For 2020 Cube has introduced a new big bike, the Stereo 170. With 29 inch wheels and 170mm of rear travel, it’s a bike for fast and steep descents, with…
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Specialized S-Works Enduro 2020 | First Ride
Specialized Enduro unveiled for 2020 Following 20 years of evolution, the latest iteration of the Specialized Enduro arrives as the biggest and baddest one yet. As EWS stages have become…
First Look: 2020 Calibre Bossnut looks like a million dollars costs £1100
First look at the 2020 Calibre Bossnut. All-new geometry, all new Eagle drivetrain, all-new colours same great value for money. Since 2015 the Calibre Bossnut has been the goto bike…
Giant Reign Advanced Pro 29 0 | First Ride Review
James Vincent has been to Canada to ride the new Giant Reign Advanced Pro 29. Read on to see what he thought… As new bike launches go, this one has…
First Look | Custom 2020 Kona Process 134
On the day of the 2020 Kona Process 134 launch, we take an exclusive look at a very special custom build. Absent from the range for a couple of years,…
US Custom Builder Sklar Introduces Sweet Spot – for those with deep pockets.
US custom frame builder Adam Sklar introduces an off-the-peg steel do-it-all hardtail. Perhaps better known for custom made titanium and steel mountain bikes and all-road bikes, US builder Sklar Bikes…
First Look | The New Identiti Mettle
Back in 2017, after three years of development by Pat Campbell Jenner and Michael Bonney, Identiti launched its first ever enduro bike – the Mettle. Previously more well known for…
Bike Check | Andy’s Stooge MK4
We pause on a ride to fondle the new Stooge MK4, a rigid framed steel bike. In case you’re not already aware, Singletrack Towers is based in what is probably…
Bike Lust | 2 New Moots YBB Softails
You’d have to be a pretty hard hearted soul not to look at a Moots and go ‘oooh’. All that titanium cleanness, all that muted bling, all that rainbow detailing……
Zoic – A brand for all the family
At Impact Sun Valley, Idaho, Hannah checked out a US brand that’s been around for 25 years but hasn’t really crossed the pond. American riders may well be familiar with…
Hunt Bike Wheels releases lightest ever mountain bike wheelset
Hunt Bike Wheels introduces new sub-1600g Race XC Wide wheelset It’s been barely a year since Hunt Bike Wheels first entered the mountain bike game, but the British-based company hasn’t…
First Look | Wild Rye Clothing – for women in the mountains
From Impact Sun Valley in Idaho, Hannah brings us a look at Wild Rye, a brand making mountain bike and ski clothing for women. When Cassie Abel started Wild Rye,…
The Bike Box Roller converts your cardboard box into a travel case on wheels
Prefer to travel with a cardboard bike box instead of a bike bag? The Bike Box Roller could be what you’re looking for It’s the age-old question. Travel with my…
First Look | This 2019 Pace RC529 hardcore steel hardtail is 65mm longer than last year!
For 2019, Pace has really pushed the geometry to the next level on its hardcore, steel hardtails. Take a first look at the 2019 Pace RC529 to see what we…
First look | Jamis Dakar A2 £1100 full-suspension looks like a budget Santa Cruz 5010
U.S brand Jamis wants a piece of the Calibre Bossnut market share so has launched the Jamis Dakar A2, an £1100 full-suspension bike that looks like a 5010. UPDATE: since…
Top 10 latest 2019 Bike Videos Straight From The Singletrack YouTube Channel
Here are 10 of the latest bike videos from the Singletrack YouTube Channel. Bikes from Commencal, Specialized, Calibre, Trek, GT and more featured and reviewed. You all know that we…
Unboxing video: Motion Ride E18 linkage fork, the future of suspension design?
Last year we test rode a pre-production Motion Ride E18 linkage fork, this week we have a retail version to unbox and slap on the front of a bike. Unboxing video:…
Commencal Meta AM 29 SRAM Edition First Look
First look at the Commencal Meta AM 29 SRAM Edition, a 29er EWS slaying enduro machine from Andorra. Ever since first riding a Commencal Meta AM 4.0 back in Spain,…
Santa Cruz Megatower first ride review – The big wheel Nomad we’ve been waiting for.
We ride the first Megatower in the country!
This 2019 Whyte S-120C RS packages enduro bike geometry into a lightweight 120mm chassis
Some bikes just seem to stand out like a sore thumb. And it would appear that Whyte has developed itself a nasty habit for producing sore thumbs. As the latest…
9 Sweet Highlights From Our Merida One-Twenty 8000 Test Bike
Fresh off the workstand and ready for an upcoming review is this slick 2019 Merida One-Twenty trail bike. Ooh er! As the shiniest mountain bike to join the Merida full…
Fit For Alien 7? Trust Message linkage fork – First Look
We had wind that something was coming from the minds of Dave Weagle, Hap Seliga, and Jason Schiers. Respectively, these guys are: arguably one of the brains behind modern mountain…
Fox Drops Longer Dropper. The Transfer Post Now Goes To 175mm
It’s been a little while coming, but Fox Racing Shox has finally unveiled a longer travel option for the brilliant Transfer dropper post. And we’ve got one in our grubby…
First Look: Trek’s 2019 Fuel EX 9.7 is a do-most-of-the-things bike
Following the teasing photos from Fresh Goods Friday, we’re now here to give you full first look at the 2019 Trek Fuel EX 9.7. Currently on test, and being put…
Is This 2019 Trance The Most Progressive Giant Mountain Bike Ever?
Though it’s easy to forget, the Giant Trance name has actually been around since 2005. It arrived on the scene as one of the first full suspension models to debut Giant’s…
First Look: Ron Burgundy’s 2019 GT Sensor Expert
Earlier this year, GT released two new bikes that took a wild step away from what we were all used to seeing from the brand.
