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Singletrack On Benefits
Don’t panic. We are not joining the queue at the Job Centre. Mark and I have been going flat out to make being a Singletrack member even better. Members not only get the great magazine, but now you also get a bunch of other great…
Charlie’s Business Trip To A Brewery
I recently took a short motorcycle ride from Singletrack Towers, over the Pennines, to the rather pleasant Lancashire (No, Charlie, they don’t like that kind of thing up here) er, Cumbria town of Kirkby Lonsdale. It rained most of the way, the roads were greasy,…
You’re Grounded! Singletrack Deadline Coffee
Lockdown makes me feel somewhat like being a teenager who has been grounded by their parents. Yeah sure I am no longer a teenager, but I still have a bike and skateboard, and I was told not to leave the house by an old man…
Singletrack Issue 132 | Subscribe by 25th July
By the time Singletrack Issue 132 lands on your doorstep, you should be able to do many of the usual things that we look forward to: camping trips to new trails, group rides with friends, and maybe even starting to look to some organised events.…
Take Control Of Your Singletrack Membership!
Thank you for joining our Singletrack community – we appreciate you supporting our work. We’re an independent UK publisher, and everything you see in Singletrack Magazine or on Singletrackworld.com is pulled together by our small team of dedicated staff. By joining our community you help…
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…
Singletrack 124 | Subscribe Now And Get A Potato Through Your Letterbox!
We’ve been so distracted with extreme weather changes, new bikes and Chipps’ holiday photos that this issue really has crept up on us. That’s not to say we aren’t prepared though – quite the opposite. This one is a belter! And we’re rather excited to…
We’ve Updated The Homepage So You See Everything
You may have noticed that our homepage is populated with stories from across our content network, specifically from our individual channels...
Christmas Countdown Christmas Eve Megasack Winner
We've picked a winner. Well, Mark did from beside his fireplace and tree live on Facebook. If you didn't catch it and you want to know if you've won then watch the video
Quality Singletrack Gifts For The Mountain Biker In Your Life (Or Just Treat Yourself)
We've got everything you need to make the mountain biker in your life happy, right here.
Singletrack Roost And Roast – The Mountain Bike Magazine Subscription For Coffee Lovers
A merging of two of our favourite things - magazines and coffee
Buy It While It’s Hot! Singletrack Issue 122 Has Landed – With Free Calendar
What? You haven’t already got your copy? In that case you must have forgotten to subscribe! It’s not too late though, you could subscribe today and you’ll be able to access the digital archive of the magazine, and you’ll start the year with Issue 123…
Latest Singletrack print issue free with any digital sub in November
Yes, that’s right. For the cost of a monthly digital subscription of just £1.99 you will get a free copy of our latest issue of Singletrack worth £6.50 absolutely free. We get that it may seem a bit weird to offer a print mag with…
Subscribe to Singletrack today and butter your bum for free
It started with Kevin the Pirate, starting a small cosmetics company in his kitchen. He is a real pirate, sails up the river and invades the next town of Wareham occasionally with his gang. So over a few ciders he asked “eeeear Charlie what do…
NEW! Reusable Singletrack coffee cups here to save the planet – and made of bamboo!
Coffee lovers We love coffee at Singletrack – always have done. The first tangible asset the company ever really owned was a Wega coffee machine that Chipps bought for £300 from a bloke in a service station car park – true story. We are as…
Mountain Bike Personality Of The Year – Singletrack Reader Awards 2018 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 Online Service – Singletrack Reader Awards 2018 Finalists
No matter how committed you are to using your local bike shop, the chances are you’ve used an online service of some sort this year. Interestingly, this year’s nominations look beyond the ‘buying stuff’ to other sort of ‘online services’. Here’s who has made it…
Best Trail Centre – Singletrack Reader Awards 2018 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 2018 Finalists
The finalists Cycle Factory, Todmorden, West Yorkshire Pedal and Spoke, Peaslake, Surrey Riders Cycle Centre, Skipton, North Yorkshire Read on to find out more about each finalist. Voting instructions at the end of the article. Cycle Factory, Todmorden Just reading the testimonials left by satisfied…
Best UK Event, Show or Series – Singletrack Reader Awards 2018 Finalists
Normally we have three nominees, but this year, there were so many passionate votes for different events that we had to cave in and go with four nominees for the category of ‘Best event or series’. The Finalists Ard Rock Enduro Malverns Classic MTB Meetup…
Best Author – Singletrack Reader Awards 2018 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. In a slight change to previous years, this year we looked for nominations for best…
Best Published Image – Singletrack Reader Awards 2018 Finalists
Singletrack Magazine has always prided itself in the quality of its photographs and the skills of its contributors. In this day and age when everyone is now a photographer and your phone is always to hand to snap whatever catches your eye, it’s easier than…
Best e-MTB – Singletrack Reader Awards 2018 Finalists
Finalists Focus Jam2 Orange Alpine E Factory Specialized Turbo Levo FSR Carbon Voting instructions are at the end of this article. Read on to learn more about each finalist. Specialized Turbo Levo FSR Carbon Not content with merely adding a battery and motor to…
Best Bike Over £4500 – Singletrack Reader Awards 2018 Finalists
