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Move along. Nothing to see here. Do your talking while you’re walking. Have you not got homes to go to?
There’s nothing more interesting than something that you’ve been told you can’t look at. From video nasty VHS in the 1980s, through to WMD evidence in the noughties, and ending up at embargoed mountain bikes in the 2020s. Sorry not sorry.
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At least we’ll kick this weeks Fresh Goods with something that you can know about as of this morning…
Merida Mission
- Price: from £2,250
- From: Merida Bikes
As with any dropbar bicycle these days, you have to ponder “what micro niche is this then?”. The new Merida Mission is “a gravel race and multi-surface bike that takes key geometry and frame elements from the SCULTURA ENDURANCE and the SILEX, sprinkles them with a heavy dose of road racing DNA and aero know-how to deliver a fast and responsive ride on pretty much any surface.” Only available as a CF4-level carbon frame. Up to 40 mm tyre clearance. G.U.T. (Gear, Useful Things) frame storage.
Secret Bike No.1
- Price: N/A
- From: Next week
Go on, take a guess. How much travel? Who’s the brand? Is it an ebiike? Is that bamboo in the background? Comment away!
Secret Bike No.2
- Price: N/A
- From: Next week
And again. Is the shocking pink a clue? Or a merely a pink herring? Also, that background does not look like Todmorden.
Secret Bike No.3
- Price: N/A
- From: Next month
I reckon some of you may know this one. I probably should have gone with blockier pixelation. It’s not actually a secret bike but the reason why we’ve got it in is kinda secret.
Secret Bike No.4
- Price: N/A
- From: Next week
Well, this one has tan wall tyres. And a sub-38mm Fox Kashima fork (probably). And a water bottle. And it looks like a top tube mounted rear shock maybe..? Does that narrow it down much?
Singletrack Magazine x Crowdcube
- Price: £59,718
- From: Crowdcube
This was the big story within Singletrack Towers this week. Thanks everyone whp chipped in! The future’s bright and all that.
Sub-in-a-Box / Gift Subscription
- Price: £59.00
- From:Â The Singletrack Shop
We have developed our gift subscriptions specifically to allow you to be able to actually hand over a physical ‘thing’ to the recipient on their birthday, special occasion, Christmas etc. This is why we normally send the subscription to you (the giver) directly, so you can wrap it up and stick it under the tree for the lucky recipient. We can send it directly to the recipient if you prefer – they may live a long way away or they could be infectious. If you would prefer this as your delivery option then follow the instructions at checkout and make sure you enter the recipient’s details in the Shipping Address section.
Member Reward of the Week – 20% off Osprey
- Reward: 20% off Osprey
- From:Â Singletrack Member Rewards
About Osprey: “Osprey was born in California 1974, with a head full of ideas and a desire to design & build innovative backpacks to the highest quality. Today, Osprey products continue that pioneering spirit, being used on the highest mountains to the remotest islands and everywhere in between. The Osprey Europe programme offers you the opportunity to promote an extensive range of innovative packs and accessories.”
Forum Thread of the Week
Seeing as IT’S ONLY THE START OF NOVEMBER, the winning thread this week is from dirkpitt74 and The “Bah, humbug” thread…… thread:
NB: the winning TOTW in FGF gets a prize. ‘Sup!… dirkpitt74 please email editorial@singletrackworld.com for a random prize. Don’t forget to include your postal address, as it really speeds up delivery logistics, boss.
Stale Goods Friday – 2013 Nukeproof Mega TR 275 Comp
- Price: £2,399 (inflation adjusted = £3,383.13)
- From: Fresh Goods Friday 166
To acknowledge all the current rumours about Nukeproof having a DH race team again for 2026, here’s a classic Nukie from 2013: “A 150mm/130mm bike for all day adventures? That’ll do. The Nukeproof Mega looks to be a very tidy trail bike and perfect for a bit of everything. The 6061 aluminium hydroformed frame is Stealth Reverb compatible, a dropper post being the only thing that seems to be missing from the package. Suspension is handled by Rockshox Monarch and Revelation and the bike comes with a 2×10 mix of SRAM X5 and X7, 180mm Avid Elixir 5s deal with scrubbing speed. Tidy front end.”
YJ Team Profile: Jon Ryan
- Favourite Bike: Cotic Soul Or my LarryVsHarry Cargo Bike
- Favourite trail: Singletrack around Stanmer Park in Brighton
- What do you do at YJ?: All things bike related! I head up the claims team so the team and I do our best to get customer back on their bikes following an off – with some days on the tools helping keep the staff fleet running.
Fresh Goods Friday is sponsored by Yellow Jersey
Oooh I won ‘thread of the week’ – get in !!!
I had the 26″ version of the Mega TR – it was a brilliant bike!
Well that was a very disappointing fresh goods. Should have taken the first line literally.
Tan walls are back in I guess?
Well that was a waste of time… ??♂️
I reckon one of the bikes is a new Nukeproof.
I hope the secret squirrel bikes are more interesting than the Merida.
dialling it inÂ
Dull as a dull thing , on a dull day.
“Nothing to see here" – yep you got that right!! 🙁
Yellow Jersey must be ecstatic that they are associated with the worst and most ill informed FGF of all time or maybe we will all remember them because of that, who knows.
When I really squint at it, Secret Bike No.4 (and thank you for not using the horrible American ‘#4’) looks like it might say Marin on the downtube.
I’m probably incredibly wrong though.
Focus please
No3 – red spots on the rims = santa cruz?
If so the profile makes it look like a Vala?
That was my first thought but I didn’t want to dignify such a weak FGF with a comment.
It’s like those YouTube videos where some attention seeker posts ‘I just bought my dream car/bike/house/campervan etc.’ and there’s a blacked out blob next to them.
Never watched one of those.