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My Top Shots: Andi Shares His Favourite Photos From Fort William 2018

Last week I was somewhere hot, dusty and full of amazing people from all of over the world. No, I wasn’t in Barcelona, Monaco or Naples, I was in fact…

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11 Questions With Chris Cocalis On The New Pivot Trail 429

Last week Pivot Cycles introduced its newest mountain bike called the Trail 429. Replacing the existing Mach 429 Trail, the new Trail 429 not only has a revised name, it…

Stu Taylor’s Highland Trail 550: Ready, Get Set…

Stu Taylor doesn’t just make Singletrack Beer. And he doesn’t just roast coffee (but he does that too – he’s a good man to know at any time of day).…

Interview: Ally Campbell – it’s all about the confidence

A couple of months back we started off a series of interviews about inspiring women in mountain biking by chatting to HopeTech’s Rachael Walker and then 75 year old downhill…

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Four 2.6in mountain bike tyres tested & reviewed

 If a 2.4in tyre is considered ‘normal’, and a 2.8in tyre is considered ‘plus’, then where does that leave the new breed of 2.6in tyres? An emerging trend amongst modern…

Issue 117

Quit Your Job! Work with pushbikes instead!

This article was originally published in Issue 117 of Singletrack Magazine. Hannah interviews five people who’ve said ‘Right! That’s it! I’m leaving to go and work with pushbikes!’ Then they’ve…

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Behind The Scenes On The Specialized Stumpjumper Launch

Two months ago, I had the fortune of travelling to Ainsa in Spain for the launch of the all-new Specialized Stumpjumper range. Having been there the year prior for the…

Routes and Manoeuvres: And why you really shouldn’t follow our route guide in issue 118

Why you must not ride our route guide published in issue 118 As mountain bikers looking for new places to ride it’s easy to fall in to the trap of…

Mercredi

From Mood Board To Muddy Bike – the birth of a dream bike

You may have seen ‘Andy’s Hardtail’ by Mercredi in Wil’s round up of mountain bikes from Bespoked this year. You may also have dribbled a little bit when you saw…

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8 Fabulous Handmade Mountain Bikes From Bespoked 2018

Otherwise known as Bespoked, the 2018 UK Handmade Bicycle Show was held over the weekend in the centre of Bristol, with a plethora of beautiful and unusual bike-related goodies to…

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8 Platform Clip-In Pedals Tested & Reviewed

Wil and the clip-in crew have spent the last few months trying to work out which are the best platform clip-in pedals. Here’s what they found. In Issue 113 of…

Interview: Pat Horscroft – after you turn 60 it’s all downhill

Last month we launched a new series featuring inspiring women within MTB or people who have done lots to promote women riders and riding. First up was HopeTech’s Brand Manager…

7 simple tips for taking care of your trails

If you’re a mountain biker in the UK right now, you might be feeling a bit sorry for yourself. Winter, which is hardly ever a delightful time of year here,…

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Home Makeover Singletrack Style: Park Tool Workshop Wonderland

You may recall that some time back we were subject to a ram raid attempt. Nothing was taken, but the would-be raiders (never caught, by the way) did make a…

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7 Ways To Beat The Riding Doldrums This Spring

Ah, winter. It can be cold, dank and wet with an absence of those super-cold days with a bright blue winter sky that make it all worthwhile. Normally I’m quite...

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How does Santa Cruz build wheels? Wil goes to the factory to build his own set of Reserve Carbon wheels

According to Syd Newsom, Head Of Wheels at Santa Cruz Bicycles, “wheelbuilding is not magic. It’s a skill set that can be taught, and the goal of our training is…

Interview: NAHBS Winner Altruiste Bikes

When we received the images from the North American Hand Made Bike Show (NAHBS) we didn’t get any accompanying information. Just a massive folder full of images of many, many…

The Direct Approach: How the way we buy bikes is changing

The landscape of bicycle retail is shifting, and there are now an increasing number of companies that only sell direct to the buyers. Some of the most respected brands in…

Crossing The Deepest Lake In The World, By Fat Bike, In Midwinter

Us UK riders often fantasise about riding holidays in places like Spain, where there is dry mud, and a warm thing in the sky, and olives taste better. It seems…

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Review: Scream if you wanna go faster! We test and review 3 carbon fibre full suspension XC race bikes

In Issue #116 of Singletrack Magazine, Wil and the crew tested three new generation full suspension XC race bikes. Read on for a short summary of each bike, along with…

Interview: Rachael Walker – bringing Hope to the masses.

We hope that STW is pretty good at featuring female riders, heroes, and contributors in the same way we do men, but there’s always more that we can do. So,…

9 tips to unlock the trail-slaying potential of your fat bike

Sanny loves fat bikes – here are his suggestions for loving them even more There\'s more to this story But it\'s a member-only story Join us to unlock it and…

Into The Wild: Backcountry Essentials – Part 2

We look at some small items that could make a big difference. There\'s more to this story But it\'s a member-only story Join us to unlock it and more Singletrack…

A Grand Day Out With Canyon

Here at Singletrack Towers, we love it when people drop in to see us. It gives us an excuse to down tools (and keyboards) for a while, have a coffee…

Singletrack Editors’ Choice Awards 2017 – more winners!

Three more awards bestowed upon the best of the best There\'s more to this story But it\'s a member-only story Join us to unlock it and more Singletrack magazine has…

Wil’s Top 5 Products Of 2017 – The Singletrack Editors’ Choice Awards

Our Technical Editor’s favourite products of 2017 There\'s more to this story But it\'s a member-only story Join us to unlock it and more Singletrack magazine has been in print…

Editor’s Choice 2017 – Hannah’s picks for the Singletrack Editors’ Choice Award

Hannah’s favourite products and events from last year There\'s more to this story But it\'s a member-only story Join us to unlock it and more Singletrack magazine has been in…

The very best of 2017 – Chipps’ picks for the Singletrack Editors’ Choice Award

Chipps’ favourite products and events from last year. There\'s more to this story But it\'s a member-only story Join us to unlock it and more Singletrack magazine has been in…

Into The Wild: Backcountry Essentials – Part 1

If you’re planning on going into the back of beyond, Sanny has some top tips that should keep you rolling, no matter what There\'s more to this story But it\'s…

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Build It And You Will Ride – Chipps goes on a framebuilding course

Our Editor goes on Downland Cycles’ TIG welding framebuilding course, to see if his office skills can be turned into more practical ones that can shape and build a bicycle…