The Garmin Varia RCT715 records footage of vehicles approaching behind. It’ll can give you a warning sound that a vehicle is coming.
Hannah Dobson
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.
Women’s Rab Cinder Downpour Waterproof Pants
The Cinder Downpour Pants are Rab’s bike answer to your waterproof leg cover needs. They’re predominantly made of 2.5 layer Pertex Shield waterproof fabric, but with a more flexible Proflex…
Am I Being Unreasonable? MTB Court now in session! #Case002
One couple is struggling to ride together as family dynamics have changed their lives. Can it be like it was in the beginning, and who needs to change their expectations?…
Rab Cinder Waterproof Jackets Reviewed: 3 Models Compared and Contrasted
The Rab Cinder range brought its established reputation for outdoor activity fabric technologies and designs to the bike market, by adding cycle specific design features. I’ve had the three waterproof…
100% S3 Glasses review: as much coverage as goggles (nearly)
Heaps of coverage means plenty of protection for your eyes, whatever the weather or light conditions, in the 100% S3 glasses.
Issue 150: ‘Who died and made you Keeper of the Peak?’
Hannah chats with Chris Maloney to find out what keeps him giving up his free time for the benefit of mountain bikers. Words Hannah Photography Alastair Johnstone / as credited…
MTB XCO World Championship Course Preview And How To Watch
The mountain bike action continues this week with the Cross Country element of the World Championships. Here’s your quick guide to following the action. You can follow the events on…
How to read the 150th Issue of Singletrack Magazine
August’s issue of Singletrack Magazine is here! It’s a leap forward in technology from ye olden days, 150 issues ago, but at its heart it remains the same. Stories and…
Issue 150 Last Word: How did we get here?
In his Editorial, Chipps says you don’t ‘do mountain biking’, you just ‘are a mountain biker’. I wonder though, how many of you thought you were becoming mountain bikers on…
An Ode To (Not) Being Rachel Atherton
Hannah recently dislocated her shoulder. Like Rachel Atherton, she didn’t actually crash… but she wasn’t actually riding. Rachel’s shoulder popped out under the force of landing a massive jump at…
Men’s DH World Champs Race Report and Results
A live, watch along style race report for you… We’re watching along on Eurosport/GCN… let us know what the commentary is like because we can’t hear it in the pub!…
Win a Pro Level Mountain Bike (and more!) with World Bicycle Relief
To mark the UCI Cycling World Championships in Scotland, there are a number of World Bicycle Relief fundraisers happening. Some of them have some amazing prizes to be won. It’s…
Women’s DH World Champs Race Report and Results
A live, watch along style race report for you… We’re watching along on Eurosport/GCN… coverage is poorer than we’d hoped. We’re seeing the start gate, and the finish line, and…
Rachel Atherton Qualifies (Despite Dislocating Shoulder At Fort Bill)
Update 1pm 4th August: Flippin heck, Rachel is nails! She’s put down a qualifying run, which is enough to get her through to finals tomorrow. Both Rachel and Nina Hoffman…
Downhill From Here: How climate change threatens cycling as we know it
Protect Our Winters is a climate change campaign group perhaps better known to snow sports enthusiasts, but with a year round remit to raise awareness of the impact of climate…
Am I Being Unreasonable? MTB Court now in session!
You be the judge! James and Dave have different perspectives on what their group ride is about. Who is right?
Major new UK Trails Project is looking for a manager
SRAM is sponsoring a major new 'UK Trails Project', which aims to improve the sustainability of mountain bike trails across the UK.
Dartmoor Camping Ban Overturned
The ban on wild camping on Dartmoor has been overturned, following a successful appeal to the High Court by the Dartmoor National Park Authority and Open Spaces Society. This reinstates…
Podcast: In Defence of Hardline and other stories
In this week’s podcast Mark and Benji disagree with Hannah over whether Red Bull Hardline belongs in mountain biking, and whether Hannah’s arm belongs in its socket. Or so Mark…
How Expert Are You? Take our MTB skills and experience survey.
We’re not going to skew your answers, because, science… so let’s jump straight into the questions. There aren’t any repeats, but there are some similar questions – that’s deliberate. Try…
Fresh Goods Friday 663 – The Preparation H Edition
H in this instance being 'Holiday'. Preparing for holidays can take many forms. Some can be fun, some stressful, some exhausting!
Video: Red Bull Hardline Women’s Progression Camp
If you enjoyed our write up of the women’s camp at Red Bull Hardline, here’s your chance to see some of the action for yourself. Red Bull Hardline is known…
Come Join In The Singletrack Women’s Forum!
Something new is here! The Singletrack World Women’s Forum is now live, so come on in and join us. As a little extra incentive, we’re also giving Women’s Forum members…
Fresh Goods Friday 662 – Where The Eagles Dare Edition
After a series of tentative moves followed by capitalising on a fumble, Bon Jovi has made it through the wrestling ring of musical tastes.
Stanton Bicycles Facing German Copycat
After a year in which his investor pulled out, triggering an Administration process, then buying back the company and restarting, you’d think Dan Stanton might have enough on his plate…
Chris King Coffee Tampers: Love it or Hate it?
