The Wolf Tooth Resolve dropper does away with the usual IFP arrangement, that can leak air into oil, and promises to never get squishy.
The Grinder: Zefal Bike Taxi Tow Rope, Continental Argotal, Fox Dropframe helmet, Zipp 1ZERO HiTop Wheels
Is that creak me or the bike? Real-world product reviews from real-world riders.
Bikemon Go! Your April Ride Inspiring Download
Back in issue 153 in February, Hannah proposed an alternative approach to measuring rides. As part of that, we gave you a set of ride ‘achievements’ to collect in the month ahead. Here’s your next seasonally appropriate set of ride goals. Enjoy!
Issue 154: Tech That Should Have Stuck Around
Benji dons possibly rose-tinted spectacles and brings us the technology that he thinks has fallen undeservedly out of fashion. Inverted forks Kicking things off with a real doozy. What are upside-down forks? Basically, the stanchion is at the bottom and the sliders are at the…
Fresh Goods Friday 700 – The Padding It Out Edition
What are you lot talking about? Assuming it's neither football nor shopping, dare we guess that you're currently thinking about cycling?
Issue 154 Column: Riding By Numbers
Are you beating the clock or beating yourself up? Vicky struggles to get into a healthy race mindset. Words by Vicky Balfour Trudging along, pushing our bikes up a narrow, muddy sheep track, like extras in a low-budget zombie movie, Sonnie and I are moaning…
The Singletrack 502 Raffle: Win A Cannondale Habit LT 1
We reviewed this bike in issue 151 of Singletrack World Magazine – read the full review here. Cannondale have stepped up and offered us this amazing bike worth £4750 for our first ever raffle prize draw. For a chance to win this bike and help…
How To Read Singletrack Magazine – April 2024, Issue 154
Rattle, thunk, slap. For some lucky people, the print magazine has already landed, and for a few more it’s in the post. If you fancy joining riders and readers all over the world with some time out and a good long immersion in mountain biking…
Issue 154 Away Day: Farmer Johns MTB Park
Amanda, Benji and Mark go for a trip out to Farmer Johns bike park to see what’s there, what to wear, and which bike to take. Farmer Johns (yes, without the apostrophe) is a downhill-oriented mountain bike park with ever-growing dirt jumps and downhill trails.…
Pre-Season Insight with Jess Blewitt and Making Up The Numbers
After a little break over winter, Making Up The Numbers is back! The 2024 race season is already underway and in this episode the gang chats about those races that have already taken place. Then, making her debut on the podcast, they’re joined by one…
Issue 154 Last Word: Schrödinger’s Stans Monsters
Chipps gets existential in his tyre swapping. Perhaps those new tyres you had on backorder have finally come in, or you’re simply putting in that pre-summer maintenance where you swap worn brake pads and bottom bracket bearings for new ones. And now, your attention turns…
Three new Fox GRIP dampers and a 32SC fork
A whole new swathe of dampers from Fox: GRIP X2, GRIP X and GRIP SL. And a total rejig of the Fox 32SC 100mm fork for XC racer-types.
Take Care Of Your Trails 2024
Whether you’re an established or aspiring trail builder, or even just a weekend rider, there’s something here for you in the Take Care Of Your Trails 2024 campaign. The Take Care of Your Trails campaign is based on a successful pilot project initially developed by…
Hillbomb: This Video May Induce a Midlife Crisis
The latest movie from Utah based freeride crew In The Hills Gang is out. 44 minutes of freeride vibes, following in the tradition of the original Down trilogy that helped spawn the big branded freeride scene that we see today. And while the music –…
Crossword: Very British (MTB) Problems
Ah, this green and pleasant land. No bears or wolves or poisonous killer spiders. Just miles of trails, free of hazards of any kind. Roll along, taking in the view, don’t trouble yourself with thoughts of mountain lions or brown snakes. Sigh. It’s all so…
Fresh Good Friday 699 – The From Thin Air Edition
It is too soon after last Friday for it to be Friday again. In many respects this is a good thing: we can now take full advantage of the weekend and all that extra sundaylight that we have access to. But in the world of…
DMBinW: Developing Mountain Biking In Wales – Be Part Of It!
