What is Fresh Goods Friday?

It’s Singletrack’s long running, weekly roundup of all of the new products that have been sent in to the magazine.

Where do all of the goods come from?

They’re sent in by bike companies and marketing agencies

What happens to all of the products?

They’re featured and then some are reviewed down the line in either Singletrack Magazine or in online reviews and photoshoots.

What happens to them when you’ve finished with them?

They’re usually sent back after review, or kept on long-term test bikes. But no one ever asks for shorts and shoes back. Trust us on that. Once we were asked to return some brake pads.

I’m a company making the next big thing. How much does it cost to feature in FGF?

Nothing. Nil. Zero. Diddlysquat. Sod all. Just send all ‘next big things’ to us at – Fresh Goods Friday, Singletrack Magazine, Lockside Mill, Dale Street, Todmorden. OL14 5PX. Please note that if you require the products back after they have featured then you are responsible for arranging collection at your cost. While it is our policy to feature everything we receive in FGF if we decide your product is not suitable for publication we won’t do it. Publication is at our discretion. Whether a product goes on for publication as a review is at editorial discretion. Beer, coffee & spirits will ALWAYS be tested.

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Good Bye 2018, Hello Fresh Goods Friday 428

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Fresh Goods Friday 423 – The Dark At Four Edition

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We’ve got bikes, bras, backpacks and bonce lids. It’s Fresh Goods Friday 422!

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Fresh Goods 419: A Sensible Steel Hardtail, 2 High-Tech Action Cameras, Vampire Blood, And Hannah’s Feet.

Sometimes it really is difficult to think of a good intro for Fresh Goods Friday. We sit at our computers looking at our screens blankly, waiting for a bolt of...

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“All Hail Our Animal Overlords” – Fresh Goods Friday 417

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Fresh Goods 414 – Bamboo, BMX, Brakes, Algae, Smart Watches And Acid Brass!

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A Yeti, 2 Bears, and a Giant Hannah: Fresh Goods Friday 409

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Fresh Goods Friday 408: Helmets, Hoes and Gloworms

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Fresh Goods Friday 406

da-dum, da-dum, Da Dum, DA DUM, DA DUM! DAAA DUMMM! That’s the sound of the weekend approaching. Hurtling down the trail like a stampede of surprisingly small deer. And boy...

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This ain’t no HTTP Error – It’s Fresh Goods Friday 404!

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Comfortable kit upgrades, many components and one VERY nice frame – It’s Fresh Goods Friday 402

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Thank Fork! It’s Fresh Goods Friday 401

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