As we’re accelerating into a world of carbon, titanium, carbotanium and electric components, I’d like to wind the clock back and introduce you to my new-old pub bike. This 1979 Raleigh Caprice is what you might call a shed find. Although, it wasn’t lost, and…
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Diversion Diary – Lockdown Birthday Mixtape
In this week’s internet round up, Hannah has a lockdown birthday party for one. Warning: this is almost entirely a bike free zone. One of the many things I enjoy in my relationship with BK is the sharing of musical discoveries. He’s much better at…
Diversion Diary – A Different Focus
The news itself has diverted attention away from the virus. There can only be one theme for this week’s round up, and I don’t think you need a bunch of words from me to go with it. Before anyone says anything about keeping politics out…
#Blackouttuesday
It shouldn’t need saying, which is why it absolutely does: As the editor of a mountain bike magazine - a hobby dominated by white, middle class people - I wanted to state that there’s no room in our sport, magazine, or world, for racism. Everyone…
Diversion Diary – Little Details And Small Acts of Kindness
Hannah is alone during lockdown since her partner lives in the USA. Each week, she brings us some ramblings, plus a selection of the internet she’s been using to keep herself company. This week she goes all macro on kindness. The past week has contrived…
Matt Walker | 5 Minutes With The Pivot Factory Racer
Matt Walker stops doing silly things with cars and motorbikes just long enough to answer a few questions about the pedal powered bikes that are his actual job. Tell us who you are, what you do and why we should go for a bike ride…
Diversion Diary | Indulging In Nostalgia
Hannah is alone during lockdown since her partner, BK, lives in the USA. Each week, she brings us some ramblings, plus a selection of the internet she’s been using to keep herself company. This week is nostalgia week. Last week I hoped for a better…
Diversion Diary | Green Shoots and Hopeful Hippies
Just like all of us, Hannah is looking to survive the social distancing and lockdown. The Diversion Diary is a tale of love under lockdown, and bikes. Only, there’s an added twist: Hannah’s partner, BK, lives in the USA, and they’re locked down on different…
5 Minutes With Ed Masters – Don’t Be Serious!
Pivot Factory Racing rider Ed Masters stops for 5 minutes to tell us how he keeps things fun – and why he thinks you should too. Tell us who you are, what you do and why we should go for a bike ride with you……
8 Ways To Turn Your Daily Exercise Ride Into A Life Long Habit
For years active travel campaigners have been trying to persuade us to leave the car at home. They’ve shown us how expensive it is to run a car, they’ve told us about the environmental impact of cars, they’ve asked for segregated cycle lanes, wished for…
Deciding Not To Die Isn’t The Same As Choosing To Live
Just over a year ago, we published a powerful piece on mental health called ‘What If I Want to Die Every Day of My Life’. Since then, the author has spent some time off the bike, having been admitted to a mental health unit. Now,…
Diversion Diary | Solace In Solitude
Just like all of us, Hannah is looking to survive the social distancing and lockdown. The Diversion Diary is a tale of love under lockdown, and bikes. Only, there’s an added twist: Hannah’s partner, BK, lives in the USA, and they’re locked down on different…
Singletrack Lockdown Mountain Bike Quiz #2
If you missed Quiz #1 then you can go and have a go at that here. Be warned though, we have some pretty tricky questions for you in this week’s lockdown quiz. You are going to have to call on a knowledge of not just…
Chamonix to Zermatt | Tito Tomasi, Joey Schusler and Thomas Woodson
Tito Tomasi reports on a trip from Chamonix to Zermatt that he did in 2018 with Joey Schusler and Thomas Woodson – complete with gorgeous photos and dizzying video. Joey loves adventure and me too My story with Joey started with exchanging messages about his…
Diversion Diary | Fantasy Futures and Lockdown Dreams
Just like all of us, Hannah is looking to survive the social distancing and lockdown. The Diversion Diary is a tale of love under lockdown, and bikes. Only, there’s an added twist: Hannah’s partner, BK, lives in the USA, and they’re locked down on different…
Then And Now | 19 Years Of Advertising Singletrack Supporters
When Singletrack magazine started, back in 2001, the publishing world revolved around print advertising. Online advertising didn’t really exist, and the online ads that were around normally sent the viewer to a web page inviting you to phone or perhaps email the company… Advertising sales…
Video: Andi’s Custom Commencal Meta AM 29 SRAM Edition Bike Check!
