Christmas may be over, but our giant giveaway is not done yet. Seeing you through until 2020 is well and truly done with, we have daily prizes, plus the near legendary Megasack. What’s up for grabs today? HT T1 Pedals Price: £129.99 From: Ison This…
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.
Your Top 10 Singletrack Videos of 2020
What did you watch on our YouTube channel this year? There are plenty of ‘old favourites’ that you keep viewing, plus new videos that caught your attention too. Here’s the Top 10 of most watched Singletrack videos this year. 1. Mountain Biking – The Untold…
The Big Giveaway Week 4 – What Can You Win?
It’s the final full week of prize giveaways! Don’t get too busy eating turkey or inventing party games over Zoom, make sure you leave time to tune in for all that we have for you this week! Monday 21st – Lezyne Bundle: Digital Pressure Overdrive pump,…
Christmas Countdown Day 21 – ERE Research Explorator Bar Tape
Today’s giveaway is one for the drop bar crew – or maybe the Jones Bar bike packers? ERE Research Explorator Bar Tape Price: €35 From: ERE Research Two metres of dual layer cushioned bar tape just what your gravel bike needs. With pro racing and years of…
Christmas Countdown Day 20 – Park Tool AK-5 Advanced Mechanic Tool Kit
It’s a whopper of a prize up for grabs today: a whole Park Tool box of tools, to fix just about everything you might want to have a go at. Park Tool AK-5 Advanced Mechanic Tool Kit Price: £389.99 From: Freewheel This tool kit contains pretty much…
Fresh Goods Friday 529 – The Quiet Mad Friday In Edition
Traditionally this would be ‘Mad Friday’ when everyone would be out on the town being inappropriately over familiar with their office mates while wearing a poor choice of jumper and perhaps headgear too. It might have taken until mid December to find a positive in…
Christmas Countdown Day 19 – MilKit Tubeless Bundle
Don’t be deflated, today’s giveaway from MilKit could give your riding a real boost… MilKit Tubeless Bundle Price: £42.99 Booster, £59.99 tubeless conversion kit, £14.99 tubeless tape, £13.99 sealant From: Freewheel Everything you need to set yourself up tubeless – well, your wheels anyway. Rim tape, sealant…
A Dog’s Life Episode 4 With Brendan Fairclough
Brendan Fairclough’s latest episode of A Dog’s Life has been a long while in the making – we first saw the new line at Redhill Extreme way back in the summer. It turns out there have been even more challenges than the ones we knew…
Track Walk: Brendan Fairclough’s Newest ‘Dog’s Life’ Line
It seems like an age ago now that we sneaked a peek at Brendan Fairclough’s new Dog’s Life line at Redhill Extreme. Join our American dirt bag Fahzure with well spoken Englishman Sam Millyard (son of Allen) for a track walk. Here are your track…
Huck, Flip and Gulp your way through our video roundup
We’ve all completed Netflix, so if you’re in the same boat here are a few mountain bike videos to keep you occupied for a minute or two. Some may impress you, others may make you turn your head and squint trying to figure out what…
Christmas Countdown Day 17 – Dynaplug Megapill
Will you take the red pill or the blue pill? Or, the Dynaplug Megapill? Come with us and check out what you could be winning in today’s giveaway. Dynaplug Megapill Price: £59.99 From: Freewheel This is the mother of all tubeless repair tools, with enough preloaded plugs…
The New Crankbrothers Shoe Range Reviewed
Eagle eyed followers of certain pro riders may have spotted some curious footwear. What brand could they be? Instagram queries to the likes of Fabio Wibmer about what shoes were in pictures directed readers to @QuestionmarkMTB which turns out to have been a ruse by…
The Big Giveaway Week 3 – What’s Up For Grabs?
There have been plenty of whoops, and it seems that everyone that wins has never won anything before! So many ‘Oooh, that never happens’ responses. Let’s see what our lucky winners could be getting this week. Put on your lucky socks, iron your lucky pants,…
Fresh Goods Friday 528 – THE One Where We ASK you QUESTIONS
We are going to start this week’s Fresh Goods Friday with a survey. The results will be sent to Mark, Chipps, Zoe, their MPs, your MP, and your parents. How do You FeeL abOut Fresh Goods Friday? A) indifferent B) what is it C) shocked…
New Canyon Stoic – Bringing Hardcore Hardtail Fun To The People
The new Canyon Stoic is an alloy hardtail aimed at delivering durability and value with good trail bike performance: ‘maximum fun for minimum price’ says the marketing. While Canyon’s press release says it’s for all levels of rider who want the hardtail experience, the price…
Canyon Stoic 4 (2021) – 140mm of hardtail fun, reviewed
Canyon’s new alloy hardtail, the Stoic, comes in three models: the 2, 3 and 4. With the Canyon Stoic 2 starting at £849, and the bikes starting at a teeny size 2XS, I’d have quite liked to get my hands on that entry level model…
The Big Giveaway – What can you win this week?
