What Mark doesn’t know about social media isn’t worth knowing and his ability to balance “The Stack” is bested only by his agility on a snowboard. Graphs are what gets his engine revving, at least they would if his car wasn’t electric, and data is what you’ll find him poring over in the office. Mark enjoys good whisky, sci-fi and the latest Apple gadget, he is also the best boss in the world (Yes, he is paying me to write this).
Giant Trance X Advanced Pro 29 | Adjustable Geo, Fox Live Valve, More travel, more words
The Giant Trance has a long history, being launched way back in 2005 – In fact this year’s models represent the 9th generation of this bike. The Trance has always...
Latest North East UK Lockdown | How this affects mountain bikers
From Midnight tonight (Thursday 17th September) if you live or travel to the North East of the UK you are likely to experience enhanced lockdown restrictions that mean your plans...
FGF Podcast 515 | Riding in the UK vs US & Rude YouTube comments
It’s another three way chat this week. Mark and Hannah are joined by regular contributor Fahzure (AKA Kevin) to talk about his 2 month long experience of riding in the...
Singletrack Podcast 514 | The why won’t the rear mech just die episode
We’ve been away for a couple of weeks while many of the Singletrack podcast team were on holiday. But we are back now and we’ve recorded a bit of a...
2021 Mondraker Podium Carbon frame weighs less than a cup of coffee
Today we have yet another hardtail launch – The Mondraker Podium Carbon. I mean, what is it with hardtails right now? They are everywhere and yet if you try buying...
Join The Singletrack Zwift Race Series This Autumn
Off the top, we claim no credit for this – we’d never be this organised – but forum regular robbo1234biking has started a thread on our forum inviting you to...
Singletrack Podcast 510 | The Chris Porter EXT Fork & Politics Rant Episode
We’ve missed a week of Podcasts due to summer holidays and the fact that only Hannah really understands how to organise this side of editorial production. However, Mark has managed...
Specialized Status First Look | All new, all mountain, affordable trail bike
Today we can, finally, tell you about the new Specialized Status – a bike we’ve had under us for the past two months. Since the ‘launch’ campaign for this bike...
Crank Brothers Stamp 2 & 3 Pedal Competition Winners
A few weeks ago we introduced you to the new Crank Brothers Stamp pedal range and asked you a simple question to check you were paying attention. If you missed...
Garmin Down! Ransomware Attack Blamed, Riders Unable To Ride
Tens of thousands of cyclists are dealing with the traumatic experience of not being able to prove they’ve ridden their bikes as Garmin’s Connect servers go down. The server outage...
Whistler Bike Park Opens | But is it worth the the full ticket price?
Of particular frustration to those of us on the right hand side of the Atlantic as we are pretty much locked out of travelling unimpeded to BC but for those...
Missing Mountain Mayhem? Join in the #mayhem24 competition next weekend
To celebrate what could have been the organisers are planning a weekend of prize giving on the dates of the cancelled Mountain Mayhem 24 hour racing event, 20-21st June 2020....
Singletrack Podcast 502 | World Bicycle Relief, 3 Peaks & eMTB battery range
In this week’s episode Hannah gets to talk about her favourite bike related charity with chief exec of World Bicycle Relief. Chipps talks to the organiser or the recently cancelled...
Podcast 501 | What sorts of magazines did Hannah read as a teenager?
This week Hannah, Andi and Mark have a three way chat about everything from the latest mtb news to the strange and unusual things that people are typing in to...
FGF Podcast 500 | The death of the Cotic Soul & Pipedream history episode
We have a double interview special for you this week as Chipps interrogates Cy from Cotic about why, why? WHY? the Cotic Soul is now just a memory. Andi then...
Markus Stitz interview, Andi’s shed and tales of a bivvy gone bad | Podcast 499
Is it a studio? Is it an office? Or is it just a shed without a roof on at the moment? Whatever it is Hannah and Andi have a considered...
Mavic calls in the receivers amid confusion over who owns the company
As a brand Mavic has been associated strongly with the Tour de France for over 40 years, supplying the iconic fleet of support vehicles and mechanics. But in news reported...
Singletrack Lockdown Mountain Bike Quiz #2
If you missed Quiz #1 then you can go and have a go at that here. Be warned though, we have some pretty tricky questions for you in this week’s…
FGF 498 Podcast | Memberships, Sheds, and the future of press launches?
If you’ve been listening to our Singletrack podcasts on a regular basis you will probably be able to detect a pattern in the lockdown episodes. A certain deteriorating madness in...
Cotic RocketMAX Gen3 launches
Despite the lockdown the bike industry continues to develop and launch and today we have news of an updated favourite of many a British rider. Cy at Cotic has sent...
The Singletrack Lockdown Pub Bike Quiz #1
Welcome to our just for fun lockdown bike quiz. We’ve got 20 questions for you to answer below each extracted from the brain of a Singletrack staffer. It’s all just…
Singletrack Fresh Goods Podcast 493 | The hoarders of bog rolls episode
This week Hannah hosts and chats remotely to the editorial team to discuss everything from the lockdown to virtual online birthday parties. We also have bikes with built in GPS...
Mountain Biking The Untold British Story – Free to view here
To help you pass the long hours being stuck inside we are working hard to find create and find content to entertain you. Today, you can watch our much lauded...
FREE Singletrack Magazine Corona Survival Pack
Perhaps the title is a bit over dramatic but we really do appreciate all the support you have been giving us over the past week and we are going to…
Fresh Goods Podcast 490 | The Quarantine Edition
Amanda is in quarantine after returning from Italy - Chipps is in Mexico. Will we ever see him again?
The Fresh Goods Friday Podcast | Episode 488
This week we chat e-MTB racing – yes really! Plus New kit from MucOff, holidays, stuff that Ross keeps breaking and we hear from our Mega Sack winner who popped...
Singletrack Fresh Goods Friday Podcast 487 | ebikes, Cedric Gracia and more ebikes
We are not new to Podcasts. In fact in much the same way that Mark was a first generation skateboarder back in the early 80’s, Singletrack got on the Podcast...
Singletrack Editors’ Choice Awards | Mark
Over the last year, our writers have tested a bucketful of bikes, a barn load of clothing and gear, and attended a bookcase full of cycling events. Which of these,…
The Singletrack Christmas MTB Quiz 2019
As we roll across the finish line of another year on two wheels and as the mud dries on our winter boots it’s time to look back and find out…
Knolly Warden LT | First Ride On Board Video Review
Whistler is perhaps not the most neutral location for a bike test – especially a first ride review – but I try and pride myself of not being taken in...