I came to Singletrack having decided there must be more to life than meetings. I like all bikes, but especially unusual ones.
More than bikes, I like what bikes do. I think that they link people and places; that cycling creates a connection between us and our environment; bikes create communities; deliver freedom; bring joy; and improve fitness. They're environmentally friendly and create friendly environments.
I try to write about all these things in the hope that others might discover the joy of bikes too.
Revolutions: A Short Documentary on Bike Waste
We know that mountain biking isn’t ‘green’, and while bikes as transport is better for the planet than cars, there’s still an impact on the environment. In recent years, companies...
Calibre Bossnut currently for sale at £999 (that’s £701 off!)
The new Calibre Bossnut is on offer (yes, already) today, and up until 2nd December. Well, if it doen’t sell out, which at this price seems a distinct possibility. Want...
2025 UK Mountain Bike Endurance Calendar Revealed
If mountain biking for you means clippy pedals, short travel bikes, and tyres with just a hint of knobs, then this news is for you. British Cycling has released the...
Cam Zink’s New Bike Is A Transformer For Play Time
Cam Zink has been working on his own bike design for a while, and has finally – sort of – revealed it to the world. You need to guess the...
Bike Check: Andi’s Production Privée Shan G.T.
Andi is a self-confessed Production Privée fanboy, so when he dropped by the office with this latest bike we asked him to explain the attraction. I used to read Dirt...
Must Watch: Making History – The Women of Freeride
Unless you live under a rock, you probably know that this year saw the first women’s event at Red Bull Rampage. But it might have escaped your attention just how...
Bridgedale: Making Socks That Are Good For The Sole?
“I’ve got you some lovely bike socks”. If you ride bikes, this is the kind of phrase you’ll hear from some well-meaning relative or colleague. Your heart will sink, as...
Fresh Goods Friday 731: The Humpty Dance Edition
Friday is the new Wednesday. Although Wednesday has always been the old Friday here at Singletrack. It’s complicated. Whatever you choose to have your hump day, good luck getting over...
Trash Free Trails Report Highlights Impact On Wildlife
Often the impact of litter – or rubbish, or pollution – on our trails and in our wild spaces is seen as an aesthetic threat. Something that offends our eyes...
Don’t Look Now: Another Ridgeline Film From Gee Atherton
While he wasn’t in Utah at Red Bull Rampage this year – giving our nerves a rest – Gee Atherton went to possibly the most Rampage-like terrain to make another...
Get Your Free Calendar With December’s Singletrack Magazine!
Golly gosh, it’s that time of year already. The December issue of Singletrack Magazine will be going to the printer quite soon, so you have until 25th November to make...
Dean Trail Volunteers Honoured with The King’s Award for Voluntary Service
You already knew they were great because you’ve previously given them the Best Trail Team Award, and now the Dean Trail Volunteers have been recognised by the King (that’s the...
UK Trails Project Publishes First Report Into UK Trails Network
Hopefully you remember when it was announced that SRAM was funding a UK Trails Project. And hopefully somewhere along the way you took part in the consultation, perhaps in person,...
New Scottish Enduro Association Launched: Could you be part of It?
The future of enduro in the UK is looking uncertain, with major event organisers Tweedlove and Kev Duckworth of PMBA hanging up their clipboards for this year. Ironically, maybe, this...
Funding Cuts To Welsh Trails Confirmed
We’ve been reporting for a while that there were extensive budget cuts threatened at Natural Resources Wales, the land manager responsible for most of the places you’re likely to ride...
Red Bull Rampage: What’s The Motivation?
“Seriously, people do that for fun? They’re not being punished for some heinous crime?”This was my Aunt’s incredulous response to seeing footage from Red Bull Rampage, and while those of...
Thin Pickings For Cycling In UK Autumn Budget Announcement
I had high hopes for yesterday’s Budget announcement. Today, I’m feeling deflated and defeated – was I just too optimistic? The Budget announcement has been tentatively welcomed by Cycling UK…
The Trail Pot Launches: A National Mountain Biking Development Fund
Readers of the magazine may recall that last year I interviewed Chris Maloney, known to many as ‘The Keeper of the Peak’. As a long-time volunteer in the mountain bike...
Georgia Astle: Finding Fun In The Process At Red Bull Rampage
Born and raised in Whistler, Georgia Astle didn’t actually like mountain biking as a kid, preferring instead to run alongside her mum, who’d ride regularly with group of friends. Always...
A Spectator’s Guide To Red Bull Rampage
Maybe you’re interested in heading out to watch Red Bull Rampage first hand. After my experience last week, I figured a few hints and tips on what to take with...
UCI Confirms 2025 MTB World Series Changes
The UCI and Mountain Bike World Series organisers have issued a press release confirming what we were pretty sure was already happening, thanks to the leaked document we told you...
Cool Head And A Spicy Line: Tom Isted’s Red Bull Rampage Debut
Tom Isted has me nervous. Despite his reassurance that he’s going to keep things chilled and just try and get down in one piece, his YouTube videos speak to a...
Red Bull Rampage 2024: Finals Day and Men’s Results
Watching Red Bull Rampage is less of an adrenaline event and more of an endurance one. As is traditional, practice was delayed by wind. The organisers tried to get the...
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...
First Ever Women’s Red Bull Rampage: The Results
Shovels down. It’s competition day. The dig teams are heading towards holiday mode, all the heavy work done. The riders, too, are horsing around in the car park. Maybe they’re...
Red Bull Rampage Diary 3: Go Big, But Come Home
Today was the last day of practice for the women, tomorrow is showtime. But when you watch Red Bull Rampage on the TV, with all the Loud Hype Stoke production...
Red Bull Rampage Diary 2: A Changing Soundtrack
Yesterday’s percussive accompaniment of the slapping of shovels picked up a different rhythm today at Red Bull Rampage, for the second day of practice. As I walked up the lower...
Saracen Ariel 30 Elite review
Saracen Ariel 30 Elite is yet another Ariel model from Saracen that looks the absolute bee’s knees. Literally. How does this yellow peril handle the trails? Pros Cons Back when...
Rampage Diary Day 1: First Hits, And A Sense of Scale
Our Rampage coverage is supported by.. Win an ABUS full face helmet. Details below Today was a day of firsts at Red Bull Rampage 2024. After five dig days for...
Campus: New Video From Danny MacAskill
It’s Five Ten day (geddit?) and to mark the occasion Danny MacAskill has a new video out, riding all over the adidas (Five Ten) ‘Campus’. Who knew adidas had such...