I had high hopes for yesterday’s Budget announcement. Today, I’m feeling deflated and defeated – was I just too optimistic? The Budget announcement has been tentatively welcomed by Cycling UK and Sustrans, as the £100m for cycling and walking infrastructure goes some way to undoing…
October 2024
Manitou have made the FS again. No really.
A statement piece – a concept bike, if you will – that is equal parts nostalgia and innovative passion project of a few cycling industry insiders made into a reality: Manitou FS II. Press Release in full… LOOKING BACKWARDS TO SEE FORWARD: MANITOU FS II…
Each Peach Pear Plum: Using e-cargo bikes to survive picnics with kids
Hannah enlists her friend Celia on a mission to re-enact a favourite book from her childhood. Luckily, Celia is indefatigable.
The Trail Pot Launches: A National Mountain Biking Development Fund
Readers of the magazine may recall that last year I interviewed Chris Maloney, known to many as ‘The Keeper of the Peak’. As a long-time volunteer in the mountain bike world, he knows all too well how much time and effort goes in to grassroots…
Fresh Goods Friday 728: The Fairy Tale Edition
Once Upon A Time in a land far far away… well not that far away, actually kind of in the middle of the UK actually… there were some people who rode bikes and wrote words about them. Except that it was half term, so they…
How to Thrive, not just Survive, this winter
Benji adopts the slithery path to zen in the darker months Acceptance. Acceptance and change. That, to me, is the key to getting through winter. If done correctly, winter can be just as much fun as the other three seasons. To remind you, the current…
Issue 157: MTB Culture – Rain Stops Play
Chipps looks at the increasing influence the changing climate and other pressures are having on off-road events. As the climate changes, it is bringing more unpredictable weather with it. We’re seeing everything from unusually dry Februarys to snow in May and floods in August, which…
Georgia Astle: Finding Fun In The Process At Red Bull Rampage
Born and raised in Whistler, Georgia Astle didn’t actually like mountain biking as a kid, preferring instead to run alongside her mum, who’d ride regularly with group of friends. Always active, from a family of surfers and kite surfers, Georgia only signed up for mountain…
Transition Sentinel 2025: First Ride Review+
Transition Sentinel: 29er seeks adventurous riders for mutual outdoor fun. Sleek, sexy and BMX-y. 160mm up front, 150mm out back. Roving reporter Tim WIld tries out a 2025 Deep Purple Transition Sentinel Carbon XT in Large size with Shimano XT build, Assegai on the front, DHR…
The Bossnut is back! Calibre’s bargain bouncer goes 29
After a total of five incarnations as a 27.5in bike, the new Calibre Bossnut rolls out on 29in wheels front and rear. And a bit more travel to boot. 2025 Calibre Bossnut in a nutshell Let’s start with the end, as most of you will…
Issue 157: Busman’s Holiday
Tracy Moseley’s idea of a holiday does not involve a sun lounger, but it is all-inclusive – and all-in. A trip of a lifetime to the BC Bike Race lives up to her dreams.
