We’re over halfway through the 2024 World Cup season and in this episode George, Jack & Emilie round up the first half of the season and grade the teams on…
Mark Alker
Mark has been riding mountain bikes for over 30 years and co-owns Singletrack, where he's been publisher for 25 years. While his official title might be Managing Director, his actual job description is "whatever needs doing" – from wrangling finances and keeping the lights on to occasionally remembering to ride bikes for fun rather than just work. He's seen the sport evolve from rigid forks to whatever madness the industry dreams up next, and he's still not entirely sure what "gravel" is. When he's not buried in spreadsheets or chasing late invoices, he's probably thinking about his next ride.
502 Club Back Stage Passes – We still need you
Your donations are still needed and if there was one thing that must surely convince you of our worthiness to remain a vital part of your existence, it’s clearly these…
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It’s Time To Subscribe To Get Your August Edition of Singletrack!
Whether you’re planning lazy days by the pool, sheltering under damp canvas in a field, or endless party laps in the mountains, we hope you’ll find at least some down…
Crankworx – What is it and why it should be on your bucket list
The next round of the Crankworx World Tour takes place on the 19th – 28th July in Whistler, Canada. Here’s our short Singletrack guide to Crankworx. Crankworx is no ordinary…
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502 Club Raffle #3 Win A Cotic Solaris Frame Worth £1199
Grab your tickets and wait for the draw – if you are the winner you could be the owner of a Cotic Solaris hardtail frame in your choice of size…
Hardline Canyon Gap Jump Is Out
We’ve been informed by a source at the event that the organisers have decided not to include the canyon gap jump as part of the Red Bull Hardline course. The…
Save big with a Singletrack Sub – Top Offers This Week
It’s almost impossible to highlight the best deals available to our Singletrack members through our partnership with EZ Discounts as there are over 19k deals available. But we do get…
502 Club Raffle #2 WIN a Niner Jet 9 3Star RDO
Following our massively successful inaugural raffle to win a Cannondale Habit we have our second raffle. This time you have the chance to win a Niner Jet 9 RDO bike…
girouk.com is a scam website
Confirmed by the UK distributor of Giro products, Zyro Fisher. This very convincing website offers up some extremely attractive deals on Giro gear but don’t be fooled. The genuine website…
Kona Bicycles Winds Down: Brand For Sale: UK Distributor Continues To Import Stock
Having bought the Kona brand from the founders just two years ago, owners Kent Outdoors have announced they are abandoning the bike market altogether and have put the Kona brand…
Crossword: The Outdoor Clothing Edition
This one is designed to be gentle, just enough to get the brain cells going over a morning coffee, or while you’re dropping the kids off at the pool. Straying…
Pinarello Dogma XC Now Available To Buy If You Are A Hardcore XC Racer
You may recall that last year we reported on Tom Pidcock’s new XC race bike from Pinarello. Today that bike is now officially on sale to the general public along…
Concern for Kona as staff take down stand at Sea Otter
The annual Sea Otter Classic race and expo is the traditional new season starter event. Based in California it attracts racers and some of the world’s biggest bike brands every…
The Singletrack 502 Raffle: Win A Cannondale Habit LT 1
We reviewed this bike in issue 151 of Singletrack World Magazine – read the full review here. Cannondale have stepped up and offered us this amazing bike worth £4750 for…
Crossword: Very British (MTB) Problems
Ah, this green and pleasant land. No bears or wolves or poisonous killer spiders. Just miles of trails, free of hazards of any kind. Roll along, taking in the view,…
No Men Riding At Crankworx Slopestyle Rotorua. What’s Going On?
It’s all blowing up somewhat in the southern hemisphere right now as the male category pro riders have announced they will not be riding on Sunday in the slopestyle event…
Members Deals Of The Week
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Members Survey: Help us make your membership better
As a Singletrack subscriber, you have access to Singletrack Rewards – a wide range of bike related discounts that can save you money! This survey is to gather feedback on…
Thule EPOS Towball Carrier review: best bike rack I’ve used
The Thule EPOS Towball Carrier is low faff, quick fitting and loading. It’s the best bike rack I have ever used. And I’ve used a lot of them.Â
WiggleCRC Administrators’ report: What does the future hold?
We take a look at how the WiggleCRC administration process is going, and where we may be headed. Followers of industry news will recall that the administration process of WiggleCRC…
Megasack 2023 Christmas Blooper Reel
It’s all over bar the live Megasack draw on New Year’s Eve. We hope you enjoyed our silly Megasack videos this year as much as we did making them. Here’s…
Last Minute Gift Subscription To Singletrack
So you’ve left it to the last minute and now there’s no time to send anything through the post. Or perhaps you are seeing the person you’ve forgotten about in…
Our personal pick from the Black Friday bunfight
Here's the good deals on the good stuff that we think you should know about this Black Friday.
