Next year’s UCI Mountain Bike World Championships will be held in Valais, Switzerland, from 30 August to 14 September. There will be eight world Championship disciplines to compete in across seven venues. The Downhill is at Champery… epic rain and Danny Hart for World Champion?…
Extra 10% off Black Friday Deals at HUNT Wheels
Another Monday mood lifter: HUNT Wheels has sweetened its Black Friday offer with an extra 10% discount on sale wheels With the discount code BF-EXTRA10, customers can save an extra 10% off wheels already reduced in the HUNT Black Friday offer. This covers wheels in…
Revolutions: A Short Documentary on Bike Waste
We know that mountain biking isn’t ‘green’, and while bikes as transport is better for the planet than cars, there’s still an impact on the environment. In recent years, companies have started to take a closer look at the impact of their manufacturing, but as…
Fresh Goods Friday 732: The Gripping Death Edition
It’s that time of your mountain biking week again: Fresh Goods Friday! Let us all gather ’round the cyber hearth and sing digital songs of mirth and joy. How do you like your grips? DMR Deathgrip 2 grips The King is dead! Long live the…
Calibre Bossnut currently for sale at £999 (that’s £701 off!)
The new Calibre Bossnut is on offer (yes, already) today, and up until 2nd December. Well, if it doen’t sell out, which at this price seems a distinct possibility. Want to look as cool as Landosteezy does on the cover of the next Singletrack Magazine?…
New Atherton S.150 launches today from £4,499
Hot outta the inbox is the news from Dyfi Valley that the Atherton S.150 trail bike is launching today. Here’s a quickie Press Relase. The S.150 starts from £4,499.00 (€4,480.25, $4,742.70) for a full build. Atherton Bikes launch the S.150: A hard-hitting, confidence-inspiring bike for…
2025 UK Mountain Bike Endurance Calendar Revealed
If mountain biking for you means clippy pedals, short travel bikes, and tyres with just a hint of knobs, then this news is for you. British Cycling has released the dates for next year’s ‘endurance’ calendar. You’ve got until early April to get your training…
Cam Zink’s New Bike Is A Transformer For Play Time
Cam Zink has been working on his own bike design for a while, and has finally – sort of – revealed it to the world. You need to guess the password to see all the details. But we’ll not spoil all the fun by spilling…
Bike Check: Andi’s Production Privée Shan G.T.
Andi is a self-confessed Production Privée fanboy, so when he dropped by the office with this latest bike we asked him to explain the attraction. I used to read Dirt Magazine… and I remember reading a review of the Production Privée, the original one, and…
Up to 35% off Hunt Wheelsets during Black Friday season
HUNT is offering up to 35% off wheels for their Black Friday promotion with some big deals on their lightweight XC wheels in both carbon and alloy. The complete list of HUNT XC Wheelsetsa Black Friday Deals: HUNT XC Wide Save 25%: £479.00 £359.26 “The…
Must Watch: Making History – The Women of Freeride
Unless you live under a rock, you probably know that this year saw the first women’s event at Red Bull Rampage. But it might have escaped your attention just how long women have been working to make that happen, and why it means so much…
7iDP Sam Hill Knee Pad review
The full name of these is 7iDP Sam Hill Knee Pad Holographic LTD Edition Series 1. That is quite the mouthful. Not that you should put knee pads in your mouth. Pros Cons Knee pads are one of those products you buy and stick with…
Bridgedale: Making Socks That Are Good For The Sole?
“I’ve got you some lovely bike socks”. If you ride bikes, this is the kind of phrase you’ll hear from some well-meaning relative or colleague. Your heart will sink, as you know that you’re about to receive some socks with bikes on. Quite possibly badly…
Fresh Goods Friday 731: The Humpty Dance Edition
Friday is the new Wednesday. Although Wednesday has always been the old Friday here at Singletrack. It’s complicated. Whatever you choose to have your hump day, good luck getting over it. We’re here to help with the Frinesday’s Fredsh Goods! Dig in… Privateer 161 Gen…
Trash Free Trails Report Highlights Impact On Wildlife
Often the impact of litter – or rubbish, or pollution – on our trails and in our wild spaces is seen as an aesthetic threat. Something that offends our eyes and spoils our experience of the outdoors. All that remains true, but this year’s Trash…
Don’t Look Now: Another Ridgeline Film From Gee Atherton
While he wasn’t in Utah at Red Bull Rampage this year – giving our nerves a rest – Gee Atherton went to possibly the most Rampage-like terrain to make another Ridgeline film. Ridgeline VI is filmed in Kazakhstan, a very long way away from useful…
Get Your Free Calendar With December’s Singletrack Magazine!
