueprint to change the fortunes of MTB in the UK?
Peak District MTB has published a call for an ambitious national investment fund to support the development of off-road biking. The fund, which would be filled by microdonations and other…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 146: A Flying Start
Hannah thinks she’s discovered why mountain biking is fun: it’s because it started that way. “I didn’t realise you were trying to go fast.” I wasn’t trying to go fast,…
Issue 146: Singletrack World Kitchen: Bacon Jam Recipe
Charlie whips up something that sounds wrong, but tastes right. Especially after a few miles on the bike. Bloody Brilliant Bacon Jam. Words Charlie Photography Amanda Imagine a world where…
NBD: Scott Scale RC, Mondraker Crafty Carbon XR LTD, Canfield ONE.2 Super Enduro…
... new red grade Lovey Dyfi trail at the BikePark, MAAP apparel, Crankbrothers Stamp Street Fabio and an Electric Ratboy edit.
Megasack Giveaway Day 11: Hunt Trail Wide Wheelset
A whole new wheelset could be yours! Read on to find out how to win… Not been here before? Not sure what’s going on? It’s quite simple: we have daily…
Bike Test: Mountain Bikes For Winter
AKA whatever gets you through the shite. Benji leads the team through the winter murk in order to find the ‘perfect’ winter mountain bike.
Orange Switch 6 Factory review
If you want a ‘play bike’ for mucking about on steep wooded slopes it makes sense to go to West Yorkshire.
Sonder Frontier Deore Rigid review
These aren’t bikes cluelessly designed by people whose main job is designing sleeping bags. Sonder bikes are designed by real riders.
Hope Tech 4 V4 disc brake review
The Hope Tech 4 V4 from Barnoldswick metal masters Hope technology are their top of the line, hard hitting brake. With a claimed 30% power.
Megasack Giveaway Day 10: DMR Bundle of Joy
Ermagerd, ermagerd, it’s another prize! We have daily (week day) prizes to be won, plus another of each prize which goes into our Megasack. Each day that you enter, you…
An Alternative Year in Sport
Today’s the day when Strava does its ‘Year In Sport’ thing, and your social media feeds will be filled with miles ridden, feet climbed, cups won and other such data…
Issue 146: In Praise of Petrichor
Mountain biking smells aren’t just of damp shoes and disappointment. There’s joy to be found in the company of a good trail nose. Words by Chipps, photography by Mark Do…
Specialized Ends Contracts with Global Ambassadors
Specialized has in recent years put a lot of resources into its global ambassador programme, sharing a varied range of content depicting a broad range of riders in a variety…