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Mibro GS Explorer S Watch review
We gave the Mibro GS Explorer S to our tame enduro racer Aran to see if he could fathom it out to push him into a podium spot. Did he manage it?
Issue 162: Whip it up and start again
Back in Issue 158, Steve was flying high having taken to big jumps ‘later in life’. Will a crash landing clip his wings?
Staff Bike Check: Heather’s Trek Checkpoint SL7
Comfortable on long distances but also nimble enough to handle a crit track.
Issue 162: The Joy of Tall Bike Absurdity
Built from scrap or converted from (two or three) cherished bikes, Tall Bikes are built for style over speed and fun over performance.
The Essential Guide to Power Meters in Mountain Biking
Unlock your competitive edge in mountain biking with power meters—track, analyze, and optimize your ride for peak performance.
Pisgah Up In A Brewery – photo gallery
Delicious leftovers from Deep in the North Carolina backwoods, where Luke Bradley discovered a vibrant and welcoming outdoor scene Singletrack Magazine Issue 161. Here’s a gallery of great pics that didn’t make into the magazine feature. Enjoy! Buy issue 161 in the Singletrack Shopto read…
Early Rider Hellion 20 review
Triple-butted aluminium frame, thru axles, internal cable routing... Its long, low, and slack geometry boosts confidence too
Issue 161: What Happens After Bikes… Is More Bike
When a downward spiral found him jobless, homeless, but still riding a bike, David decided to ride himself back into his life.
Issue 161: Pisgah Up In A Brewery
Deep in the North Carolina backwoods, discover a vibrant and welcoming outdoor scene where hunters happily rub shoulders with mountain bikers down at the craft brewery.
Les Gets opens this weekend: discount codes on accommodation and more!
As the area shifts from ski season to bike season, the lifts are being readied for bikes. Here are the dates for your diary and discounts for your wallet.
China Cycle Expo: DJI bikes, Lewis Ti, High Pivots and more!
Andi Sykes highlights a few of the bikes and components that impressed him. Words and pics by Andi Sykes What was meant to be a trip back to China to catch up with a couple of old friends for my 44th Birthday quickly changed to…
Custom painted Privateer 161 x Alfa Romeo
A bespoke paintjob by Blackcat Custom Paint built up MTB x motorsport brands.
The surefire way to identify your derailleur hanger
Bent your hanger? Want a spare just in case? Both? Quickly and accurately identify the right hanger with this guide.
Issue 160: Dual Rules
For one group of mountain bikers, the winter months bring an extra dose of camaraderie, friendship and stiff competition.
Issue 160: The American Dream
Ambition is not always enough to succeed, but should the risk of failure stop you trying?
Issue 157: Busman’s Holiday
Tracy Moseley’s idea of a holiday does not involve a sun lounger, but it is all-inclusive – and all-in. A trip of a lifetime to the BC Bike Race lives up to her dreams.
Bike Check: ICE Trikes Adventure Trike
Accessibility off-road doesn’t need to mean flat or easy, and challenges are not always physical. Vicky goes on a family ride that makes her rethink her understanding of accessible adventures, read the adventure here. Words Vicky Balfour Photography Emmie Collinge Based in Falmouth, Cornwall, UK,…
UK Adventure: Learning Landscapes
Accessibility off-road doesn’t need to mean flat or easy, and challenges are not always physical. Vicky goes on a family ride that makes her rethink her understanding of accessible adventures. Words Vicky Balfour Photography Emmie Collinge After heading north for six hours, we’re making our…
The Grinder: Aeroe rack, Repente saddle, Madison glasses, Shimano shoes, Sinter pads, Muc-Off tool, Hyperlocal
Tools and tech for your convenience and comfort. Because suffering is overrated.
