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DH World Cup Round 1, Lourdes – Race Report (Contains Spoilers)
The 30th season of UCI DH is underway and what a race we had in Lourdes, France to kick things off! Pre-race concerns about the weather in the foothills of the Pyrenees in March amounted to nothing as the sun shone from Thursday’s track walk…
Exhibit Fun with Max Nerurkar
Max Nerurkar, also known as 3Dumb, makes art, rides bikes and skateboards, and makes lots of notes. If you follow him on Instagram you’ll see a daily life of lists, thoughts, therapy and things with wheels. View this post on Instagram A post shared by…
2022 ABSA Cape Epic Grand Finale – Watch LIVE
7th Stage: Stellenbosch – Val de Vie. Distance: 68 km. Climbing: 2000 m After 8 days of limit-testing racing, there is a return to the good life, for those who can complete Stage 7. The Grand Finale takes teams to Val de Vie, the Valley…
2022 ABSA Cape Epic Stage 6 – Watch LIVE
6th Stage: Stellenbosch – Stellenbosch. Distance: 76 km. Climbing: 2700 m Boasting more singletrack per kilometre of racing than in any other 2022 Absa Cape Epic stage, Stage 6 is one for the mountain biking purists, as it explores the famed Banhoek, Idas Valley, StellenboschTrail…
Inside The Line – DH World Cup through the eyes of a coach
This new video series from e*thirteen will look at each of its sponsored teams, with their coaches taking the lead in providing the perspective on the Downhill World Cup. While tech and bike set up will still be key issues, expect to see more of…
2022 ABSA Cape Epic Stage 5 – Watch LIVE
5th Stage: Greyton – Stellenbosch. Distance: 115 km. Climbing: 2400 m Rusty Gate is, unquestionably, among The Race That Measures All’s most revered climbs. Usually, theassault on it features a pre-amble, a warm-up; but not so in 2022. Leaving Elandskloof, it’s Rusty Gatefrom the starting…
When & how & who to watch at Lourdes DH World Cup on Sunday
For race fans, the week preceding the first World Cup of the season is perhaps the most exciting of the year. “Who will be fastest this season?” is the ultimate question, but trying to formulate an answer produces many, many more. Some of them will…
2022 ABSA Cape Epic Stage 4 – Watch LIVE
4th Stage: Greyton – Greyton. Distance: 82 km. Climbing: 1650m The second day on the trails of Greyton wastes no time in introducing the teams to the region’sspectacular trails. A district road start provides a quick warm-up before the dual tracks into the mountains above…
Lapierre XRM and XR: Cross Down Country
Lapierre XRM bumps the rear travel up to 110mm and sports a 120mm travel fork up front. The XR still rocks yer 100mm of XC just-enoughness.
2022 Absa Cape Epic Stage 3 – WATCH LIVE
3rd Stage: Greyton – Greyton. Distance: 101 km. Climbing: 2250 m In 2022, the Absa Cape Epic explores the trails of Greyton like never before. It begins with a day backloaded with singletrack; thus, the opening kilometres of Stage 3 are characterised by the other…
60 bike companies pledge to increase sustainable packaging use
Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry (CONEBI) and Cycling Industries Europe (CIE) have launched an industry-wide commitment to reduce plastic packaging and eliminate unnecessary packaging from the supply chain. 60 companies have today announced, via a joint CONEBI and CIE press release, to improve their…
Kendal Mountain Tour – bringing the mountains to a town near you
Maybe you didn’t make the main Kendal Mountain Festival event in…er… Kendal? Fear not! Kendal is coming to you. The concept is simple. Take the spirit and essence of Kendal Mountain Festival, and put it on tour. The result? Fun, great speakers, carefully curated films,…
2022 Absa Cape Epic Stage 2 – LIVE
2nd Stage: Lourensford Wine Estate – Greyton. Distance: 123 km. Climbing: 2350m Stage 2 of the 2022 Absa Cape Epic heads due east, taking the teams on an African Odyssey from the luxury of Lourensford Wine Estate into the heart of the hinterland. The route…
2022 Absa Cape Epic Stage 1 – LIVE
1st Stage: Lourensford Wine Estate – Lourensford Wine Estate. Distance: 92 km. Climbing: 2850m The first marathon stage of the 2022 Absa Cape Epic leaves nowhere to hide. Scaling King’s Climb is the first order of the day. A brutally long and steep ascent from…
Quick thrash on the Privateer 141 Öhlins edition
Here's a quick braindump about the prog rocking Scando-Brit colab called the Privateer 141 Öhlins edition.
