The Carbon Wasp Compound-150 is a 150mm travel full-carbon trail bike made in Yorkshire. And we’ve been for a spin on one. According to the bods from the Carbon Wasp Factory, the Compound-150 is “designed to get you quickly to the top of the trails but still…
Ben Haworth
185cm tall. 73kg weight. Orange Switch 6er. Saracen Ariel Eeber. Schwalbe Magic Mary. Maxxis DHR II. Coil fan.
0.41° of engagement?! Industry Nine’s new Hydra2 hub
The new Industry Nine Hydra2 offers a staggering 870 points of engagement - that's an incredible 0.41° between pick-up points.
Merida Big Trail 600 review
The latest generation Merida Big Trail takes the previous incarnation and runs with it. It runs all the way to the top of the hardcore hardtail heap.
Happy Mondays 006: Dropping Es can be fun
The return of Happy Mondays! We're back to ease the pain of the start of the working week. Hey look, the daffodils are finally out too.
Benji’s top 10 items from this year’s Core Bike Show
Core Bike Show came and went, as did we. Here's the best bits from Benji's memory card.
Fresh Goods Friday 746: The K Circling Edition
It is Friday. It is kind of lunchtime ish. It's almost the weekend. Which probably means it is almost time to ride bikes.
Owen Robinson joins Privateer Bikes
Ex-Nukeproof shredder Owen Robinson has joined Privateer Bikes. Owen will be riding the new 161 with HUNT mountain wheels.
Issue 159: Secret Diary Of Benjamin Haworth Age 47 3/4
What is a press launch these days? Who benefits? Who gets short-changed? Are they immoral? Are they ecologically indefensible?
Issue 159: Where are we going (with geometry, that is)?
Benji opines on what is right and wrong with the world of mountain bikes right now.
Fresh Goods Friday 745: The Belly Guarding Edition
Perhaps the globe's finest collection of new bike stuff to be delivered to a media house on the Lancashire-Yorkshire borderlands.
Fresh Goods Friday 744: The Fort Manning Edition
It’s that mid-Feb kind of time of year where Hannah’s off to the States to see her hubby, Benji’s off somewhere secret to see something secret, and Mark is trapped under a giant spreadsheet. So it falls to me (Chipps) to jet in via the…
The Grinder 159: RockShox Pike Ultimate, Stan’s Flow MK4 Wheels Alpkit Floe trousers and more
If you rest you rust, and there’s no rest for the wicked… so no rust on this batch of wicked products then? Stan’s Flow MK4 Wheelset The USP here is the M-Pulse hubs, specifically the rear. Instead of trad spring-loaded pawls, the M-Pulse system uses…
Happy Mondays 005: Squeezing One In/Out
Hello to the w/c. Here is your regular hurry slurry of things to turn that frown upside down. Happy Monday!
Replay of Red Bull Hardline Tasmania (no spoilers)
Didn't fancy the 3am UK livestream? Forgot all about it? Wanna watch it again?
Fresh Goods Friday 743: The Inessential Mix Edition
The gravity race scene is almost back. Kind of. Not yer World Cup Downhills (remember those? sigh...) but today is Hardline Eve
Exposure Six Pack Mk14 & Zenith Mk3 review
It will come as a surprise to precisely nobody that these two lights from Exposure are class-leading illuminators with unique looks and unbeatable support.
Happy Mondays 004: The Caught By Nanny Edition
What is a Nannycatch? Being caught by your Nan smoking behind the chip shop? Or when you’re playing a wholesome game of Donkey on the lawn with the person employed to raise you when your parents are busy? Perhaps it’s a mechanism deployed by childcare…
Fresh Goods Friday 742: The Ed’s Wood Hopper Edition
Fancy a jump? Excuse me? Welcome to this week's tempting and dangerous collection of New Biking Stuff.
What should you upgrade on your mountain bike?
Some things are worth the money. Some things very much are not. Here’s where you should splash your cash for maximum reward. Every bike is different and so not every one of our suggested upgrades will be applicable to you bike. But there are still…
First look at new Fox Speedframe Pro helmet
Meet the new Fox Speedframe Pro: integrated sunglasses holder, one-hand adjustable visor, and the same head form as previous Speedframe offering. Fox Racing: “”The all-new Fox Speedframe open-face trail helmet franchise launches in Spring 2025 including the brand-new Speedframe RS model equipped with Mips® Integra…
Happy Mondays: Clearing trails > clearing desks
HM003: Another Monday of compiled merriment, inspiration and time-killing fodder for your delectation!
