For the first time ever, the Bespoked Bike Show is leaving the UK and taking place in Dresden, Germany. From 13th-15th October, people will be able to go and peruse gorgeous hand…
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The latest stories from the world of mountain biking.
Video: 1990s Trials Throwback!
When we were off at the GT Malverns Classic, Dieter got so excited (even more excited than usual!) about all the retro trials bikes that we couldn’t help feeling a…
Sixth Element Wheels Ceases Trading
Sixth Element Wheels is reported to have ceased trading. Forum users who are Sixth Element customers have reported receiving an email containing the following letter: Dear Sir/ Madam Re :…
Wacky Races: Red Bull ‘Stalen Ros’ Tandem Racing
Let’s have some levity to lighten things up. Those crazy Europeans have been capitalising on their post Brexit freedoms by holding a race where health and safety rules apparently need…
Fresh Goods Friday 672 – The Metal Mullets Edition
Russet ferns, dusky pink sunsets, snuggles in front of log fires, mists, mellow fruitfulness, conkers for goal posts... that sort of thing.
Government Prepares To Favour Motorists – Again
To anyone following active travel or environmental policy developments in the UK, the news that the government is preparing to announce a ‘Plan For The Motorist’ will likely come as…
Vitus Kids’ Mythique launches today
Coming in either 24-inch or 26-inch wheel options, the Vitus Kids’ Mythique can be sized to fit a broad range of young shredders.
Mountain Biking In Wales Needs You!
If you like mountain biking and you like mountain biking in Wales, then it would be worth your while to take a few minutes to complete this survey. It’s being…
The Merida EX Enduro: Video, report ‘n’ results
Three days in Exmoor, several timed stages each day, all against the clock and all (mostly) gravity-focussed and on fun natural trails.
Rider Resilience: The Story Behind the Velocity Bag
We’ve told you before about Nils Amelinckx. He’s told you about himself in his award winning story ‘Excess Baggage’. And now we’re here again to tell you about another piece…
New Merida One-Sixty FR goes up to 171
More travel up front, coil sprung shocks and ‘mullet’ mixed size wheels around a tough aluminium frame and an eye on VFM.
Boggle Your Eyes: Kade Edwards Hardline FPV Drone One-Shot
Hold on to your pants. This is boggling – and gives you loads of moments where you see just how gnarly the Hardline course is, even on the bits in…
5 Reasons Brage Vestavik’s Latest Video Is Brilliant
This video from Brage Vestavik is well worth a watch. Packed with good vibes, awesome riding, heavy metal music and… hardly any actual Brage. And yet it’s still great. Here’s…
The Enduro World Series winners are…
In case you missed it, the final round of the Enduro World Series was yesterday. Here's who won the Women's, Men's and Team categories.
Intra Drive: Sustainable UK Made e-Gearbox to seek crowdfunding
What do you do when you sell your bike company – known best for its bike packing rigs designed to go round the world?Steven Shand, formerly of Shand Cycles, has…
Singletrack World Issue 151 Is Coming Soon!
Golden leaves, crisp frosts, atmospheric mists… or slippery brown sludge, cold fingers, and endless murk. What will October bring? The only certainty is that it will bring Issue 151 of…
Gee Atherton’s Latest Video Is A Stomach Lurcher
Just a day after it was announced he’d be riding Red Bull Rampage this year, Gee Atherton has released a video which perhaps shows why. Apparently vertigo doesn’t bother him,…
Mountain Biker Drives 4×4 To Snowdon Summit To Cheers From Walkers
Back in 2011 a 4×4 truck was abandoned for the second time at the summit of Yr Wyddfa (Commonly known as Snowdon) in North Wales for the second time despite…
Red Bull Rampage: Semenuk Out, Atherton In!
This year’s Red Bull Rampage riders have been announced, with a couple of surprises. With Semenuk elsewhere, the field is well and truly open for a new winner. Will Gee…
Chain Reaction Powers The Singletrack Forum
We are very pleased to welcome back Chain Reaction as our forum partner. Partnerships like this are really important to us as they help us maintain and develop the site…
Cycling in England Down 5% Since Last Year
Cycling UK has issued a press release saying ‘‘Depressing’ new figures reveal urgent funding boost needed for government to achieve cycling targets in England.’ The latest statistics show that there…
Register Now To Join The Trash Free Trails Summit Online!
This week sees the Trash Free Trails 2023 Summit, and if you’re quick you can register to view the proceedings online. There are still a few in-person places up for…
Downhill World Cup: How is it for you?
We're just past halfway through this year's brave new world of Downhill World Cup racing. How has it been for you?
Video – Mega by Day, Mega by Night
Press Release by Chain Reaction Cycles: Mega by Day, Mega by Night, a short film that embodies everything that’s epic about the world’s most chaotic race. Filmed at the iconic…
The New Look Singletrack World Awards Are Coming!
The Singletrack Reader Awards have been running for many years now. This year, we're giving them a bit of a makeover.
