The last week before Christmas is upon us and our giveaway continues with Day 15 of the Singletrack Christmas Countdown Giveaway! Today’s prize is a pair of Hope F20 platform pedals. Hope F20 Pedals Price: £130 From: Hope Mmm…CNC’d flat pedal loveliness from Hope. With a slightly…
Review: The All City Electric Queen Puts The ‘Oh!’ In Retro
An exercise in style over substance, or a capable trail bike
You Love His Photos, Now Help Colin’s Life.
Chipps, Singletrack’s Editor writes: Usually when a regular contributing photographer emails to say ‘Here is a selection of great photos for you – but it’ll probably be the last I’m going to be sending you. Things have changed…‘ That probably means they’ve got a sweet…
The Great Singletrack Christmas Giveaway – What’s Coming This Week?
We’ve another week of our amazing giveaway coming up. If you’ve not yet won anything, don’t be sad, because we’ve got plenty more for you, including the Mega Sack, which will contain one of everything we’ve given away. Yes! You read that right! Come along…
Is This A Bone Spur, Or Did I Step On A Marble In The Middle Of The Night?
As we get older, mysterious aches and pains start to plague even the most committed biker. We’ve persuaded Midlife Exerciser Magazine’s resident doctor* to round up the commonest complaints and apply the latest, cutting-edge science to getting you up and riding again.
Christmas Countdown Day 14: Win A Lapierre Edge AM 727
Wow, today we’re giving away a whole bike! This is surely going to make someone very happy. Hannah is certainly rather excited about it in the video. Read on to find out what you could win, and how to win it… Holy mackerel! A whole…
Packing Light – 12 Minimalist Packs Tested & Reviewed
Not everyone wants to ride with a big ‘n’ heavy backpack, so we’ve been testing a variety of different options for the minimalist mountain bikers out there, including waist packs, frame bags and mini-packs. Words Antony de Heveningham Photography Amanda Mountain biking packs are a bit of…
Christmas Countdown Day 13: Win A Set Of TRP Quadiem G-Spec Brakes!
Stop what you’re doing and get entering day 13 of our giveaway! Stop! We said STOP! (Brakes, stop, geddit?) TRP Quadiem G-Spec Brakes Price: £400 (£200 each end) From: Upgrade Bikes The name Aaron Gwin is synonymous with World Cup Downhill success – once again,…
Two Bikes, Many Clothes and A Pair of Juicy Nipples – Fresh Goods Friday 426
The Fresh Goods Friday you’re about to see, Was written by journos, numbering three. They’re OK at bikes, and photography But their poetry sucks. You can blame Barney For setting the challenge to introduce This week’s crop of goods, the golden goose, Of Singletrackworld. This…
4 Mini-Backpacks Tested & Reviewed For The Minimalist Mountain Biker
Not everyone wants to ride with a big ‘n’ heavy backpack, so we’ve been testing a variety of different options for the minimalist mountain bikers out there, waist packs, frame bags and mini-packs. Here, we have the micro-packs – basically, a backpack, only smaller. These strip…
Christmas Countdown Day 12: Win An X-Fusion Manic Dropper Post!
It’s day 12 of the Singletrack Christmas Countdown Advent Giveaway and today we’re dropping it like it’s hot with an X-Fusion Manic dropper post giveaway. X-Fusion Manic 150mm x 31.6mm Dropper Post Price: £200 From: Upgrade Bikes X-Fusion suspension is renowned for high quality at sensible value,…
Interview: Taking On Tahnee – Maya Atkinson Moves Up To Elite
Maya Atkinson has twice won the Junior British Downhill Championships and has competed in the EWS and World Cup races. This coming year she will be moving up to the elite category, competing for a new team and hoping to hold her own against what…
Nicolai’s new modular Enduro bike comes with ‘Rado Dropouts’ and ‘MUTATOR Chainstays’
If you're one to get uncontrollably titillated about beautiful welds and gratuitous CNC machined alloy, and you're currently reading this in your workplace, then we suggest you look away now.