Fresh Goods Friday 741: The (G)Loveless Edition
Good afternoon gang! Can you hear us at the back? Then we shall crack on with regaling y'all with the stuff that has arrived at Singletrack Towers this past seven days.
Hunt’s new pultruded, carbon-dense H_Core inserts claim high impact resistance without high weight
HUNT's new Proven Carbon Trail wheelset with H_Core Rim Reinforcement Technology. Pultruded, carbon-dense H_Core inserts offer high impact resistance without high weight.
Reframing MTB conference on 7-8th March in Bristol
The Reframing MTB Conference is back for 2025, visiting Bristol on the 7th and 8th March. Tickets are now on sale here. Co-hosted by Ride Bristol, Reframing MTB aims to “make mountain biking a better, more inclusive and sustainable, fun experience for all”. Reframing MTB…
Malverns Classic ’25: more trails, steeper enduro and a dash of gravel
Tickets are on sale for an expanded 2025 Malverns Classic which takes places on 21-25 August this summer.
Happy Mondays: Joybringers in January
Another Monday of compiled merriment, inspiration and time-killing fodder for your delectation. Good afternoon and happy Monday to you all! How was your weekend? Did you manage to get out on a bicycle ride? I managed to get out on Sunday and actually rode with…
Fresh Goods Friday 740: The Grindstone Cowboy Edition
Welcome one and all to the latest - and some would say greatest - collection of New Bike Related & Bike Adjacent Items that we used to call 'Fresh Goods Friday'.
Readers’ Rides: Phill M’s Stooge Dirtbomb
For this edition of Readers’ Rides, Phill M shares his Stooge Dirtbomb which he sets-up with cod liver oil tablets and swearing.
OneUp Components are doing clip pedals now
These are apparently the thinnest mountain bike clip pedals in the world. Large platform, fully custom SPD-compatible binding mechanism, DH-rated loadsa colours.Â
The Merida EX enduro now open for pre-registration
September 12-14th are the dates for this year. Here’s the PR info, including details of a new category for the event: Pairs racing. The Merida EX press release: Widely recognised as one of the UK’s premier enduro mountain bike events and hailed by the press…
Happy Mondays: Hills, Chills and Lower Back Aches
New Year, new series. There’s a lot of unhappy news out there these days, so we thought we’d kick off a regular weekly series of positive vibes. We’re calling it Happy Mondays. Because we want the obvious, we get the obvious. In terms of the…
Fresh Goods Friday 739: The In Peach Meant Edition
Well, you’ve done it. You’ve made it through the first proper working week of 2025. It was hellish wasn’t it? Let’s go and attempt* to ride our bicycles now, yes? *wear all of your layers and crash protection if a UK resident. Voodoo Canzo Following…
Readers’ Rides: Gareth W’s Stanton Slackline
For this edition of Readers’ Rides, Gareth W shares his Stanton Slackline which he bought accidentally, but it’s a keeper. Bike brand and model Stanton Slackline Why this bike? It should never have been this bike. The bike that SHOULD have appeared in Reader’s Rides…
Standout Product of the Year: DJI Avinox
It had to be. No other product released in 2024 caused such a kerfuffle as the DJI Avinox ebike motor. It was the genuine disrupter of a whole market. When drone and action camera specialists announced the DJI Avinox system in July last year, it…
Fresh Goods Friday 738: The Sanny Claus Edition
As the STW staff slowly begin to return to work (or WFH-ing) we’ve yet to sift through the many deliveries – and Sorry We Missed You cards – that have arrived at STW HQ this past week or so. Thankfully in times like these we…
Best MTB of the Year: Calibre Bossnut
The first thing I want to make clear about our MTB of the Year for 2024 choice is: this is not just because it’s cheap. It’s not even because it’s cheap and decent. The Calibre Bossnut is our MTB of the Year because it is…
Predictions for the mountain bike world in 2025
It’s that time of year when we look into the mists of time, peer into the future, and see what lies ahead. Maybe. In 2024 we were – as usual – sometimes somewhat right. Actually, we might have been ahead of the game – some…
Best Image of 2024: Singletrack Issue 155 Cover by Pete Scullion
