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9 Highlights From the Cube 2020 Bike Range
After viewing hundreds of bikes and accessories at the Cube 2020 Dealer Show, Hannah brings you her pick of the Cube 2020 Bike Range. After a couple of weeks of…
The HORROR: 2020 Rocky Mountain Slayer launches in slasher style
It’s a bike that we’ve all waiting to see. The Summer blockbuster is finally here! Meet the re-designed 2020 Rocky Mountain Slayer. That was the official teaser video for the…
The Loris Vergier Soundboard is the greatest thing to come out the DH WC
The Loris Vergier Soundboard is the gift that keeps giving! The developers of this fun website plan to keep adding more to it as the season continues. There are many…
Cotic FlareMAX 132 Pack announced with MORE travel
Cotic’s FlareMAX 132 Pack is a shock option that adds 12mm more travel to this sext steel full-suspension bike. Cotic has made a very small but very interesting release this…
First Look: 2020 Calibre Bossnut looks like a million dollars costs £1100
First look at the 2020 Calibre Bossnut. All-new geometry, all new Eagle drivetrain, all-new colours same great value for money. Since 2015 the Calibre Bossnut has been the goto bike…
2020 Calibre Bossnut Launched
The social media teasers kicked off sometime this week, and now the news is official! Here’s the 2020 Calibre Bossnut, a completely new beast! Read our first look here. Read…
Sportline Show | New 2020 Saracen And Genesis Mountain Bikes
Sportline is the name of Madison’s company that handles all of its own-brand bikes, like Saracen, Genesis and Ridgeback and every year there’s a separate Sportline Show event held in…
New DT Swiss 1200 Spline Premium Carbon Wheels Launched
Not only has DT Swiss reinvented its light-but-bombproof star ratchet hubs, but its has now built them into super light wheels with carbon wheels at the new DT Swiss 1200…
Giant Reign 29 | The Reign of 27.5 is over! Long live the 29er!
In a somewhat inevitable and not wholly unexpected move, Giant’s long travel enduro race bike, The Giant Reign 29, will be rolling on 29in wheels for 2020. The new Giant…
First Look | Custom 2020 Kona Process 134
On the day of the 2020 Kona Process 134 launch, we take an exclusive look at a very special custom build. Absent from the range for a couple of years,…
2020 Kona Process 134 released after two and a half years in the making!
The shorter travel Kona Process 134 receives a well-deserved update and makeover for 2020 with a new frame 2 wheel sizes and both alloy and carbon versions. While it never…
2020 Specialized Epic is THE lightest hardtail on the market
The 2020 Specialized Epic HT – Same Same, But Different Wil reports on the new Specialized no-mercy XC race hardtail. Back in June this year, I was invited out to…
Box Prime 9 is a 9-speed cassette for the 12-speed generation
Box Component’s new Prime 9 cassette offers the range of a 12-speed but improved chain line. Box Components often releases drivetrain components that are a little different from what the…
Giro Tyrant – The New Halfshell Helmet For Jumpers And Jibbers
Are you a bit of a jibber? Do you like to bust some phat airs? Then Giro has got a helmet for you – the Giro Tyrant. Today, Giro is…
Hope HB130 – The New 29in Trail Bike On The Block
Today, Hope is officially launching it’s 29er trail bike – the Hope HB130. Now, it’s fair to say that this bike hasn’t exactly been the best kept secret in the…
Indonesia’s Patrol releases 4 New Bikes for 2020
Earlier today I posted a first look at the new Patrol E-Six, but that 150mm travel enduro e-Bike wasn’t all Patrol has launched this year. A few weeks ago I…
Ard Rock Enduro Festival 2019 Cancelled
We’ve just heard that the organisers of the 2019 Ard Rock Enduro have had to take the difficult decision to cancel this weekend’s event due to biblical rainstorms that have…
Endura MT500JR – Danny MacAskill’s Best Selling Helmet, For Kids!
There’s now a junior version of Danny MacAskill’s best-selling helmet, the MT500JR. Endura present some amazing riding snippets of their Little Nippers nailing jumps and showing off their skills, kitted…
New MET Terranova – The More Affordable Enduro Helmet
MET has made a new addition to their range for trail and all-mountain riders on a lower budget. Following the success of the Roam, the Terranova offers the same coverage…
Cedric Gracia will make your own custom Únic riding kit
The flying Frenchman, Cedric Gracia, has today announced another company that he is involved with. Únic is aimed at bringing riders custom mountain clothing at affordable prices. If you’ve been…
First Look | The New Identiti Mettle
Back in 2017, after three years of development by Pat Campbell Jenner and Michael Bonney, Identiti launched its first ever enduro bike – the Mettle. Previously more well known for…
The New Yeti SB140 Is Yeti’s 27.5in Trail Slayer
It was the big unfilled hole in the line, so it was no great surprise to see the Yeti SB140 launching today a couple of weeks after the SB165 but…
Exclusive! Sneak Peek | Prototype FS Enduro Bike From Privateer Bikes
Your first chance to check out the new prototype Privateer 161 FS Enduro Bike From Privateer Bikes. You might have heard of The Rider Firm.CC, the parent company behind Hunt…
Vote In Our Poll | What Do You Look For In A Trail Helmet?
