The Gowaan als (that’s Go On! in a northern accent and with lots of feeling, or if you need OED pronunciation it’d be something like ɡəʊ ɑːɑːɑː.n), aka Martha Gill and Bex Baraona have announced details of their first women’s MTB festival at Farmer John’s,…
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Hope Launches Redesigned Evo Cranks And New Fortus Wheels
We’re at the Bike Connection 2019 gathering in Italy with a load of top brands who all have something special to shout about. First up is Hope Technology (no, the irony is not lost on us about having to go to Italy to find out…
Revel Bikes launches with 2 new suspension bikes, and we’ve already seen them
Rather than just regurgitating the Revel Bikes press release like everyone else has, we’re actually bringing you our own first look images of both the Revel Rail and Revel Rascal. You would think that with the number of established bike brands already selling well throughout…
Canyon Pure Cycling Weekend coming to the UK. Demo MTB, Road and Gravel bikes.
Canyon UK is to hold the first every UK based Pure Cycling Weekend this year out of the Forest of Dean. The event will be based on what Canyon holds over in Germany and will give UK based riders the chance to demo various mountain…
Watch Singletrack Newsdesk | Lyrik Ultimate, Cannondale DH Bike, Good-bye Charge and more
Andi takes us through the latest, most breaking news of the week in our first ever broadcast of Singletrack Newsdesk. Watch the video below, or read the highlights further down the page. Can’t see the video? Click here Cécile Ravanel Crashes During Training …
Video | Watch Brendan Howey freeride Furious on the Sunshine Coast
Watch Commencal freerider, Brendan Howey flow on the Commencal Furious on this home trails. Commencal rider and all-time freeride legend, Brendan Howey hits the trail again with videographer Jean-Baptiste Liautard to bring us this edit from the Sunshine Coast. The trails are actually local to…
Sheffield’s Airdrop Bikes Announces 2019 Airdrop Edit v3 Full-Suspension Frame
Airdrop Bikes has been enjoying a successful teaser campaign on social media drip-feeding fans on its new frame and what it will be made of. Finally, here are the official details. After a few weeks of social media teasers, Airdrop Bikes has finally revealed it’s…
LONE Bicycles Parabellum is a fancy French frame with a clever party trick
Fancy a slice of French frame fun but don’t know if you’ll run 29in, 27.5+ or 27.5in wheels? Not to worry LONE Bicycles Parabellum has you covered with its clever party trick. Cast your mind back to Eurobike 2018 and you may recollect French brand…
Chris Porter wants you to race (with) your kids in the new Mojo Racing Series
The new Mojo Racing series set up my suspension supremo, Chris Porter, allows parents and kids to race together. Bike racing can be an antisocial affair if you’ve got a family. Either you leave them at home while you go and do your thing, or…
On Board | Testing Giant’s Speed-Hungry Trance 29er
Loaded into the Singetrack Grinder for a longterm review is this 2019 Giant Trance Advanced Pro 29er 1. Yeah I know, catchy name right? Because I can never quite remember what order all of those words are meant to be in, I’ve been calling it…
Video: Watch Adam Brayton’s Nukeproof Dissent DH bike get full Hope treatment
Watch Adam Brayton’s custom Nukeproof Dissent WC downhill bike put together with Team Green Hope parts in this new video. Did you see our feature last week about Adam Brayton’s Hope’d out Nukeproof Dissent DH bike? We’ll Hope has now put together the following video…
Video: The Hazzard Racing guide to setting up a race team plus bonus rut slapping action.
Slapping ruts and riding the nuts of some freshly built up Orange bikes is only part of the picture in the latest Hazzard racing video. Joe Barnes and the Hazzard Racing team has put together this insightful video teaching us important lessons on setting up…
Stabbing Your Tyre Is Good For It – And Other Fun Things We Learned At The iceBike Show
Madison’s house show, iceBike* is the traditional early-season chance to see what products are appearing this spring and for Madison – importers of a bajillion different brands – to sneak out a few new brands and product lines. 2019’s iceBike* (the * is compulsory apparently…
Starling Cycles Tease Stainless Steel Murmor, or is it Ti?
Starling Cycles teases yet another new single pivot full suspension bike, but is this Starling Murmur made from stainless steel or titanium? Joe from Starling Cycles always seems to be working on something new. If he isn’t building Murmor frames here in the UK, he’ll…
New Trails Coming To Antur Stiniog Bike Park In North Wales!