Your votes have been counted, and the verdict is in: you’ve voted this shot by Pete Scullion from Issue 155’s cover as the Best Image of 2024. “A photo idea that has been floating around my head for years finally came to fruition in the…
Top 10 most popular reviews on Singletrackworld in 2024
The end of the year is nigh, hence a collective desire to look back and assess the outgoing calendar. These are the ten most read reviews that we published in 2024. Note the absence of any megabucks full-suspension trail or enduro bikes. That very much…
Best UK Riding Destination of 2024: The Golfie
Your votes have been counted and the results are in. You have chosen The Golfie as the Best UK Riding Destination! Is this relatively compact zone of interest the most ridden patch in the whole of the UK? It certainly feels that way from how…
Most Desirable Brand of 2024: Atherton Bikes
Your choice for the Most Desirable Brand in biking in 2024 goes to Atherton Bikes. It’s a family affair, with the Atherton siblings and team mates sharing the stoke for their bikes on the World Cup circuit, in Gee’s crazy video projects, and just hanging out doing laps…
Editors’ Choice 2024: OneUp Aluminum Handlebar
The excellent OneUp Aluminum Handlebar has been our go-to bar whenever we’ve needed to run a 35mm rise bar on… anything. “Bars are a key component on a bike and can change how a bike rides and feels. I’ve always been a fan of alloy…
Fresh Goods Friday 736: The Clocking Watches Edition
It may the most clock watching ‘working’ day of the whole year but we’ve still found time and inclination to bring you Fresh Goods Friday. Swinging the lead “was a nautical practice where a sailor would swing a lead to generate momentum for a cast,…
Editors’ Choice 2024 – All our fave stuff of the year
The Singletrack Team pick their favourite products and bicycles from their year of riding. Benji’s Picks “Time to tally up. And it’s been another good year for keeping on keeping on. Bicycles continue to be rad. Riding them is even radder. According to my files,…
Editors’ Choice 2024: WTB Judge & Verdict tyres
WTB have rejigged their casings and their compounds. We had the new WTB Judge and Verdict for a few months now. And they’re excellent. Benji: “I’ve been a longtime fan of the previous WTB Verdict Wet as a winter slop front tyre but the brand’s…
Editors’ Choice 2024: Madison Roam Windproof Jacket
The Madison Roam Windproof is a stretchy fit, wind resistant jacket that is easily compressible and packable and can be stuffed into its own pocket. A lightweight ‘Lake Blue’ layer from Madison. A stretchy fit, wind resistant jacket that is easily compressible and packable and…
Fresh Goods Friday 735: The His Master’s Choice Edition
This week has seen us begin the annual onslaught of end-of-year looking backnesses. Kicking things off is our Editors’ Choice 2024 selections. Following on from this we’ll soon end the voting for the Reader Voted Singletrack Awards, so if you want to get your vote…
Vote Now! Best Image – Singletrack World Awards 2024
This is a simple concept: what was the best image published in Singletrack – print or web in the past 12 months? Thanks for all your nominations, now comes the hard part: choosing your winner! Singletrack Issue 152 Cover Photographer: Amanda Wishart “The Hope WMN Enduro…
Vote Now! Best Article – Singletrack World Awards 2024
Best article… a fairly simple one! The best piece of writing you’ve read this year, either in print or on this here website. Thanks for your nominations in this category. Here are the finalists… Spanish Bikepacking Diaries By Amanda Wishart UK Adventure: Chariots of Rust…
Fresh Goods Friday 734: The Most Popular Owl Edition
We may be deep into The MegaSack Period now but that won’t stop us from throwing out our regular round-up of new kit. Fresh Goods Friday is like Christmas every week; you don’t get quite what you wanted and it doesn’t feel as fun as…
Vote Now! Best UK Riding Destination – Singletrack World Awards 2024
Put simply, where do you think is the best place to ride in the UK? Thanks for all your nominations. Here’s the list of finalists. Dyfi Bike Park dyfibikepark.co.uk The Forest Of Dean komoot guide to The Forest Of Dean The Golfie komoot guide to…