50 minutes of Reece Wilson: The Flying Scotsman
To help tide us all over until World Cup racing resumes, here's a 50 minute film detailing Reece Wilson's 2021 season.
2022 Absa Cape Epic Prologue Stage – LIVE
Stage: Prologue: Lourensford Wine Estate Distance: 24 km. Climbing: 700m After eight years the Absa Cape Epic, that claims to be the toughest MTB race in the world, returns to Lourensford Wine Estate. We have live coverage of each stage right here on Singletrackworld.com In…
Benji’s Turbo Mega Birthday Deal Thing.
Singletrack’s leading bike tech botherer, Mister Benjamin Haworth, is celebrating his birthday this weekend. Benji has been in the mountain bike publishing game for literally ages. He has written guide books, worked for several publications, including Singletrack many many issues ago. Look, here is a…
Lightfall – A Journey in Photography with Sterling Lorence
What does it take to get a great photo? Pete Scullion gave us some insight in Singletrack Magazine Issue 141. He talks of things being easier with some riders other than others, and preparation, but Sterling Lorence is taking patience to an extreme degree in…
Video: Fergus Ryan Joins Privateer
With Matt Stuttard off to throw new shapes at Polygon, we knew Privateer and Hunt Bike wheels had a new signing to reveal. It’s been revealed that Fergus Ryan is joining their ranks, and he’s been out in Portugal getting familiar with his new bike.…
New Uncaged versions of YT Decoy MX and Capra MX
The Decoy and Capra Uncaged 9 bikes are basically Öhlins equipped (RXF 38 m.2 fork and TTX 22m shock) limited edition models.
Forum Sentiment Analysis: The mood of the ‘nation’ in 1 graph
The Singletrack Forum is really quite a thing to study. In the last 14 years its accrued more than 10 million posts generated by more than 120k registered users (In 2021 we averaged 1.5 million visitors per month). In that time every topic and reply…
Trash Free Trails: One Bag Challenge
Trash Free Trails launches Spring Trail Clean with a ‘One Bag Challenge’ to riders, runners and roamers alike. Here’s the full press release from Trash Free Trails. Get out there and get picking! Litter (or as we prefer to call it, single-use pollution) can feel…
Become a sponsored privateer with Vitus and the DirtFund Project!
The DirtFund Project is a volunteer and a completely non-profit effort, established in November 2020 by Daniel O’Shea and a bunch of mountain bike mates. Its goal is to help privateer EWS & WCDH racers from the UK and Ireland fulfil their dreams. In 2021,…
How Do Brakes Work? The Science of Stopping
If you’ve ever wondered just how mountain bike brakes work but been too afraid to ask, this video might just bring you some answers. Although it’s from SRAM, it’s not telling you to go and buy their brakes. Instead, it’s telling you that the brake…
SRM Power Meter Flat Pedals are not an April Fool
German power pedal specialists SRM have released SRAM X-Power Flat pedals with power meters in them. This is not April 1st.
Don’t Miss Out On The Next Magazine – Singletrack Issue 142
Whoop! We’re getting more daylight any day now, lambs are bleating, and flowers are flowering. If you’re still not quite feeling the spring of…er…spring, then make sure you’ve got April’s edition of Singletrack World all set to come through your door, or into your virtual…
Bikes and Bags: Fundraisers For Ukraine
If you’re feeling a little helpless, here are two bike related fundraisers you might like to take a look at. Wizard Works Bike Bags Wizard Works released these blue and yellow bags on Friday to help those fleeing from war in Ukraine. All the proceeds…
Singletrack Members Can Win Shimano Shoes!
If you’re a Singletrack Member you can sign up to our monthly newsletter. And you should, because the newsletter that will be sent tomorrow will contain the chance to wear a pair of Shimano shoes, thanks to our pals at Madison/Freewheel. Here’s what you could…
It lives! Tame Valley Loop to open March 19th
The Tame Valley Loop (TVL) is a 29km predominantly off-road route situated to the east of Manchester and on the border of the Peak District.