We’ve just been sent some fantastic news from our friends at the Antur Stiniog Bike Park, who are announcing three brand new trails set to be built just in time for the Summer riding season! Established back in 2007 just outside Blaenau Ffestiniog, Antur Stiniog…
The £17,000+ mountain bike: This is how to build the world’s most expensive mountain bike
Using 15 of the most expensive parts, a handmade frame, and a wireless groupset you could build a bike worth over £17,000+. You could also buy 2 or 3 cars for that! If anyone is familiar with Viceland, you may know that they put together…
Video: We Still Ride On – We Still Care, We Still Progress
Sometimes the internet is a good place. As part of my ‘learning how to jump’ efforts this year, I bought a BMX. When I posted it in Fresh Goods Friday, a reader recommended I join ‘Ride On BMX’, a Facebook group for BMX riders over…
Nukeproof’s new DH bike finally named. Meet the Nukeproof Dissent!
2019 is a big year for Nukeproof, it’s the year that sees the gravity orientated brand return to the Downhill World Cup, with new riders, and now we can officially reveal a new bike. For this season, Adam Brayton will be aiming to finish on…
Join us for Fresh Goods Downunda LIVE with Wil: Tonight 10pm
Join Wil live from Bendigo, Australia tonight at 10pm - and every Thursday night at 10pm
Win A Santa Cruz Bronson, Help Overcome MS – Only £5 To Enter
We’ve worked with Andy McKenna in the past, and his features have been in the magazine. If you’ve ever had the chance to meet him, you’ll know he’s one of the friendliest guys you could meet. The press release accompanying today’s announcement describes him as…
Marzocchi will give you up to £100 cashback for your old fork, shock or dropper in any condition!
Are you riding around with a squishy rear shock with uncontrollable rebound? Perhaps you have a dropper post that loves to drop, but isn’t really happy rising back to full extension? Or have you recently discovered that your ancient forks are leaking air from a…
Canyon Neuron CF 9.0 SL Full Video Review with Wil
Watch the complete review via the medium of video at 9pm Tuesday evening right here. Wil will be on hand to chat live over on our Youtube channel and then again on Facebook shortly after. While you wait check out his Riding with kangaroos video.…
YT Launches Tues 29er downhill bike but only for tall and experienced riders!
YT Industries released the Tues 29 downhill bike but you have to be 167cm tall and an experienced rider to own one. Although this is the first time that a 29er YT downhill bike has been made available to the public, we already know what…
The 2019 661 Reset MIPS is a £115 full-face helmet with MIPS protection!
661 has taken it’s highly popular and mightly affordable Reset full face helmet and given it a Mips makeover for 2019. Back at the start of 2018 661 launched a bunch of new products, including new gloves and full-face helmet models. The launch was a…
#DarkFEST Course Preview – With Mum Commentary
There’s something called #DarkFEST happening in Stellenbosch, South Africa. It’s not an event for those of you with a sensitive disposition. We’ve already ignored the press release titled ‘Sam Reynolds Injured’ with a link to ‘Instagram Crash Clip‘, because, eew. Who wants to see that?…
Dynaplug now officially available in the UK and Ireland
Way back in issue 110 of Singletrack Magazine, Chipps tested the Dynaplug tubeless repair kit. He was mightly impressed with the simple to use system with his only criticism being that the Dynaplug had to be bought directly from the U.S. Fast forward to today,…
Could these be the worlds most expensive flat pedals? Drift Products Carbon Flat Pedal
How much are you willing to spend on a pair of flat pedals? £50? £70? How about £90? There are plenty of options out there to cover most budgets but we’ll admit to being pretty surprised to learn about the Drift Flat Pedal and its…
Riding with Kangaroos! On Board The Canyon Neuron CF Test Bike
For the past two months, I've been testing out a 2019 Canyon Neuron CF as part of an upcoming review. Watch out for the Kangaroos!
SRAM AXS: Ditch The Cables And Go Wireless
Having pretty much convinced us all that life is a lot easier when your thumbs have less to think about, SRAM is today launching its next development which aims to keep the tiny brains in our thumbs from having to think too much. AXS is…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 123 : Bohemian Rhapsody
Tom Hutton goes deep into the Czech Republic to discover a world of epic trails and amazing scenery. And the odd earworm too. Words & Photography tom hutton Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, with no escape from…
Here’s your chance to become a pro DH racer with the YT Mob World Tour
The YT Mob, in association with their main sponsors (YT of course), have set out a 3-year plan to discover new racing talent to join their World Cup squad in 2019. It could be you.. If you were born in either 2002 or 2003 that…
Saddleback Takes Over UK Distribution Of PUSH Industries
UK distributor Saddleback has just announced that it will be the official home for all things PUSH Industries in the UK. As well as producing aftermarket fork seal kits, shock hardware upgrades, and a range of suspension tools and service kits, PUSH Industries has been…
Atherton Bikes Announces 2019 Team and Sponsors
Atherton Bikes has announced it's complete team lineup and sponsors, or as they like to call them "product development partners".
