Wil Barrett, Author at Singletrack World Magazine

Review: The 2018 Norco Sight C2 is ready to shreddy straight out of the box

For the past few weeks, I’ve had the pleasure of soaking up some (much needed) Vitamin D during a holiday Down Under in Australia. Aside from the obligatory family and...

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RockShox beams 2019 Lyrik RC2 from the future, along with a new-new DebonAir spring

We may have literally just finished off our longterm review of the 2018 RockShox Lyrik RCT3 fork, but already RockShox is ready to announce the 2019 model – in March....

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First Ride Review: Santa Cruz Highball 3 CC X01 Reserve

In a refreshing change of programming, Santa Cruz is going all-XC on us for the start of 2018. Jib-specific trail bikes and Beyonduro™ shred-sleds may still whip up the majority...

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First Ride Review: Santa Cruz Blur 3 CC XX1 Reserve

It’s been about five years coming, but the Santa Cruz Blur is finally back First introduced back in 2002 alongside the V-10 downhill bike, the Blur was one of the...

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Santa Cruz launches the brand new Blur 3, plus its lightest carbon hardtail ever

Today you lovely readers don’t just get to find out about one shiny new bike. No ma’am. Because you’ve been on your very best behaviour (well, close enough), today the...

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Review: Scream if you wanna go faster! We test and review 3 carbon fibre full suspension XC race bikes

In Issue #116 of Singletrack Magazine, Wil and the crew tested three new generation full suspension XC race bikes. Read on for a short summary of each bike, along with……

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Review: You may hate the Brain, but the 2018 Specialized Epic Expert is ready to prove you wrong

In Issue #116 of Singletrack Magazine, Wil and the crew tested three new generation full suspension XC race bikes. Read on for the full review of the 2018 Specialized Epic...

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Video: Is carbon all that it’s cracked up to be? We test three alloy versions of popular carbon superbikes

In Issue #115 of Singletrack Magazine, our former Tech Editor, the great Mr Barney Marsh, tested and reviewed three alloy iterations of popular carbon fibre mountain bikes. These days, carbon fibre...

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Review: The TwinLoc system on the 2018 Scott Spark RC 900 Team is this bike’s secret weapon

In Issue #116 of Singletrack Magazine, Wil and the crew tested three new generation full suspension XC race bikes. Read on for the full review of the 2018 Scott Spark...

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Review: The 2018 Anthem Advanced Pro 29er 1 is Giant’s best full suspension XC race bike to date

In Issue #116 of Singletrack Magazine, Wil and the crew tested three new generation full suspension XC race bikes. Read on for the full review of the 2018 Giant Anthem...

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Which would you choose? We spend 6 months aboard the 2018 Fox 36 Float and RockShox Lyrik RCT3 to see which comes out on top

Despite mounting opposition in the high-end mountain bike suspension market from the likes of Cane Creek, Öhlins, MRP, Formula and DVO, there is still somewhat of a duopoly when it...

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If you like Orange Bikes & titanium, you better get in quick – there are only 15 of these worldwide

No, this isn’t breaking news. But when we’ve got all these pretty pictures to show off, do you think we give two hoots about that? Pah – just look at this...

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Review: The Shimano AM901 is good enough for Rachel Atherton, but is it good enough for regular trail riding?

If you’ve been flicking through fresh pages of the current issue of Singletrack Magazine, you may have already read our in-depth technical feature about the latest generation of platform clip-in pedals....

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Review: The adaptable ION Haze Gloves have a very clever trick up their sleeve

To be honest, finding the right pair of cold weather riding gloves can be a bit of a battle. There are plenty of them on the market, but finding a...

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Review: Endura adds a new ‘Pullover’ option of its popular MT500 Waterproof Jacket – but is it more comfortable?

Forgive me if March seems a little tardy to be reviewing a full-blown rain jacket. But really – who are you trying to kid? A jacket like this can be...

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Warm your cockles and melt that snow with the 386th Fresh Goods Friday!

SNOWMAGEDDON! BEAST FROM THE EAST! COLD WINTER CONDITIONS! Have you survived it? Are you currently huddled in your living room with your loved ones, circling around a fire on the...

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London Bike Show 2018: We chat with Orange about the new Stage 4

Produced in association with Orange Bikes How much travel is too much travel? Is there such a thing? Surely it’s always better to have more travel than you need, not...

Review: Is it pants or trousers? When they fit as well as these ION Shelters, who cares!

According to my unofficial trailside surveys over the past six months, 78% of UK mountain bikers seem to be growing curious about the concept of riding trousers. Or pants, as...

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What goes into designing a new bike? Cy of Cotic Bikes chats to us about the 2-year design process behind the new Rocket

In association with Cotic Unveiled over the weekend at the 2018 London Bike Show, the 3rd generation Rocket full suspension enduro bike is the latest model to be born from...