Issue 154 International Adventure: The Last Yak Attack
The high altitude race that brought so much to Nepal and to its racers in turn has run its last. Words by Laura Martin The Yak Attack race in Nepal is the highest mountain bike race in the world. Racers climb to the staggering height…
Issue 154 UK Adventure: Chariots of Rust
Subsequent to the sudden death of a childhood friend, and my girlfriend leaving me over the phone during my graduate school finals in Boston, I fell into a major depression. I became as a pebble falling through a body of water. The only question: how…
Issue 154 Column: Riding By Numbers
Are you beating the clock or beating yourself up? Vicky struggles to get into a healthy race mindset. Words by Vicky Balfour Trudging along, pushing our bikes up a narrow, muddy sheep track, like extras in a low-budget zombie movie, Sonnie and I are moaning…
Issue153 Interview: Flying Under The Radar
Joey Gough has been so busy riding her bike that she’s flown under the commercial radar in an industry that’s just catching up. Words & Photography Geoff Waugh Joey Gough is riding the big new line at Twisted Oaks Bike Park in Suffolk. She deals…
Issue 153 Classic Ride: Surrey Thrills
Despite Hurtwood being one of the UK’s busiest riding spots, its trail network relies heavily on the continued goodwill of landowners and volunteers. Adele takes a ride to find out more. Words Adele Mitchell Photography Paul Mitchell The Hurtwood in the heart of the Surrey…
Issue 153 MTB Culture: Minority Rapport
What is it about women’s rides that is proving so attractive? Fi Spotswood has been trying to find out. Words Fi Spotswood Photography Credited I’m ashamed to admit that when I was younger I rarely questioned where all the women were. The races I did,…
Issue 152 International Adventure: Icy Trails And Fairy Tales
Martin Bissig makes the most of a week in surprisingly snow-dusted Cappadocia. Words & Photography Martin Bissig Unexpectedly caught in a snowstorm on a biking trip in Turkey, I found the transformed landscapes so captivating that it turned our adventure into an impromptu photo shoot.…
Editors’ Choice: The Best Bikes and Gear of 2023
The Singletrack World team pick their product highlights from their riding year. Benji, Amanda, Hannah, Ross, Mark and Chipps pick the best.
Issue 152 Classic Ride: Riding the Dyfi
The Climachx trail in the Dyfi Valley offers a day out for those looking for an alternative to the Athertons’ neighbouring descents.
Issue 152 International Adventure: Choosing The Right Path
Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett took on unseasonable Moroccan weather and unfriendly dogs in order to get a glimpse of the vast Sahara Desert on his bike. It wasn’t a simple journey. Words & photography Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett Morocco was supposed to be straightforward. A leisurely bike ride across…
Gravel biking: How it started, how it’s going…
Gary ‘Rocketdog’ Walls from the UK Gravel Collective (and regular Forumite) has shared this article with us about where he thinks gravel came from, and where it (should be) going. Does he paint a familiar picture, or is your experience different? The picture below is…
Magura Vyron MDS-V3: The Original Wireless Dropper
The V3 is intended to be more intuitive to use, generally faster to react, faster to extend, easier to set up, and easier to maintain.
Singletrack Issue 151: Borneo Singletrack
Steve helped plant the mountain biking seed in Borneo a decade ago. Visiting again for the first time, he wondered if it had taken root and flourished. Words Steve Chapman Photography Steve Chapman and Maria Clayfield Many moons ago an opportunity came up for me…
Singletrack Issue 151: Finding The Flow
The full member paywall on this article has been removed in association with Endura Skipping school and heading to the woods might get some kids a telling-off. Ina de Smet discovered it was exactly what her sons needed. Words Ina de Smet Photography Nils Bussink We’ve all had…
Issue 150: Limestone Cowboys
Can you really enjoy the delights of a new country when you’re racing through it at high speed on a stage race? There’s only one way to find out… Words Franky Simmons Photography As Credited If you have been lucky enough to have ridden mountain…
Issue 150: Full Time Tinkering
Steve Chapman talks to the man who makes your suspension work better than when it left the factory. Words Steve Chapman photography Sarah Barratt I’ve been harbouring a secret for a long time and I feel like I want to get it off my chest:…
Singletrack World Issue 150 Celebration
It’s not always new tyres and perfect corners, OK? Singletrack World Magazine is 150 issues old. That’s no mean feat, and we wanted to celebrate it by bringing you a few of the behind the scene stories from the years from some of the team…
International Adventure: Big Mountains, Small Details
In the vast Himalayan landscape, a solo trip is the stuff of dreams. Words & Photography Matthias Stitz It’s 4.30am. Dawn is breaking, it’s freezing, and I’m standing at the foot of the 5,416m Thorong La pass in the Himalayas with my bike. My aim…
Last Word: Riding with Dinosaurs
Is Ian ‘@hardtail_only’ Storer trapped in the past or revelling in his eternal youth?
