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Photo Story: Red Bull Rampage – Members’ Edition

This year marked 20 years since the first Red Bull Rampage. Since the Singletrack staff were trapped on this side of the ocean, we asked USA based photographer JP Gendron to capture the scenes for us. Grab yourself a big screen to make the most of these. The sun rises…

How to buy a second hand mountain bike

Dieter is a bike mechanic at Happy Days Cycles in Sowerby Bridge, where he regularly revives donated bikes to sell to customers, or repairs customers’ bikes with parts retrieved from bikes that can’t be saved. He’s happy to get you rolling again without upselling you the latest whizz-bang technology, so…

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Access Rights: Be Nice, Say Hi, Ask Why

Recently, Iโ€™ve been thinking again about access rights. Previously I was definitely on the side of โ€˜ride legal, or keep it quiet if youโ€™re notโ€™. Now, Iโ€™m not so sure. Increasingly, Iโ€™m coming to the conclusion that access is a right, and that the proposals for Wales – lauded as…

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A Closer Look At Trek’s Sustainability Report

Tom is a Climate Change and Green Infrastructure Officer, a mountain bike guide, Cytech mechanic, Greenpeace activist and holds a BSc in Outdoor and Environmental Education and MSc in Marine Environmental Protection. We asked him to take a closer look at Trek’s recent sustainability report. โ€œBikes can save the worldโ€,…

2021 Down Hill Season Review – A Gripping Year!

We’ve asked George to take us back through the 2021 DH World Cup, letting us relive the highs and lows, the dramatic finale, and already turning our thoughts to what comes next year. Coming into the 2021 season, the womenโ€™s title race was the most open it has been in…

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Surly Dunoon Dirt Dash or Bramble Bash?

Photography by Markus Stitz โ€œIf you sort of straighten one of your legs, push the bike upwards at the same time and immediately apply both brakes, you might be able to put your foot on that rock next to your left arm, using the bike as a supportโ€. I was…

The Tarpless Tour | A Celebration of Mountain Biking Friendships

Up and down the country, clusters of riding friends navigate their way round local trails and personal challenges. The bikes help them fall apart, and stick together. Stephan Fowler brings us a tale from one such group. ‘The Tarpless Tour’ is possibly a somewhat confusing name for our annual pilgrimage…

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On the Rampage: Behind Freeride’s Biggest Freakshow

Everyone knows about the riders of the Red Bull Rampage; the drops and hucks. but no one ever sees the hundreds of faithful fans who camp in the Utah desert and trek miles to watch and help make it the spectacle it is.

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