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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
502 Club Raffle : Cateye Lighting Bundle worth £460
Cat Eye lights have been around since before Singletrack was born and let’s face it, we’ve always been here. Chipps and Mark once wrote a feature in a long lost…
Havok Bike Park Weekender report & pics
Different just-for-fun races, session spots on different features on the hill, there was plenty of chance to get involved and try things out. Just a couple of rain showers across…
Readers’ Rides: Roland L’s Curtis AM9
For this edition of Readers’ Rides, Roland Lovell shares his Curtis AM: “it was bound to happen eventually”. There’s not a whole lot of deep detail in this submission but…
Forestry England’s Cycling Strategy: A sign of things (not) to come?
Forestry England published its first Cycling Strategy a few weeks ago. Big organisations need this sort of thing so that everyone knows what they should – or shouldn’t – be…
502 Raffle Winners – Vallon Fjallraven/Specialized
Did you win? If you didn’t buy a ticket then you definitely didn’t. If you did though.. Well, you need to watch this to find out. Yeah, we could just…
Fresh Goods Friday 724: The Elastomeric Edition
Welcome one and all to this week’s Fresh Goods Friday, so much better than Old News Monday. This edition brings you full circle. All will be revealed. On with the…
OneUp’s 1% Giveback reaches $1million donated
OneUp Components’ 1% Giveback Program has just ticked over $1 million dollars donated since 2013. As well as making arguably the best dropper post on the market, OneUp’s Giveback Program…
And the best biking spot in the UK is… Cambridge?
New research from GoOutdoors claims to reveal the best mountain biking destinations in the UK. The Tweed Valley doesn’t make the cut. Swindon does. The study looked at factors such…
Lauf Elja is a 120mm single-pivot (without a Lauf fork)
Say hello to the new Lauf Elja. A full-suspension mountain bike from the brand you may know from the Lauf Seigla gravel bike and leaf-spring Lauf Grit forks. Lauf Elja…
Fox Live Valve Neo: more fast, less faff
The new version of Fox’s auto-adjusting suspension is here. And it claims to be 20 times quicker than its “closest competitor”. By “closest competitor” we’re going to take that as…
Interview: Joe Breedon – chasing the fractions of seconds
While at the Saddleback House Show, I had a chat with Joe Breedon, who was there with his bike and team mate Lou Ferguson. I stopped him for a chat…
Readers’ Rides: Luke B’s Scott Spark
For this edition, Luke Bradley shares his Scott Spark: “they’re very popular and with good reason – it’s lightning fast.” Bike brand and model Scott Spark Why this bike? While…
Route Assembly – making UK manufacturing more than a Pipedream?
A few weeks ago there was the announcement that Pipedream Cycles had been bought by Route Assembly. Who or what is Route Assembly and what do they plan to do…
Fresh Goods Friday 723: The Big Strapping Edition
We are a relatively broad church here at Singletrack World and this week’s Fresh Goods Friday is testament to such. Droppers ‘N’ strappers. Video ‘N’ rubber. Flatties ‘N’ sunnies. Let’s…
Vali Höll: ‘It’s mountain biking, it’s not Formula 1’
In this episode the 2024 Elite Women’s World Champion and World Cup Champion, the YT Mob’s Vali Höll, chats with George, Jack and Emi about equal pay, three-peats, and MTB…
‘Anytime’ – New Freeride Movie With Old Skool Vibes
Anytime, the latest Red Bull and Anthill production, is now available for viewing on Red Bull TV. For those that recall the ‘Down’ series, it’s got a bit of the…
Interview: Kade Edwards in Anytime BTS – ‘I’m not going to get any better in the next 10 minutes’
I went down to Dyfi Bike Park for a day of riding followed by a UK Premiere of ‘Anytime’, the latest film from Anthill and Red Bull, that celebrates freeride.…
Our go-to winter riding apparel
We were asked to list one item of clothing that we always pick out of the pile for a wintery mountain bike ride. Here’s what we picked. Following on from…
Can You Find Any of British Cycling’s New Places To Ride?
There’s a whole host of new places to ride now available in the UK thanks to legacy funding from the UCI Road World Championships in 2019 – only it’s rather…
Specialized Stumpjumper 15 Alloy announced
The very metal Specialized Stumpjumper 15 Alloy starts from £2,750 and yes, it has cable routing for mechanical drivetrains. We brought you the carbon fibre Specialized Stumpjumper 15 review a…
Make Your October Better With Singletrack Magazine
As we prepare to slip out of our summer shorts, through the nettle defence trousers, and into something thermal, keep your mountain bike juices flowing with an injection of inspiration,…
Details of the new Santa Cruz Hightower 4
A quick look over the new Santa Cruz Hightower 4; a bit slacker up front, a bit longer out back but the main rejig is in the VPP rear suspension…
Bike Check: James Love’s Cotic Cascade
Mr Love, formerly of this parish, dropped by via the back roads of Calderdale. ‘You look like Jeremy Corbyn with that stem!’ cried our Benji. Cue much excited jabber about…
Best bits from Saddleback Show: Trickstuff, Abbey Tools, ENVE, Silca & much more!