On This Day: Christmas Card Throwback 2017
First things first. My sincerest apologies for mentioning the ‘C’ word outside of December, but I have reasons. Back in November of 2017 – The good o’le days before the…
From Burnley to Whistler, how far can you push trail tyres?Â
Part one of a three part Pirelli Scorpion vlog series, Mark tries the trail tyres at home then heads off to ride Whistler's longest downhill!
WIN Free FiveTen Shoes From Chain Reaction
Fancy a pair of free FiveTens? Forum partners Chain Reaction have a giveaway exclusively for our members (free and full). And if your existing shoes are looking a little worse…
Mountain Biker Drives 4×4 To Snowdon Summit To Cheers From Walkers
Back in 2011 a 4×4 truck was abandoned for the second time at the summit of Yr Wyddfa (Commonly known as Snowdon) in North Wales for the second time despite…
Chain Reaction Powers The Singletrack Forum
We are very pleased to welcome back Chain Reaction as our forum partner. Partnerships like this are really important to us as they help us maintain and develop the site…
Whistler opens camping and RV hookup park for MTBers
The world’s most prestigious biking destination becomes accessible to budget conscious travellers Whistler Olympic Park RV & Campground, a new camping destination in BC’s Sea to Sky Corridor, is located…
Desert Island Disk Brakes with Samantha Soriano
Press launches are often accompanied by a cohort of pro riders representing the brand and when Hannah went to the Canyon global press camp earlier this year the place was…
Mental Mondays #17 The Events Edition
It’s been a weekend of wet events up here in the north of the UK, so this week’s crossword is on that very theme. Events that is. Not rain. Although…
Desert Island Disc Brakes – Jake100 Podcast
Jake100 – or Jake O’Neill to give him his full name – is an urban riding star and YouTube creator. This year he’s helping run the London BikeStormz event, as…
Mental Mondays #16 – The trail hazards edition
Just making it in Monday this week’s puzzle takes inspiration from the caterpillar story. Your theme for this week is trail hazards. Good luck Singletrack Puzzlers. Quick links Singletrack Crossword…
Mental Mondays #15 – The Fully Dressed Edition
Naked bike riding may be quite aerodynamic if you’re not too hairy, but it’s a recipe for chafing and nettles where you really don’t want them. Clothes are good when…
Mental Mondays #14 – Let there be love
Without heading into Cove bikes innuendo territory, we have a love and marriage themed edition for you. Set your hearts a fluttering and your brains tickling. Quick links Singletrack Crossword…
Mental Mondays #13 – The get on out there edition
Fancy getting out and about? Got itchy feet and want to head over the horizon to a new location? This week’s crossword theme is UK riding locations, with a bike…
Mental Mondays #12 – Sunlit uplands edition
This week’s crossword theme is UK bike stuff. The sunlit uplands, if you will. If you get stuck, go for a ride and behold the green and pleasant land, pick…
The Over-Biked Crud-Bung Episode
Hannah leads and Amanda, Mark and Chipps follow this week. Amanda shares her race strategy of..er.. simply not racing, during the race. Chipps explains how we are all over-biked. Probably.…
Mental Mondays #11
This week’s crossword theme is progress, fashion, and perhaps fads. Stuff that the marketing departments tell us is better – some of it you may agree does indeed constitute progress.…
Mental Mondays #10 – The Royal Waiting Edition
Hannah made this one for the royal festivities, and then it all got too much and the flapping of bunting and glinting of gold (not a surfeit of Pimms) made…
Mental Mondays #9 The yes, we know it’s Tuesday, edition
Hannah is our melon twisting architect once again this week. Less cryptic and more general MTB knowledge. Places are the theme this week. Do you now your MTB origins? Quick…
Balls to short travel e-MTBs PLUS Fabien Barel
Benji expresses his thoughts on short travel e-MTBs, Chipps explains how and why 2x gearing seems to be back and Hannah sentences Fabien Barel to a desert island for the…
Mental Monday #8 The Super Cryptic Edition
This week our crossword has been designed by reader Chris Lansley and for you cryptic fans it’s a beast of a puzzle. The list of successful completions of last week’s…
Mental Mondays #7 – The MAMIL edition
Hannah is the designer of this week’s tricky prize crossword, despite the fact that she’s spent the last week in Italy at a top secret bike launch. For those about…
Singletrack Goes ASMR & Keeper Of The Peak heads to his Island
This week Hannah, Mark and Charlie chat about their bank holiday adventures, Hannah tries a bit of ASMR generation with a copy of Singletrack 148 and then sends Chris Maloney…
Desert Island Disc Brakes – With Nick Craig
There’s a bit of everything thrown in to this week’s episode. We have Mark, Chipps and Amanda trying to make themselves heard over a cacophony of mating geese; an excerpt…
UCI Bans Lewis Buchanan For OnlyFans Sponsorship
In a video on his youtube channel over the weekend, Pro racer Lewis Buchanan revealed he’d received communication from the UCI informing him that due to his sponsorship deal with…
Mental Mondays #6
Hannah is the designer of this week’s tricky prize crossword. It’s a pretty cryptic one this week. Mark hates cryptic clues and failed miserably at this one. Amanda however, stormed…