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Happy Mondays 004: The Caught By Nanny Edition
What is a Nannycatch? Being caught by your Nan smoking behind the chip shop? Or when you’re playing a wholesome game of Donkey on the lawn with the person employed to raise you when your parents are busy? Perhaps it’s a mechanism deployed by childcare…
Red Bull Hardline: the progression and the pain
In advance of Red Bull Hardline Tasmania, the Athertons have released this discussion between Dan and Gee, looking back on the years since the first Hardline. Enjoy! Red Bull Hardline: the progression and the pain through the eyes of its founders Dan and Gee Atherton …
Gowaan Fest 2025: ‘Ride Bikes, Be Silly’
Gowaan Fest heads back to Farmer Johns MTB park, just outside Manchester on the edge of the Peak District. This year it’s a festival for everyone – not just women as it has been in the past. It’s built a great reputation for being a…
First look at new Fox Speedframe Pro helmet
Meet the new Fox Speedframe Pro: integrated sunglasses holder, one-hand adjustable visor, and the same head form as previous Speedframe offering. Fox Racing: “”The all-new Fox Speedframe open-face trail helmet franchise launches in Spring 2025 including the brand-new Speedframe RS model equipped with Mips® Integra…
Happy Mondays: Clearing trails > clearing desks
HM003: Another Monday of compiled merriment, inspiration and time-killing fodder for your delectation!
Thought Experiment: What if bike brands made cars
Bikes vs cars meet in AI driven teenage fever dream… Who would win in a fight between a cow and a platypus? Would you rather have to eat a pickled egg every day, or a slug every week? If aliens came to take you away,…
Good Vibes Only: In The Hills Gang Video
This is sick AF. 100% good vibes fun. Great riding, fab scenery, turns and tricks, smiles and silliness. More videos like this please. Warning: if you are not under 30 you may watch this and regret your life choices. You might find yourself watching it…
Hunt’s new pultruded, carbon-dense H_Core inserts claim high impact resistance without high weight
HUNT's new Proven Carbon Trail wheelset with H_Core Rim Reinforcement Technology. Pultruded, carbon-dense H_Core inserts offer high impact resistance without high weight.
Reframing MTB conference on 7-8th March in Bristol
The Reframing MTB Conference is back for 2025, visiting Bristol on the 7th and 8th March. Tickets are now on sale here. Co-hosted by Ride Bristol, Reframing MTB aims to “make mountain biking a better, more inclusive and sustainable, fun experience for all”. Reframing MTB…
Malverns Classic ’25: more trails, steeper enduro and a dash of gravel
Tickets are on sale for an expanded 2025 Malverns Classic which takes places on 21-25 August this summer.
Daaaaam Daniel! New Dizzying Danny Mac Video
Danny MacAskill says watching some of this footage makes him a little uncomfortable, but that it’s quite relaxing while he’s doing the actual riding. The only thing relaxing while we watched this was our bowels. Flipping heck. Don’t try this at home, or on a…
Forum Photo Competition: The Winners!
Thanks to everyone who submitted photos, or voted. We hope you enjoyed the injection of scenes and views from out and about. The votes have been counted, and here are your category winners… Just Riding Along: Simon R – Somewhere in Scotland Out There: Sniff…
Happy Mondays: Joybringers in January
Another Monday of compiled merriment, inspiration and time-killing fodder for your delectation. Good afternoon and happy Monday to you all! How was your weekend? Did you manage to get out on a bicycle ride? I managed to get out on Sunday and actually rode with…
Subscribe Today To Get Singletrack World’s February Magazine Delivered!
Join us by midnight on 24th January to have your name on the list to receive a printed copy of February’s magazine. Imagine yourself in February. It’s slightly better than January, but a long way behind March. We’re pretty sure February’s favourite colour is grey.…
Readers’ Rides: Phill M’s Stooge Dirtbomb
For this edition of Readers’ Rides, Phill M shares his Stooge Dirtbomb which he sets-up with cod liver oil tablets and swearing.
Vote Here: Forum Photo Competition – Overall
This is to choose your favourite image from all the finalists in this year’s Forum photo competition. Enjoy scrolling through, and then select your favourite. Simon R – Somewhere in Scotland Dove1 – Trio In The Trees VMGScot – Mossy Sleeves SimonR – Frosty Trees…
OneUp Components are doing clip pedals now
These are apparently the thinnest mountain bike clip pedals in the world. Large platform, fully custom SPD-compatible binding mechanism, DH-rated loadsa colours.Â
20 truths about indoor training from a mountain biker
Lessons learnt. Myths and truths. The good, the bad, and the ugly. They'll prove useful if you're contemplating starting indoor training - you may also have a laugh at my expense.
