Bikes – Page 7 – Singletrack World Magazine

Review | The 2019 Whyte S-120 C RS is an absolute yahoo-factory

Wil reviews the 2019 Whyte S-120 C RS – a ludicrously fast trail bike with bonkers geometry Brand new for 2019, the S-120 storms into the Whyte lineup as the...

Bikes 1

Review | 2019 Norco Fluid FS 1 – A Sub-£2k Full Suspension Bike

Hannah checks out the 2019 Norco Fluid FS 1, a sub £2k full suspension bike. Norco is sold exclusively in the UK by Evans cycles, and at this price point...

Bikes 1

Review | Pivot Cycles Mach 4 SL Team XTR

Wil reviews the brand new Pivot Mach 4 SL The Mach 4 SL debuts in 2019 as a freshly baked model for Pivot Cycles. With a sleek carbon fibre frame,...

Bikes 3

Pace RC529 review: the business in front, party in the back hardtail

Andi reviews Pace Cycles’ low-slung Pace RC529 steel 29er to see what this versatile hardcore hardtail is made of. I remember leafing through mountain bike magazines in the mid-’90s and...

Bikes 10

Review | Stanton Switch9er FS – UK Made Steel Full Suspension Play Machine

Hannah reports back on her time on the Stanton Switch9er FS, a hand made steel and alloy bike from the UK. Stanton Bikes has a well established reputation for building...

Bikes

2019 merida one-twenty 8000 wil lysterfield

Review | The 2019 Merida One-Twenty 8000 is a zippy, fun-loving trail bike

Wil reviews the 2019 Merida One-Twenty – a zippy, fun-loving trail bike Following a 2.5 year gestation period, the Merida One-Twenty arrives on the scene as a brand spanking new...

Bikes 5

Review | The 2019 Radon Cragger 8.0 is a whole lotta hardtail for less than €2K

David gives us his review of the 2019 Radon Cragger 8.0 hardtail Radon isn’t a name that tends to come up much in discussions I have about bikes. One of...

Bikes 7

2019 giant trance advanced pro 29er 1 wil

Review | The 2019 Trance Advanced Pro 29er 1 is a very ‘un-Giant like’ trail bike

Wil delivers us his longterm review of the 2019 Giant Trance 29er My recent experience of Giant bikes includes testing the latest Trance 27.5, the Anthem 27.5, and the Anthem...

Bikes 1

Liv Intrigue Advanced 1 2019 Riding Amanda

Liv Intrigue Advanced 1 – Easy Climbing Meets Playful Descending

For 2019, the Liv Intrigue has returned to the women’s specific brand line-up. This is after taking a couple of years off in 2016 to allow for the Pique SX...

Bikes 3

Head To Head Trail Bike Review | 2019 GT Sensor Expert Vs 2019 Trek Fuel EX 9.7

When it comes to full suspension trail bikes these days, there are so many options to look at. We’ve got super high-end, luxury carbon options from the likes of Santa...

Bikes 1

Review | The 2019 Trek Fuel EX 9.7 is a tech-heavy trail bike that rips hard

As part of a head-to-head review feature, Rob’s been testing two 130mm travel 29er trail bikes; the 2019 GT Sensor Expert and the 2019 Trek Fuel EX 9.7. So which...

Bikes 3

Review | The 2019 GT Sensor Carbon Expert ditches complicated suspension for pure, unadulterated fun

As part of a head-to-head review feature, Rob’s been testing two 130mm travel 29er trail bikes; the 2019 GT Sensor Expert and the 2019 Trek Fuel EX 9.7. So which...

Bikes

Review | Propain Hugene Highend 29er – Makes Pedalling Fun

Propain is a direct to consumer bike brand based in Germany. A lot of you will know the Propain name from the World Cup DH circuit, where the likes of...

Bikes 2

Review | The Calibre Sentry is a wallet-friendly enduro bike

For a brand that didn’t even exist five years ago, Calibre Bikes has shot to stardom pretty darn quickly. In its short history, the company has been breaking new ground...

