This has been a tricky category to choose the finalists, as we’ve already seen what’s coming in 2020 – and as you’d expect with new technology, there are some giant leaps that make the older models look almost quaint. But what we’re interested in for…
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Best Trail Centre – Singletrack Reader Awards 2019 Finalists
There have to be trails, obviously. But a really good trail centre needs more – maybe it’s somewhere to wash your bike, maybe it’s a family option as well as a white knuckle death gnar trail. Maybe it’s a really good pie at the end…
Best Bike Shop – Singletrack Reader Awards 2019 Finalists
The Finalists – Best Bike Shop 18 Bikes, Hope Valley A regular shop ride, a regular bike shop, and some regular and irregular custom frames – 18 Bikes is not your average bike shop. Their location in the Hope Valley means they’re always busy, but…
Best UK Event, Show or Series – Singletrack Reader Awards 2019 Finalists
Always one of the closely fought and highly campaigned for prizes, we’re looking for you to choose your ‘Best event or series’. Whether it’s the atmosphere, the trails, the charity support, the beer tent or a magical mixture of all these and more that make…
Mountain Bike Personality Of The Year – Singletrack Reader Awards 2019 Finalists
This is a hard one. What is a personality? Is it someone you’d like to have dinner with, because you know it would be entertaining? Is it someone you admire? Is it someone who has loads of Instagram followers? Or someone who’s put something into…
Best Hardware – Singletrack Reader Awards 2019 Finalists
These are the bits you attach to your bike. Maybe they come on a complete bike, maybe you replace something old, or maybe you just upgrade to something even more better. Whatever it is, from bells to brakes, hardware goes on you bike. Here’s the…
Best Software: Singletrack Reader Awards 2019 Finalists
Software is all the stuff that doesn’t go on your bike – it goes on you. It probably keeps you warm, or dry, or safe, or sweat-free. Maybe it carries your stuff, or keeps your stuff dry. Whatever it is, you’re likely to cover it…
Best Bike Over £4500 – Singletrack Reader Awards 2019 Finalists
Imagine for a second that you have unlimited funds, no mortgage, and no bills. It’s dream bike time, but you only have three bikes to choose from. Which will it be? The Finalists – Best Bike Over £4500 Pivot Mach 4 SL Team XTR Wil’s…
Best Bike Under £4500 – Singletrack Reader Awards 2019 Finalists
If you’re shopping for a bike at this price point then you have our condolences – it’s not an easy job trying to choose just one bike from the 100’s of stellar options on sale today. You are both spoiled for choice and cursed with…
Best Bike Under £2000 – Singletrack Reader Awards 2019 Finalists
This was a big year for bikes at this price point, with hardtails as well as some quality full suspension options becoming available, prompting a different sort of ‘How Much?!’ squawk from many. Here are the bikes that lightened your hearts but not your wallets:…
Best Author – Singletrack Reader Awards 2019 Finalists
Whether it’s an epic tale of derring-do, a bit of thoughtful reflection, a humorous take on life on wheels, or even a technical review, we love a well written article. We were looking here for nominations for best author – recognising that sometimes it’s not…
Crankbrothers Reveals New Highline Dropper Post Ranges
More length and different girths – new Crankbrothers Highline dropper range options revealed. When he reviewed the Crankbrothers 160mm Highline dropper post last year, reviewer James Vincent said ‘this is hands down the best dropper post I’ve ever used, and the 160mm drop is a…
2020 Intense Primer comes in 29er, 27.5 and mullet wheel options
The Intense Primer is no-longer available just as a 29er and for 2020 the new Intense Primer range comes in 29in, 27.5in and a mullet option. Intense’s Primer 29er has been in the Intense range since 2016 and over the years it has gained a…
Knolly Launches The All Mountain Warden & Delirium For 2020
Knolly is that small Canadian bike brand you’ve probably heard of but not seen many bikes on our UK trails. They are based in Vancouver and Whistler, which makes us very jealous, and their bikes are pretty unique and easily recognisable if you know what…
What3Words for Singletrack? The navigation app that is saving lives
It’s not a new app but it’s been in the news recently as quite a lot of emergency services are recommending we all download it. The What3Words app segments the entire planet into squares of 3mx3m and each square is designated a simple and unique…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 126 Is Out Now – Join Us
It’s been 126 issues since we published the very first Singletrack magazine way back in 2001… in the middle of the now historic, Foot and Mouth outbreak where none of us were allowed to ride bikes outside. Despite this, and the fact we launched on…
Trek Fuel EX 2020 – The Fuel EX Like Never Before
The 2020 Trek Fuel EX bears little resemblance to the previous model – we take a look at what’s new. The 130mm travel 29er bike is set to be the battle ground of the top brands next year. With enough travel to take on chunky…
Video | What can a MTBer do to help our planet?
