The Liv Intrigue LT series is the brand's first mullet. With 160mm up front and 150mm in the rear, it's the most travel Liv currently too.
Ben Haworth
185cm tall. 73kg weight. Orange Switch 6er. Saracen Ariel Eeber. Schwalbe Magic Mary. Maxxis DHR II. Coil fan.
Cheaper Things Tuesday: Jackets, Jackets, Jackets…
This week's edition of CTT is a topically-tastic special edition that focuses purely on waterproof jackets. Decent jackets at decent discounts.
Buyers Guide to the Best Mountain Bike Glasses
I try to wear glasses all the time. As a short-sighted blindo I am used to such face furniture. The best mountain bike glasses are few and far between in my experience.
Fresh Goods Friday 636: The OnlyFan Heaters Edition
After an unexpectedly hectic - and just plain odd - week of rolling news, it's nice to finally kick back and unwind with a nice slice of FGF.
NBD: Vitus goes Strait, new Capras, Merida EX entries…
... Saracen Ariel Es and Lewis Buchanan x OnlyFans. Yes, you read that correctly. Buchanan's announcement arguably requires a story all of its own.
Giro Source MIPS Helmet review
The Giro Source MIPS helmets should definitely be at the top of your try-on list. It’s one of few helmets that I’m not in a rush to remove.
Cheaper Things Tuesday: Flats, Pants, Bumbags and stuff
Yes, we have renamed our weekly deals roundup feature. It is now called Cheaper Things Tuesday. Rejoice!
Buyers Guide to the Best Mountain Bike Gloves
I hate gloves. Which makes me the ideal tester for them. For a glove to stand a chance of being worn by me for more than one ride it needs to be a good one.
Fresh Goods Friday 635: Veg & Two Fruits Edition
This is the yintro... it's a bit like the yangtro but totally the polar opposite. What does FGF have in store for us all this week?
NBD: Damped Headsets, Timberjacks, Vegan Shoes…
... 7Mesh Stash System, Unparalleled shoes, the Stone King Touring Club and a nice wrap-up vid from Nukeproof.
Cane Creek Helm MKII review
The Cane Creek Helm MKII has a new damper and a revised air spring (there is a coil Helm too). The D-lock bolt-thru axle design is also new.
Fox 34 Float Factory GRIP2 review
This latest Fox 34 Float Factory GRIP2 is all too easily overlooked, or taken for granted. There’s no big headline innovation or New Thing.
Marzocchi Bomber Z2 RAIL review
Cut to the chase, this Marzocchi Bomber Z2 RAIL has a price that is affordable for more people than all the other 140mm forks we've tested.
Ohlins RXF 34 M.2 review
Swedish goldsmith Öhlins is getting into the downcountry business with the new Ohlins RXF 34 m.2 suspension fork with 120 or 130mm travel.
RockShox Pike Ultimate review
The RockShox Pike Ultimate has had as big a revamp. Charger 3 damper, DebonAir+ spring, purging air bleed valves and ‘Buttercups’.
MRP Ribbon Coil review
You can count the amount of 140mm coil forks on one hand: there’s the MRP Ribbon Cork and there’s the 140mm Cane Creek Coil Helm MKII.
Cheap Things Tuesday: Whatever Gets You Through The Shi…
Welcome to the thirteenth edition of Cheap Things Tuesday. A veritable baker's dozen of discount bike bits. You lucky, lucky people.
Thomson Elite 35mm Aluminium handlebar review
The Thomson Elite 35mm Aluminium Handlebars are butted and tapered in multiple steps for greatly improved fatigue life and great feel.
Fresh Goods Friday 634: The Home Improvements Edition
It's dark and cold and wet outside, and we're sick of staring at our walls and wondering if that's magnolia or nicotine, a rat or a mouse
Sam Pilgrim signs with Canyon
Marmite mountain bike character Sam Pilgrim has been announced as moving to Canyon. His first video is expected in the spring.
SRAM GX Eagle AXS Upgrade Kit review
SRAM's AXS wireless technology trickled down to GX level spec with the release of the SRAM GX AXS system. We like it. A lot.
Cheap Things Tuesday: Drivetrains, Forks, Flat Shoes and more
It's January. Sorry about that. January brings a return to the regular working shift pattern. It's also January Sales time!
Fresh Goods Friday 632: The Brandy Absorbing Edition
This is the second to last Fresh Goods Friday of the year, so you may be hoping for an abundance of nifty gadgets that we’ve been gathering as gifts for loved ones. None of those parcels have arrived, and there’s now only one member of…
The Singletrack World Festive Five Minutes
No interest in the Rapha Festive 500? Here's the Singletrack World Festive Five Minutes!
Atherton AM.130: First Ride Review
The 130mm travel Atherton AM.130 review. Diet Trail bike? Double Down Country? Just a Mountain BIke? Regardless, it’s a unique proposition.
How to gift someone a Singletrack World subscription
Here's a rundown of the two great ways you can give someone the gift of Singletrack World membership.