Usually the argument for buying something as high end as a Chris King component goes something like ‘it’ll last much longer than anything else’ – but when was the last…
Women Send Fear Packing at Red Bull Hardline Camp
‘The World’s Toughest Downhill Race’, Red Bull Hardline, had a surprise up its sleeve this year, before the weekend’s racing has even kicked off. Tahnée Seagrave had pulled together a…
Singletrack Members Get 20% Off Malverns Classic Tickets!
The Malverns Classic is back again! There will be bikes, and dodgems, and retro bikes, and races, and bikes, and an airbag, and retro bikes, and DJs, and bikes, and...…
New Just Ride Podcast with Eliot Jackson and Rob Warner
Now, we know that you’re already very well served by the Singletrack World podcast, and Making Up The Numbers, but Rob Warner and Eliot Jackson think they’ve got something to…
Red Bull Hardline: Who Is Racing And How To Watch?
Red Bull Hardline, the gnarly and consequential Downhill race located in the Dyfi Valley on a track designed by Dan Atherton in 2014, takes place this weekend, 15/16 July. It will…
Cairngorm Mountain Resort launches family-friendly car-free uplift
OK, we admit, we’re basically running this story because of this: Who doesn’t want to go and ride on a giant supermarket checkout in the hills? We are INSPIRED. Can…
Evolution Stories with Andy McKenna: Building Better Humans
Andy McKenna is telling stories again, as he continues to ponder what it means to be a mountain biker as his MS limits what he can do, while his mind…
Derbyshire Mountain Bikers: Step Away From Those Caterpillars!
Toxic hairy caterpillars have been found in Derbyshire – don’t be tempted to give them too close an inspection. The Oak Processionary Moth may be familiar to riders who have…
Podcast | Dan Stanton: what happened, what next?
How did Dan Stanton find a way through Administration, and what you can expect next from the new Stanton Bikes company
Fresh Goods Friday 660 – The Pump Me Pub You Edition
Hannah says: Living with an American is an endless source of lingual anomalies. My latest observations are around their curious deployment of French. A piece of fish without bones? I…
NZ MTB Rally: A Proper Kiwi Backcountry Enduro Adventure…
The team behind the Trans Savoie and Enduro2 events has been working on the far side of the globe to pull together the NZ MTB Rally, a multi-day enduro that…
SixSixOne Women’s Evo Compression Jacket and Shorts Review
SixSixOne Women's Evo Compression Jacket and Shorts are one of only a few in the market that have been designed for women.
World Bicycle Relief seeks World Champs Volunteers
World Bicycle Relief has been nominated as the official global charity partner of the World Cycling Championships in Scotland this summer (there’s also Maggie’s cancer charity as the ‘national charity…
20 YHA Hostels Up For Sale
With many of the properties up for sale being in prime locations for fans of the outdoors, could you be tempted into buying one?
Cycling UK Seeks Trustees: Could it be you?
Cycling UK is seeking new trustees, and is hoping to attract applications from a diverse range of backgrounds to support its work from 2024 through to 2027. You do need…
Podcast | Measuring Up: Crank Length, Q-factors, and beyond
Chipps, Hannah and Benji talk crank length. Mostly because in the staff chat Hannah said ‘I want shorter cranks’ and Chipps said ‘But, levers’ and Benji said ‘Short is gooood…
Rachel Atherton Confirms: She Will Race Leogang
As many of us will have been hoping, after her amazing come back ride at the weekend, Rachel Atherton will be lining up at the start line in Leogang. If…
Trackside: Steve Peat’s Evolution in the Santa Cruz Syndicate
If ever you’ve had your really good riding mate try to explain to you how to do that drop, then you’ll probably know that riding talent doesn’t always translate into…
Fresh Goods Friday 656 – Lenzerheide And Seek Edition
In many* ways, Fresh Goods Friday is like a Downhill World Cup.
Singletrack Issue 149 Is Out Today – How Will You Read Yours?
If you receive a printed copy of the magazine each issue, it’s now in the post – we can’t be sure exactly when it will land with you, but if…
National Audit Office Report Paints Bleak Picture on Active Travel
A National Audit Office (NAO) report published today has examined the progress made towards the government’s active travel targets. In a move befitting scriptwriters of a political satire, the NAO…
‘Grounding’ with Samantha Soriano
I happened to share an apartment with Samantha Soriano at a recent Canyon launch, where she gave me a sneak peek of an early edit of this film. I thought…
Winds Of Change – Rebuilding the Damaged Trails of the UK
Manon Carpenter takes another deep dive into the relationship between climate change and trail management in this Winds of Change Video. From November 2021 to February 2022, a series of…
Monte Cosby: Can’t Stop. Won’t Stop
Patagonia has launched a new film documenting the life of Monte Cosby who found a passion and community through mountain biking. Give yourself 20 minutes of time out and inspiration and…
New 130-mile Traws Eryri cycling route comes to north Wales
Cycling UK has announced its intention to launch a new long distance off-road cycle route in north Wales, at the end of the summer 2023. Our Amanda has already been…
MET Parachute MCR MIPS Helmet Review
This is the MET Parachute MCR MIPS helmet MIPs, an enduro helmet with removable chin bar. It comes in three sizes and nine different colours.
