The Deuter Trans ALP 32 EL (extra long) backpack is a pack for big galoots going out on big rides.
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Rampage Diary 4: Location Location Location
Red Bull Rampage owes everything to its location. If it were anywhere else in the world it would a different event. The Rampage sites, just outside Virgin, Utah, are a couple of hours’ drive from Las Vegas, and about half an hour from St George,…
Bespoked Interview: Paul ‘Burf’ and the BTR Gasser
Paul 'Burf' Burford, from BTR brought his latest creation, the Gasser DH bike, to Bespoked, Manchester. It's been a long road to this point, and at one point it looked like he might have stopped making bikes, so we caught up with him for a…
Bell Full-10 MIPS Spherical Helmet Review
The Bell Full-10 promises a complete package of fit, cooling ventilation and all the safety features in barely there form and weight.
Intense Tracer 29 Pro review
The combination of lightness and pedalling efficiency will far outshine slight compromises in rider position on the Intense Tracer 29.
Malverns Retro Components Memory Lane Gallery
Remember when you used to search for bike parts by flicking through a catalogue, or the back of a magazine? Perhaps you phoned a landline to check stock, or maybe you just put a cheque in the post and hoped for the best. No apps…
Spotted At Sea Otter: Freaks, Geeks and Retro Bikes
Sea Otter is a bike expo and festival of racing that takes place in Monterey, California each year. We didn't make the trip over there for 2023, but our US correspondent Fahzure Freeride dropped in to catch up with bicycle peeps of the world. He's…
Santa Cruz and Chris King Builders’ Bike Show
In advance of Sea Otter, Santa Cruz and Chris King hosted an event for builders to show off their wares. Our American correspondent Fahzure Freeride (and my soon to be husband - eep!) went along to warm up his bicycle nerd antennae in advance of…
Issue 148 – Interview: Who Is Dylan?
Words Fahzure Freeride Photography JP Gendron Competing in his first Red Bull Rampage at 30 years old made Dylan Stark something of a veteran rookie. What took him so long to get there? You’re on the hill the day before your first-ever appearance at Red…
The Many New And Curious Products of Sea Otter
Hannah is out at the Sea Otter Classic in California, USA. It’s a four day festival of racing and a huge expo area. There are races for every type of bike, but there’s a strong leaning towards mountain biking, and if you want to see new products,…
Spotted: Eye Catching Bikes Of Sea Otter
Hannah is out at the Sea Otter Classic in California, USA. It’s a four day festival of racing and a huge expo area. There are races for every type of bike, but there’s a strong leaning towards mountain biking, and if you want to see new products,…
Podcast: Road V2X tech – Safer for bikes, or car culture?
Hannah is out at the Sea Otter Classic in California, USA. It’s a four day festival of racing and a huge expo area. There are races for every type of bike, but there’s a strong leaning towards mountain biking, and if you want to see new products,…
5 Pro Bike Checks from Red Bull Rampage 2021
What tyres for… back flipping off a cliff, hitting the lilypad, then heading straight into a sui? Our man on the ground at the Red Bull Rampage practice days, Fahzure Freeride, talks suspension settings, contact points, and brake set up with five Rampage hopefuls. The…
On the Rampage: Behind Freeride’s Biggest Freakshow
Everyone knows about the riders of the Red Bull Rampage; the drops and hucks. but no one ever sees the hundreds of faithful fans who camp in the Utah desert and trek miles to watch and help make it the spectacle it is.
Canyon Strive CF 7.0 – One bike eager to rule them all
Our US correspondent takes the Canyon Strive CF 7.0 for a tour of the UK. Would this shapeshifter bike serve all his bike needs in one? The Canyon Strive CF 7.0 takes the moniker quiver-killer to heart and offers up a 125mm trail bike for…
Smith Mainline | Lightweight Full Face Helmet – Reviewed
Smith enters the full face helmet market with the Smith Mainline - how does it compare to the competition? The Smith Mainline is the company’s entry into a DH certified lightweight full face, a pedalable DH helmet, if you will. At 810 grams (measured on…
Diversion Diary – The Final Countdown?
Hannah’s partner, BK, lives in the USA, and lockdown has kept them apart. Each week in the Diversion Diary she brings us some lonesome ramblings, plus a selection of internet finds. This week, BK has been vintage bike shopping. In theory this should be the…
Inside The Hope Factory | Video Tour
Ever wondered what it’s like inside the Hope factory? Wonder no more, as we get giddy and check it all out. Our occasional roving American reporter Fahzure was over visiting Singletrack Towers just recently, and since it’s important to show any tourist all the best…
Gary Fisher Interview | Red Bull Rampage And E-MTBs
Our roving American reporter Fahzure Freeride is out at Red Bull Rampage feeding you Instagram stories from behind the scenes. Among all the young dudes and dirtbags there, he was glad to find someone older himself: none other than Gary Fisher. Having got his attention…
Who Is Bicycle Pubes? We Chat To The Instagram Star
If you’ve not yet discovered the frankly bizzare and often hilarious Instagram account BicyclePubes yet then you are missing out on a whole heap of bike industry parody and satire wrapped up and delivered by the power of memes, hairy balls, and poop. We ‘despatched’…
Video | Trust Performance Message Linkage Fork Teardown
The Trust Performance Message MTB fork is quite unlike any other fork currently on the market and is unique, even among linkage forks, with its dual air spring and thru shaft damper system. Singletrack contributor Fahzure Freeride took the Message to Suspension Syndicate, a custom…
Ski Biking: The latest bike/snow crossover trend
Are you a cyclist looking to quickly pick up a winter sport or have another one that builds on your cycling technical abilities?
10 Outerbike Bicycle Innovators
Our roving (raving?) US correspondent, Fahzure, has been on the road again, this time he headed to Outerbike. Outerbike is a bicycle consumer demo event and party that takes place twice a year in Moab, Utah and, for the first time this year, additionally in…
8 Top US Metal Acts From Interbike 2018
Rather than making the long trip to the sunshine of Reno, Nevada, for this year’s Interbike trade show, we stayed home in the comfort of Todmorden rain and let roving reporter and almost-local Fahzure risk the wildfires of the American west to make the trip…
Interbike 2018 – Any Better Than Before?
Interbike has fallen off our Singletrack Towers calendar of late, as the lack of new product, declining attendance and cost of being there just didn’t stack up for a UK based publication. However, this year there was a new venue, and the offer of a…