First Look: 2019 Vitus E-Sommet e-MTB With The All New Shimano Steps E7000
Regular readers of Singletrackworld.com will have read our roundup of 2019 Vitus Bikes earlier in the year. The latest range caters for pretty much everyone from XC racers on a…
First Look: RevGrips – Shock Absorbing Grips For A Penny Under £100
Price: £99.99 From: Cyclorise We’re well used to squawks of ‘how much?!’ in response to Fresh Goods Friday, but even our eyebrows raised when these grips arrived in the office.…
First Look: Get up close and personal with the 2019 Canyon Neuron CF 9.0 SL
Released into the wild a little over a week ago, the Neuron CF has emerged as a brand new carbon fibre trail bike from German company, Canyon. Sitting in between…
First Look: Radon Cragger 29er Hardtail
Another week, another direct sales German test bike! Following on from the Propain Hugene that arrived a couple of weeks ago, we’ve just had this Cragger 130mm travel hardtail arrive…
First Look: Propain Hugene
Originally announced back in April this year, the Hugene is Propain’s first foray into the world of 29″ wheels. Cited as ‘Propain’s interpretation of the perfect trail bike’ we’ve just…
First Look: Genesis Tarn Keeping It Real With UK Steel
Made from steel, the Genesis Tarn is a dedicated 27.5 Plus bike for riders wanting the spring of steel, the boing of chunky rubber and the confidence and stability a…
First Ride Review: Intense Tazer eMTB
A few years ago we wouldn’t have dreamt that Intense would build an eBike, but they have and judging by the fact that Intense’s head honcho, Jeff Steber managed to…
First Look: Kingdom Vendetta X2. Versatile Titanium Hardtail On Test
The 3rd bike in our upcoming Ti Hard, Titanium hardtail magazine bike test is this Kingdom Vendetta X2, custom built with matching orange decals and pre-production titanium stem. Kingdom makes…
First Look: Insta360 One X. A GoPro Killer?
Insta360 is a “new school” action camera maker, who rather than simply makes an alternative to a GoPro, has looked at the idea of an action camera from a totally…
First Look: Calibre Bikes Astronut A.K.A The Midlife Crisis Machine
Some people buy funny shirts, or a custom guitar, some people even buy impractical sports cars, but not us! No, for our mid-life crisis we’ve gone for a dirt jump…
First Look: Nordest Bardino Ti Prototype A “Fast And Silent” Enduro Hardtail From Tenerife
Nordest is based in Tenerife (lucky so and so’s) so it makes bikes that suit the rocky, volcanic trails they have on the sun-kissed island. The current range includes a…
Cannondale Habit. First Impressions Of A Very Important Bike
Cannondale Habit, first impressions. While I’m not, for a minute, going to think that I can get away with complaining about riding secret new bikes on wonderful trails with great…
Cannondale’s New Habit 29er. The Trail Bike For You?
Cannondale has completely reinvented its 29in wheel Habit trail bike – from the ‘not quite a race bike, not quite a trail bike’ Habit model of old and come out…
Norco Reckons The 2019 Norco Fluid FS 1 Is The Best Bike Under £2000 They Could Be Right
Canadian brand Norco reckons it’s on to a winner with the 2019 Norco Fluid FS 1 and we might have to agree. For 2019 Norco continues to work closely with…
First Ride – Focus SAM 2019, 170mm Of Enduro Travel With Trail Bike Handling
Our guy Rik Legge got the chance to ride the new Focus SAM at for a day at the recent launch event. Here are his first impressions. Focus has just…
First Look: Pilot Cycles DURO Titanium Pinion Hardtail With 2 Pages Of Options To Pick From!
“Modern, fast agile and low maintenance wrapped in fluent lines.” is what Dutch frame makers, Pilot Cycles, says about its new DURO hardtail. We can’t comment on all of those…
First Ride Review: The new generation Specialized Turbo Levo
The new Turbo Levo has been extensively redesigned, with manufacturers Specialized saying it has more in common with the Stumpjumper than its e-bike namesake. Tom Johnstone took to the trails…
Unboxing And First Look: Insta360 One A Pocketable 360 Action Camera
Insta360 is an action camera manufacturer focussing on devices that record and stream 360 video and photos. The brand’s latest device is the Insta360 One, a camera that offers 360…
First Look: Ulefone Armor 5 A Rugged Smartphone That Doesn’t Look Like A Rubber Brick
For people like us who often spend hours in the rain and mud, and who might not be so careful with our electronic gadgets, a rugged phone should be the…
Fox Live Valve – Is It Better Than Turning The Knobs Yourself? Maybe Not.
We had a week to ride a Live Valve equipped bike on our own trails. What did we think? Chipps takes up the story... Fox Live Valve has just been…
First Look: Canyon Lux CF SL 8.0 Pro Race. The Bike Starsky And Hutch Would Ride
Here’s one for you XC racers, or for anyone with a soft spot for lightweight and racy full-suspension bikes. This all-new Canyon Lux arrived in the office last week and…
The Most Shocking Bit About Yeti’s New SB150 29er Enduro Bike – Is The Colour!
If you're looking for something big and fast, could this be what you're looking for? We check out the latest bike from Yeti.
First Ride Review: 2019 Orbea Oiz
After fourteen years and only two generations of the Oiz, it was time for a change. Orbea has done just that with a host of improvements for the new 2019…
Video: Watch this custom Santa Cruz Blur frame turn into a complete bike
Earlier this year I was given the opportunity to check out the brand new 3rd generation Blur from Santa Cruz Bicycles. Following a 5-year hiatus, the Blur has returned to the…