We might not be able to test a lot of gear during lockdown, but the fresh kit keeps pouring in meaning Andi has customised his Commencal Meta AM 29 with 2021 forks and more fresh test kit. Who knows when the lockdown might be finally…
Diversion Diary | Making The Most Of Lockdown
Just like all of us, Hannah is looking to survive the social distancing and lockdown. The Diversion Diary is a tale of love under lockdown, and bikes. Only, there’s an added twist: Hannah’s partner, BK, lives in the USA, and they’re locked down on different…
Bike Check | Jeremy ‘Kickstand’ Hottinger’s Custom Ferrum
Rampage rider Jeremy ‘Kickstand’ Hottinger reveals his new custom Ferrum Bikes frame and build, and gets sendy. A couple of weeks back we caught up with freerider and Red Bull Rampage competitor Jeremy Hottinger just as he’d taken delivery of his new American made steel…
Ferrum Bikes | Sendy Steel From Nevada
When we saw Jeremy ‘Kickstand’ Hottinger’s new steel frame by Ferrum Bikes, it brought a new company to our attention. What was a US brand from Las Vegas doing making steel full suspension bikes? We dropped them a line to find out who they are.…
3 Thrifty Lockdown Recipes From Singletrack Towers
However you’re getting your shopping at the moment, it seems quite likely that you’re faced with a few challenges due to not just being able to nip out for a few missing ingredients. Online shopping carries with it the perils of unusual substitutions, and with…
Diversion Diary | Vintage Bike Finds
Just like all of us, Hannah is looking to survive the social distancing and lockdown. The Diversion Diary is a tale of love under lockdown, and bikes. Only, there’s an added twist: Hannah’s partner, BK, lives in the USA, and they’re locked down on different…
The Singletrack Lockdown Pub Bike Quiz #1
Welcome to our just for fun lockdown bike quiz. We’ve got 20 questions for you to answer below each extracted from the brain of a Singletrack staffer. It’s all just for fun of course. To have a go all you need to do is login…
5 Minutes With Jeremy ‘Kickstand’ Hottinger And His Ferrum Frame
We managed to get Utah based freerider Jeremy ‘Kickstand’ Hottinger to keep still long enough to answer a few questions for us, as he reveals his new frame sponsor, Ferrum Bikes. Tell us who you are, what you do and why we should go for…
Diversion Diary | Silver Linings and Simple Pleasures
Just like all of us, Hannah is looking to survive the social distancing and lockdown. The Diversion Diary is a tale of love under lockdown, and bikes. Only, there’s an added twist: Hannah’s partner, lives in the USA, and they’re locked down on different continents.…
Colouring Competition – Your chance to win a 2020 Nukeproof Cub Scout!
Running out of ways to keep the kids entertained? Ready for some peace and quiet? Here’s a selection of FREE colouring in pages available to download and distract them for a while. Not only that, your young crayon warriors could also be in with a…
How to be a dick during the Coronavirus
Never one not to be topical, or controversial, Sanny is back with his latest in his “How to be a dick….” Series. This time he sets his sights on a topic that we are all too familiar with. The following opinions are not necessarily those…
Diversion Diary | Making Connections and Breaking Wind
Just like all of us, Hannah is looking to survive the social distancing and lockdown. The Diversion Diary is a tale of love under lockdown, and bikes. Only, there’s an added twist: Hannah’s partner BK*, lives in the USA, and they’re locked down on different…
10 Working From Home Products That Will Still Be Useful Later
Here’s our guide to working from home more in comfort, without buying a load of stuff you won’t need in future. If you’re working from home, you may have noticed that this presents some challenges. Not just the obvious one of trying to juggle kids,…
10 Mountain Bike Tyre Inserts Tested And Rated
David brings us a round up of the many, many tyre inserts that he has been testing. Which tyre insert might be right for you? Given the first review in here was four years ago, this is about as long as long-term grouptests get. I…
10 Tips to Surviving The Coronavirus Lockdown as a Mountain Biker
We’re all about the outdoors which can be difficult during the current epidemic, so here are our 10 Tips to Surviving Coronavirus Lockdown. Even with all the latest advice and restrictions in front of you, it’s still pretty hard to plan what riding you can…
Diversion Diary | How To Find Silence In A Virtual World
Just like all of us, Hannah is looking to survive the social distancing and lockdown. Only, there’s already a heap of distance between her and her partner BK, who lives in the USA. In some respects this week was easier, in that everyone was now…
UPDATED! The Singletrack Guide To Riding During COVID-19
Thinking of riding during COVID-19? Read this first. UPDATED March 23rd 8:45pm Boris Johnson has announced new sweeping restrictions on the public that include only leaving the house for very limited purposes like vital shopping or once daily exercise. The limit on exercise does include…
This is what the pros do when they self-isolate
What do the pros do when they can’t race, or go out to train during the Coronavirus shutdown? Well, some train and others go bonkers! Josh Bryceland – Gravel jibbing Alex Marin – Indoor DH race runs Loic Bruni – Instagram Live Spin Classes Yoann…