Making Up The Numbers Podcast – Ed Masters
The DH World Cup season is just around the corner & in this episode George, Jack& Emi discuss the amendments to the rule changes for 2023. Then, they’re joined by Pivot Factory Racing’s Ed Masters for a chat about The Black Pearl, seeding second at…
Issue 148: Looking The Other Way
How can a failed attempt at a record be considered a success? Steve Bate shows how a struggle can offer an alternative perspective. Who is Steve Bate? After being diagnosed with the degenerative eye condition retinitis pigmentosis, Steve Bate MBE, to give him his proper…
Sleeping Out: Bonus Content | Charlotte Inman
Charlotte Inman: In it for the breakfast views Charlotte co-founded Sisters in the Wild, which organises community-focused bikepacking and gravel riding experiences for women, non-binary and trans people. What’s the chief thing you look for when choosing kit? Lightweight stuff that leaves plenty of space…
Sleeping Out: Bonus Content | Chris Hinds
Chris Hinds: Fast doesn’t mean uncomfortable Chris won the Great British Divide, so knows a thing or two about sleeping out. What’s the chief thing you look for when choosing kit? If it comes down to a decision between comfort and weight I’ll usually choose…
Sleeping Out: Bonus Content | Emma Osenton
Emma Osenton: Dialled in traveller Looking for Emma? You’ll find her in the bushes cuddled up to a titanium bike. What’s the chief thing you look for when choosing kit? Not sure there is one thing. It’s entirely dependent on what it is. Mostly light…
Sleeping Out: Bonus Content | Kitty Dennis
Kitty Dennis: Overpacker to ride for longer Co-founder of the Steezy Collective, we’re not sure when she’s ever indoors. What’s the chief thing you look for when choosing kit? Whether it’ll keep me out longer, both in terms of times of the year and length…
Sleeping Out: Bonus Content | Sam Jones
Sam Jones: Dirtbag camper who doesn’t mind a touch of luxury Sam has been championing Cycling UK’s ongoing bikepacking/camping challenge of #12nightsoutin1year. What’s the chief thing you look for when choosing kit? Durability – the last thing you want is for your shelter or sleep…
Sleeping Out: Bonus Content | Sanny
Sanny: Like a veritable Scottish Mr T, I ain’t camping in no rain, fool! There can be few as enthusiastic about a night outdoors than our Sanny. What’s the chief thing you look for when choosing kit? At the risk of sounding like a bit…
Sleeping Out: Bonus Content | Stu Taylor
Stu Taylor: Racing Dirtbagger Stu is another long-distance racer, who also enjoys a night out on his local hills. What’s the chief thing you look for when choosing kit? How packable the kit is and if it isn’t, do I really need it? A kettle…
Sleeping Out: Bonus Content | Vedangi Kulkarni
Vedangi Kulkarni: All-weather bivvy freak As the youngest woman to cycle around the globe, Vedangi has plenty of experience of sleeping outdoors. What’s the chief thing you look for when choosing kit? Waterproofness and sturdiness of the material. Regardless of where you’re camping or what…