Get that weight off your back and down low on the bike – We test & review 4 frame bags
Not everyone wants to ride with a big ‘n’ heavy backpack, so we’ve been testing a variety of different options for the minimalist mountain bikers out there, including waist packs, frame bags and mini-packs. Here Antony takes us through four different frame bags. Over to Antony!…
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.
Christmas Countdown Day 11: Win DMR Brendog Vault Pedals and Brendog Deathgrips
It’s time to get a grip on Christmas and stomp on the gas with day 11 of the Singletrack Christmas Countdown. Keep reading to see what’s on offer and how to win today. DMR Brendog Vault Pedals and Brendog Deathgrips Price: £110 (pedals), £20 (grips) From: Upgrade Bikes…
We’re Giving This Bike Away On Saturday! Lapierre Edge AM 727
Are you the kind of rider who enjoys exploring the mountains, heading to the trail centre, and tackling sumptuous single track? Of course, you are, you’re a mountain biker after all aren’t you? Now just because you enjoy clearing challenging terrain doesn’t necessarily you enjoy…
4 Waist Packs Tested & Reviewed
Not everyone wants to ride with a big 'n' heavy backpack, so we've been testing a variety of different options for the minimalist mountain bikers out there, including waist packs, frame bags and mini-packs. Here Antony takes us through four different waist packs (aka: bum bags/fanny…
Gunn-Rita Dahle ‘Most Successful Mountain Biker Of All Time’ Decides To Hang Up The Cleats
Gunn-Rita Dahle retires. 30 World Cup wins. 9 World Championship Gold medals. 8 European Championship Gold medals. Olympic Gold. Just let that sink in for a minute. Not a bad resume eh? After two decades of racing at the highest level and establishing herself as…
Christmas Countdown Day 10: Win A £140 Lezyne Digital Pressure Overdrive
Today’s Christmas Countdown Giveaway is sure to get you pumped! Today we have a top quality Lezyne Digital Pressure Overdrive system to giveaway. Say goodbye to tough, tubeless conversions! Lezyne Digital Pressure Overdrive Price: £140 From: Upgrade Bikes Make seating tubeless tyres easier with the high volume…
First Look: Get up close and personal with the 2019 Canyon Neuron CF 9.0 SL
Released into the wild a little over a week ago, the Neuron CF has emerged as a brand new carbon fibre trail bike from German company, Canyon. Sitting in between the 100mm travel Lux cross-country race machine, and the 150mm travel Spectral trail bike, the…
10 Neat Mountain Bike Products That Are Straight Outta Scotland
Antony attended the Scottish Mountain Biking Conference, where there was much to be learnt and debated, plus plenty to be seen. Here, he rounds up a bunch of product that is coming out of the land of access – and, no there’s not a haggis…
Christmas Countdown Day 9: Win This Continental Bundle Of Joy
It’s week 2 of the Singletrack Christmas Countdown giveaway and to kick the week off we have a tubeless and tyre bundle from Continental to giveaway! Keep reading for details of the prizes and watch the video to win. Continental Bundle Of Joy Price: £150 From: Continental…
First Look: Radon Cragger 29er Hardtail
Another week, another direct sales German test bike! Following on from the Propain Hugene that arrived a couple of weeks ago, we’ve just had this Cragger 130mm travel hardtail arrive from German brand Radon. Aimed squarely at the trail bike market, the Cragger is available…
The Great Singletrack Christmas Giveaway – What’s Coming This Week?