What can a mountain biker do to help our planet? It’s a difficult question with uncomfortable answers, but an easy one is #DitchDisposables Rémy Métailler has produced a video asking ‘What can a mountain biker do to help our planet?’. It’s a bit of a…
Video | Dudes of Hazzard – STEALIN’ axles and HOOKIN’ turns!
Take a break and enjoy this video from the Dudes of Hazzard. From the land of dry cake and wicked trails, the Dudes of Hazzard bring us another fun video of roost and giggles. Shot in Madeira, it’s the usual mix of messing around on…
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 revealing its 2020 range to its network of dealers and distributors, Cube is now ready…
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 launch of the new Slayer released last week and below are the full details of…
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 web-based items or apps that come and go. 21st-century fads like the fat camera app,…
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 week that might have slipped under your radar. Chances are if you aren’t signed up…
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 for anyone looking for quality full-suspension at a knock out price, but for 2020 this…
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 our first ride impressions here. Believe it or not, but the first Calibre Bossnut was…
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 a large marquee, or windowless show hall in Milton Keynes to bring all of the…
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 Spline Premium carbon wheels. But rather than just keep all that light weight for the…
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 Reign is a direct replacement for the previous model and sits above the Trance 29…
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, Kona has now relaunched the shorter travel version of their popular Process bike, the Kona…
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 left the Kona range of bikes, the Process 134 has been rocking the older frame…
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 Lake Tahoe in the US for the Specialized Summer Camp. We were there to test…
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 rest of the industry has been doing. It’s first mountain bike drivetrain featured a unique…
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 launching a helmet that, for a change, isn’t designed to go fast, or be super…
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 world. But, like many things Hope manufactures, if the engineers there are going to develop…
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 was lucky, really lucky, to visit Bali to soak up the sights and take a…
Ard Rock GoFundMe | Swaledale Floods Fundraising Giveaway – Win A Santa Cruz
Following the devastating flash floods that have hit parts of Yorkshire the annual Ard Rock Enduro festival has been cancelled. The news has hit hard within the mountain biking community with many entrants and non-entrants alike offering support, both financially and personally. Today, the Ard…
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 led to flash flooding in Swaledale. In scenes that mirror the unfortunate Malverns Classic in…
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 out in the latest helmet release for younger MTB riders, the Endura MT500 JR Youth…
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 at a lower price for riders just starting out on enduro riding that maybe don’t…
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 looking through you mountain bike clothing wardrobe recently and thought about adding an injection of…
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 dirt jump bikes, the Mettle was the brands first full suspension bike and today Identiti…
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 it’s arguably a much more important bike for UK riders (or any trail riders without…
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 Wheels, Cairn Bikes and Dissent 133 clothing. There’s another spawn…er…spawning in the form of Privateer…
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 claims, a plethora of detachable chin bars, and all kinds of attachment points. But do…
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 the Enduro World Series 2020 dates. And even hugely popular Ireland misses out next year.…
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. After a spell of dry weather, rains came in on Friday and Saturday, changing the…
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 Awards are awards given to a bunch of deserving individuals and companies by you the…
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 bike. So here’s a full run down of the bike, and if it’s the fancy…
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 gained a reputation for good value carbon wheels with a strong customer service focus –…
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 Games medallist, Ryan Nyquist. X Games, which offers competition in a range of ‘Street’ sports,…
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 wheelset might not have a name that easily rolls off the tongue, but they have…
