We believe implicitly that it’s Friday and the goods are fresh, though it could be Saturday by the time you are reading this, and perhaps you have seen the goods before, or even bought your own. All we ask is that you complete your investigations,…
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.
Behold! Our next stunning cover is available as a print!
It’s that time of the month where we’re putting the finishing touches to the magazine files, ready to send them off to the printer. That means it’s time for you to check out the latest cover. It’s another wonder cover from Pete Scullion: Cover Photographer:…
Editors’ Choice Awards – All the best bikes and gear of 2021
In Singletrack Magazine Issue 140, we brought you our Editors’ Choice Awards – this is where the Singletrack Staffers pick the standout products and locations from their riding year. And now it’s time to share the news of those awards with you too… The year…
Fox Mainframe helmet review – MIPS on a budget
Want a helmet with MIPS but want to keep costs down? The Fox Mainframe does all that it needs to, and does it well.
POC Consort MTB Dungaree review
Dungarees for mountain biking? Yes, that's a thing. Chief overall wearer Hannah tests out the POC Consort MTB dungaree.
Tweed Valley Trails Association – Best Trail Stewardship Initiative
It might seem like a mountain biking paradise in the Tweed Valley, but that’s thanks in large part to the volunteers of the Tweed Valley Trails Association that keep the trails open and running for so many of us. You nominated them your winners of…
Cotopaxi Allpa 35 review – A carry on clamshell back pack
The Cotopaxi Allpa 35 is an ethically made back pack with versatile storage designed for use as carry on luggage on a plane.
2022 Predictions from Singletrack – What’s in the future of MTB?
Every year we play at making like we’ve got our finger on the pulse of the future and have a go at predicting what’s coming in the year ahead. Despite current inclinations to hide under a blanket and not think too much about tomorrow, we’re…
Singletrackworld.com Mountain Bike Quiz of 2021
Here’s your chance to find out whether you’ve been spending as much time riding bikes as you have reading about them! How did you do? Is all the chat, knowledge gathering and general waffle part of the fun of bikes and you’re very proud of…
Video: Tahneé Seagrave talks injury, recovery, and new perspectives
There’s a vulnerability and honesty to this Wahoo Frontiers: Tahneé Seagrave video that we think you’ll appreciate. Tahneé Seagrave talks about the changes in perspective she’s experienced following some significant injuries, and with this comes some depth of character and thought that perhaps we haven’t…
Nukeproof Scout Pro – Editors’ Choice Awards 2021
The Singletrack Staffers pick the standout products and locations from their riding year. This article was originally published in Singletrack Magazine Issue 140. The year has felt a little like approaching that nemesis feature on the trail: you roll up to it full of optimism,…
CamelBak Chase Protector Vest – Editors’ Choice Awards 2021
The Singletrack Staffers pick the standout products and locations from their riding year. This article was originally published in Singletrack Magazine Issue 140. The year has felt a little like approaching that nemesis feature on the trail: you roll up to it full of optimism,…
The 10* Best Bike Videos of 2021
There are a lot of hours of footage to be viewed, so which ones have stood out from the crowd? Here are our team's pick of the bunch. Enjoy!
Trails on Trial – A UK Access Documentary with Manon Carpenter
This film takes an in depth look at the issues facing mountain bikers and landowner around the UK. It’s a pretty good balanced take on the complex and competing desires and responsibilities, and is something of a call to arms for the mountain bike community…
Mind Over Mountains – the Cairngorms Loop ITT
I first saw this film at Kendal Mountain Film Festival and enjoyed the insight into different ways of riding long distances, plus the gentle pace of the scenic footage in the Cairngorm. Lucky for you, the film is now available on YouTube. ‘Mind Over Mountains’…
FGF 579 – The Case of the Pie Case Mystery Edition
For the last few weeks, thanks to a blocked gutter, anyone venturing into Singletrack Towers had to make their way through a waterfall. Not so much a nice Timotei advert, more like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle access tunnel. It finally stopped being wild, windy…
Dream Job Alert! Tweed Valley MTB Roles
If you’re wondering whether you’re doing a pointless job, maybe you need a change of scene, maybe you missed out on the National Beaver Officer role, or maybe you just want to move to somewhere with trails on your doorstep, then these two jobs are…
Danny MacAskill does Rampage!