We’ve already given a huge pile of swag, but fear not, we have plenty more great prizes to be won. Yes! PRIZES to be WON by YOU! It’s very easy to enter – just watch our daily Facebook Live Videos and follow the instructions. But…
13 Top Tips For A Mountain Biking Road Trip
The plan was relatively simple. It went something like this; Step 1: Finish jobs in early August Step 2: Trade in car and buy sweet camper van Step 3: Book Chunnel ticket Step 4: Spend two months travelling Europe while eating lots of food, drinking lots…
Christmas Countdown Day 8: Win A 661 Reset Full Face Helmet
The gift giving flows over into the weekend, and today we’re giving away this rather splendid, bright red, full face helmet from 661. 661 Reset Helmet Price: £69.99 From: SixSixOne The 661 Reset helmet is a very affordable full-face helmet from this well-known protection company. We’ve had…
Interview: Chris Porter – ‘The bicycle fork is so close to its design limit’
Chris Porter recently made the trip up to Singletrack Towers to deliver a bike for the bike test of Issue 123 of Singletrack Magazine. Since he’d come all that way, we thought we’d make the most of his time, so after a quick lunch and…
Singletrack Roost And Roast – The Mountain Bike Magazine Subscription For Coffee Lovers
A merging of two of our favourite things - magazines and coffee
Christmas Countdown Day 7: Win Fibrax Disc Rotors and Finned Brake Pads
Today is part 1 of our Fibrax Christmas Countdown Giveaway, where you have the chance to win everything you need to bring yourself to a safe stop this winter. Read on. Fibrax Rotors and Finned Pads. Price: £80 From: Fibrax Fibrax has quietly been making cool stuff…
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…
Interbike 2019 Cancelled – What Now For The US Bike Industry?
The US bicycle trade show Interbike will not be taking place in 2019, it has been announced. Organisers Emerald Expositions made the announcement in a press release, saying: “The past four years have been difficult for the U.S. bicycle market,” said Darrell Denny, Executive Vice…
Unsprung Heroes – 3 Fully Rigid Bikes Tested & Reviewed
Chipps rides three fully rigid bikes from Kona, Pinnacle and Surly. Words Chipps Photography James Vincent I always like to wear a watch. I’m lost without one and don’t like to rely on my phone for the time as I like that to be out of…
FGF 425: The 17 Days Until Christmas But We’ve Already Opened Our Gifts Edition
There’s something for everyone in this week’s Fresh Goods Friday. Chipps gets a strikingly beautiful carbon frame, Ross gets to dress as his all-time hero, Hannah and Amanda get ultra casual, and Andi is preparing to “Taze” every KOM on Strava. Evil Following Frame Price:…
2018 Christmas Countdown Day 6 – Win Hope Carbon Bars
Today’s Christmas Countdown giveaway is long, black, lightweight, made from the same stuff an F1 car is made from, and they’re from Lancashire. It’s your chance to win a pair of handmade Hope carbon handlebars. Hope Carbon Handlebars Price: £160 From: Hope Technology 100% designed, tested and…
Review: Surly you can’t have fun without suspension? We test the fully rigid ECR
Surly has always been individual and self-confident in its outlook. From pioneering the first production singlespeed (the 1×1, which pre-dated even Kona’s Unit and the On One Inbred) to popularising one of the first 29ers (2001’s Karate Monkey), Surly has always been focused on…
Review: Blue Flow BF37/31 All Mountain Carbon Wheels
Rachel’s been testing some value-oriented carbon mountain bike wheels from a UK-based company called Blue Flow Wheels. How did they hold up? Over to Rachel for the review! I first came across Blue Flow when researching carbon wheel crash replacement schemes (see our ‘Ten Best…
The perfect gift for Christmas? SDG Jr Pro Kit, Pro Level Kit For Kids.
