We’re starting another week of our amazing giveaway, and this week all the goodies come from Freewheel.co.uk, an online shop where you can buy while still supporting your local bike shop. So, you know where to go if you aren’t lucky enough to win any…
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Jordie Lunn VeeTire Flow Snap tyres launched to raise money for Road2Recovery!
VeeTire Co. has announced a Special Edition Jordie Lunn tyre for sale with all proceeds going to Jordie’s Road2Recovery fund. Earlier this year, we learned of the upsetting news that Jordie Lunn has passed away. This freeride legend helped to define freeride as a sport…
2019 Christmas Countdown | Week 2 here's what you could win!
It’s week 2 of the Singletrack Christmas Countdown and for this entire week we’ve teamed up with Freewheel.co.uk to bring you prices from Ryder Slug, Shimano, DT Swiss and Saracen! Entering the Singletrack Christmas Countdown every day means you have a chance to win that…
Christmas Countdown Day 6 | Win Sweet Protection Knee Guards
Can you believe that a whole week of Christmas Countdown giveaways has gone by already!? Neither can we, but before we head into week 2 we have one final prize for week 1. Today it’s time to give away a pair of these sweet Sweet…
Christmas Countdown Day 5 | Win a J-Tech Suspension Service and Custom Tune!
Your suspension forks are the first thing to protect you against drops, knocks and bumps. Isn’t it time you treated them to a tune-up? For day 5 of the Singletrack Christmas Countdown we’re not giving away a physical prize, but we are offering something that…
Christmas Countdown Day 4 | Stans Dart Tyre Repair
Day 4 of the Christmas Countdown is all about keeping you rolling when you’re on the trail, and what better way than with the new Stans Dart? There’s nothing better than getting out on a ride and blowing off the cobwebs, but on the flip-side,…
Christmas Countdown Day 3 | Win a Fabric Bundle!!
Day 3 of the Singletrack Christmas countdown is here and we have a whole bundle of Fabric goodies to giveaway! It’s Wednesday and many of you are hitting that mid-week hump, but we know all you need to get you through today is a monster…
Give Twice As Much Good With A Single Donation | World Bicycle Relief
World Bicycle Relief has a ‘double your donation’ campaign running until 10th December. Here’s why you might like to consider making a donation. World Bicycle Relief provides bicycles for people – usually young girls – in developing nations, and those bikes are rugged, high quality…
Christmas Countdown Day 2 | Win a Renthal Fatbar Carbon
Day 2 of the Singletrack Christmas Countdown is here already and today we’re offering you the chance to win a pair of Renthal Carbon Fatbars! Our second Christmas Countdown giveaway of 2019 comes your way thanks to Ison distribution who have sent over a couple…
Christmas Countdown Day 1 | Win a Muc-Off Pressure Washer Bundle
Here it is the day you’ve all been waiting for! The start of the Singletrack Christmas Countdown! It’s day 1 of the Singletrack Christmas Countdown and we’ve teamed up with Muc-Off to give away not 1 but 2 Muc-Off Pressure washer bundles. The first Muc-Off…
2020 Team Rumours | The rumours and news so far!
The year is about to come to a close and now brands and athletes are hinting at what’s coming for 2020 in Team Rumours! On the surface of it, the 2020 Team Rumours news is a little quieter than last years, and that’s kind of…
The Paul Components 30th Anniversary 'How much?' boxed groupset is lovely
Yes, the Paul Components 30th Anniversary boxed groupset costs $1989, but just look at it! And it’s not like a 30th Anniversary pops round very often. To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Chico, California company Paul Components, Paul and his team decided to commemorate the…
2019 Christmas Countdown | Week 1 here's what you could win!
Week 1 of the Singletrack Christmas Countdown begins on 2nd December and these are the prizes that you could win! Starting tomorrow, 2nd December, we will be holding our annual Singletrack Christmas Countdown! Each day we will post a video on Singletrack showing you what…
Want To Buy An Islabike? On Black Friday, You Can’t
Children’s bike manufacturer Islabikes has announced it is closed today, Black Friday, one of the biggest days in the retail year. If you want to buy an Islabike, you’ll have to wait until next week, because they’re closed in support of Global Strike 4 Future.…
Privateer Bikes | Proving It’s An Enduro Bike That Will Do DH
From the team behind Hunt Wheels, the Privateer 161 has some pretty interesting geometry that has a few people watching its development. Designed as an all round bike (for the Privateer, who can’t own a fleet) with a focus on tackling EWS style courses, the…
Flippin’ Heck. It’s The Singletrack Tech… Shirt.