If you’re a ‘sector leader’ in Wales, here’s your chance to get involved in a new project – which, if it’s as successful as DMBinS (Developing Mountain Biking In Scotland), could bring a big leap forward for Welsh mountain biking. After a few years of…
Shimano GF8 (GF800) Gore-Tex Shoes review
The Shimano GF8 (GF800) Gore-Tex shoe is billed as ‘ultimate cold weather shoe’. Designed for not only wet, but cold days on the trails.
New Affordable Shimano ESSA, Short Reach Levers, and Cross Compatibility
Hang on a minute, cross compatibility… affordable groupset… short reach levers so everyone can ride bikes… it’s not a late April Fool, it’s a happy reality from Shimano. It’s apparently part of a move to simplify the line up, but it’s taken a bit of…
Bespoked Manchester Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now!
Bespoked is the place to be if you’re into hand made bikes, accessories for bikes, and interesting components. This year, it’s coming to Manchester, in a very cool Victorian ex-swimming pool building. Whether you jump in two feet first and order a whole bike, or…
Calibre Line T3 27 review
If you're new to mountain biking, or upgrading from heavy bike shaped object, you'll find the Calibre Line T3 27 feels pretty impressive.
Fresh Goods Friday 698 – Up To No Good Edition
Roll up! Roll up! Come get yer Fresh goods 'ere! Good Friday today, which means the Annual Chocolate Celebration is almost upon us.
‘Deja Vu’ edit ft. Fergus Ryan aboard Gen 2 Privateer 161
Fergus Ryan: "With the UK experiencing a wetter-than-usual winter, I decided to swap the slop for dust and headed out to Portugal with videographer Will Brock."
Earth Day Spring Clean With Trash Free Trails
Trash Free Trails is hoping you’ll join in the Earth Day Spring Clean on April 22nd. Or, of course, do your bit every day (we know plenty of you do). Here’s the press release. Over 1000 volunteers across the UK set to celebrate Earth Day…
Cannondale Scalpel 1 Lefty: First Ride Review
The new Cannondale Scalpel has essentially been modernised to give it more travel, and more capable, more stable handling.
Monday Avoidance Movie Sesh
It may be spring, but it’s still Monday. Avoid your inbox just a little longer with a selection of the latest mountain bike video releases. First up, how you’ll never look riding Dyfi Bike Park: Next up, this is a sort of trailer/teaser for a…
Rocky Mountain Instinct C70: First Ride Review
Rocky Mountain Instinct at a glance: longer chainstays, steeper seat angle, longer dropper posts plus adjustable reach and chainstay length.
No Men Riding At Crankworx Slopestyle Rotorua. What’s Going On?
It’s all blowing up somewhat in the southern hemisphere right now as the male category pro riders have announced they will not be riding on Sunday in the slopestyle event due to an ongoing dispute with the event organisers. The inaugural women’s Slopestyle event will…
Philly Bike Expo 2024: Gallery of WANT
The Philly Bike Expo is a hand made bike show in Philadelphia, USA, that’s known for being more than just a display of shiny things. It’s got a history of being progressive, maybe political even, with workshops and scholarships aimed at helping frame builders beyond…
Frasers Group To Relaunch Wiggle and Chain Reaction Websites
OK, hot off the press… Wiggle and CRC are to make a return. We honestly don’t know what this corporate speak below actually means, so we’ve reached out to Frasers Group to see if they’ll tell us in something a little more bike-world friendly! Meanwhile,…
Fresh Goods Friday 697 – The Sprunnng! Edition
Spring is here! Woo! Yeah! Alright alright alright! Break out the shorts? Slap on semi-slicks? Here is your weekly allocation of Fresh Goods.
The Government, The New Road, and FlyUp 417 Bike Park: What’s Happening?
