I have got to tell you about my first encounter with this lock. Well, not actually the lock, but a man in a full-on foam outfit walking around the Eurobike trade show in bitching heat dressed as one of these locks
Singletrack Magazine Issue 122: Tracey Moseley – Mother Hucker
Tracy Moseley has had the world as her playground, Pete Scullion finds out whether it’s all swings and roundabouts ahead now that she’s a mum and a rider. Words & Photography Pete Scullion There are few better places to talk shop with a multiple World…
Review: PNW Component’s Loam Lever Upgrades Your ‘Good’ Dropper Post To a ‘Great’ One
We’re a varied bunch here at Singletrack Towers. We have riders who prefer carbon and others who prefer steel. Some of us ride on flat pedals and others ride clipped in. There are even riders in the office who don’t have any suspension at all!…
The Post Is Back To Normal And We’ve Got a Bunch Of Parcels! It’s Fresh Goods Friday 429
It's the first Fresh Goods Friday of 2019 and our hangovers have subsided enough that we are comfortable looking at screens once more.
Singletrack Magazine Issue 122: In My Shoes
Products aren’t just for testing – they can find their way into our lives, our stories and our hearts. In the first of a new series, called Still Going, Hannah tells us about life in her shoes.
Chrome Barrage Cargo Backpack – For Commuters With a Heavy Load
Well what a deceiving pack this one is. I wasn’t supposed to be testing this Chrome Barrage Cargo backpack, it was sent in for Chipps, but late one day in the depths of winter I found myself needing to ride home with a lot more…
Team Rumours Part 2: Miller, Atwill, Agassiz, Gwin, Harrison, Atherton and more 2019 team news
We’re in the thick of 2019 Team Rumours, with riders finally announcing that they’ll be leaving current contracts and are heading to pastures new.
Bird Cycleworks Pumps Up Aeris 120 Trail Bike With New ‘LT’ Option
Bird Cycleworks is celebrating the New Year in style with a new full suspension trail bike
BikeYoke Wants You To Whack A Willy On Your Bike In 2019
German component manufacturer, BikeYoke, has ushered in the New Year with 3 new components to help you get the most from your dropper post. BikeYoke is best known for its Revive dropper post which offers a clever “self-healing” system meaning that you’ll never need to…
Video: Ratboy Takes His Cannondale Habit For a New Years Ride
We’re still a little while away getting a full on confirmation that Josh Bryceland has joined Cannondale, but this video posted on his Instagram earlier today certainly seems to confirm the move. The video shows the Rat treating his new ride to a spot of…
We Predict The Future: What will 2019 hold for mountain biking?
Close your eyes. Breathe in, and out, and relax. Let your mind drift. Drift like smoke on the air. Picture yourself in a darkened space, floating, floating with the smoke. Now, follow that smoke as it drifts. It is your spirit guide, leading you onwards.…
Interview: Adele Mitchell – it’s not about what you wear, it’s about how much fun you have
Our Inspiring Women interviews have featured a wide range of people from local heroes to seasoned pros. Whatever they are doing now they’ve all had an adventure sport background which makes it easy to see how they’ve ended up mountain biking. Our very own contributor…
First Look: Ron Burgundy’s 2019 GT Sensor Expert
Earlier this year, GT released two new bikes that took a wild step away from what we were all used to seeing from the brand.
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 it steadily morphed into a trail bike, the new Blur (also known as the ‘Blur…
Review: The Fix It Sticks Mountain Kit brings shop tool functionality to the trail
Having launched a wildly popular Kickstarter campaign way back in 2013, Fix It Sticks went on to successfully bring its clever modular tool system into a market that, up until then, had otherwise been dominated by the standard flip-out multi-tools we’re all familiar with. For…
Warning: Cliff Edge Ahead – we need to talk about mental health
As I climb back onto my bike I realise I’ve just seriously considered stepping off a cliff edge to escape the turmoil that is going on inside me, that’s not good.
Interview: Dan Stanton – redefining how we build and buy bikes?
Rather than just waiting for her Stanton Switch9er FS test bike to turn up by courier, she went off for a day in the Peak District to see the bike being made, and even ‘helped’ with a couple of bits. While she was there she…
2019 Team Rumours Roundup, Who’s Going Where Next Season?
We discuss a few of the major 2019 MTB team rumours, some of which are all but confirmed and others that are not.. yet
A Fun E-Day Out With Shimano Steps E8000, Turning Descents Into Climbs.
We wanted to find a way of showing how averagely fit mountain bikers can have an absolute scream on an e-bike. Sportline kindly loaned us one of its Ariel-e bikes, equipped with Shimano's top of the range E-8000 electric groupset.
