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9 Creature Comforts To Make Winter Riding Better

I hate to be the one to say it, but winter is approaching. And in the time it took me to type that, it’s probably arrived. But let’s not see...

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North Downs Way: Riding In The Shadow Of The Rat Race

This might be what it feels like to be a rabbit, or a fox, perhaps. Scurrying along the edge of hedgerows, through labyrinths of close grown bushes, darting out into……

Interview: Lynne Armstrong – “Watch what happens, it could be awesome”

Everyone we feature in our Inspiring Women interview series has been nominated by you, the readers. The person we have the most nominations for by far is the queen of……

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Could we all benefit from pro-level concussion protocols?

Is the UCI doing enough to protect athletes from their own enthusiasm after a head injury? To view this article you need to be logged in. https://singletrackworld.com/my-account/?wcm_redirect_to=post&wcm_redirect_id=10265453 If you are…

Reinventing Suspension: We Ride The New Trust Performance Message Fork

Launched today is the Trust Performance Message, a pivoting fork that will change the look of front suspension, and improve your ride. We’re one of just three publications to get an……

Bike Check: George Thompson’s Geometron G18 29er

George Thompson, ‘award winning’ writer of #MakingUpTheNumbers, joined us at the Singletrack Trade Day for a bit of a ride out in the Calderdale sun. He brought with him what……

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Tested: 5 Cheap Upgrades For Your Mountain Bike You Didn’t Know You Needed

Here are five little upgrades that I’ve been using on my test bikes over the past year, all of which cost less than 20 quid. Hey there. We really need…

Bike Check: Paul Byrom’s Kingdom Vendetta XFS 29

Before the Singletrack Reader Awards kicked off last week, we had a Trade Day ride out, where loads of our friends from the bike industry join us for an actual……

Interview: Veronique Sandler – Not In It To Win It

Sitting in the yurt at the Bike Park Wales Women’s Weekend, a group of women are gathered for a Q&A session with three pro riders: Tahnee Seagrave, Katy Curd, and……

Highland Trail 550 vs French Divide – Battle of the Epic Rides

Whilst sitting back enjoying some much-needed rest and recuperation on a small Greek Island Stu Taylor took time to reflect on what has been a pretty crazy few months. First……

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Battle of the Kit: Bike packing sprint versus bike packing marathon

Whilst sitting back enjoying some much-needed rest and recuperation on a small Greek Island Stu Taylor took time to reflect on what has been a pretty crazy few months, during……

10 Outerbike Bicycle Innovators

Our roving (raving?) US correspondent, Fahzure, has been on the road again, this time he headed to Outerbike. Outerbike is a bicycle consumer demo event and party that takes place……

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The Great British Bike Off – 3 UK-Made Full Suspension Bikes Tested & Reviewed

In Issue #119 of Singletrack Magazine, we tested three big wheelers made on home soil and designed for modern riding.  Words: Wil Barrett Photos: James Vincent Going against the tide……

Five Ten And Adidas Eye Up The Olympic Effect

Five Ten has been the name in flat pedal sticky shoes for so long that it’s easy to forget that it started out life as a climbing and outdoor brand….…

The 10 Most Attention Grabbing Bikes Of Cycle Show 2018 Plus A Few #teamrumours

We’ve collated our top favourite bikes of the 2018 Cycle Show from over the weekend, and come away with a list of 10 bikes that grabbed our attention for some……

Not just #MakingUpTheNumbers – Gloopy Glory at the final round of the HSBC National Downhill Series

‘You just need to commit.’ I know Binnsy’s right but there are far better riders than I going face first into the mud. ‘Come on, give it a go at……

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Interview: Dan Jarvis – it doesn’t take much to sell women’s racing, they’re the ones serving up the drama

Dan Jarvis has been involved in promoting women’s mountain biking for many years, first through his university club in Brighton, then as the head of the BN3 DH team, and…

Feeling Flat? 12 Tubeless Repairs that nearly all work

Back in the not so dim and distant past, when it came to repairing punctures, life was pretty simple. Pull out your half deflated tube, pore over it to find……

Internal Struggle – making your dreams come true isn’t always easy

This article was first published in Issue 118, and Tom has been nominated for Best Author for the Singletrack Reader Awards 2018. Tom Johnstone rides across Iceland’s interior and learns……

The 7 Top Apps That Will Make Mountain Biking More Fun, Safer, and Social

There’s an App for reminding you to drink enough water, there’s an App that can add a lifelike crocodile into your riding photos and there was even a social networking...

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Bike Check: Richard Baybutt’s Murdered Out Longshot Cotic Rocket

Richard Baybutt is Cotic’s marketing man, he’s also a wheelie machine and Megavalnche slayer, and this murdered out Longshot Cotic Rocket is his current ride of choice. Richard didn’t know...

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These Are The 8 Bikes To Get Fox Live Valve First For 2019

After years of speculation and rumour, Fox finally announced Live Valve this week. If you want to know what Live Valve is and what it does we have a full...

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These Are Our Top 12 Orange Bikes From The Past 30 Years

With the 30th Anniversary of Orange Bikes fast approaching we thought we would look over the past 3 decades and pick the Orange models that meant the most to us....

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Aretha Franklin: A Playlist For Mountain Bikers

Here at Singletrack Towers we’ll take any excuse to play a tune to everyone in the office. There’s a fair amount of track sharing goes on, whether it’s new and...

Slip Slidin’ Away – #MakingUpTheNumbers At HSBC National DH Series – Round 4, Rhyd-Y-Felin

“Is it impolite to hurry the pharmacist along?” I message Mrs MakingUpTheNumbers. The response comes quickly “Can you check if the missing box from my online order has arrived?” If...

Jessica Brousseau – Bike mechanic, pro wheel builder and free spirit

I’ve recently spent some time in British Columbia on a press launch, courtesy of Liv Bikes. From the moment I stepped foot outside the airport, I’ve been overwhelmed with beauty....

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As Seen In Singletrack Issue 120: Yorkshire Cycle Hub

In Issue 120 of Singletrack Magazine, our Classic Ride writers stayed at the Yorkshire Cycle Hub. Here’s what’s in store if you choose to do the same. “I’d like a...

Inspiring Women: Michelle Haigh and the MTB Chix and Trails internet sensation

So far we’ve featured quite a different range of people in our Inspiring Women series. From Rachael Walker in the bike industry at Hope Technology, to the 75 year old……

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Finland. It’s not all about snow (okay mostly…)

This article was originally published in Issue 115 of Singletrack Magazine. Words & Photography by Hannah. Hannah takes a wintery fat bike trip to the Arctic Circle to discover dangerous downhills,……

It’s coming home! – #MakingUpTheNumbers at Masters Worlds 2018 – Vallnord, Andorra

“It’s an honour to ride this track in these conditions!” It’s 11am on Monday morning and Mark Weightman is eulogising. Mark’s one of a kind, like a Graeme Obree of……