Things The Bike Industry Will Try To Sell Us This Year

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Call us cynical, or call us highly informed industry insiders with our fingers on the pulse. But we think the marketing departments of the bike industry are going to find new ways to sell old things. As component shortages continue, companies will seize the opportunity to clear out some unsold stock. Let us help you be alert to what hot new trends you should be raising a sceptical eyebrow to. Access All Areas Rebel armyYou thought fat bikes had lost their shine? As access campaigns step up and push back against archaic restrictions on where you can ride a bike,...
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I came to Singletrack having decided there must be more to life than meetings. I like all bikes, but especially unusual ones. More than bikes, I like what bikes do. I think that they link people and places; that cycling creates a connection between us and our environment; bikes create communities; deliver freedom; bring joy; and improve fitness. They're environmentally friendly and create friendly environments. I try to write about all these things in the hope that others might discover the joy of bikes too.

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  • oldfart
    Full Member

    Is it still April 1st 1998 ? 😬

    Posted 1 year ago
    keithb
    Full Member

    You’re missing 8 speed and square taper…

    Funnily enough, I think Ive got all of those things across my 4 bikes… Some with more than others! And they all have “tyre inserts”…

    Posted 1 year ago
    ampthill
    Full Member

    Is this April fool a day late?

    Posted 1 year ago
    wheelsonfire1
    Full Member

    Giant disc brakes, using the rims of the wheels as the braking surface, cables to operate. Easy to service, easy to maintain whilst bike packing and adventuring, no nasty fluid exchange issues, universal pad sizes too. Mega discs? Available in all wheel sizes too…

    Posted 1 year ago
    RustySpanner
    Full Member

    £400 dungarees?

    Posted 1 year ago
    matt_outandabout
    Full Member

    Sunglasses that aren’t Moto-visor huge or luminous colours…

    Posted 1 year ago
    tomhoward
    Full Member

    27.5” wheel bikes, after a 3 year sabbatical.

    Posted 1 year ago
    stwhannah
    Full Member

    Not an April Fool, more a case of April Fools got us thinking about what surplus stock the marketing depts might try and fool us into buying!

    Posted 1 year ago
    mattkkitch
    Full Member

    Suspension forks for gravel bikes

    Posted 1 year ago
    sheldon13
    Full Member

    Sending thousands designing valves that do not clog with sealant when Schrader Valves have been around since the start?

    Posted 1 year ago
    ElShalimo
    Free Member

    2x drivetrain

    Posted 1 year ago
    n0b0dy0ftheg0at
    Free Member

    Rim brake bikes
    Those hideous cable disc brake bikes

    At “bargain prices”

    Posted 1 year ago
    prettygreenparrot
    Full Member

    😂😂😂

    Posted 1 year ago
    PJM1974
    Free Member

    I’ll be happy to see an affordable XT drivetrain in stock anywhere. That’d be nice.

    Posted 1 year ago
    alanclarke
    Full Member

    you’ve been to Halfords haven’t you? this looks like their Apollo range

    Posted 1 year ago
    HoratioHufnagel
    Free Member

    I’m looking forward to some emtb products. Maybe a motorised seatpost that can lift you back into place, it’s way too much effort having to stand up before raising the seatpost. Also an ebike girdle to prevent embarrassing spill over / middle age muffin topping.

    Posted 1 year ago
    chakaping
    Free Member

    Did they sell you a load of spare capital letters to use up in your headline.

    Please stop using title case. It’s wrong.

    Posted 1 year ago
    RUSHER4
    Full Member

    Industry Insiders are suggesting a new wheel size of 26″, 29 aint dead yet.

    Posted 1 year ago
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