Bikes 9

2019 sonder transmitter first ride review

First Ride Review: 2019 Sonder Transmitter First Impressions

Sonder’s popular Transmitter alloy hardtail returns for 2019 with a fresh lick of paint and updated geometry, but how does it ride? We sent Andi to the woods to find...

Bikes 2

Review | The 2019 Focus SAM 9.9 delivers a few surprises for a 170mm travel enduro bike

Focus launched its new SAM enduro bike in late 2018, so we got one in and put it in the hands of our local Calderdale tester, Rik Legge. Over to...

Bikes

Review | We Test The Carbon Specialized Stumpjumper EVO Pro 27.5

In case you hadn’t heard already, Specialized has just announced the Carbon Specialized Stumpjumper EVO Pro 27.5. You can get all the details of the bike right here, though read...

Bikes 7

2019 Canyon Neuron CF 9.0 SL | A Longterm Review Of Canyon’s Carbon Trail Bike

Wil gives us the verdict on the 2019 Canyon Neuron CF 9.0 SL It’s been quite a few years since we last saw a carbon fibre trail bike from Canyon....

Bikes 18

Review: Jason likes titanium but did this Pilot Duro live up to expectations?

“Many, many years you will be enjoying the magical riding qualities of your handcrafted, high grade titanium frame”, it says on the Pilot website. My own personal experience of titanium...

Bikes 4

First Ride Review: Santa Cruz Chameleon C SE 29 Reserve

There can’t be many models of mountain bike out there which can claim to have the longevity of the Santa Cruz Chameleon. It’s been around since 1996, when it burst...

Bikes 8

First Ride Review: Islabike Jimi – A Mountain Bike For Those Who Refuse To Grow Old

Islabikes is best known for making good quality children’s bikes. Owner, Isla Rowntree, developed the children’s bike range when she found her friends’ children needed bikes, but that there wasn’t...

Bikes 14

whinlatter sonder evol intense primer bird aeris 145

3 Consumer-Direct Mountain Bikes Tested & Reviewed

With more and more brands selling complete mountain bikes direct to consumer, we decided to check out three of the latest options from Intense, Bird, and Sonder, to put each...

Bikes 5

Review: The UK-designed Sonder Evol aims to deliver maximum grins-per-mile

With more and more brands selling complete mountain bikes direct to consumer, we decided to check out three of the latest options from Intense, Bird, and Sonder, to put each...

Bikes 2

Review: The Intense Primer Expert comes with extra enthusiasm as standard

With more and more brands selling complete mountain bikes direct to consumer, we decided to check out three of the latest options from Intense, Bird, and Sonder, to put each...

Bikes

Review: The Bird Aeris 145 GX Eagle is uber-long and uber-fast

With more and more brands selling complete mountain bikes direct to consumer, we decided to check out three of the latest options from Intense, Bird, and Sonder, to put each...

Bikes 1

Review |Canyon Lux CF SL 8.0 Pro Race – Mile-Muncher For Mortals

The Lux isn’t just Canyon’s latest XC ripper – it’s also the lightest and most advanced full suspension race bike that the German brand has ever produced. We put one...

Bikes 6

2019 Canyon Strive First Ride Impressions with Shapeshifter 2.0

To say I was surprised when I laid eyes on the 2019 Strive is an understatement. Of course, we’d had an inkling that we would be meeting the updated Strive...

Bikes 2

YT Jeffsy CF 29 Pro Race 2019 – First Ride Review

It’s the first few minutes of a bike launch and I’m having to try quite hard not to weep. The scepticism brought about by predictably dramatic music, followed by an...

Bikes 6

Review: With a 120mm fork, the Santa Cruz Blur is a pocket rocket trail bike

As far as contemporary XC bikes go, the latest generation Blur from Santa Cruz Bicycles ticks a lot of boxes. Plugging an important gap that the Tallboy left behind as...

Bikes 17

Review: 2018 Cube Reaction TM – a ready to roll package

Cube has a reputation for well priced bikes – you get a decent amount of bike for your money. It’s a brand you’ll find in many a local bike shop,...

Bikes 2

Newer posts

Older posts