Congratulations to all out lucky winners so far, it’s been great to spread a little cheer among you. Maybe you’ll be receiving a ‘whoop, you won!’ email this week? That’s a pretty good thing to get, but the prizes are even better. Let’s check out…
Oakley DRT5 Helmet – Eyewear compatible brain protection
Designed with input from Greg Minnaar, will the Oakley DRT5 helmet deliver more than just a designer branded head protector? What do you want from a helmet? Protection – definitely. And comfort. It would be good if it looked cool. But beyond that – what…
West Highland Way Record with Rab Wardell
How do you motivate yourself to ride your mountain bike? It’s probably not something involving a skinsuit and aero helmet. But, that’s what got Rab Wardell riding his bike this year. He set himself the target of setting the fastest ever time on the West…
Give A Bike, Give Another Free – to World Bicycle Relief
This week, until 8th December, World Bicycle Relief has match funding available for all its donations. That means that everything you give will be doubled: give enough for one bike, and the match funding buys another. Give enough for one wheel, the matching funding pays…
Christmas Countdown: What Could You Win This Week?
Yes! Good things are finally happening! It’s week one of our Christmas and Beyond countdown, and you have daily chances to win great prizes. What is up for grabs this week? Let’s check it out. Monday 30th – Proper Cleaner by Guy Martin cleaner, fender…
How to end 2020 with a big pile of win with our huge December giveaway
Regular readers of Singletrackworld.com will be familiar with this time of year. A Christmas themed set is built (I think we can all agree it has improved in quality over the years). Singletrack staff prepare to humiliate themselves on camera, often in a variety of…
Tate Roskelley Makes Supermarkets Look Fun
Supermarkets aren’t often the sort of places that inspire creative thought. Though, smashing through them on a bike is certainly tempting – especially if you really just want to take your bike inside with you because you just need a pint of milk and some…
FGF 526 – The Countdown To Better Things Begins
Things are about to get better. No, we’re not talking about world events, we’re talking about the giant giveaway of goodness that is December 2020 Plus A Bit Of November And The Megasack Too. We’re still working on the name. But what you need to…
‘Talk’ with Cai Grocott – An Outstanding Video about Mental Health
Welsh rider Cai Grocott has joined Nukeproof, and we were sent the now traditional ‘welcome to the team’ edit from Nukeproof. Accompanying it though is such an excellent short film where Cai talks about his mental ill health that we’re making it a separate story…
Cai Grocott – Welcome to Nukeproof
Welsh rider Cai Grocott has joined Nukeproof, and we were sent the now traditional ‘welcome to the team’ edit from Nukeproof. Accompanying it though is such an excellent short film where Cai talks about his mental ill health that we’ve made it a separate story,…
New Manitou Mezzer Sterling Limited Edition – Tunability with extra shine
Magpies of the mountain bike world, welcome to the Sterling Edition of the Manitou Mezzer Pro. It uses the same 37mm chassis and internal tech as the existing Mezzer Pro – that we tested earlier this year – but each Sterling Edition fork receives an…
FGF 525: Dizzy with excitement, or just befuddled?
There are certain things that you know will happen. If you look at the square edged rock you don’t want to hit on your descent, you will hit it. If you really need the printer to work, it won’t. You won’t drop your phone, until…
Chasing the Podium with YT MOB’s Guy Johnston
Who gets up early regardless of the weather, has a high risk of injury on the job, and spends half their working life covered in mud? The answer to this question could be a pro-mountain biker, or it could be a farmer. New YT signing…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 134 Is Coming – Don’t miss out
If you’ve got a kindly relative that always buys a Singletrack subscription for you, now is the time to check in and make sure they still like you. If they don’t pick up the phone, then you should get on the case and have a…
Strathpuffer 2021 Cancelled
The Strathpuffer 24 hour race – an epic exercise in endurance, folly, or both – has been cancelled for 2021. Here’s the official announcement: This is the message we didn’t want to have to post – The Strathpuffer in January 2021 is cancelled 😞We just…
Saracen Partners with Antur Stiniog (and hints at new bikes to come)
Saracen has announced that Antur Stiniog will now be a demo centre for its bikes, with visitors able to try out their Ariel and Myst trail and downhill bikes at the park. This will come as especially good news to the Welsh uplift spot, which…
FGF 524 – The Conversation Starting Edition
Who has run out of conversation? With a narrower window of experience than usual, after 11 months or so you could be forgiven for not having much to say. Without daily and varied interactions, perhaps not even a daily trip out of the house, you…
Pushing, Carrying and Riding to Finland’s Highest Point, with Manon Carpenter