Do your kids enjoy riding as much as you do? Do they hit the trail hard and ride their kit even harder? Are you desperately searching for the perfect Christmas gift for your young rider? SDG may well have the gift box you and your young gun could…
Pick Your Nation State – Sixth Element Limited Edition Carbon Wheelsets
Perhaps you’re just feeling patriotic and you’d like to fly the flag for your country, or maybe you want to look like you’re a pro level rider representing your nation. Sound like you? Then hop on over to Sixth Element before midnight on Friday 4th…
At home with Canyon Bicycles: Part 1
In my hand is a torque wrench. Nothing unusual in that. They aren’t exactly rare in the bike industry. This one, however, is more than a little bit special. The small digital gauge on the shaft is the only real giveaway. Well that and my…
2018 Christmas Countdown Day 5: Win Syncros Tofino Saddle And Accessories
Today we’re giving away a Syncros Tofino saddle along with some rather cool accessories. Learn all about this very special prize below. Syncros Tofino Saddle and accessories! Price: £200+ From: Syncros.com The top endurance orientated saddle from Syncros. It features carbon rails and a low 185g weight. The…
Review: After a playful bargain? The Pinnacle Ramin 3 Plus might be the bike for you
Pinnacle is the house-brand of retail giant, Evans Cycles, but the range is way more than a selection of rebadged catalogue bikes. The brand’s bike designer James Olsen has a long pedigree in the UK bike industry and is one of those designers who likes…
Renthal Offers You Zero. Zero Rise Fat Bar Lite and Fat Bar Lite Carbon Now In Flats!
Amazingly not available until now, Renthal’s Fatbar Lite and Fatbar Lite Carbon now come in zero-rise options. It seems that both XC and Trail riders have been asking Renthal for a zero rise handlebar, in addition to Renthal’s current extensive offering of 10, 20, 30…
Review: Formula’s compressible Neopos spacers change the way your air fork works
Ever since RockShox brought its Bottomless Token system to market in 2014 alongside the re-release of the Pike, more riders have been considering air spring volume as a legitimate way of tuning their suspension.
2018 Scottish Mountain Biking Conference points the way towards sustainable radness
The fourth Scottish Mountain Biking Conference brought together representatives of government, major stakeholders, mountain bike advocates, industry reps and academics for three days of presentations, films, workshops and rides, all with the theme of planning for the future of mountain biking in Scotland. For us…
Orange Bikes Robbed! 11 x 2019 Bikes Stolen
It has been a terrible past few weeks for break-ins. Stif, Hans Rey and now Orange Bikes have all suffered substantial loss due to theft and break-ins. We don’t have details of the where and when of the Orange Bikes break in but we understand…
Sick Bicycles U.S Made Gnarpoon: Steel or Aluminum, Trail Or Downhill You Decide
For any of you following Sick Bicycle Co, you will already know all about the Gnarpoon. Originally teased back in May 2017, the Gnarpoon was the original steel full-suspension bike that the small UK bike brand wanted to make, a bucket list bike which was…
2018 Christmas Countdown Day 4: Win Mudhugger FRX Mudguards
It’s getting wetter and muddier by the day, so what better prize to offer in Day 4 of our Christmas Countdown giveaway than one of these excellent Mudhugger FRX mudguards! Mudhugger FRX Mudguards Price: £25 From: Mudhugger The FRX (Front Race) was designed with the help of…
Review: Kona’s Unit X is like a singlespeed, but with 10 more gears?
The Kona Unit has a long history, from a Canadian company with an equally deep heritage. While Kona celebrates its 30th birthday in 2018, the Unit name dates back at least half that. The Unit was (and still is) Kona’s cross-country singlespeed bike. Affordable and…
New Carbon Wheels From Santa Cruz, Plus Two New V-10 Downhill Bikes!
Santa Cruz has just expanded its carbon fibre mountain bike wheel range, with a brand new Reserve DH model. Joining the existing Reserve Carbon range (which includes the Reserve 25, 27, 30 & 37), the Reserve DH also makes use of a carbon fibre rim…
Orbea Wild FS eMTB Boasts An Off Trend “Upright Trail Bike Position”
There is nothing that we love more than receiving a Press Release on the day that the embargo is to lift. We especially love it when the press release drops in our inbox with just hours to spare and doesn’t include major details. So thanks…