We bobbed down Brizzle way earlier this week. Amidst plenty of charming retro guff, there was plenty of super modern stuff on display too. Here’s the highlights… Trickstuff No big…
Interview: Lou Ferguson on ‘being alive and being happy’
Lou Ferguson was at the Saddleback House Show with her bike, freshly cleaned from Loudenville. We had a good long chat about her season so far, what next year might…
Leaked document reveals MTB World Cup plans for 2025
In a leaked document titled ‘2025 MTB Reform, Evolution of Mountain Bike Racing’, the UCI and Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD) set out proposed changes for the racing year ahead. Now,…
Podcast: Racing, Reform, and Rumours
George, Jack and Emi are joined by Intense Factory Racing’s Joe Breeden to discuss the racing that’s gone down since the mid-season break, the leaked Warner Brothers Discovery MTB Reform…
502 Club Raffle no.5 Vallon, Specialized Fjällräven Bundle Worth over £750
We may have only just picked the winner of the last raffle but we already have the next one ready to go for you, and this bundle of top tier…
Fresh Goods Friday 722: The Autumn’s Done Come Edition
In case you missed the memo, it is now officially autumn. And yes, autumn does not get a capital letter. Even though it is every right-minded person’s favourite season. That’s…
Freight Worse Than Death? Slopestyle on a Train!
Prepare to see physics in action, and perhaps take a travel sickness pill. Dawid Godziek’s latest video has him riding a jump line on a moving train. The video doesn’t…
This is why you should have gone to The Merida EX Enduro
Those who know things know that The Merida Ex is probably the best enduro experience currently available in the UK. Next year then..? The Merida Ex Enduro press release: THE…
Red Bull Rampage: Changes and Location Revealed
The drip, drip, drip of news from Red Bull Rampage continues, this time with updated rider lists, plus details of the venue location and format for the men’s and women’s…
New Gee vid alert! ‘Ridgeline V: Resistance’
Gee Atherton and his with the latest Ridgeline episode. Filmed in the frankly stunning surrounds of Engelberg-Titlis, Switzerland. Atherton Bikes press release: Gee: “From the start, the Ridgeline Series has…
Welsh Cycling Industry Unites Against Welsh Trail Centre Closures
Over 90 separate Welsh cycling organisations have today co-signed a letter to Welsh Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies MS, concerning the…
Loudenvielle World Cup DH results, report and highlights vids
The DH World Series returned this weekend for the penultimate round of competition and the stakes couldn’t have been higher. RACE HIGHLIGHTS | Elite Women Loudenvielle UCI Downhill World Cup…
Hattie Harnden and Richie Rude win Enduro World Cup Overall Titles
Harnden and Rude crowned Overall Title Winners in challenging conditions at final round of UCI Enduro World Cup in Loudenvielle-Peyraguides. Press release from ©️WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series: The…
Retrobike Check: Isla Rowntree’s 1993 Race Bike
At the Retrobike Show and Shine at the Malverns Classic, this yellow and red bespoke racing machine was on display. It’s one of Isla Rowntree’s own personal bikes, built to…
Funn Upturn 55mm High Riser Handlebar review
How high is too high? We check out of these lofty 55mm rise Funn Upturn handlebars perform on the trails. The may be high but are they mighty? Pros Cons…
Interview: The Word According To Landosteezy
If you’re on any kind of social media, you’ve probably seen Leo ‘Landosteezy’ Smith bringing his BMX style to the world of MTB. Now riding for Calibre, you might also…
Fresh Goods Friday 721: The Stitching Up Edition
Good day to you all and welcome to this week’s edition of Fresh Goods Friday. The end is nigh. By ‘end’ we mean end of the year. Well, it’s not…
DH World Cup Rd 6 – Loudenvielle – Preview & How to Watch
Are Vali Holl and Loic Bruni safe? Or do they still need to watch out for resurgent Tahnee Seagrave and Amaury Pierron? Here’s what to watch for this Sunday. Elite…
Saracen Mantra Race LSL review
The Saracen Mantra Race LSL sports some typical Saracen geometry: it is long AF. The reach on this L is 490mm, which will ride longer when sagged. Pros Cons I…
Spotted: Wonder Woman and the KeeWee Cromozone
I’d barely arrived at the Malverns Classic when we were rolling through the camping field and spotted the kind of freak bike collection that no self-respecting bike nerd can walk…