Diversion Diary – Alone During Corona Virus Lockdown
Just like all of us, Hannah is looking to survive the social distancing and lockdown. Only, there’s already a heap of distance between her and the one she loves. My partner lives in the USA. This situation is less than ideal, but it’s how it…
Behind The Lens | The Singletrack Covers
In this digital age, media moves so quickly. A photo uploaded to Instagram will receive plenty of attention… for about 15 minutes. Then it’s pushed down the feed by photos of your friends in the gym, the food they’re eating, the car they just bought.…
Pizza-Powered Pass’Portes
This article was originally published in Singletrack Issue 127 and has been available to subscribers via our online archive – we’re republishing it publicly for International Women’s Day. Singletrack doesn’t publish ‘women’s specific content’. Instead, we look to publish great content about mountain biking, and…
A Day In The Life Of… Fort William World Cup
This article was originally published in Singletrack Issue 126 and has been available to subscribers via our online archive – we’re republishing it publicly for International Women’s Day. Singletrack doesn’t publish ‘women’s specific content’. Instead, we look to publish great content about mountain biking, and…
Letting Go And Finding Flow
This article was originally published in Singletrack Issue 127 and has been available to subscribers via our online archive – we’re republishing it publicly for International Women’s Day. Singletrack doesn’t publish ‘women’s specific content’. Instead, we look to publish great content about mountain biking, and…
How to stop your bike being stolen
Wondering how to stop your bike being stolen? There’s no guaranteed way. But there are lots of things you can do to make it less likely. Sadly we’ve experienced a bunch of bike thefts in the area around Singletrack Towers. We’ve had bikes stolen, as…
Are You Prepared For The Worst? A true story of disaster
It’s content like this that we have a hard time putting behind a members only paywall – Stories like this are important in helping get the message out there that you need to look after each other but also yourself. To help support us to…
Nina Hoffmann | The Newest Stif MTB Team Rider
Stif Mountain Bikes is ready to kick start the 2020 race season, announcing that rising DH World Cup star, Nina Hoffmann, will be flying the Stif Mountain Bikes flag across the globe throughout 2020. The press release reads: ‘In 2019 the 23-year old German racer…
The Hate Guide to Bikepacking
We spotted this research paper, published on Facebook. We thought that like any reputable and reliable research, it should be peer reviewed, so we’re placing it before you for appraisal and statistical analysis. Thanks to Ansgar Baums for allowing this seminal work to be reproduced…
Exclusive: Kilian Bron’s travel diary to the Eolian Island Volcanoes
Kilian Bron recently shot an epic video on active volcanoes with Commencal. Read his adventure diary from that trip here. We often tend to travel to the other side of the world to deliver media projects, but this time, we opted to go somewhere closer…
9 New Bikes In 7 Days! Catch Up With The Bikes Of The Week
It’s been a mad mad week here at Singletrack Towers. It’s not even a trade show, or a big festival, so why are all these new 2020 bikes appearing just as Andi ‘Content Machine’ Sykes and Chipps ‘Contact List’ Chippendale are on their holidays? Anyway,…
5 Minutes With Veronique Sandler | Sending It Into 2020
Well known for her no-handers and airborne tricks, we managed to keep Veronique Sandler on the ground long enough to answer a few questions. Tell us who you are, what you do and why we should go for a bike ride with you…I’m Veronique Sandler,…
British Steel Bike Test | 3 Hardtails, Made In The UK
This article was first published in Issue 127 of Singletrack Magazine. Three contemporary steel hardtails made by hand in the UK from 18 Bikes, Shand and Stanton. And we mean made, not just assembled. Something interesting is happening to the UK’s bicycle manufacturing industry. Rewind…
5 Minutes With Ines Thoma: Beyond The Podium
Ines Thoma races for Canyon, coaches riding clinics, and travels with her bike. Does she have time for anything else? Tell us who you are, what you do and why we should go for a bike ride with you… Hey everybody, I am Ines Thoma,…
Ragley BigWig Custom Build | Amanda's Steel Hardtail V2
Back in February I bought my first hardtail frame; a Ragley Piglet. Steel, 130mm travel, 650b, green… and I LOVED IT. I didn’t have any particular reason for choosing steel, I just wanted it. It turns out steel is heavy, much heavier than the carbon…
Singletrack Editors’ Choice Awards | Amanda
Over the last year, our writers have tested a bucketful of bikes, a barn load of clothing and gear, and attended a bookcase full of cycling events. Which of these, though, have tickled their fancies enough to warrant the bestowing of a coveted Singletrack Editors’…
Singletrack Editors’ Choice Awards | Andi
Over the last year, our writers have tested a bucketful of bikes, a barn load of clothing and gear, and attended a bookcase full of cycling events. Which of these, though, have tickled their fancies enough to warrant the bestowing of a coveted Singletrack Editors’…
