If you’re in Scotland there’s grant funding available to help you get trail projects off the ground, or support existing ones. If you’re elsewhere in the UK, feel that salt…
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Megasack Giveaway Day 1: Unior Pro Tool Kit
The first day of our giveaway Megasack bonanza. And we're kicking it off with a proper doozy of a prize! Unior Pro Kit worth £899.99.
The Megasack Is Coming! Get Ready!
Ho ho ho… We’ve got our first snowfall of the winter at STW towers, just in time for the It’s Definitely Winter month: December. November is a blurry line between…
Cyclorise Ceases Trading, and other industry news
In a year where it’s hard to keep up with all the industry news, we’ve got a quick round up on recent developments for you: Goodbye Cyclorise First up, it’s…
Cotic’s Youngest Ambassador Joins Their Award Winning Line Up
Cotic’s brand ambassadors include some very inspiring women. So inspiring, two of them are in this year’s Cycling UK 100 Women in Cycling list. Firstly, Jo Shwe is the force…
Our personal pick from the Black Friday bunfight
Here's the good deals on the good stuff that we think you should know about this Black Friday.
Cycling UK’s 100 Women in Cycling Revealed
Some of the most exceptional women in cycling have been revealed by Cycling UK through its annual 100 Women in Cycling list. Here’s the full PR: Each year, the UK’s…
GT Goes Grass Roots: No Factory Race Team in 2024
Confirming what has long been considered a firm rumour, GT has announced the termination of its Factory Race Team programme for 2024. GT has a long history with racing, and…
Singletrack Subscribers Get Megasack Double Entries!
if you're a Singletrack subscriber - or you buy yourself a Subscription - you get twice as many chances to win in the Megasack prize draws!
2023 4X National Champ, Amelia Martin, joins HUNT Bike Wheels
If you were at this year’s Malvern’s Classic you might have noticed that Amelia Martin kept making an appearance on the podium. Winning three races, including the National 4X title,…
On This Day: Christmas Card Throwback 2017
First things first. My sincerest apologies for mentioning the ‘C’ word outside of December, but I have reasons. Back in November of 2017 – The good o’le days before the…
2024 British National Downhill Series Calendar Revealed
British Cycling has announced the dates and venues for the 2024 British National Downhill Series: Full Downhill calendar: National Downhill Series Round 1: Rheola, Wales – 13-14 April Round 2:…
NBD: Airdrop Edit MX/27.5, Intense M1, Whyte E-Lyte
Yep, only three bikes in this week's round-up... but what a trio they are!
What’s The Cheapest Way To Watch Mountain Biking Now GCN+ Is Closing?
If you got the email announcing the end of GCN+ and understood it first time, perhaps you should consider applying your brain to understanding politicians, or solving the Riemann Hypothesis.…
Get Your December Issue of Singletrack Magazine Here!
If you like riding your bike off road, and you like reading about bikes, and you like not doom scrolling, then we have the perfect thing for you: a magazine…
UK Trails Project Launches ‘Right Trails, Right Places’
The UK Trails Project has David Evans in post as Project Manger, and is getting underway with a series of workshops around the country. The project aims to improve the…
NBD: Raaw Madonna V3, Neko Frameworks, Spesh Kenevo SL 2…
... Santa Cruz V10 and the new Canyon Lux Trail. Here are all the bestest Press Releases to arrive in our inboxes this week.
Trash Free Trails: State Of Our Trails Report
Trash Free Trails has published its ‘State Of Our Trails’ report, what it says is a ‘first of its kind study into the causes, prevalence, composition and impacts of single-use…
We’d like to know about your indoor training habits
Do you ride indoors? Maybe only under duress? Or maybe it’s central to keeping yourself fit and sane between rides outdoors? Mountain bikers don’t traditionally have a reputation for ‘training’,…
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NBD: £20k Lotus Type 136, £2k Giant Stance, 19.5kg Electric Orange…
... Cane Creek Tigon air-coil rear shock, Sagly suspension set-up app and dates & venues for 2024 British National Enduro Series.
Intra Drive crowdfunding UK production of gearbox e-bike drive
Do you share a vision of a UK-built ultra-durable and repairable e-bike gearbox drivetrain? Think along the lines of the MGU from Pinion.
Make winter riding actually fun with these
I genuinely love winter mountain biking. Here are the items that help me maintain my loving relationship with The Filth.
Red Bull Hardline 2024: The biggest DH Race gets bigger, with extra venue added
Rumours that Red Bull Hardline will become a series have been roaming the internet corridors a while, so it’s perhaps no surprise to have the official news: Hardline will have…
Charlie Departs Singletrack World To Spend More Time With His Bikes
So, I have decided to retire, really badly, because, quite simply: It does not cost a lot to be poor and ride your bike all day. 2015, A Surly sticker…
Golfie? Has Mark Scott completed it mate?
