A pre-review, initial look at the spec of new products. Open to all readers.

bike box roller cardboard luggage

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...

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2019 pace RC529

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...

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2019 jamis dakar a2

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...

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Top 10 latest 2019 Bike Videos Straight From The Singletrack YouTube Channel

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...

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Motion ride e18 unboxing video

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:...

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commencal meta am 29 sram edition

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,...

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Santa Cruz Megatower first ride review – The big wheel Nomad we’ve been waiting for.

We ride the first Megatower in the country!

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whyte s-120

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...

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merida one-twenty

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...

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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...

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fox transfer dropper post

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...

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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...

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giant trance advanced

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...

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gt sensor expert

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.

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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...

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Rev Grips

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....

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canyon neuron

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...

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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...

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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...

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genesis tarn first look

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...

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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...

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kingdom hero

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...

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insta360 one x

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...

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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...

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Nordest Bardino Ti first look

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...

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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...

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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...

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2019 Norco Fluid FS 1

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...

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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...

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pilot duro

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...

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