Many of you have seen FlyUp 417 bike park’s recent video about the potential for them to have to close as a result of works being done by National Highways. It’s a complicated issue, and hard to explain in a YouTube video (or even a…
Hamish Hamilton, Buffalo Founder and Pertex Inventor, Dies
We’ve just heard that Hamish Hamilton, the man who invented Pertex, and founded Buffalo (of jacket fame), has died. As yet, we’ve not seen an official obituary – just an announcement by Buffalo on social media – and the internet is a little scarce on…
Members Deals Of The Week
As a full member here at Singletrack you get much more than just exclusive website content, ad free browsing and a regular high quality, gorgeous print magazine delivered to you post free. You also get access to literally thousands of discounts via our EZ Discount…
Yeti ASR is its lightest full suspension bike ever
The latest Yeti ASR is a modern cross-country race bike with 115mm of flexstay delivered at the rear and a 120mm fork up front.
Don’t Miss Out On April’s Edition Of Singletrack World
We’re heading into longer days, winter is on the way out, something is in the air. Is it spring? The drifting scent of daffodils on the breeze? Or you, taking flight and hitting that jump? With a perfect landing too, of course. Swoosh, bzzpt. And…
YT Jeffsy Core 4 review
The YT Jeffsy Core 4 is a bike that arrives in a box that is not quite perfect out of the box. BUT... there is loads of potential here.
Bikemon Go! Your March Ride Inspiring Download
Back in issue 153 in February, Hannah proposed an alternative approach to measuring rides. As part of that, we gave you a set of ride ‘achievements’ to collect in the month ahead. Here’s your next seasonally appropriate set of ride goals. Enjoy!
Fresh Goods Friday 696 – The Middling Edition
The middle. It's not the place to be. You either want to be at the top with the winners. Or at the bottom bitching with the other losers.
NBD: Specialized Levo SL Alloy, Transition Spur UDH, Liv Pique Advanced 29 XC
A modest amount of New Mountain Bikes but they're all rather potent in their own special ways.
Thibaut Daprela Turns Privateer For 2024
Having made something of a surprise move from Commencal Muc Off to Canyon at the end of last year, Thibaut Daprela has now announced he’s leaving Canyon for life as a privateer. His Instagram profile still lists Monster Energy, Fizik and Ride 100 Percent as…
Video: Inside the Hope Tech Factory
New film takes a tour behind the scenes of bicycle component manufacturer Hope Technology - always a fascinating peek behind the scenes.
First rides on new Specialized Epic and Epic EVO
Kicking off a whole slew of XC race rig rejiggings is the new Specialized Epic. There's also an EVO Epic for, you know, downcountrying.
New RockShox Flight Attendant first ride review
RockShox Flight Attendant takes real-time information from numerous on-bike sensors and adjusts the suspension circuits as it deems fit.
Matthew Fairbrother: Totally More Enduro Than You
Everyone’s favourite enduro bikepacker is at it again. This time, he’s riding (and paddling) the entire NZ MTB Rally – instead of doing any of the uplifts and boat transfers. Or catered assistance and comfy beds. One giant week coming up… starting tomorrow I’ll be…
Is It Time For A Shakeup In The MTB World?
We can’t pretend that mountain biking is green. Riding your bike instead of getting in a car is green, but that’s not what mountain biking is. Mountain biking is play, and activity. But by getting us out and about into nature, it can encourage us…
Fresh Goods Friday 695 – The Enduro Beckoning Edition
Welcome to Friday! Most people's favourite day of the week. Apart from Sundays. And also Saturdays.
International Women’s Day is Every Day at SingletrackWorld
It’s International Women’s Day again, and it’s my [Hannah] least favourite day of the year. If you do nothing, everyone wonders where your IWD content is, and thinks you don’t care. If you do something pointing out it’s all a bit crap and tokenistic, and…
Kade Edwards + Sound Of Speed = Your Attention
Is Kade Edwards the most pleasing mountain biker to watch of all? Very probably. The World Cup series loss is YouTube's - and your - gain.
The International Variations Of Faff: What Do You Call It?
Last week’s Weekly Word newsletter was about ‘faff’. Here in the UK, we are very familiar with faff – but what is it called elsewhere in the world? Take a read, see if you recognise its symptoms, and offer up your versions of it. Faff…
Fizik Terra Ergolace GTX Shoe review
The Fizik Terra Ergolace Terra GTX is an all-weather MTB and gravel shoes with Gore-Tex protection. Yes, they are (were) white.