Wibmer's new bike has got shocks... pegs... lucky! And he certainly does take it off some sweet jumps in this new edit called 'The Grind'.
October 2022
Red Bull Rampage: Wish You Were There?
You may have heard people say things like ‘Rampage is too groomed these days, it’s getting too easy’, or ‘It’s just tricks, it’s not mountain biking’. Alternatively, there’s the ‘It’s…
Brian Facer Steps Down as British Cycling CEO
The following statement has appeared on the British Cycling website: Brian Facer is to step down as British Cycling CEO with immediate effect, by mutual agreement with the Board of…
Pole Vikkelä 190mm travel not-an-e-bike
The new Pole Vikkelä is the Finnish brand's 190mm travel big rig and continues its rather pole-arising approach to making mountain bikes.
Buyers Guide to the Best Mountain Bike Mudguards
The best mountain bike mudguards keep filth out of your face and do it without shifting around or clogging up. That's it.
Fresh Goods Friday 624: Gold Leaf Edition
Eee... I don't know about you but there seems to be an inordinate amount of leaves on my lines all of a sudden.
Quick Deets: Wolf Tooth Waveform Pedal
The new Wolf Tooth Waveform flats will come in two 'proportionally scaled' sizes. Available in four colours: black, orange, blue, and ultraviolet purple.
Making Up The Numbers: Wyn Masters to do World Cup commentary?
Will he or won’t he? In this week’s episode of Making Up The Numbers George chats with Vali Hoell and Thibaut Daprela about some wild & wonderful team rumours. The…
Canyon K.I.S. self-centring steering doohicky
K.I.S. (Keep It Stable) uses springs, ultra-strong polymer fibre bands and a shaped cam inside the frame to centre your bars whilst riding.
Cheap Things Tuesday: Marys, Bettys, chests and more
What is cheap? What does cheap mean? Our Google overlords define it as "low in price, especially in relation to similar items or services."
Buyers Guide to the Best Mountain Bike Flat Pedals
We're not going to try and explain why you should ride flat pedals. You're clearly already sold on the concept. That's why you're reading.
Break In At Cotic Bikes
Cy Turner is asking for your help in recovering the five bikes that were stolen from Cotic HQ last night. Here’s the announcement from Instagram: We were broken into last…
WTB: Cultivating Success
This story was originally published in Singletrack World, Issue 144. Hannah heads to the birthplace of mountain biking to meet a company that is part of mountain biking’s origin story.…
Podcast: Rampage thoughts, Hannah’s love of Bespoked and some ASMR beer opening sounds
Another week, another episode of four of the Singletrack team sitting around their laptops talking about the big issues of the week. With only a very passing reference to politics…
Fresh Goods Friday 623: Rechargeable Battering Edition
This is the "Wintro". The intro of winners. What have we won exactly? We've won the satisfaction of making it through another week. We've won ourselves a weekend.
Updated: New Start time – How To Watch Red Bull Rampage
…and no, the answer isn’t through your fingers from behind the sofa. The diggers and riders have been out in the Utah desert for a week or so now, so…
Canyon Lux World Cup CFR Team review
Mathieu van der Poel rides a Canyon Lux World Cup Team, not races, as he hasn’t done a top-level mountain bike race this year.
Best In Show – Judging Bespoked’s Best Mountain Bike
When I was asked to judge the Best Mountain Bike at Bespoked, I had no idea how hard it would be. Last year I’d been along and picked my own…
Cheap Things Tuesday: Briskers, bibshorts, lights and stuff
Hello, good morning/afternoon/evening* and welcome to the third majestic edition of CTT. Very much to companion piece to Fresh Goods Friday.
Podcast: British Cycling WTF? Flex Stem Returns And Trashmob Academy
Join Mark, Amanda, Chipps and Sanny as they talk about the issues of the week. What does Mark think about the British Cycling/Shell sponsorship bombshell? What piece of suspension tech…
Buyers Guide to the Best Mountain Bike Lights
These are the best mountain bike lights that will extend your riding season into the winter months and beyond!
Breaking News: Revolution Bike Park CLOSING Indefinitely
Revolution Bike Park has just announced the news that it is closing indefinitely due to larch disease. The disease is phytophthora ramorum., which effects Japanese larch and makes up 2/3…
Fresh Goods Friday 622: Get Yr Vote On Edition
Hip hop hooray it is Friday! Round these parts it's all been about the Singletrack World Reader Awards.