This Is Freedom Road: wheelies down Bealach na Bà
If you read our article about BikeStormz last summer, you’ll know that there’s a whole urban riding scene where riders are really really good at wheelies. This film takes some of those riders, including Miles ‘Daddy Milo’ Carter, who contributed to the BikeStormz article, off…
The Longest Climb: 1600m on a handcycle
We’ve talked before to Bowhead bikes founder Christian Bagg about the development of the Bowhead trikes. Ebike technology is allowing him not just to make throttle assisted machines, but also hand cycles, where the rider gets a workout just like any other ebike rider. Or…
Airdrop Filter is a 27.5 lip-boosting backside-pumper
This week's little wheeler is the Airdrop Filter. 27.5 is having a mini resurgence of late. Last week we had the Pivot Shadowcat.
New Specialized Ambush 2 and Camber helmets
The new lids from Specialized take helmet peaks to the next level. Literally. Will this high visor aesthetic take off?
Pat Adams Returns, So Does Mountain Mayhem…kind of
After a Final Mayhem, The Return of Mayhem, and Mayhem Maybe Not, there’s another twist in the plot of Mountain Mayhem. Having officially retired in 2017 after the 20th anniversary edition of Mayhem, Singletrack Legend award winner Pat Adams left the Mountain Mayhem team to…
Nicolai goes Nathan Barley, or somewhere the sun doesn’t shine?
Nicolai has either out Rapha-ed Rapha and beaten all the gravel marketing hyperbole into sand, or they’ve created the bicycle industry equivalent of The Thick Of It.
Trans-Savoie: 10 years of not-racing enduro
This summer will see the 10th Trans-Savoie Enduro. Perfect excuse to look at some nice piccies and watch a great little look-back promo edit.
Specialized S-Works Vent EVO: dial up connection for £400
Specialized S-Works Vent EVO are none-more-ventilated XC and gravel performance shoes. At £400 these are some pretty full-on footwear!
Video: The Capital Trail in 24 Hours
If you read our feature in issue 140 of Singletrack World Magazine, you’ll know that the Capital Trail can be ridden over a leisurely-ish couple of days in the company of friends, food, pubs and the like. Or, you could decide the the 240km 5,200m…
Trail Collective North Wales aims to make trails legit
A group of riders in North Wales is seeking to make some of the currently unauthorised trails in the area part of the official network. The Trail Collective North Wales will be hopefully be following in the footsteps of the likes of Tweed Valley Trails…
Endura mountain bike shoes: flat and clipless options
Endura mountain bike shoes are a thing. New range comprises MT500 Burner Flat, Hummvee Flat and MT500 Burner Clipless for the cleated crew.
Details of new Hope Tech 4 lever
All new Hope Tech 4 is intended to offer increased power but also delivers that power consistently from the moment the lever is pulled.
Pivot Shadowcat 27.5: not for average mountain bikers?
The wheels on the Pivot Shadowcat may be small but the standover is massive. And the suspension capability should be fairly large too.
Giro Merit: two helmets in one, literally
New Giro Merit helmet is built around ball-and-socket Spherical Technology and features dual-density foam liner. SRP £189.
MTB World Cup broadcast rights go to Discovery from 2023
2022 will be Red Bull TV's last year as World Cup broadcaster, as the UCI announce 8 year deal with Discovery Sport.
Celebrate Chipps’ birthday with this special offer!
It’s Chipps’ birthday so we’re giving Singletrack Members an extra discount on our Pompom hats to celebrate. Chipps has something of a reputation when it comes to hats – and colourful clothing – so it is entirely appropriate that you should be getting this colourful…
New Giant Trance 29 alloy range from £2,699
Like night follows day, after the carbon Advanced Pro models launched the other week, here are the aluminium Giant Trance 29 models.
2022 Merida EX Enduro: dates and deets
The MERIDA EX is set to return for 2022, once again taking place around Minehead on the 16-18th of September. Press Release: Variously described by the press as “one to stick on your bucket list” and “one of the best mountain biking events in the…
Container of 127 Giant e-bikes stolen from the A12
As reported by the canny folks over at BikeBiz, Giant are the victims of a rather brazen burglary. An entire container load of 127 Giant electric bikes has been stolen. The robbery happened earlier today (Thursday February 17) on the A12 road and was quickly…
DEFRA Repeals 2026 Deadline For Rights of Way Registrations
In a surprise move, DEFRA has announced that the 2026 cut-off date for recording historic rights of way, as set out in the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, will be repealed. With such a backlog of rights of way applications within local councils,…