Vote Now: Forum Photo Competition ‘Open’
All the entries have been gathered and the finalists shortlisted – thanks to everyone that shared their photos. Now it’s time to choose your favourite shot in the ‘Open’ category of our Forum Photo Competition. It’s just for fun and internet kudos – a chance…
The Merida EX enduro now open for pre-registration
September 12-14th are the dates for this year. Here’s the PR info, including details of a new category for the event: Pairs racing. The Merida EX press release: Widely recognised as one of the UK’s premier enduro mountain bike events and hailed by the press…
Happy Mondays: Hills, Chills and Lower Back Aches
New Year, new series. There’s a lot of unhappy news out there these days, so we thought we’d kick off a regular weekly series of positive vibes. We’re calling it Happy Mondays. Because we want the obvious, we get the obvious. In terms of the…
Vote Now: Forum Photo Competition ‘Out There’
All the entries have been gathered and the finalists shortlisted – thanks to everyone that shared their photos. Now it’s time to choose your favourite shot in the ‘Out There’ category of our Forum Photo Competition. It’s just for fun and internet kudos – a…
Vote Now: Forum Photo Competition ‘Bike Life’
All the entries have been gathered and the finalists shortlisted – thanks to everyone that shared their photos. Now it’s time to choose your favourite shot in the ‘Bike Life’ category of our Forum Photo Competition. It’s just for fun and internet kudos – a…
Vote Now: Photo Competition ‘Gnarpooning’
All the entries have been gathered and the finalists shortlisted – thanks to everyone that shared their photos. Now it’s time to choose your favourite shot in the ‘Gnarpooning’ category of our Forum Photo Competition. It’s just for fun and internet kudos – a chance…
Vote Now: Photo Competition ‘Just Riding Along’
All the entries have been gathered and the finalists shortlisted – thanks to everyone that shared their photos. Now it’s time to choose your favourite shot in the ‘Just Riding Along’ category of our Forum Photo Competition. It’s just for fun and internet kudos –…
Fox Defend 3L Water Pant review 1 of 2
This is the first part of a longer-term review of the Fox Defend 3L Water Pant. The second part will be coming in spring, where we’ll have a better idea about the garment’s durability. A good set of waterproof trousers is really an essential for…
Readers’ Rides: Gareth W’s Stanton Slackline
For this edition of Readers’ Rides, Gareth W shares his Stanton Slackline which he bought accidentally, but it’s a keeper. Bike brand and model Stanton Slackline Why this bike? It should never have been this bike. The bike that SHOULD have appeared in Reader’s Rides…
Standout Product of the Year: DJI Avinox
It had to be. No other product released in 2024 caused such a kerfuffle as the DJI Avinox ebike motor. It was the genuine disrupter of a whole market. When drone and action camera specialists announced the DJI Avinox system in July last year, it…
Goodbye ‘Jumpin’ Jez Avery
It is with shock and sadness that we can report the death of the legend that is Jez Avery. Our thoughts are with his family and his friends. I thought I’d catch Jez later. Part way through commentating a bunnyhop competition at the Malverns Classic…
Most Innovative Product of the Year: Project Mjolnir
This year’s Singletrack Award for Most Innovative Product goes to Project Mjolnir. Project Mjolnir is an open source design for an adaptive e-mountainbike. By being open source, it allows people to take the design and have it manufactured at whichever CNC shop they choose. Get…
Singletrack Members: Discount List January 2025
As a reminder to our subscribers, here’s a non-exhaustive list of the current deals you can get access to just by simply being a Singletrack member*. Also, it’s a bit of an ad aimed at those of you who have not yet subscribed. How To…
Best MTB of the Year: Calibre Bossnut
The first thing I want to make clear about our MTB of the Year for 2024 choice is: this is not just because it’s cheap. It’s not even because it’s cheap and decent. The Calibre Bossnut is our MTB of the Year because it is…
Predictions for the mountain bike world in 2025
It’s that time of year when we look into the mists of time, peer into the future, and see what lies ahead. Maybe. In 2024 we were – as usual – sometimes somewhat right. Actually, we might have been ahead of the game – some…
MTB Personality of 2024: Wyn Masters
Fighting off the competition to take the title of MTB Personality of the Year 2024, it’s Wyn Masters. As well as being a top level racer, Wyn has brought Wyn TV to our screens, making his commentary and coverage as synonymous with today’s downhill racing…
