Orange Switch 6er. Stif Squatcher. Schwalbe Magic Mary Purple Addix front. Maxxis DHR II 3C MaxxTerra rear. Coil fan. Ebikes are not evil. I have been a writer for nigh on 20 years, a photographer for 25 years and a mountain biker for 30 years. I have written countless magazine and website features and route guides for the UK mountain bike press, most notably for the esteemed and highly regarded Singletrackworld. Although I am a Lancastrian, I freely admit that West Yorkshire is my favourite place to ride. Rarely a week goes by without me riding and exploring the South Pennines.

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

The Singletrack World Festive Five Minutes

No interest in the Rapha Festive 500? Here\'s the Singletrack World Festive Five Minutes!

Atherton AM.130 review

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.

Saracen Ariel 60 Pro

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,...

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.