A Spectator’s Guide To Red Bull Rampage
Maybe you’re interested in heading out to watch Red Bull Rampage first hand. After my experience last week, I figured a few hints and tips on what to take with you might be useful. First up, if you think there’s a lot of hanging around…
Fresh Goods Friday 727: The East 17 Edition
Alright, alright, everything’s going to be alright. That’s what the chaps from Walthamstow say anyway. And who are we to argue? This past week has seen Singletrackers in the desert and in the snow. All part of the rich pageantry of mountain biking. Next week…
UCI Confirms 2025 MTB World Series Changes
The UCI and Mountain Bike World Series organisers have issued a press release confirming what we were pretty sure was already happening, thanks to the leaked document we told you about last month. We’ve not had chance to sit down and read the detailed letter…
Triple-clamping an enduro bike: Privateer 161 edit
Nice vid documenting the fork options of the Privateer 161 with Ferg Ryan. Some inspiring scenery and trails found in British Columbia on both a single- and dual-crown forks. Privateer Bikes: “Making the trip from the South of England, Fergus Ryan found himself in videographer…
Cool Head And A Spicy Line: Tom Isted’s Red Bull Rampage Debut
Tom Isted has me nervous. Despite his reassurance that he’s going to keep things chilled and just try and get down in one piece, his YouTube videos speak to a ‘wreckers or chequers’ approach to riding. That might not be too consequential at his local…
The Grinder 157: Granite Quiver, Madison DTE jacket, Feedback Sports Pro HD Repair Stand and more
Tried and tested by the Singletrack Crew, gear to help you survive a day in the hills – or the workshop. Granite Design Quiver Tool Roll This is marketed as a next generation saddlebag, but I’ve not used as such because… well, as a mountain…
Issue 157 – Better With Friends
Is mountain biking something best done as a group, or is there a certain singularity of experience to be had in the solo ride? Chipps and Hannah try to see things from all perspectives… Hannah: Unusually for me, perhaps, I don’t have strong feelings about…
Scott Ransom: The Super Trail Bike
There’s a lot going on with the new Scott Ransom. But in a nutshell it is a mountain bike with 170mm of travel, progressive geometry, and a 6-bar rear suspension layout. The Scott Ransom comes with 29in wheels as standard, but if you fancy a…
Red Bull Rampage 2024: Finals Day and Men’s Results
Watching Red Bull Rampage is less of an adrenaline event and more of an endurance one. As is traditional, practice was delayed by wind. The organisers tried to get the athletes to head to the start gate, but apparently many decided they wanted a practice…
Rampage Diary 4: Location Location Location
Red Bull Rampage owes everything to its location. If it were anywhere else in the world it would a different event. The Rampage sites, just outside Virgin, Utah, are a couple of hours’ drive from Las Vegas, and about half an hour from St George,…
Win This Yamaha Wabash RT Bike and expand your riding options: 502 Club Raffle
Our 502 Club raffles help to support Singletrackworld and it’s sustainability in times that are unprecedented for the media and bike industries alike. Find out more about our 520 Club and our raffle campaign here. Raffle no.7: Yamaha Wabash RT Everything about this quality eBike…
Cat Eye Lighting Bundle: Did you win it?
It’s draw time again for our latest 502 Club Raffle. The prize this week is a bundle of goodies from top lighting brand, Cat Eye. Cat Eye lights have been around since before Singletrack was born and let’s face it, we’ve always been here. Chipps…
Fresh Goods Friday 726: The Chain Damping Edition
No, it’s not called dampening. You can dampen something. You can damp something. But dampening is not a thing. Well, apart from a gerund or present participle verb. But it’s nowt to do with the restraining of vibratory motion. That’s quite enough from Dictionary Corner…
Issue 157 – Norway Hans Rey
What would you say are the greatest innovations in mountain biking? Most would agree the invention of full suspension, then there is the dropper seat post; in more recent times we have purpose-built trails and bike parks; and, even more recently, ebikes. Hans Rey has…
First Ever Women’s Red Bull Rampage: The Results
Shovels down. It’s competition day. The dig teams are heading towards holiday mode, all the heavy work done. The riders, too, are horsing around in the car park. Maybe they’re distracting themselves from what’s ahead? The lines were set, coming together in a series of…
Red Bull Rampage Diary 3: Go Big, But Come Home