NBD: US-only Santa Cruz Skitch, Uncaged 11 YTs, Canyon Neuron AL LTD…
... new Mycle The Cargo, Esker x MRP Colab and something called the 3D Mountain Bike Configurator!
Autotrader Moves Into E-Bike Market
Autotrader… it’s where you look for a car, or van…right? Well, it’s now also where you might look for an e-bike. This seems interesting, whether you think this is terrible…
NEW Cycling UK Route: Traws Eryri
Traws Eryri, meaning Trans Snowdonia, is a new 200km predominantly off-road cycle route in Wales, connecting Machynlleth to Conwy. Ideal for a bike-packing trip or tour of some of the…
Naughty Northumbrian this weekend (entries close tonight!)
It's the Naughty Northumbrian Enduro this coming August Bank Holiday Weekend and we'll be having a crack at it*
Fresh Goods Friday 666 – The Number of the Wee Beastie
Welcome to Fresh Goods Friday, number six hundred and sixty six! There’s obviously only one tune that can start off this instalment – so make sure your office speakers are…
Whistler opens camping and RV hookup park for MTBers
The world’s most prestigious biking destination becomes accessible to budget conscious travellers Whistler Olympic Park RV & Campground, a new camping destination in BC’s Sea to Sky Corridor, is located…
NBD: Trek Supercaliber Generation 2
Details of the next generation Trek Supercaliber. Unsurprisingly for a World Cup XC bike, everything about this bike designed to be fast.
MTB XCO World Championship Course Preview And How To Watch
The mountain bike action continues this week with the Cross Country element of the World Championships. Here’s your quick guide to following the action. You can follow the events on…
How to read the 150th Issue of Singletrack Magazine
August’s issue of Singletrack Magazine is here! It’s a leap forward in technology from ye olden days, 150 issues ago, but at its heart it remains the same. Stories and…
Men’s DH World Champs Race Report and Results
A live, watch along style race report for you… We’re watching along on Eurosport/GCN… let us know what the commentary is like because we can’t hear it in the pub!…
Win a Pro Level Mountain Bike (and more!) with World Bicycle Relief
To mark the UCI Cycling World Championships in Scotland, there are a number of World Bicycle Relief fundraisers happening. Some of them have some amazing prizes to be won. It’s…
Women’s DH World Champs Race Report and Results
A live, watch along style race report for you… We’re watching along on Eurosport/GCN… coverage is poorer than we’d hoped. We’re seeing the start gate, and the finish line, and…
Rachel Atherton Qualifies (Despite Dislocating Shoulder At Fort Bill)
Update 1pm 4th August: Flippin heck, Rachel is nails! She’s put down a qualifying run, which is enough to get her through to finals tomorrow. Both Rachel and Nina Hoffman…
MTB DH World Champs: When & How To Watch
It's the Mountain Bike World Championships this weekend. Here's all you need to know about when it's on and how to livestream it.
Downhill From Here: How climate change threatens cycling as we know it
Protect Our Winters is a climate change campaign group perhaps better known to snow sports enthusiasts, but with a year round remit to raise awareness of the impact of climate…
Major new UK Trails Project is looking for a manager
SRAM is sponsoring a major new 'UK Trails Project', which aims to improve the sustainability of mountain bike trails across the UK.
Dartmoor Camping Ban Overturned
The ban on wild camping on Dartmoor has been overturned, following a successful appeal to the High Court by the Dartmoor National Park Authority and Open Spaces Society. This reinstates…
Watch trailer for ‘Shires’ – A Very British Bicycle Film
This looks like it'll be a good 'un. Shires is a bike film encompassing UK riders, locations, landscapes and the sh*t* weather.
How Expert Are You? Take our MTB skills and experience survey.
We’re not going to skew your answers, because, science… so let’s jump straight into the questions. There aren’t any repeats, but there are some similar questions – that’s deliberate. Try…
Fresh Goods Friday 663 – The Preparation H Edition
H in this instance being 'Holiday'. Preparing for holidays can take many forms. Some can be fun, some stressful, some exhausting!
Video: Red Bull Hardline Women’s Progression Camp
If you enjoyed our write up of the women’s camp at Red Bull Hardline, here’s your chance to see some of the action for yourself. Red Bull Hardline is known…
The New RockShox SID Collection
We've yet to ride any of this new SID stuff so you'll have to make do, like us, with some words and piccies from RockShox.
NBD: Coal Scab, Torq Naked Gel, Norco Fluid Carbon…
... Limited Edition Ortlieb Bikepacking Luggage, Unior Tool Speed Pedal Wrench and an 'Inverse Type Bicycle Shock Presentation'!
Come Join In The Singletrack Women’s Forum!
Something new is here! The Singletrack World Women’s Forum is now live, so come on in and join us. As a little extra incentive, we’re also giving Women’s Forum members…
Quick drool: Starling Cycles Mega Murmur
Our resident steel boinger fan Benji is currently having a bit of lie down after receiving details of the new Starling Cycles Mega Murmur.
Mental Mondays #17 The Events Edition
It’s been a weekend of wet events up here in the north of the UK, so this week’s crossword is on that very theme. Events that is. Not rain. Although…