Good Bye 2018, Hello Fresh Goods Friday 428
Here we go here we go here we go, it’s the last Fresh Goods Friday of 2018. A year that started with Wil freezing his toes off in our studio building a bamboo bike, and ends with him sweating his toes off Down Under among…
10 End Of Year Online MTB Bargains
Struggling to decide what you should buy with your Christmas spends? Online retailers have kicked off Boxing Day Sales, and in the true sense of the idea, these sales will last considerably longer than the single day after Christmas, meaning there’s plenty of time to…
Gnar Gnot Gnecessary: Great rides don’t need bluebird skies
Riding bikes is totally ace, regardless of how techy the trails are. And how bad the weather is.
Singletrack Team’s Top 5 Kit Cupboard Essentials For Mountain Bikers
Perhaps you've been lucky and got a bunch of vouchers for Christmas, or maybe you've been less lucky and have a too-small pair of white bib shorts that you're going to be exchanging. Or maybe you've been really lucky, and you're the proud owner of…
Singletrack Team’s Top 5 Upgrades For Your New Bike
Maybe you've just got yourself a new bike, maybe you've been given some vouchers to spend. Let our team help you make your new ride - or your old ride - that bit better, with our top tips for upgrading your bike.
Breaking News! Pace Cycles Reveals RC295 Carbon Full Suspension Frame
Sure it might be Christmas Day, but that doesn’t stop the news from rolling and this piece is a doozy! After 3 days of social media teasers, Yorkshire’s Pace Cycles has just revealed its latest mountain bike frame, and it’s carbon! Although the Pace brand…
Our Singletrack Staff Pick Of The Pics From 2018
With a smart phone in our pocket pretty much everywhere we go, there's rarely a moment that Singletrack staffers don't have the option to record for posterity.
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
Cotic-ing all the boxes: An inside look at the Cotic-Fiveland Bikes collaboration
Barney takes a trip up to that there Scotland to find out more about Cotic’s venture with fledgling Scottish framebuilders Five Land Bikes
Christmas Countdown Day 21: Win USE Ultimate Boom Bar And Vyce Stem
Our final Christmas Countdown Giveaway prize comes from USE and includes their wonderful looking carbon Boom Bar, and innovative looking, UK made, Vyce stem! Win them both here. Ultimate BOOM Bars Price: £134.99 From:USE These massive carbon handlebars (800mm width, 30mm rise, for a 35mm stem) have…
Column: Moving On – mountain bikers don’t need to ride to stay fit
Jason Miles has moved to another country. Well, Scotland. I’ve very recently moved house. It wasn’t a particularly straightforward move – we upped sticks and relocated from Manchester to a fairly remote part of southern Scotland, but it’s quiet, friendly and the cycling here is…
Christmas Countdown Day 20: Win Gussett S2 Swag
Win this selection of designed in the UK components from Gussett including Gussett S2 saddle, handlebar, grips and a chunky 35mm diameter stem! Gussett S2 Bundle Price: £44.99 (Saddle), £69.99 (Stem), £16.99 (Grips) £54.99 (Bars) From: Ison Refresh your cockpit and saddle with this bundle of products from Gusset,…
Say “Aye” Tae A Ride: How Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland are helping to take the sport to the next level
There is, the astute amongst you might observe, something of a buzz around mountain biking in Scotland right now. With a world-class trail network, ridiculously talented athletes, photographers and filmmakers, not to mention highly progressive access laws that let mountain bikers into the heart of…
Aaron Gwin and Neko Mulally Officially Off YT For 2019
Did you enjoy watching Aaron Gwin and Neko Mulally racing the DH WC on YT bikes for the past few years? Well, we hope you truly savoured those days as they have officially come to an end. The following text is from this Facebook post…
Unfinished Business: One Mountain, Three Ways
Earlier this year for issue 119 of The Magazine, I had a great day out on Helvellyn and subsequently wrote up a classic ride taking in (after much debate) what I thought was the best way to tackle the highest legally rideable peak in England
At Home With Canyon Bikes | Part 2
In association with Canyon Bikes UK In part 1, Sanny got up close and personal with Canyon Bikes Koblenz HQ. This time round, he gets to find out about the new cross country racer, the LUX and sample the local trails, German style. After a…
Christmas Countdown Day 19: Win This Dexshell Bundle
You deserve to be warm and dry this winter so you owe it to yourself to tune in, watch today’s video and enter this delicious Dexshell bundle. Win This DexShell Bundle Price: £24 (hat), £25 (Ultra weather gloves) From: DexShell There’s a bundle of waterproof socks, hats…
FGF 427: Is It Too Early To Start Christmas Shopping?