First Look: Saracen Ariel 60 Pro
The Saracen Ariel 60 Pro model here is both fab looking on paper and in the flesh. From the MInion DHR IIs to the ODI grips, it is lit.
Fresh Goods Friday 631: Not Just For Christmas Edition
This is the inntro… much like a usual intro except there’s no room for messiahs. What have the Four Wise Couriers brought for us this week? Certainly not any gold, Frankenstein nor Grrr. Is this Mad Friday? Is next week Mad Friday? Or is the…
NBD: Scott Scale RC, Mondraker Crafty Carbon XR LTD, Canfield ONE.2 Super Enduro…
... new red grade Lovey Dyfi trail at the BikePark, MAAP apparel, Crankbrothers Stamp Street Fabio and an Electric Ratboy edit.
Bike Test: Mountain Bikes For Winter
AKA whatever gets you through the shite. Benji leads the team through the winter murk in order to find the ‘perfect’ winter mountain bike.
Sonder Frontier Deore Rigid review
These aren’t bikes cluelessly designed by people whose main job is designing sleeping bags. Sonder bikes are designed by real riders.
Cheap Things Tuesday: Give Dirty This Christmas
Nothing says Christmas like a neck brace. Ready or not, here it comes. Christmas that is, not The Fugees. Christmas With The Fugees sounds like a most excellent TV special.
Fresh Goods Friday 630: Behind The Radiator Edition
The orange-chested robin redbreast is called redbreast because there was no English word for the colour orange until the 16th century.
NBD: Radical All Mountain Chilli Dog, Ribble Gravel 725, Cotic Solaris…
... Olympia FX-1 XC full susser, Jelenew jodhpurs and a €2,000 gold plated corkscrew from Campagnolo.
Cheap Things Tuesday: Workshop Tools Edition
This week's roundup of discounted deals focuses on tools. Not multi-tools. Nor commonly owned tools. These are next level tools.
Buyers Guide to the Best Mountain Bike Shock Pumps
Bust one? Lost one? Never had one? Need one? Here's what to look for in a decent shock pump that won't let you - or your suspension - down.
Fresh Goods Friday 629: The All Wrapped-Up Edition
Time to down tools and check out what the various couriers and posties have lobbed at us this past seven days.
NBD: Giant Reign, Scott 15.4kg ebike, Commençal TEMPO, Pinnacle Arkose X and…
... Swytch V2 e-bike conversion kit, Ritchey Swiss Cross 50th, BikeYoke saddles and stem, Rox returns and PMBA race entries.
WATCH IT: Danny MacAskill rides San Francisco
Taking us back to where it all started in 2009 with a pure street riding film, Danny MacAskill returns to his roots in 'Postcard from San Francisco'.
Cheap Things Tuesday: Everything Under £25
Another cost-sensitive special edition of Cheap Things Tuesday. Stuff from Knog, Maxxis, Camelbak, Wolf Tooth, Madison, Park Tool...
Fresh Goods Friday 628: Rear Guard Action Edition
This is the yintro... it's a bit like the yangtro except the complete opposite. Which brings us in no relevant way whatsoever to this week's Eff Gee Eff!
NBD: Starling, Boardman, Magura, We Are One, Silca, WPS, Scrub
New Bike (and bike stuff) Day! Last week's tech news roundup went down well so... let's have another one.
First Look: Orbea Occam M10 LT
Occam LT is the wilder Occam. More aggressive geometry, Fox 36 forks. 10mm more travel at each end. Looks like a very handy burly trail bike.
Tech Things Tuesday: GPS, Gadgets and Digital… stuff
Cheap Things Tuesday makes way for a tech special edition. Well, it's Black Friday Week (groan) after all, so now's as good a time as any.
Buyers Guide to the Best Mountain Bike Chain Lubes
This guide is going to be very much based in The Real World. We're going to be offering advice for people who don't really like to wrench.
Fresh Goods Friday 627: In It To Win It Init Edition
This is the Zinntro... the intro inspired by the author of Zinn & The Art Of Mountain Bike Maintenance (the N-tastic Lennard Zinn).
NBD: Yeti SB140, Orbea Wild, Transition TR11, Saracen 2023, Cotic x Never Strays Far
New Bike Day! There's been a flurry of new bikes announced: Yeti trail bike, Orbeaebike, Transition DH, Saracen '23 and Cotic colab.
Yeti SB120: First Ride Review
Yeti might not say the D word in its description of the new Yeti SB120 but this is clearly a Down Country bike.
Cheap Things Tuesday: Everything Under £33
This week's dirty baker's dozen brings you: goggles, mudguards, strap-ons, 6-bolt CentreLock converters, bikepacking bottle cages, digital gauges, grips (always grips!), big rotors, multi tools, waterproof gloves, tubeless valves, chain tools and more...
Quick look: Marin Rift Zone alloy range 2023
Refined from the ground up with updates to geometry, cable routing and specs to hopefully make a fun bike even better.
Fresh Goods Friday 626: Silver Serfing Edition
This is the bintro... the intro that actually got written on bin day (which is Thursday round here).