Manon Carpenter continues her post race-tape life with a trip to the highest point in Finland, in a 100km bike packing trip that looks like the sort of thing even us mortals could achieve. Though, just hearing about the endless pushing and speed sapping boulders…
Take A Break With 3 Bike Themed Videos
It’s probably about time you stopped working and took a short break, isn’t it? Grab a cuppa and chill for a moment. Selfmade First in the line up, flying the freeride flag, we have this video from Propain rider Clemens Kaudela. What do you do…
Video Vault – 7 films to escape the news
Turn off the 24 hour news, turn on, tune in and watch the riders dropping in. Here are seven films to escape with. Elation – Freeriding in B.C. Ooh, steep. Like Hebden Bridge, only more of it and less mud. We’d be fine, just with…
Fresh Goods 523 | Cars, Guitars, Beer and Women
Feeling a little tired? Thumbs suffering RSI from doom scrolling and refreshing? Now totally expert on US constitutional law? Still gripped? Go join in on the forum. Here, we’re taking a break from graphs, counts, and bemusing broadcasts with our own version of chaos. It’s…
Video: Flying Squirrels and Radical Rippers
If the feature in Singletrack Magazine issue 133 didn’t already make you want to move to Bellingham, the story of the Flying Squirrels and Radical Rippers might just seal the deal. The Flying Squirrels is an entry level programme to get girls into mountain biking,…
King Kong Slayed By A Witch, and other freeride tales
Hold on to your hats and prepare to feel a little inadequate. We bring you some freeride vibes from the far reaches of the globe. About this time last year we posted a video of Matt Walker, Brendan Fairclough, Olly Wilkins and Ben Deakin riding…
Kit Guide For New Riders | How To Have Safer, Happier Bike Rides
We bring you a kit guide to help you figure out what you need to get the most from your bike rides. You’ve got your bike – maybe it’s brand new, maybe it’s new to you, or maybe you’ve just dug it out the back…
6 Reasons Why Mountain Bikers Should Vote
It might have escaped your attention, but there’s an election in the USA. What does that have to do with you? You are a mountain biker, a free spirit, a shredder of gnar, and #VanLife needs no top down government. Smash the system, turn on…
Dropping In – Short Stuff You Should Know
Here’s a snack sized round up of bike news you might have missed, but probably want to know about. Formula – Where is MTB Distribution Going? With so many brands going direct to market, others selling direct to bike shops, and customers able to discuss…
Trash Bandits – A Half Term Excuse To Get Outside!
If you need a little extra motivation to get outside this half term, then maybe this Trash Bandit Bingo from Trash Free Trails will do the trick (or treat). Trash Free Trails encourages people to think about the products they use and how they affect…
5 Reasons To Listen – The Downtime Podcast on Racism in MTB
Don’t just jump into the comments section – first, listen to this podcast on racism in mountain biking. Here are some reasons why we think you should. There has already been a Forum thread about this edition of the Downtime Podcast, but rather than post…
If You Want Riding On The Road to Feel Safer, Act Now
As the Government’s consultation on the revision of the Highway Code approaches its final week, you’re urged to make your voices heard by responding to it yourself. The consultation is the first wide-ranging revision of the code for a generation and closes on Tuesday 27 October.…
Danny Hart To Join Cube?
Where is Danny Hart off to? The rumours abound… Remember when we told you that the UK’s primo DH rider was leaving team Saracen and everyone was wondering where he was going? Well we have some rumours and some industry insider secret confirmations as to…
Fresh Goods Friday 520 – The Take Us To A Quiet Space Edition
Put you left foot in, your right arm out, stick your bum into the air and shake it all about. Never mind tiers, levels, deal or no deal, or clips vs flats. Don’t breathe on anyone, wash your hands, don’t burn peat bogs, be kind,…
Feast Your Eyes On This Tour De France Gallery from Commencal
You might recall a couple of weeks back Commencal revealed its ‘Our Tour de France’ video, with Kilian Bron riding his bike all over France in some of the most spectacular drone footage we’ve seen. It turns out it wasn’t just drones at work during…
The Norco Shore Returns – and it’s not for racing
It’s about ten years since the Norco Shore was last given an update, and 20 years since it was first released. This new release goes big everywhere except the wheels, and has a coil shock with a high pivot Horst link and idler pulley. The…
Fort William World Cup 2021 – Date moved to May
In a change to the original announcement by the UCI, the Fort William round of the 2021 Downhill World Cup will now take place on 22-23 May. The 22-23 May 2021 is a date change from the original UCI announcement of 12-13 June. The date…
Two New Riders for Madison Saracen – but where’s Danny Hart going?
Madison Saracen has revealed who will be on the team next year – but the surprise omission is Danny Hart. Jordan Williams joins the Factory team to ride in the junior category after two successful years as a development rider. If you’ve been following our…