Mark Scott's goal was to ride every trail on the Golfie in one ride. That's 44 trails by our reckoning. Did he succeed?
SIGNA Sports Financial Woes: Wiggle officially now in the hands of Administrators
UPDATE: Friday 27th October Wiggle CRC have entered administration as of today. No ‘Self Administration’ this time – they have called in the administrators to run the company. Administrators will…
Islabikes to Cease Production
Islabikes, the children's bike brand that changed the face of bikes for kids, has taken delivery of its last batch of bikes and will cease selling at the end of…
Cotic Jeht Gen 2: First Looks (No Feels)
The Jeht is Cotic's most recent suspension model, debuting in late 2020. Late 2023 brings in the next generation AKA the Cotic Jeht Gen 2.
Singletrack Subscribers Save Up To 65% On Casio and Hello Fresh
Singletrack subscribers get exclusive access to 100’s of great discounts, and this week we have a few new ones to add to the list. 20% Off Casio. Singletrack subscribers now…
Along For The Ride | Bike packing with young families
Whether you’re a mum or a dad, many bike riding parents will be familiar with the itch of wanting to get away on an adventure. This film by Monet Adams…
Hello Dave! New UK Trails Project Manager Revealed
The new UK Trails Project we told you about a few weeks ago will be getting underway shortly, now that the Project Manager post has been filled – by Dave…
Save Over 50% on Singletrack Hip Flask Bundle
Was £31.98 Now £14.99! Only 16 flask strap-on combos left Hip flask etched with “Drunks, Saddle Tramps, Stoners, Big Hitters, Bike Benders”
UCI Mountain Bike World Series 2024 dates and venues
XC in Brazil? Downhill in Poland? Enduro still happening? Here's all the basic dates and places for the 2024 MTB World Cup season.
Vote Now! Best Mountain Bike Personality – Singletrack World Awards 2023
Who has worked the hardest, raced the fastest, championed the most or just helped enable more of us to get out and ride this past year
How And When And Why To Watch Red Bull Rampage
Red Bull Rampage is on Friday 13th October 2023. Let’s hope that’s not a superstitious portent of disaster, we want to be watching live stoke and awe, not injuries. Here’s…
Update: Gee Atherton ‘Not Too Bad’ After Massive Rampage Crash
Here’s the original story, scroll to the bottom for the latest update on Gee after his crash in practice at Rampage while trying a 60ft drop. It’s the news that…
Vote Now! Best Image – Singletrack World Awards 2023
This is a simple concept: what’s the best image published in Singletrack – print or web? Thanks for all your nominations, now comes the hard part: choosing your winner! 147…
Hope WMN Enduro Photo Gallery
We went out to join in the fun at the Hope WMN Enduro – not racing, but instead an epic amount of chatting! We had a suggestions book for people…
Orbea Rallon gets more travel, more dropper, more storage
The new Orbea Rallon increases to 167mm rear travel and can accept longer travel droppers than before. And it has frame storage.
Vote Now! Best Article – Singletrack World Awards 2023
The best piece of writing you've read this year, either in print or this here website.
How To Read Issue 151 of Singletrack World Magazine
Our latest magazine is now available – here’s how you can get your hands on it. If you receive a printed copy of the magazine each issue, it’s now in…
Save up to 50% in our big flip-off STW Shop Sale!
We only have single digit numbers left of some of these items. Don’t miss out! We could do with clearing the shop shelves in preparation for next season. Which is…
Vote Now! Best UK Riding Destination – Singletrack World Awards 2023
Put simply, where do you think is the best place to ride in the UK?
Well, that was best World Cup DH season ever
From the confirmation that we live in a Vali Holl Era through to the ding-dong duelling in the Elite Men's - this DH season was fantastic!
Orbea Launches Two New Occams: SL and LT
The Occam has seen a few iterations over the last few years and this update sees two distinct models - the Occam SL and the Occam LT.
Vote Now! Community Builders Award – Singletrack World Awards 2023
Vote for the projects, campaigns or other initiatives that are helping build the MTB community.
Vote Now! Most Desirable Brand – Singletrack World Awards 2023
We might hate to admit that marketing works but... which brand makes you want to wear their logo with pride?
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Vote Now! Most Desirable Mountain Bike – Singletrack World Awards 2023
In a bumper year for brill bikes we’ve got five finalists for you in this category – we just couldn’t narrow it down any more.