Golly gosh, it’s that time of year already. The December issue of Singletrack Magazine will be going to the printer quite soon, so you have until 25th November to make sure your name is on the list to get a copy. This month, it comes…
Dean Trail Volunteers Honoured with The King’s Award for Voluntary Service
You already knew they were great because you’ve previously given them the Best Trail Team Award, and now the Dean Trail Volunteers have been recognised by the King (that’s the actual King, not Elvis, or Chipps) for their efforts. Nice one. Recognising exceptional commitment to…
Singletrack World Awards 2024 now open for nominations
This year’s Singletrack World Awards are now open for your nominations! Your voice remains just as important as ever. Last year we merged the Award categories voted for by you and the Award categories voted for by us into one big end-of-year event. You’ll get…
Free carbon wheels worth £1149 with Privateer complete bikes
For the ‘Black Friday’ season (now until early December basically), Privateer x Hunt Wheels offering a Proven carbon wheel upgrade on all complete Privateer Gen 2 141 and 161 bikes. Anyone who orders a complete 141 or 161 will receive the latest HUNT Proven Carbon…
ABUS HiDrop Helmet Review
Although fairly budget friendly, the ABUS HiDrop helmet is not just an entry level lid designed to get you by, it’s been used in multiple UCI World Series events. HiDrop ABUS is a brand that in the past has pleasantly surprised when it comes to…
Readers’ Rides: Will’s Fat Chance Yo Eddy
For this edition of Readers’ Rides, Will shares his 2020 Fat Chance Yo Eddy complete with “Custom painted Thompson Elite stem”, obvs. Bike brand and model Fat Chance Yo Eddy Why this bike? Having started biking as a teen in the early 90’s, I blame…
Give the gift of Singletrack this year with added extras
In the words of Brad Pitt in the classic family film, Seven, 'What's in the box?'
Fresh Goods Friday 730: The Fingers In Ears Edition
Nope. Not going to talk about it. Don’t know what you’re on about anyway. Everything is fine. Everything is fine. La-la-la! As if to prove such, here is a particularly potent edition of Fresh Goods Friday for you. Everything is fine. Cotic Rocket Following on…
UK Trails Project Publishes First Report Into UK Trails Network
Hopefully you remember when it was announced that SRAM was funding a UK Trails Project. And hopefully somewhere along the way you took part in the consultation, perhaps in person, or by filling in their survey. At the start of the process, we hoped it…
New Scottish Enduro Association Launched: Could you be part of It?
The future of enduro in the UK is looking uncertain, with major event organisers Tweedlove and Kev Duckworth of PMBA hanging up their clipboards for this year. Ironically, maybe, this comes just after the first ever officially sanctioned British Enduro Championships were held, with national…
Funding Cuts To Welsh Trails Confirmed
We’ve been reporting for a while that there were extensive budget cuts threatened at Natural Resources Wales, the land manager responsible for most of the places you’re likely to ride in Wales. These threaten the visitor facilities at the trail centres, but also – as…
Greg Minnaar: Retirement 20 Questions with the GOAT
In this episode George, Jack and Emi chat MSA, 2025 & Team Rumours before they’re joined by the G.O.A.T., Norco Race Division’s Greg Minnaar to chat about his final season racing World Cups and to play retirement 20 questions! Listen to the podcast here: Watch…
Readers’ Rides: Back On A Bike With This Bird Aether 9
For this edition of Readers’ Rides, a forumite shares his Bird Aether 9: “the STW forum helped me a huge amount with returning, including pointing me towards this bike which got me hooked again.” Bike brand and model Bird Aether 9 Why this bike? First…
Red Bull Rampage: What’s The Motivation?
“Seriously, people do that for fun? They’re not being punished for some heinous crime?”This was my Aunt’s incredulous response to seeing footage from Red Bull Rampage, and while those of us who ride bikes might be slightly less surprised by what we see, many are…
502 Club Raffle Winners: Did you win a Yamaha Wabash eBike?
If you bought a ticket we are pretty sure this will be the most exciting video of a spreadsheet you see today.
Fresh Goods Friday 729: The DJI E-dition
It doesn’t happen very often in the modern era, but this year there has been a bike released that will probably go down in history as one of the key game-changing bikes in off-road cycling. In case you hadn’t guessed, the bike in question is…
New 2025 range of Singletrack merch out now
We’ve been busy tracking down the best quality clothing we could find to add our logo to to create our new line of merchandise for you. The quality of the clothing is the priority for us. Our clothing is less about promoting Singletrack and more…
Thin Pickings For Cycling In UK Autumn Budget Announcement
I had high hopes for yesterday’s Budget announcement. Today, I’m feeling deflated and defeated – was I just too optimistic? The Budget announcement has been tentatively welcomed by Cycling UK and Sustrans, as the £100m for cycling and walking infrastructure goes some way to undoing…
Manitou have made the FS again. No really.
