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If you receive a printed copy of the magazine each issue, it’s now in the post – we can’t be sure exactly when it will land with you, especially with all the Bank Holidays, but if you’re in the UK and you’ve still not got…

Perhaps you’ve missed out on the Jenn Ride, or are inspired by the HT550? Or maybe you just want to do every route that’s out there, or raise some money for a good cause. Calderdale resident Adrian Wright has devised this route in memory of…

4th generation RocketMAX from Cotic is here to serve as our testbed for the harder hitting equipment we need to thrash.

Waiting for your mag? Let us help you with that. We know you love your Singletrack World Magazine, and once it gets to the start of the month you start wondering where it is. Every morning is like Christmas, and you scamper down the stairs…

For 2023, RockShox has rejigged the Pike, the Lyrik, the Zeb, the Deluxe, the Deluxe Coil, the Super Deluxe and the Super Deluxe Coil.

Hannah and Benji sit outside in the relative sunshine to discuss the whys and wherefores of riding eyewear.

Nothing to do with brakes, Cycling UK is launching the Cantii Way: a new long-distance cycling route in Kent taking people cycling through the diverse scenery and history of the ‘Garden of England’. If you’re down south and keen to find some new quiet and…

Danny MacAskill’s Do A Wheelie video went down an absolute treat, so now he’s back to help us all join in with a How To video. Over to Danny! Press Release Continues below: In celebration of Five Ten day, Danny MacAskill launched his latest video…

Precise dates for each event are yet to be revealed, but the Nevis Range at Fort William will be hosting the Downhill element of the World Championships in 2023, some time between 3rd and 13th August. The official release from the UCI states: The Union…

In last week’s race preview I talked about form and history being the two factors that can help guide us towards picking a race winner and the next time my wife suggests that I don’t get anything right, I can reference this moment.  All images:…

It’s always worth having a chat with David Turner – he’ll always have something to say, and he’s not afraid to say it. Since his bikes hold a fond spot in the heart of many a mountain biker, and there are plenty of fans who…

The Buttery Brothers (explanation below), Loic Bruni and Finn Iles, have been riding this new Specialized Cannibal gravity tyre.

George Thompson and Jack Reading take a close look at the Fort William Downhill World Cup track. It’ll give you some incredible insight into just how well the pros know the track, and the decision making process they go through picking and learning their lines.…

The headline news about the Cotic RocketMAX Gen4 is a move to new way of frame sizing. Or at least a new way of naming frame sizes. Cotic RocketMAX Gen4 nutshelled 4th generation of Cotic’s flagship big travel bruiser Steel frame (apart from alloy chainstays)…

We’ve already seen Tahnee Seagrave withdraw from the Fort William World Cup this weekend due to concussion, and we’re hearing rumours that perhaps there’ll be at least one more rider on the current start list who will not be riding. Myriam Nicole has also posted…

Red Bull Hardline, the world’s toughest downhill mountain bike race, is returning to Wales’ Dyfi Valley on 10th and 11th September 2022 for the eighth edition of the gravity defying event – not for the faint hearted. Already sure you want to go? Tickets are…

After a hiatus thanks to all the predictable reasons, Steel City DH was back for its tenth edition, with Peaty’s Products as the headline sponsor – possibly superfluous when the even is already indelibly associated with Steve Peat. A moment of madness/being in possession of…

Back to back wins, strong sprints, and a race against mechanicals. The track used for the XCO race at Nove Mesto was 3.9km long with 185m gain and technical features such as chunky roots, some seriously steep climbs, big rocky sections needing meticulous line choices,…

The Trek sustainability report isn’t new news, but thanks to the upcoming ‘Bike Week’, some PR has reminded us of the ‘Rule of 430’, which got us wondering. We thought it might get you wondering too… How to make your bike carbon neutral: The Rule…

It’s peak riding time! Whoop! Bluebells, wild garlic, birds in the trees, goslings on the canal towpath. There’s even been a hint of dust in the air. Is there a better month than May? Well, possibly, June – because that’s when the next issue of…

There has been a fair amount of debate as to where to hide an Apple Air Tag on a bike so that it’s not immediately discovered and removed by thieves. Muc Off might just have produced just the right solution: a valve with Air Tag…

The new track for the XCC Race at Nove Mesto was a fast one characterised by a long tarmac, grassy bits, a couple of jumps and all of that within the 1.1km short circuit. The headwind that put any early attacks to a pause made…

A bit of a heads-up about some restrictions that will be in place as of May 16th. And a quick reminder about what's in the pipeline.

The video below is the first episode in a series of edits. Follow Joe as he goes through the off-season and into the race season.

Red Bull Formation, the women’s Freeride progression camp, is underway in the Utah desert. Riders and diggers have been scoping and preparing their lines in some less than ideal windy conditions. There’s been a rest day, and now the riding will begin. There’s no live…

At a whopping 110 x 115mm the new Race Face Aeffect R flatties are 25% larger than the regular Aeffect. Ten pins per side. Six colour choices.

A course best known for long climbs and quick descents meant that the XCO World Cup race at Albstadt was one for the climbers and good tactics. With the women riding five laps, and men riding six, the course was 4.22km long with 190 metres…

It’s not so long ago that we had a Forum thread where someone asked advice on starting a bike shop, and the almost universal response was ‘don’t’. Now, you can save yourself the stress, tears and financial losses in the real world, by experiencing them…

The cross country racers are out in Albstadt this weekend for the latest round of the World Cup. With the XCC done, how are things looking for the XCO race tomorrow? With a 1.2km track with long, steady climb of about 52 metres, a cracking…