Danny MacAskill was out to watch the 2021 Red Bull Rampage, but before the big day he lined up a gang of local riders to go seek out some local trails. You might recognise one of them – Chelsea Kimball, our rider and writer at…
FGF 578 – The nothing happened that shouldn’t have happened edition
We have been repeatedly assured that no cheeky trails have been ridden and that no rules were broken. That is what we have been repeatedly assured. All trails were sanctioned and permissive and within the rules. No dead cats were sighted while riding, only muddy…
Best Use Of Lockdown Winner – Daren Austin OBE aka TiRed
Daren Austin OBE, known on the Forum as TiRed, is the winner of the ‘Best Use of Lockdown’ award in this year’s Singletrack Reader Awards, in association with Kona. He has spent the past couple of years patiently explaining complicated Covid information to people on…
Nukeproof releases selected 2022 frames and bikes
Nukeproof is releasing information about some of its 2022 line up – including a selection of frame only options that might keep you busy in the shed this winter. Will you be inspired to buy a complete bike and get riding like Elliott Heap, or…
Donate to World Bicycle Relief and Trek will match it
Trek has allocated £500,000 to match funding donations made to World Bicycle Relief until 31st December 2021, so any donation you make via their fundraising page will be doubled. World Bicycle Relief’s Buffalo Bicycle is our Bike of the YearThis year, instead of selecting a…
New Canyon Torque – carbon, metal, and all the wheel sizes
The new Canyon Torque is officially revealed today – though you may have spotted Tommy G was riding the carbon fibre model at Red Bull Rampage back in October. There are six models of Canyon Torque available, two in aluminium and four in carbon fibre.…
Urban Riding Video Round Up
There’s more to life than trails. Just as once you start to look, you’ll see plants growing in every nook and cranny of the urban world, there’s a way of looking at the built environment that sees ride lines, jumps and drops. Here’s a collection…
Socialtrack Wishaw – Community Pump Track Project Hit By Thieves
Sorry, but this is likely to make you angry. No one likes to hear about bike theft but this one is especially bad… Remember this heartwarming video about the pumptrack in Wishaw? The community project Socialtrack that looks after the pump track has posted on…
3 Things Thursday: Trail Helmets with MIPS
Hannah and Mark have made it into the studio together to look at that kit essential, the trail helmet. With three different open face helmets, all with MIPS, all designed for trail riding, they look at some of the subtle differences between them, giving you…
FINDRA Barra Waffle Merino Gilet – A dash of luxury on the trail
This Barra Waffle Merino Gilet from FINDRA is a unisex gilet made in the UK from ethically sourced Merino wool. Made with two layers, the inside is a fine knitted plain knit layer, while the outside is a waffle texture knit that’s designed to act…
Orange Stage 6 Evo – Are you F.A.F or just a faffer?
Orange has given the Stage 6 the Evo treatment, revealing it today in an intimidating flurry of words about speed and acceleration and so on. Will this speak to your racing synapses? Or do you not care about that, it looks lovely, and you’ll have…
Science and Smiles as YouTubers Do Bikes!
Don’t worry, we’ve got two videos for you from YouTubers that don’t involve implausible poses by the edge of a pool, careful product placement for smoothies made with five kinds of grass, or food made by making a mess on a kitchen worktop. Instead we…
Let’s Go Racing! 2022 UK MTB Race Calendar
Events are back, with a full calendar of mountain bike events and venues revealed for 2022. If you want to take things seriously or just find out what you’re capable of, there are options for you here. There’s a new challenge too: a national Marathon…
FGF 576 – The Launch It All Into Space Edition
Maybe *some* of us need to get out and ride a bike more. Luckily, Hannah is in the office all by herself so no one is around to endure her angry rantings. There is quite a lot to get worked up about. But there is…
New Altura Adventure Range – Choose Your Layers and Play
This feature was produced in association with Altura Maybe you recall Altura’s previous mountain bike clothing range – it’s a while since they made them and shifted focus to road and commuter gear, but if you owned some there’s every chance you’re still using it.…
Singletrack Reader Awards 2021 – The Winners Revealed!
It’s time for the big reveal! We can now tell you who YOU voted for to win in this year’s Singletrack Reader Awards, in association with Kona. Thanks to all of you who came with us on this year’s doing-things-differently awards – we’ve been blown…
Kendal Mountain Festival Bike Highlights
Kendal Mountain Festival was back this year, in person and online. I have to admit that had I not just recovered from Covid, I’d have found all the (mostly maskless) crowded spaces very stressful. Hopefully it doesn’t turn out to be a super spreader event,…
Ride Over Racism – Mountain Biking As a Healer
Here we have two thought provoking videos for you – one is a trailer for a longer film that premiered at the Kendal Mountain Festival this weekend. Both address issues around racism, and how mountain biking can help act as a healer for individuals affected.…
Learning Your Turns, with Nukeproof Chain Reaction’s Elliott Heap
The sense that I’m old enough to be Elliott Heap’s mum is not helped by the fact that I find myself ordering him a hot chocolate to go with my grown up’s coffee. We’re supposed to be getting going with a coaching session, but the…
MTB Colour Collective: We Are Mountain Bikers – Maybe you are too?