Video: Craig Evans Shows Us What The Carba-Carba-Carbon Chameleon Can Really Do!
You’ve seen the launch video for the Carbon Chameleon, Oh, you’ve not? Well, you can watch it here then come back. Ok, so now you’ve seen the launch video for Santa Cruz’s new carbon hardtail, now it’s time to see just what the bike can handle.…
Cedric Gracia Leaves Santa Cruz. Could He Be Doing An “Atherton”?
Flamboyant Frenchman, Cedric Gracia announces his move away from Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz has lost another of its larger than life celebrities this week with news that Cedric Gracia will lave the company. Gracia announced in an Instagram post that he will miss riding for…
2019 Burgtec Houseshow Highlights, From Burgtec, Fox Clothing and Santa Cruz
While half of the Singletrack crew suffered in the office with sniffles and coughs, Andi and Ross escaped the lurgy filled environment and took shelter at the 2019 Burgtec Houseshow. This was the first time that Burgtec had put on their very own show, and…
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Video: Shifting Perceptions – A new dawn for women’s MTB?
Crankworx today presents the first episode of a new three part series looking at women in mountain biking. The press release reads: “It’s a time in mountain bike history like no other. For years, women were outnumbered and underrepresented. Their accomplishments, understated. Through it all,…
100% crashes into the armour market with new knee and elbow pads
100% branches out into the armour market with 4 new sets of knee/elbow pads to suit all riders and all budgets. Already well respected in the goggle, helmet and glasses markets, 100% boosts its range of offerings with new knee and elbow armour products for…
Santa Cruz Has A New Carba-Carba-Carba-Carba-Carbon-Chameleon
Here’s some news that we think a lot of you are going to be quite interested in; Santa Cruz Bicycles has a brand new mountain bike. Arriving as the Californian brand’s first official bike release for 2019, this one is made from carbon fibre, which…
When Niches Collide: Norco Launches The Bigfoot VLT – A Big, Fat e-MTB
Canadian brand, Norco Bicycles, has just announced a brand new 2019 mountain bike called the Bigfoot VLT.
The Return Of Ragley – Old favourites, favourable pricing
Riders around Singletrack Towers are familiar with the likes of Mmmbop and Blue Pig as local trail names. However, thanks to their origins with local designer Brant Richards, these are also bikes in the Ragley (Woods, to us locals) line up. Old favourites that have…
First Look: Brand New Hope HB.130 29er
Back in 2017, Hope Technology launched its first ever bike, the HB160. With an eye on racing top level EWS events the HB160 was a big travel pure enduro bike. Fast forward to 2019 and lurking in plain sight on the Hope stand at Core…
UK’s First Indoor Bike Park Set To Open In Manchester This February
We’ve just received some very exciting news from a crew called Dirt Factory, who are set to open the UK’s very first indoor bike park – right in the heart of Manchester city centre! The Dirt Factory Indoor Bike Park will be built inside a disused…
Renthal Goes Stealth With Black On Black Fatbars
The Renthal Fatbar (and Fatbar 35) is an iconic bit of kit, used by downhillers, trail riders and enduro elites alike
Atherton Bikes Exclusive Interview: We Speak With, Rachel, Gee and Dan at Atherton HQ
We visited Atherton HQ where Andi had an exclusive interview with Rachel, Gee and Dan about Atherton Bikes. So it wasn’t Marin, Norco, YT or Merida. No, today’s news is much more exciting than that. If you missed the official Atherton Bikes Press Release take…
Breaking News: Atherton Bikes, The New Home Of Atherton Racing And The UK’s Latest Bike Brand
News just in that the Athertons have launched their own high-tech mountain bike company. Atherton Bikes will produce titanium lugged, carbon tubed downhill bikes to race on and to sell. In what is possibly going to be the biggest story of the year, Rachel, Gee…
Islabikes Launches ‘Icons’ Range Of Bikes For Over 65s
That headline isn’t a typo. The brand best known for changing the face of the children’s bike market has launched a range of bikes specifically for the older rider. Owner, Isla Rowntree, first designed her range of children’s bikes having discovered that the market lacked…
Marzocchi Returns To Rear Shocks. Affordable Shocks From This Legendary Company.
Marzocchi is back in the rear coil shock game, with the newly announced Bomber CR shock. In keeping with the re-launch of the Bomber fork, Marzocchi (which is now owned by Fox) is aiming the Bomber at the more affordable end of the rear shock…
Updated: Aaron Gwin, Neko Mullally and Jack Moir Make Up The Official 2019 Intense Factory Racing Team
now the news is 100% official! Aaron Gwin, Neko Mullally and Jack Moir will ride for Intense Factory Racing in 2019!