Welcome to the final Fresh Goods Friday before Christmas. While it’s probably a little late for gift ideas, there’s nothing to stop you doing some Boxing Day laptop shopping while trying to stay awake through the sherry haze… And this week, well, we hope you…
Review: Are the Rotor 2INPower MTB Cranks worth £999?
For many mountain bikers, the mere mention of ‘power meters’ is enough to make our eyes glaze over. As Rachel Sokal discovered though, there’s a bit more to these 2INPower cranks from Rotor. It might be a bit odd to start a review of the…
Still Looking For The Perfect Pressie? What About The Commencal Meta AM 29 SRAM Edition?
Followers of the Downhill WC and EWS will already be familiar with the winning combination of Commencal frames and SRAM components, and if you’ve ever wondered if you could emulate the exploits of the Commencal Team if only you had a similar bike, well today…
First Look: 2019 Vitus E-Sommet e-MTB With The All New Shimano Steps E7000
Regular readers of Singletrackworld.com will have read our roundup of 2019 Vitus Bikes earlier in the year. The latest range caters for pretty much everyone from XC racers on a budget to EWS slayers, and they’ve not missed out the E-curious either! Vitus has 3…
Christmas Countdown Day 18: Win a Syncros Matchbox Cage Multi Tool
More amazing prizes to pop into the Singletrack Mega Sack, MEGA SACK, MEEEGGGAAA SAAACCCKKKK! Scott Syncros Matchbox Cage Price: £65.99 From: Scott Sports All of what you see here attaches to the provided bottle cage – meaning you’ll have more room in your pack for sandwiches. Or…
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, and as a result you’ll probably see a decent number of them out on the…
Singletrack Issue 122: Climbing Up in Trentino, Stepping Back in Time
Pete and trials rider Ali Clarkson take the ‘easy’ option round the historic fortresses of Italy. Words & Photography PETE SCULLION With the early morning mist lifting slowly off the Dolomites, high in the Trentino valley, we try to shrug off the hectic last few…
Video: Jeff Kendall-Weed Gets Retro In Durango
He might look like an accountant or an attorney, but once he's on a bike Jeff Kendall-Weed is all style. Even when he's on a bike from the mid-ninetees. Dammit.
Christmas Countdown Day 17: Win Fibrax Gear Cable Kit
There are few bikes that don’t use the trusty cable to shift gears or activate a dropper post and while you might be under the impression that all cables are created equal they actually aren’t. Fibrax Gear Cable Kit, Dropper Post Upgrade Kit, and S-Clips Price: £29.99…
First Look: RevGrips – Shock Absorbing Grips For A Penny Under £100
Price: £99.99 From: Cyclorise We’re well used to squawks of ‘how much?!’ in response to Fresh Goods Friday, but even our eyebrows raised when these grips arrived in the office. £99.99 for grips? Why? The grips are designed with an inner sleeve of a larger…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 122 : Last Word
The Highland Heist Charlie the Bikemonger reveals his criminal past. Does ‘I was very tired’ count as a defence? You know what? Bikepacking can really change you. Around ten years ago I cycled with my two great friends Crashy Simon and Beardy Martin from the…
Singletrack Issue 122: Charlie The Bikemonger – The Highland Heist
You know what? Bikepacking can really change you. Around ten years ago I cycled with my two great friends Crashy Simon and Beardy Martin from the south coast of England to Aviemore in the Scottish Highlands, so we could race the Single Speed World Champs.…
Christmas Countdown Day 16: Win An Endura MT500 Helmet
Are you dreaming of a white Christmas? Or perhaps you’re dreaming of a brand new white Endura MT500 helmet, because that’s what we’re giving away today. Win An Endura MT500 Helmet Price: £149.99 From: Endura This high-performance Enduro style mountain bike helmet features large vents including top “air…
It’s Official Adam Brayton & Meg Whyte Join Nukeproof For 2019
Team rumours are becoming team fact with the confirmation that both Adam Brayton and Meg Whyte will be on Nukeproof bikes for the 2019 season!. Adam Brayton remains on the Hope Factory Team but will retire his trusty Scott Gambler for a Nukeproof Pulse frame…
Review: Hayes’ new Dominion A4 may just be some of the best 4-piston disc brakes we’ve tested
Hayes recently debuted a brand new hydraulic disc brake called the Dominion A4. Designed as a powerful 4-piston disc brake for trail, enduro, downhill and e-MTB use, the Dominion A4 is an absolutely crucial product for the Hayes Components group. To see whether the Dominion…