If you’re a social media regular you may have noticed recent posts by a new account called ‘The MTB Colour Collective’, which is a new UK based movement aimed at celebrating and increasing the participation of people from diverse ethnic backgrounds within mountain biking. Its…
Fresh Goods Friday 575 – Tah Dah! All the Fuzzy Feels
This is a warm and fuzzy Fresh Goods Friday – good vibes all round, as you lot kindly donated over £1000 to World Bicycle Relief last weekend, which will get match funded and turn into something like 20 more kids on bikes in countries where…
Playing In The Woods – Who does it better?
Two videos, two riders, two brands, and lots of trees. For this video head to head, we want to know: who does playing in the woods the best? Do you like the slippery leafy slither of the Pacific Northeast, or the drier jumpy turns of…
Giant Anthem Advanced Pro 29 Gets New Suspension Technology
Giant’s new Anthem Advanced Pro 29 gets a lighter frameset, new rear suspension system and modified geometry to make it a bike for those wanting a competitive advantage on XC terrain. The Anthem first appeared on the World Cup circuit in 2005, and the sharp…
Join Us Today To Get December’s Singletrack Magazine (And FREE Calendar) Delivered!
It’s that time again: time to check you’ve updated your address if you’ve moved house, or renew your payment details if you’ve changed banks, or to join us to become part of the Singletrack World community of independently minded mountain bikers! This issue will be…
Santa Cruz Stone King Rally: 2 countries, 6 days, 100 riders
Anyone that misses the Trans-Provence will be likely to be interested in the new Santa Cruz Stone King Rally, the successor event to the Trans-Provence. As it’s only for 100 riders, you’ll be lucky to get in when entries open on 30th November. And with…
Danny Hart’s Descend Bike Park – Thieves Take ‘Everything’
Danny Hart posted on the Descend Bike Park Facebook page that overnight on Sunday their cabins were broken into and everything taken. He’s provided a long list of items stolen, and the bike park will be closed this week, reopening on Saturday, while they clear…
Peru vs Sheffield, Auzangate or Bikerdelic? Video Head To Head
Two very different videos for you – maybe you’ll love both for different reasons? Or maybe one will bore you silly and the other have you reaching for your bike? Both make for long viewing, so grab a cuppa and take them in. Shared Territory…
Lal Bikes Supre Drive – A Better Derailleur Solution?
Is this the week when all the stupid annoying bits of mountain bike tech are finally going to be fixed? We’ve already seen two takes on improving the infinitely annoying Presta valve, and now we have a new take on the rear derailleur. Will the…
OpenMTB Closes Doors – what now for MTB advocacy?
OpenMTB, a group set up to advocate for UK mountain bikers, has decided to cease functioning, publishing the following statement on its Facebook page: “We’re sad to make the following statement. After six years OpenMTB has closed its doors. The lack of a representative body…
Double Your Donation! World Bicycle Relief Has Match Funding
If you’re thinking of sharing a little bicycle love, are keen to spread the message that #This MachineFightsClimateChange, or just want to spend some money on something worthwhile, now is the time to donate to World Bicycle Relief, as they’ve got match funding until Sunday…
Wild West vs Wales – Video Head To Head
Two new video releases from this week – which gets your adrenaline pumping, your feet carrying you to the shed, your braking fingers twitching? Wild West 2 First up, Tom Van Steenbergen’s follow-up to his September 2020 Wild West video, by Calvin Huth. Wild West…
Cotic Bikes Release Mullet Option
Cotic is adding mullet build options to its droplink full suspension bikes. As well as getting a smaller rear wheel, you’ll also get an angleset fitted to correct the geometry. Here’s the official word from Cy Turner: “Today we launch our ‘mullet’ mixed wheelsize option…
Is This The Original Hi Flow No Clog Valve?
When Reserve Wheels launched their new Fillmore valves last week, you lot got quite worked up. Were they solving a problem that doesn’t exist? What’s a reasonable price for progress? How much?! And other comments… One of those comments was that UK company 76 Projects…
Hello Cannondale Scalpel HT, Goodbye F-Si
The new Cannondale Scalpel HT is revealed: a race hardtail, for riding as fast as you can between the tape. This replaces the Scalpel F-Si, but is a completely new platform. Whereas the head angle on the last F-Si model had been ‘slackened’ over its…
