The New Look Singletrack World Awards Are Coming!

The Singletrack Reader Awards have been running for many years now. This year, we’re giving them a bit of a makeover. Here’s what will change, and how your voice will still be just as important as ever…

In previous years we’ve had Reader Awards (voted for by you) and Editors’ Choice Awards (voted for by us). This year we’re going to merge them into one event. Hopefully creating a single, more coherent set of Singletrack World Awards, with all of the winners being announced in December.

We recognise that it can be difficult for the average reader to choose a ‘best bike’ when they haven’t actually ridden any of them, or a ‘best jacket’ when you’re still wearing a Buffalo from 1992. So, we’re re-jigging the awards a bit. You’ll get to vote on the stuff you know or care about, and the Singletrack Staff will use our expertise on the other award categories.

The categories we’ll have this year:

The Editors’ Choice Awards!

The staff are going to sit down and argue it out. Who should be the winner in each category? We’ll look through any nominations and suggestions you make, plus check the pulse of the industry. And maybe do a spot of arm wrestling.

Singletrack World Bike of the Year: Best MTB

This is the big one. There’s been some amazing bikes this year but this was our favourite.

Singletrack World Bike of the Year: Best eMTB

It’s been yet another year of e-progress but which e-bike did it best?

Singletrack World Most Innovative Product

This is the product that we think has pushed the technology or industry forward in a clever or interesting way.

Singletrack World Stand out product

This is the product that we wonder how we ever lived without. Useful, functional, and just what we needed.

The Public Awards!

These will be voted for by you! It’s a straight ‘most votes wins’ affair. Here’s what you’ll be getting to vote on:

Most Desirable MTB

Which bike do you most lust after? Which is the coolest mountain bike machine released in the past year? Simple, huh? Oh, if only it were…

Most Desirable Brand

This is the brand whose videos always have you clicking on the ‘play’ button, because you know it’s going to be good. Or maybe it’s the brand whose name you see whenever you spot an initiative that makes you warm and fuzzy with thoughts of ‘aren’t bikes great?’. Perhaps it’s the brand whose bikes always hit the spot, or whose clothes always fit just so. Maybe it’s in the details: that zip pull, that charging port, the neat packaging, or the excellent customer service. We might hate to admit that marketing works, and surely there has to be substance as well as style… but which brand makes you want to wear their logo with pride, recommend a friend, and shake the CEO’s hand? This is the award for that brand, whether it’s your head, heart, or both that do the voting

Community Builders Award

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, campaign or other initiative that’s helping build the MTB community.

Best UK riding destination

Put simply, where do you think is the best place to ride in the UK?

Singletrack World: Best article

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 to the article that made the biggest impression this year.

Singletrack World: Best image

Some things don’t change. Singletrack World Magazine and Singletrackworld.com have still been filled with great images. Which image caught your eye and imagination more than most?

MTB 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 the last 12 months?

Nominate Now!

Do it via the tickboxes and form below, or keep scrolling to do it via standalone email. If you don’t see a form below it will most likely be that you are not logged in.

Remember that it’s up to you to persuade us why your nomination should become a finalist. Tell us what a difference you’ve seen them make, or what their work means to you, and why you’re nominating them.

If you’d rather do it via email, contact us via readerawards@singletrackworld.com with your nominations.

Here’s a reminder of all the Public Award categories – you don’t have to nominate in all categories if you don’t want to.

Most Desirable MTB
Most Desirable Brand
Community Builders Award
Best UK riding destination
Singletrack World: Best Article
Singletrack World: Best Image
MTB Personality of the Year

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Hannah Dobson

Managing Editor

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.