The Finalists Mondraker Foxy XR 29 Orange Stage 4 Factory Santa Cruz Bronson Carbon C XO1 Reserve Voting instructions are at the end of this article. Read on to learn more about each finalist. Imagine for a second that you have unlimited funds, no mortgage,…
Best Bike Under £4500 – Singletrack Reader Awards 2018 Finalists
The Finalists Bird Aeris AM9 Canyon Spectral CF 8.0 Cotic Solaris MAX XT Cane Creek Helm Voting instructions are at the end of this article. Read on to learn more about each finalist. If you’re shopping for a bike at this price point then you…
Best Bike Under £1500 – Singletrack Reader Awards 2018
Tough competition for the best of our budget bike picks this year. We have two extremely capable full-suspension bikes up against a versatile steel hardtail, all of which are designed here in the UK. The finalists Calibre Bossnut Evo Genesis Longitude 2018 Sonder Evol NX1 Recon…
Best Software: Singletrack Reader Awards 2018 Finalists
The Finalists BELL Super DH MIPS helmet Julbo Renegade Glasses Specialized 2FO 2.0 Shoe Voting instructions are at the end of this article. Read on to learn more about each finalist BELL Super DH MIPS helmet Price: £249.99 From: ZyroFisher The BELL Super DH MIPS is…
Best Hardware – Singletrack Reader Awards 2018 Finalists
We’re in sync people! The 3 final nominations for the Best Hardware Award, chosen by you, are 3 products that we all love here in the office too! Thank goodness you guys have the final say though, knuckle dusters and old handlebars are being brushed…
Finland. It’s not all about snow (okay mostly…)
This article was originally published in Issue 115 of Singletrack Magazine. Words & Photography by Hannah. Hannah takes a wintery fat bike trip to the Arctic Circle to discover dangerous downhills, Russian border stations, saunas and moose stew. Before it came to mean an afternoon’s bike…
Last Chance To Subscribe! Singletrack Issue 120
We’ve got a sweat on – and not just because it’s hotter than a furnace at Singletrack Towers today. No, it’s deadline day, and Issue 120 of Singletrack Magazine is off to the printer. Just in case you’ve not already subscribed and aren’t lounging in…
Talking Trickstuff: Factory Tour
Back in Premier Edition issue 116, Team Singletrack caught up with German precision engineering company Trickstuff, in its hidden factory deep in a German housing estate. Photography: James Vincent We’re not the first to follow the ‘Trickstuff’ signs off the main thoroughfare into the residential…
Bamboo, Sweat & Tears: Attempting To Build The Bamboo Bastard
Back in February for issue 117 of Singletrack Magazine, we decided to see if a self-confessed perfectionist who’s terrible at woodwork make a bamboo bike from scratch at home? Well, the answer is ‘sort of…’ Read on for the full story and watch out for…
Interview: David Turner – “You’re either ‘enduro’ – or you’re not”
This article was first published in Issue 109 of Singletrack Magazine. Subscribe today from just £1.99 Chipps tracks down the quiet man with his name on the frames at Turner Bikes and finds out that you’re either enduro, or you’re not, why Turner was forced…
Limited Edition Singletrack Lifetime Subscriptions – available now!
Life subscriptions have been extremely popular each time we release a batch. The convenience of never having to renew your subscription, the joy of the cost never increasing, and the invitations to reader rides and awards may be a few reasons why. Other exclusive benefits…
The New Singletrack Magazine Weekly Spine Line Round-up
Subscribers of Singletrack Magazine (Yes, there’s a magazine) will be familiar by now of the random and seemingly bizarre sentences that appear on the spine of every issue. They are given without explanation and certainly no context. They just exist to stimulate the imagination but…
Singletrack Issue 118 – Sneak Peek
Subscribe to Singletrack from as little as £1.49 Hark! The twittering of birds, the bleat of lambs and the scent of daffodils on the breeze! The Spring edition of Singletrack, Issue 118, is published on 6th April. It’s time to put the bleak midwinter behind…
Singletrack Editors’ Choice Awards 2017 – more winners!
Three more awards bestowed upon the best of the best
Wil’s Top 5 Products Of 2017 – The Singletrack Editors’ Choice Awards
Our Technical Editor's favourite products of 2017
Editor’s Choice 2017 – Hannah’s picks for the Singletrack Editors’ Choice Award
Hannah's favourite products and events from last year
The very best of 2017 – Chipps’ picks for the Singletrack Editors’ Choice Award
Chipps' favourite products and events from last year.
Two More Ways To Get Singletrack Delivered To Your Door
Here's how to treat yourself or a loved one to Singletrack Issue 117
Singletrack Issue 115 – Last Chance to Subscribe!
Make sure you get the full length Premier Edition of Singletrack delivered to your door by subscribing today
Video: T-Mo’s Top Tubeless Tyre Trick
Tracy Moseley features in Issue 114 of Singletrack Magazine, where she shares this top tip for repairing tubeless mountain bike tyres
An Electric Powered MTB Eco Adventure
Chipps takes on a carbon-friendly week of mountain biking and 200 miles of driving across Scotland in an electric van
Bike Check: Chipps’ Performance Pub Bike
A look at the finished bike as seen in Issue 111's framebuilding feature
New Look Singletrack Issue 112 Is Here!
The bigger, better Singletrack magazine issue 112 is now out in all good shops.
Issue 112: Last Chance To Subscribe!
The new look, new length magazine is off to the printer, there's still time subscribe to get this issue if you're speedy
Issue 111: Pre Order Now!
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Issue 111 – Last Chance To Subscribe!
The magazine has gone to the printers, there's still a chance to subscribe to get this issue if you're speedy. Here's what's in it…
Jenn Hill | The Great Divide
The Great Divide is a rider's dream. If you can't ride it just now, why not read about it instead?