Great news everyone… The near legendary Singletrack Tech shirts are here. The Singletrack long sleeve tech jersey is a highly technical garment, that not only feels like glory, but it also doesn’t make you look like a roadie. We have worked with a UK company…
2019 Singletrack Christmas Countdown Giveaway Starts Monday | £8600 of prizes!
That most wonderful time of year begins next week as we once again hold the Singletrack Christmas Countdown Giveaway! Each year Singletrack teams up with a host of great brands to hold the annual Singletrack Christmas Countdown giveaway, and for 2019 we have gone bigger…
Wait, What?! | Our Eyes Are Boggled
And now for something completely different… there aren’t even any bikes in this first video. But we think you’ll like it anyway. Being lovers of bikes, we find ourselves watching bike videos. Which sometimes leads to BMX. Which can lead to skateparks. Which can lead…
Black Friday, Patagonia style – Fight the Environmental Crisis
Black Friday, the festival of consumption, is nearly here. This frenzy of shopping is one of the most environmentally damaging days of the year, but this Black Friday and all through the festive period Patagonia is making it easier for those concerned, and those that…
Formation | Behind The Scenes At The Women’s Freeride Camp
This year’s Formation freeride progression camp for women had very low key media coverage so that the athletes could focus on the riding. As a result, there wasn’t too much by way of images and video coming out of the event. However, Red Bull sponsored…
5 Minutes With Tommy Zula: UCI Pump Track World Champ
Tommy Zula shot to stardom this year after winning the Pumptrack Worlds in Bern, Switzerland. We managed to put the brakes on this Rainbow jersey winner for a quick 5-minute question and answer session. Tell us who you are, what you do and why we…
The Cycle of Good, is rather good.
We are really jazzed to get these new Cycle Of Good Christmas presents into the Singletrack Merch store for you. They are not only awesome Christmas gifts, but they are also doing things that other products cannot do. Let me explain… The really cool thing…
We have another £50.00 Singletrack Merch Voucher Winner. Enter now.
It could be you! Every week or so we pick a winner from our newsletter list, and they get a £50 Singletrack Merch voucher that can be used against subscriptions or our awesome hip flasks, shirts, and arse cream etc. Our random number generator (aka…
2020 Team Rumours: Laurie Greenland signs with Red Bull
It is well and truly the time for 2020 season spoilers with news that Laurie Greenland has signed with Red Bull hitting socials! Just like our news that Rob Warner could be moving to Vitus for 2020, this post also comes through official sources but…
2020 Team Rumours: Rob Warner to Vitus?
Red Bull commentator and mountain bike legend, Rob Warner, could be making a move to Vitus bikes in 2020. Rob Warner has been a part of downhill mountain biking in some form or another since the discipline first took off and gained popularity. Over the…
Products We’ve Recommended That Are Currently On Special Offer
Blah blah blah Black Friday, buy buy, shout shout. There are an awful lot of emails coming in with an awful lot of deals vying for our attention. Cut to the best! These products were so good that we recommended them – and now they’re…
Carbon, 12-Speed Voodoo Bizango Carbon costs just £1000!
Joe Murray brand launches the Voodoo Bizango Carbon for £1000 with SX 12-Speed Eagle, RockShox forks and more! The £1000 price point is producing some really stunning bikes these days. Bike brands are competing to release mountain bikes with quality components, and real MTB geometry…
Wolf Tooth EnCase | Carry Your Tools In Your Handlebars
If hip packs and enduro straps aren’t minimalist enough for you, then there’s a new opportunity to relieve your pockets of stuff and stash it on your bike: the EnCase system from Wolf Tooth. This sleeve allows you to carry a multitool, tubeless tyre plug…
Canyon Neuron CF: New 2020 model gets even lighter
Canyon has announced an addition to the Canyon Neuron CF line up: a super light Canyon Neuron CF SLX. Weighing a whole 250g less than the previous lightest model, this brings the Neuron CF line up to a choice of five bikes. The Neuron has…
Pivot 429 Trail Enduro – Pivot gives the 429 an Enduro makeover
A burlier build, bigger fork and new colours turn the trail-ready Pivot 429 into the big-hitting Pivot Trail 429 Enduro Build. Pivot has taken the popular 429 trail bike and given it an enduro makeover so that it can take on bigger trails, larger drops…
National Downhill Series 2020 Dates Announced
Our #MakingUpTheNumbers team is hard in training, laying down the time in the gym, working on core strength, even running sprints in the local parks. Possibly. They might just be seeing how many pies their core will hold, or racing to catch the last bus…
Banshee Announces 3 New Bikes: Prime, Spitfire and Phantom V3
Banshee Bikes has been hard at work redesigning and testing three new bikes for trail and all mountain use. The press release shows the design team taking the prototypes to far away places such as Iraq and Scotland. What have they been hiding in plain…
“Lucky Dick” Random T-shirt Sale
That should be lucky “Lucky Dip”, however whilst describing this to Hannah, after a large Singletrack Deadline brew coffee, I slipped up and found “dick” coming out of my mouth. So it may as well stay. What is this? This is the near legendary Singletrack…
Social Spots | Will The MTB Police Get You?