Top 10 most read news stories on Singletrackworld in 2024
What happened in 2024? Which news got you clicking and reading? Welcome to the year that was 2024, in the top 10 most read news stories of the year. In a nutshell: brands going bust and Red Bull spectacle. 1. Wiggle Chain Reaction Deal Falls…
Best Image of 2024: Singletrack Issue 155 Cover by Pete Scullion
Your votes have been counted, and the verdict is in: you’ve voted this shot by Pete Scullion from Issue 155’s cover as the Best Image of 2024. “A photo idea that has been floating around my head for years finally came to fruition in the…
Top 10 most popular reviews on Singletrackworld in 2024
The end of the year is nigh, hence a collective desire to look back and assess the outgoing calendar. These are the ten most read reviews that we published in 2024. Note the absence of any megabucks full-suspension trail or enduro bikes. That very much…
Best Article of 2024: Chariots Of Rust by Adam Boggon
The votes have been counted, and the winner is: Adam Boggon, for Chariots Of Rust. Congratulations to Adam. Adam has written a few articles for us over the years, in between his medical school training. His stories are always a great read, though I do…
Best UK Riding Destination of 2024: The Golfie
Your votes have been counted and the results are in. You have chosen The Golfie as the Best UK Riding Destination! Is this relatively compact zone of interest the most ridden patch in the whole of the UK? It certainly feels that way from how…
Community Builders Award 2024: UK MTB Trail Alliance
Congratulations to the UK MTB Trail Alliance, who are this year’s winners of the Community Builders Award in the Singletrack Readers’ Awards. This is a new kid on the advocacy block in the UK and 2024 was about getting the UK MTB Trail Alliance off…
Most Desirable Brand of 2024: Atherton Bikes
Your choice for the Most Desirable Brand in biking in 2024 goes to Atherton Bikes. It’s a family affair, with the Atherton siblings and team mates sharing the stoke for their bikes on the World Cup circuit, in Gee’s crazy video projects, and just hanging out doing laps…
Most Desirable Bike of 2024: Atherton S.170
The Atherton S170 is no alloy look-a-like; Atherton has applied excellent engineering and delivered a mighty fine aluminium mountain bike.
Singletrack Forum Wrapped: The Stats of 2024
Like discovering that your most played song of the year was something by Meatloaf, what you’re about to read might be the kind of thing you wish you didn’t know… It’s our Singletrack Forum* stats of 2024! Most Liberal Token Givers This year we introduced…
Singletrack Forum Photo Competition 2024: ‘Open’
Welcome to the Singletrack Forum Photo Competition 2024. This is an idea kicked off in the Forum last year, partly in response to the Red Bull Illume winners. It’s just for fun – a chance to share and admire a selection of photos and perhaps…
Singletrack Forum Photo Competition 2024: ‘Bike Life’
Welcome to the Singletrack Forum Photo Competition 2024. This is an idea kicked off in the Forum last year, partly in response to the Red Bull Illume winners. It’s just for fun – a chance to share and admire a selection of photos and perhaps…
Singletrack Forum Photo Competition 2024: ‘Out There’
Welcome to the Singletrack Forum Photo Competition 2024. This is an idea kicked off in the Forum last year, partly in response to the Red Bull Illume winners. It’s just for fun – a chance to share and admire a selection of photos and perhaps…
Singletrack Forum Photo Competition 2024: ‘Gnarpooning’
Welcome to the Singletrack Forum Photo Competition 2024. This is an idea kicked off in the Forum last year, partly in response to the Red Bull Illume winners. It’s just for fun – a chance to share and admire a selection of photos and perhaps…
Singletrack Forum Photo Competition 2024: ‘Just Riding Along’
Welcome to the Singletrack Forum Photo Competition 2024. This is an idea kicked off in the Forum last year, partly in response to the Red Bull Illume winners. It’s just for fun – a chance to share and admire a selection of photos and perhaps…
Good Vibes Only: First Trail Pot Supporter Is Announced
In the continuing search for good news from the bike world, here are some happy vibes thanks to local bike shop Big on Bikes. They’ve become the first bike shop to sign up to support The Trail Pot, a charity set up to support trail…
Rocky Mountain Bicycles To Restructure In Effort To Avoid Bankruptcy
Rocky Mountain Bicycles is the second big bike name to hit the headlines for the wrong reasons this week, in an indication that the bike industry is still struggling to recover from the pandemic bubble. It has filed to restructure its operations under the Companies’…