A statement piece – a concept bike, if you will – that is equal parts nostalgia and innovative passion project of a few cycling industry insiders made into a reality: Manitou FS II. Press Release in full… LOOKING BACKWARDS TO SEE FORWARD: MANITOU FS II…
Each Peach Pear Plum: Using e-cargo bikes to survive picnics with kids
Hannah enlists her friend Celia on a mission to re-enact a favourite book from her childhood. Luckily, Celia is indefatigable.
The Trail Pot Launches: A National Mountain Biking Development Fund
Readers of the magazine may recall that last year I interviewed Chris Maloney, known to many as ‘The Keeper of the Peak’. As a long-time volunteer in the mountain bike world, he knows all too well how much time and effort goes in to grassroots…
Fresh Goods Friday 728: The Fairy Tale Edition
Once Upon A Time in a land far far away… well not that far away, actually kind of in the middle of the UK actually… there were some people who rode bikes and wrote words about them. Except that it was half term, so they…
How to Thrive, not just Survive, this winter
Benji adopts the slithery path to zen in the darker months Acceptance. Acceptance and change. That, to me, is the key to getting through winter. If done correctly, winter can be just as much fun as the other three seasons. To remind you, the current…
Issue 157: MTB Culture – Rain Stops Play
Chipps looks at the increasing influence the changing climate and other pressures are having on off-road events. As the climate changes, it is bringing more unpredictable weather with it. We’re seeing everything from unusually dry Februarys to snow in May and floods in August, which…
Georgia Astle: Finding Fun In The Process At Red Bull Rampage
Born and raised in Whistler, Georgia Astle didn’t actually like mountain biking as a kid, preferring instead to run alongside her mum, who’d ride regularly with group of friends. Always active, from a family of surfers and kite surfers, Georgia only signed up for mountain…
Transition Sentinel 2025: First Ride Review+
Transition Sentinel: 29er seeks adventurous riders for mutual outdoor fun. Sleek, sexy and BMX-y. 160mm up front, 150mm out back. Roving reporter Tim WIld tries out a 2025 Deep Purple Transition Sentinel Carbon XT in Large size with Shimano XT build, Assegai on the front, DHR…
The Bossnut is back! Calibre’s bargain bouncer goes 29
After a total of five incarnations as a 27.5in bike, the new Calibre Bossnut rolls out on 29in wheels front and rear. And a bit more travel to boot. 2025 Calibre Bossnut in a nutshell Let’s start with the end, as most of you will…
Issue 157: Busman’s Holiday
Tracy Moseley’s idea of a holiday does not involve a sun lounger, but it is all-inclusive – and all-in. A trip of a lifetime to the BC Bike Race lives up to her dreams.
A Spectator’s Guide To Red Bull Rampage
Maybe you’re interested in heading out to watch Red Bull Rampage first hand. After my experience last week, I figured a few hints and tips on what to take with you might be useful. First up, if you think there’s a lot of hanging around…
Fresh Goods Friday 727: The East 17 Edition
Alright, alright, everything’s going to be alright. That’s what the chaps from Walthamstow say anyway. And who are we to argue? This past week has seen Singletrackers in the desert and in the snow. All part of the rich pageantry of mountain biking. Next week…
UCI Confirms 2025 MTB World Series Changes
The UCI and Mountain Bike World Series organisers have issued a press release confirming what we were pretty sure was already happening, thanks to the leaked document we told you about last month. We’ve not had chance to sit down and read the detailed letter…
Triple-clamping an enduro bike: Privateer 161 edit
Nice vid documenting the fork options of the Privateer 161 with Ferg Ryan. Some inspiring scenery and trails found in British Columbia on both a single- and dual-crown forks. Privateer Bikes: “Making the trip from the South of England, Fergus Ryan found himself in videographer…
Cool Head And A Spicy Line: Tom Isted’s Red Bull Rampage Debut
Tom Isted has me nervous. Despite his reassurance that he’s going to keep things chilled and just try and get down in one piece, his YouTube videos speak to a ‘wreckers or chequers’ approach to riding. That might not be too consequential at his local…
The Grinder 157: Granite Quiver, Madison DTE jacket, Feedback Sports Pro HD Repair Stand and more
Tried and tested by the Singletrack Crew, gear to help you survive a day in the hills – or the workshop. Granite Design Quiver Tool Roll This is marketed as a next generation saddlebag, but I’ve not used as such because… well, as a mountain…
Issue 157 – Better With Friends
Is mountain biking something best done as a group, or is there a certain singularity of experience to be had in the solo ride? Chipps and Hannah try to see things from all perspectives… Hannah: Unusually for me, perhaps, I don’t have strong feelings about…