You could waste a lifetime on social media. We’ve helpfully brought together some highlights, to make you more efficient. Check them out, then get back to important stuff. Like subscribing now so you get the next issue of Singletrack! MTB.Police A new addition to Instagram, give…
Michael Bonney – In Memoriam
Where to start? If I start at the end, then maybe that’s the hardest bit over with. Michael Bonney – one of the UK bike industry’s central pillars – has passed away. Although it was sudden, and a shock to everyone, the decision had been…
First Look: Lone Bicycles Parabellum
After over a year of waiting we finally get hold of a Lone Bicycles Parabellum for some winter shredding. Cast your minds back to Eurobike, no not Eurobike 2019 but 2018, and you will probably remember a bicycle from a French brand that showed off…
13 speed Shimano gearbox patent uncovered
It took Shimano years to jump on the 12-speed bandwagon, and now after just 12 months, they could ditch 12 for 13 and derailleurs for a gearbox. Shimano tend to play the slow and steady game. They tend to keep a close eye on the…
Get Your Free 2020 Calendar With Singletrack Issue 128!
It’s that time of the year again. We’re checking our list, checking it twice, making sure our magazine looks real nice… deadline day is coming to town. That means the next print edition of Singletrack Magazine is about to run off the presses, and you…
2020 Mountain Mayhem Tickets Go On Sale Tomorrow!
It’s time to start filling in those dates for 2020 and get a few events booked in starting with Mountain Mayhem 2020. After taking a year off in 2018, Mountain Mayhem hit our calendars in 2019 to a sellout success and was lucky enough to…
Video | Big Mountain Canadian Adventures With Tito Tomasi
Tito Tomasi, the frenchman living a highly enviable #vanlife, is currently exploring the American continents. For this instalment of this latest adventures, he went hunting for the best trails in Canada’s British Columbia. Here we are for another episode of Las Americas, this one is…
Tributes pour in as industry legend Michael Bonney says final goodbye on Facebook
It’s with shock and huge sadness that we report the news that after 6.5 years of living with almost total paralysis following a crash while riding a sportive that Michael Bonney, formerly of Orange Bikes has made the decision to end his life. Michael worked…
Danny Hart’s World Championship Bike Stolen From Sheffield Hotel
Are more bikes being stolen right now? It seems that way if you have been following the news of late. It also appears that that being a top flight athlete, staying at a nice hotel doesn’t make you immune from having your bike stolen either.…
Kendal Mountain Festival Premiere Trek’s New ‘Going in’ Film
It’s the Kendal Mountain Festival next weekend and, first off, there are still about three tickets left for the main bike night, so snap them up while they’re still around. Trek is the main sponsor of this year’s Kendal Mountain Festival Bike Night, taking place…
Police! This Is Not How People Carry Bikes
Dear The Police – This is not how to carry a bike: If you see someone carrying a bike like this and you are a police officer, please arrest them. Clue: this is probably a stolen bike. Other clue: this is probably also a driving…
Sam Hill and The Reactor | A Video Sent To Spite Us?
Nukeproof has just released a new video with Sam Hill riding his home trails, and we think it’s been sent to spite us. Made to showcase Sam Hill’s home trails in Australia, his Nukeproof Reactor, and his riding steez, this latest video from Nukeproof makes…
Bike Culture Videos | Rest Your Legs, Work Your Eyes
Perhaps you’re tired from riding your bike, maybe you have responsibilities that are keeping you home, or maybe you’re just looking for something to pass the time while pretending to pay attention in a conference call. We have a collection of short bike videos for…
The History of Singletrack and more. Formula’s Video Interview.
When Formula wanted to shoot a video about mountain bike media, they came and asked us here at Singletrack Towers lots of questions. And we gave them lots of answers – about the history of Singletrack and the future of mountain bike publishing… Yep, is…
Norco Sight 2020 | More Choice Than You Can Handle?
Norco today reveals the new Norco Sight 2020 range. We’ve been lucky enough to have the mid range alloy model, the Norco Sight A2, in for a test. Read our first ride review here. For this year, you get more travel – 150mm rear, 160mm…
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Sign up to our Singletrack newsletter and you could win a £50 Singletrack voucher to use in the Singletrack Merch store. Every week or so we pick a winner from our newsletter list, and they will receive a £50 Singletrack Merch voucher code that can…
Ard Rock 2020 | Tickets On Sale This Friday!
Ard Rock 2020 news | it’s back! And it plans to be bigger and better than ever before with limited entries open from November 1st Thanks to the overwhelming support of both Ard Rock competitors and the local community in Swaledale, Ard Rock are pleased…
Fizik X2 Winter Boots and Shoes Launch in the UK
One of the the many bits and pieces we spotted at the recent NEC Cycling Show was the Fizik (or fi’zi:k if you’re being pedantic) stand on the Extra UK booth. There, among the usual Italian brand’s sleek performance and ‘How much?’ featherweight road racing…
