Interview: Ted James Designs

I always enjoy chatting with Ted about his bikes. For one, it’s a bit like listening to Tom Waits or Iggy Pop – there’s more gravel in his voice than...

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Bespoked ‘Best MTB Award’ Interview: Craft Bikes

Jim from Craft Bikes talks us through the exquisite titanium bikes, made in Kent, UK, that were on display at Bespoked, Manchester. Their hardtail actually received our ‘Best Mountain Bike’...

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Spotted: Ted’s Retro Kona Themed Collection

At the York Cycle Rally I spotted this collection of bikes, which were perhaps curated around a theme. I asked their owner, Ted, to tell us a bit more about…

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Spotted: Fuquay Retrobike Collection

This year’s York Cycle Rally and Festival included a retrobike show, alongside all the stalls, grass track racing, and more. A day out was on the cards, and I clocked…

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The 20+ Best Bits from the Outdoor Trade Show

Beyond Bikes: Products That Have Us Dreaming Of Adventures. Check out the products and brands on show at the Outdoor Trade Show.

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Rob Fisk. Stand down, Merlinman

Long, long, longtime friend of Singletrackworld, Rob \'Merlinman\' Fisk passed away earlier today. We\'re so glad we got to share time with him.

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Fresh Goods Friday 706 – The Three Course Meal Edition

If you had to perform all three of the core dirt bike disciplines one after another, what order would you do them in?

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Shimano GRX RX820 Mechanical Gravel Groupset review

Chipps, perhaps perversely, specified his test on Shimano GRX RX820 to cope with gravel riding that was more mountainous than groomed, how did he get on? Pros Cons When ‘new’...

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Bike Check: Ministry Cycles CNC Protoype

This bike at the EXT stand at Sea Otter caught my eye, so I stopped its designer Chris Curry for a bit more insight into what it’s all about. What…

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Retro Bike Check: Foes LTS 16

I felt like there were a few fewer retro bikes rolling around this year’s Sea Otter Classic, but this one caught my eye so I stopped its owner for a…

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Smart Tires: Tyres From Space Coming Your Way Soon?

At an unassuming looking booth at Sea Otter there was some mega science going down. You’ll have to take my word for it, but the hollow rod of this Nitinol…

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Bounce, Bags and Bling – Spotted at Sea Otter

Another lap of the stands at the Sea Otter Classic in California, another round of new things. Some are new and available now, some are still to come, and some...

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Singletrack World Issue 154 Editorial: Let’s Get Lendy

“Neither a borrower nor a lender be, For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.” And so goes the oft-quoted advice in Hamlet,…

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Nipple shufflers and new rubbers: products and prototypes spotted at Sea Otter

Sea Otter, the massive bike event in California that combines expo, racing, camping and a lot of bike love, gets underway on Thursday. We popped in to collect our media...

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Issue 154 MTB Culture: Having The Wrong Thing

Necessity is the mother of invention, and stupidity its cousin. We bring you a selection of instances where ‘Having the wrong thing’ (or forgetting the right thing) brought the family…

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Atherton S170: First Ride Thoughts

The Atherton S170 is no alloy look-a-like; Atherton has applied excellent engineering and delivered a mighty fine aluminium mountain bike.

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First rides on new Specialized Epic and Epic EVO

Kicking off a whole slew of XC race rig rejiggings is the new Specialized Epic. There\'s also an EVO Epic for, you know, downcountrying.

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Is It Time For A Shakeup In The MTB World?

We can’t pretend that mountain biking is green. Riding your bike instead of getting in a car is green, but that’s not what mountain biking is. Mountain biking is play,…

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