Today was the last day of practice for the women, tomorrow is showtime. But when you watch Red Bull Rampage on the TV, with all the Loud Hype Stoke production values, you’re seeing a teeny tiny tip of the iceberg. You’ve missed the days of…
Issue 157 Last Word – Catastrophe!157
After a dozen years of incident-free mountain biking, luck ran out for my wife in October and she found her foot pointing sideways after an innocuous slide-out into a gravel car park. Thanks to the wonders of the French health service, her foot was swiftly…
Red Bull Rampage Diary 2: A Changing Soundtrack
Yesterday’s percussive accompaniment of the slapping of shovels picked up a different rhythm today at Red Bull Rampage, for the second day of practice. As I walked up the lower section of the women’s hill, dig teams were still accompanied by their bluetooth tunes of…
Rampage Diary Day 1: First Hits, And A Sense of Scale
Our Rampage coverage is supported by.. Win an ABUS full face helmet. Details below Today was a day of firsts at Red Bull Rampage 2024. After five dig days for the women, and four for the men, today was the first day bikes were allowed…
Readers’ Rides: Brian E’s Kona Process 153 DL
For this edition of Readers’ Rides, we dug one out from behind the sofa. Here’s Brian Evans’ “glorious purple” Kona Process 153 DL. Your Name Brian Evans Bike brand and model Kona Process 153 DL Fork Dt Swiss 535One Shock Fox DHX2 Suspension Set Up…
Clarks CRS C4 Brakeset review
This Clarks CRS C4 Brakeset has been one of the products I have been most excited to test for a while. Did they disappoint? Let’s find out… Pros Cons Clarks is one of the first brands that comes to mind when cheap brake components are…
Campus: New Video From Danny MacAskill
It’s Five Ten day (geddit?) and to mark the occasion Danny MacAskill has a new video out, riding all over the adidas (Five Ten) ‘Campus’. Who knew adidas had such a bonkers HQ in Germany? It’s got all the classic Danny Mac stuff in it,…
Fresh Goods Friday 725: The Enduro Wolsey Edition
Hello there little buddies! Welcome to the end of the week. We hope the week hasn’t treated you too badly. And if it has, go for a bike ride. It can only help. The good ship HMS Singletrack World has been struck down by a…
Get dressed for Red Bull Rampage: Win an ABUS HiDrop helmet
As the dig teams start to built lines in the Utah desert, we’ve got a Rampage-ready helmet to give away. The ABUS HiDrop helmet will be worn by Tom Isted and Georgia Astle, who are both competing at Red Bull Rampage for the first time…
NBD: Starling Beady Little Eye, Carbon Wasp Truffle-120, Norco Sight VLT
A quick mop-up of a trio of the most interesting new bikes to land in our collective inbox this past few days. Something for everyone in this dirty triad. Starling Cycles press release: The Starling Cycles Beady Little Eye is BACK! The Beady Little Eye…
Get Paid To Learn To Be An MTB Content Creator
If you fancy yourself as being a ‘content creator’ in the mountain bike industry, then this could be the opportunity for you. Of course, here at Singletrack we’re always open to pitches from anyone, so if you think you’ve got a good idea, read our…
Danny MacAskill and Chris Ball among 2024 Hall of Fame nominations
Today, the International Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, located in the Marin Museum of Bicycling in Marin County, California, announced its 2024 inductees. This year is the 36th anniversary of the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, and this class of inductees is no less important…
2025 Mountain Bike World Cup Series calendar revealed
7 months, 10 Downhill events, 10 Cross-country events and 7 Enduro World Cup rounds. Europe, North America and South America. WHOOP UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD SERIES 2025 CALENDARS Downhill Cross-Country Enduro Warner Brothers Discovery press release: WHOOP UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD SERIES 2025 CALENDAR UNVEILED…
Using an eSIM To Stay Connected In Remote Locations While Hiking Or Biking
Explore eSIM as a new way to stay connected during long hiking and biking trips. Ensure you have Internet connection everywhere using a digital SIM.
Sonder Evol GX Eagle Transmission review
Marketed as “aggressive trail” which, in our eyes, is just another word for enduro and this Sonder Evol is as enduro as any. Pros Cons Some modern bikes have been getting pretty complicated. Whilst fancy chainlines, idlers, hidden shocks and so on may all have…
The First Women’s Red Bull Rampage Is Underway
Yes, we’ve a wait until the spectacle of the riding itself, but there are eight days of digging ahead of us before the first women will compete at Red Bull Rampage. The eight women competing at next week’s first women’s Red Bull Rampage have been…