Old Hand and Young Buck: Greg Minnaar and Jordan Williams – Making Up The Numbers Podcast
On this episode of the pod George and Jack chat with Greg Minnaar about his 2022 season, the three broken vertebrae he sustained in Val di Sole & how excited…
Singletrack Reader Awards Finalists: Mountain Bike Personality Of The Year
Who has worked the hardest, raced the fastest, championed the most or just helped enable more of us to get out and ride. Who has inspired you the most in…
Vote Now: Best Author – Singletrack Reader Awards
Which author, published in our magazine or on Singletrackworld.com, gave you pause for thought, a moment of laughter, or just a good dose of escapism? This award will be awarded…
Vote Now: Bike Industry Paying It Back – Singletrack Reader Awards
Which brand has put their money where their mouth is? Who has championed a cause for the benefit of the mountain bike culture? This is an award for brands that…
Vote Now: Best Photographer – Singletrack Reader Awards
Some things don’t change. Singletrack World Magazine and Singletrackworld.com have still been filled with great images. Which snapper has consistently delivered the goods? JP Gendron Red Bull Rampage must be…
Vote Now: Community Builders – Singletrack Reader Awards
This award is about people. Who is getting bums on saddles? Who is creating the opportunity for new people to discover mountain bikes? We want to hear about the project,…
Vote Now: Best Trail Network or Trail Centre – Singletrack Reader Awards
Put simply, where do you think is the best place to ride in the UK? Tweed Valley So good, it’s the host venue for the UK round of the EWS,…
Vote Now: Best Trail Team – Singletrack Reader Awards
This award is about the trails we ride. Which organisation has got people maintaining trails, learning building skills, creating sustainable and legitimate trails? Is it a dig crew, a community…
Vote Now: Most Innovative Mountain Bike Product – Singletrack Reader Awards
In a world where incremental improvements are the norm, who has actually brought something new and worthwhile to the bike world? Who has taken a leap of innovation that solves…
Vote Now: Most Desirable Mountain Bike – Singletrack Reader Awards
In a break from the norm, we’ve got four finalists for you in this category – we just couldn’t narrow it down any more. These aren’t the bikes that you…
National Trails Are Not Just For Walkers: Cycling UK’s Latest Campaign
Update 22 November 2022: Defra and Natural England are to reconsult on plans for the new National Trail, the Coast to Coast Wainwright trail, which could make it accessible for…
Evolution (FILM): Why E-bikes Changed the Game
Andy McKenna of GoWhere Scotland and Stoked* On MS presents Evolution, a film produced with Shimano to share the pure joy of mountain biking. A follow-up to This Way Up…
Deviate Claymore review
The Deviate Claymore is the first long travel enduro bike from the Scottish brand. Designed to go fast on the biggest, steepest trails.
Atherton AM.130 trail bike comes in 22 sizes
New 130mm trail bike called the Atherton AM.130 finally confirmed. There will also be the AM.130.X with a slightly longer fork up front.
Wolftooth Resolve dropper claims it will never squish
New Resolve dropper design does away with the usual IFP arrangement, that can end up leaking air into the oil chamber, and promises to never get squishy.
Cheap Things Tuesday: helmets, hammers, grips and stuff
Come on in to the second edition of Cheap Things Tuesday! Once again we've been sifting through the sea of chaff to bring you the wheat.. er, AKA the best…
British Cycling agrees 8-year sponsorship with Shell
British Cycling has signed a long-term partnership that will bring wide-ranging support and investment from Shell UK as a new Official Partner. The agreement starts this month and runs to…
Choosing the best disc brake for you
When choosing the best brake for you and your riding, split the decision into calliper design, rotor style and brake pad material.
Buyers Guide to the Best Mountain Bike Trousers
Our guide to the best mountain bike trousers around. MTB trousers have come a long way in recent years. Pull on a pair of pants and ride!
What’s Inside Singletrack Issue 145? Out Today!
If you receive a printed copy of the magazine each issue, it’s now in the post – we can’t be sure exactly when it will land with you, but if…
Fresh Goods Friday 621: Soup and/or Sandwich Edition
Have you made the switch to soup yet? Or are you still bringing a sandwich in your packed lunch?
Bespoked Bike Check: SmithyFrameworks Ullassa
We’d love to tempt you along to Bespoked, the Handmade Bicycle Show celebrating handmade bikes and the people that make them. To give you a taste of what you might…
Singletrack World Issue 145: Editorial
Chipps is in the flow zone… just don’t tell him. Been ‘in the zone’ lately? Have you achieved ‘flow state’? Perhaps you have; perhaps it’s something you’ve only glimpsed once…
Issue 145: Red Bull Formation: A Foundation For The Future
Red Bull Formation pushes female freeriders into the mainstream. Words Nicole Formosa Photography Katie Lozancich Katie Holden and I are peering up at an amphitheatre of rust-coloured cliff bands in the Utah desert…
Issue 145: Making Mountain Bikers
An exercise in learning to mountain bike reminds Hannah how much we take for granted. Words & Photography Hannah For some, becoming a mountain biker is a gradual process. A…
Issue 145: Precious Cargo: MET Helmets Factory Visit
Amanda reckons what you put on your head is worthy of closer examination and makes a visit to MET Helmets. Words Amanda Photography Ulysse Daessle Mountain bikers often have different…
Issue 145: Going Off (Grid)
Petor recalls a simpler, damper, mouldier time measured in meals and miles, not hours and minutes. Words & Photography Petor Georgallou Until my MA degree, I didn’t have an email…
Classic Ride 145 – Manx Power
Amanda goes to the Isle of Man for the enduro and stays for the ice cream. Words & Photography Amanda I find myself in a confused state of disorientation, having…