What do you look for in a trail helmet? Much has been made of new helmet technology of late, with companies trying to out compete each other on their safety…
No UK Rounds For Enduro World Series 2020
We’ve just heard from the EWS that it has settled on its 2020 dates. And once again we’re disappointed to see that the UK doesn’t feature at all again in…
British MTB National Championships | New Champions And Old Faces
The British National Mountain Bike Championships took place this weekend, with the Downhill event at Revolution Bike Park in Wales, and the XC National Championships taking place at Cannock Chase.…
Singletrack Reader Awards 2019 – Nominations Open!
Nominations will close at 9am on Monday 5th August! Don’t miss out on your chance to show your appreciation for your favourite bikes, kit, trails and people… The Singletrack Reader…
Bike Check | Sixth Element Bespoke Ti Kingdom With Olympic Wheels
This bike came to us because of the wheels – they’re Sixth Element’s latest XC race wheel, the Pro XC, launched today. But we got a bit distracted by the…
3 New Carbon Wheels From Sixth Element
Sixth Element has added three new wheels to its range. We bring you an exclusive run down of your carbon latest wheel options. UK wheel builder Sixth Element has quickly…
No Women’s BMX at X Games | Athletes demand competition, not demos
Female BMX riders have criticised X Games for failing to provide a women’s competition for BMX, despite previous successful demo events. Story updated 22 July with quote from multi-time X…
HUNT All-Mountain Carbon H_Impact wheel set released for just £789
Wheel wizards, HUNT, have released a new set of carbon rimmed all-mountain wheels with a lifetime crash replacement warranty and low £789 price tag. The £789 HUNT All-Mountain Carbon H_Impact…
Windermere’s Bike Boat Returns For The Summer
Fancy a Lake District mountain bike adventure with a bit of a difference? Doing a bit of east-west adventuring by bike and need a short cut across Lake Windermere? Left…
2 New Freeride Movies For The Summer
There are two big mountain bike movies coming our way this summer. Handy for tired days, dark nights, or ice-elevate-rest days. Return To Earth Out today is ‘Return To Earth’,…
Bike Launch | The New Yeti SB165 Is A 27.5 Trail Monster
Today, Yeti is announcing the new Yeti SB165 bike and frame. Slightly confusingly (though we’re sure it’ll make sense eventually) on the back of last year’s SB130 and SB150 bikes…
Video | Pan Celtic Race – An event we probably don’t want to do
We’ve spotted an event we don’t want to do, but we like their videos. Our very own Jason Miles has already set off on the Pan Celtic race, a ‘self-supported cycling…
Is this the year of the sub £2k bike? New Giant models coming soon!
When the Norco Fluid FS1 came through our doors we were all impressed – lots of full suspension bike for under £2,000. It was swiftly followed by a Calibre Sentry,…
Video | Midpoint – Brandon Semenuk
Watching a Brandon Semenuk video is like sinking into a deep bath after a long ride, or sipping a G&T at sundown. Invariably smooth with a choice soundtrack, they’re a…
Raw! Raw! It’s Raw! Stanton launches new frame finish
Yesterday this cryptic (and slightly troubling to vegetarians) image appeared on the Stanton Instagram feed. Could it be a new beefier frame we wondered? Was Stanton expanding into farming? We…
Golfie Trails Given Official-ish Status Under New Agreement
Three trails in Caberston Forest – known to many of us as ‘The Golfie’ – are to be adopted by the Tweed Valley Trails Association (TVTA). For one year, on…
New 2020 Mondraker Super Foxy Carbon 29 – It’s Not For Chicken Lines
Mondraker has just announced the new ‘Super Foxy’, a bigger travel version of the Foxy Carbon 29. With 29in wheels, 170mm forks and either a coil or large volume air…
New Altec and Trajecta Trail And Full Face Helmets From 100%
In recent years, the 100% brand has grown from its 1980s motocross roots to embrace cycling, with its goggles becoming one of the must-have accessories of the downhill scene and…
FGF 455 | The ‘It’s Bike Show Season’ Edition of Fresh Goods!
Prepare yourself. Get some popcorn and a brew, because you’re in for a long one. Hannah has been to visit her boyfriend Impact Sun Valley in Idaho, Amanda has been…
Northern Grip 2019 Mountain Bike Festival Details Released
Northern Grip Mountain Bike Festival returns to Stubbylee Park and Lee Quarry in Bacup, Rossendale, in Lancashire on Saturday the 13th July for its fourth year, promising another great year…
New Santa Cruz Hightower and Juliana Maverick Bikes Launch
Today, Santa Cruz and its sister brand Juliana launched a new version of the Hightower. It’s the new Hightower and the women’s Maverick – its all-round 29er trail bike. First…
Stanton Bikes brings Titanium hardtail manufacture to the UK
After hitting a home run with its made in the UK full-suspension frames, Stanton Bikes is now adding UK made Titanium hardtails to the range. As much as we all…
Rotor 13-speed drivetrain – The Bike Place Show 2019
We took a little time to get up close and personal with Rotor's forthcoming 13-speed, hydraulically actuated, multi-purpose drivetrain.
Burgtec components and sexy staff bikes – The Bike Place Show 2019
Burgtec has the usual selection of quality bike bling on show at The Bike Place Show 2019, plus a couple of stunning custom Santa Cruz beauties. It’s always good to…