2025 was another cracker; the weather gods smiled on The EX and the racing and trails were top notch all weekend
Fresh Goods Friday 774: The Binge The Dinge Edition
For once there may actually be a genuine theme to this week's Fresh Goods Friday.
Red Bull Rampage to have separate men’s and women’s venues
Men will return to 2016/2017/2021 venue, women will head back to the Red Bull Formation 2022 venue.
DT Swiss’ new anti-pedal kickback ‘DF’ ratchet system
Choose your float: 0°, 10° or 20°. Retrofittable to all DT Ratchet DEG rear hubs too.
MPs & UK MTB Trail Alliance call for increase in MTBers’ access rights
Call establishing and extending cyclists' statutory access rights and removing landowner liabilities.
State of UK Enduro Racing: Llangollen
The final round of the Welsh Enduro Series took place at Llangollen over the weekend. Here’s Aran’s latest report of his enduro race season. Unlike the rest of the Welsh rounds this…
UCI XCO World Champs results, report and highlights vids
The 2025 XC World Champs took place in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. Here are the results, reports and highlights vids.
New Akrigg vid: Up + Over
“I like finding the flow in horrendous rock gardens and slippery surfaces, and making it feel really smooth—that’s what gives me a buzz.”
How do you find new trails to ride?
Are you navigatin'? Because we're askin'. Is modern tech leading to a route finding revival?
Fresh Goods Friday 773: The Whole Nut Hang Edition
Be warned: this edition of FGF mostly contains things that are not cheap. Yes, even more than usual.
Blackline Exile MTB Trousers review
At £60 the Blackline Exile MTB Trousers have good VFM and - for the most part - perform well in form and function.
Outta The Archive: 4X Bike Test from 2009
In a time before Down-Country there was an other MTB niche with not-much-travel but built for fun.
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UCI Downhill World Champs results, report and highlights vids
The 2025 DH World Champs took place in the very steeps of Champery, Switzerland. Here are the results, reports and highlights vids.
Issue 162: Gravel Schmavel
Taking a gravel bike to the freeride capital of the Alps might not be anyone’s first choice, but Sanny has always been contrary like that.
Trans Caledonia 6-Day Enduro set for this time next year
"We’ll keep the focus on the good stuff with descending far outweighing the climbing."
Fresh Goods Friday 772: The Warld Chomps Edition
Up above the streets and houses, rainbows flying high. The streets and houses of Valais, Switzerland anyway.
Issue 162: Taking it e-asy? Not entirely.
Mark took one look at the soaring Alpine peaks and opted to use an ebike for his trip.
Issue 162: Les Gets, knocking it out of the park!
Go for the bike parks, stay for the awesome backcountry trails. Sanny finds that there’s more to the Portes du Soleil than just its famous bike parks.
2025 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships schedule
It's mountain bike World Champs week! When are things happening exactly?
Mibro GS Explorer S Watch review
We gave the Mibro GS Explorer S to our tame enduro racer Aran to see if he could fathom it out to push him into a podium spot. Did he…
Les Gets DH World Series Rd7 results, report and highlights vids
The seventh World Cup DH of the year took place in France. Here are the results, race report and highlights vids from Les Gets. [Did you know you can still…
Tailfin Bar Cage & Bag review
If you’re serious about bikepacking, on road or off, this system is up there with the best.
New Shimano XTR pedals and the first new SPD cleat in 30* years!
Shimano releases a new XTR trail pedal, plus the first new SPD cleat in 30 years!
Issue 162: Good enough for ya?
Chipps reckons that bikes are good enough these days, aren’t they? But good enough for what?
Refer a friend to STW and save money together
Bikes are better with friends, and so is Singletrack. You know the drill – the best rides happen when you’ve got your mates alongside you. Whether it’s someone to pick…
Issue 162: What is Soul?
Do mountain bikes have soul? Does it need to be earned? Does it need to be retro? Or steel? Chipps delves into a topic with some strong opinions.
Full list of 2026 UCI World Series Dates & Venues (including Whistler!)
This just in on the PR wires from the UCI with full dates and deets for the 2026 version.
Quick look at new Pivot Shuttle AM
150mm travel. 800Wh battery. 100Nm torque. 750 watts peak power. 47.5lb. $8,699 to $13,999.
Issue 162: Whip it up and start again
Back in Issue 158, Steve was flying high having taken to big jumps ‘later in life’. Will a crash landing clip his wings?
Issue 162: Trail Trousers
Riding trousers have migrated into all-year-round apparel for a lot of riders, like those who feel rather vulnerable going back to bare leg flesh after spending half the year riding…
Issue 162: Wider, Not Wiser
Jason Miles is back, and doing bike events again. However, they’ve either got harder, or he’s got softer.
Staff Bike Check: Heather’s Trek Checkpoint SL7
Comfortable on long distances but also nimble enough to handle a crit track.
Fresh Goods Friday 770 : The Benji’s Away Edition
Everyone's on holiday, so this week's FGF contains retro, cheese and Garmins, just for you!
Issue 162: Through the Grinder
Lauf Elja, 100% Altis Gravel helmet, Patagonia Nano-Air Ultralight jacket, Wahoo Kickr Core Zwift One, Fox Enduro Pro knee guards, HoverAir X1 Pro, Aenomaly SwitchGrade 2.0, Peaty's Monarch Knurl grip.
Issue 162: The Joy of Tall Bike Absurdity
Built from scrap or converted from (two or three) cherished bikes, Tall Bikes are built for style over speed and fun over performance.
State of UK Enduro Racing: Dyfi
Round 3 of the Welsh Enduro Series took place at Dyfi over the weekend. Here’s Aran’s report.
Issue 162: Ultra Meagaidh OK
Sanny meets up with Munrobiker, for a reader’s ride that very much lives up to his username.
Bike Industry Bike: James Bracey’s Pivot Mach 4SL
Continuing our series of Bike Checks, here’s Tailfin’s Head of PR and his Pivot Mach 4SL. This is James Bracey and his lighter-than-your-gravel-bike Pivot Mach 4SL. Who are you then?…
Fresh Goods Friday 769: The Scorched Earth Edition
We ain'tz gots time to blather. There's bikes to test, trails to find and stresses to bust.
Endura Forty1Thirty: ‘streetwear with technical features’
Designed with female-run Glasgow design studio Doyenne, this is "expressive" unisex clobber, inclusively sized.
Things I’d quite like the bike industry to stop doing now please
Getting a few things off my mountain biking chest
Getting from Geneva to the mountains is easier than you think
This article is sponsored by Skiidygonzales In our August issue we have a big feature planned on the one of the most popular areas for mountain biking in continental Europe…
Bike specific travel insurance shouldn’t be an afterthought
This article is sponsored by Yellow Jersey When booking any holiday there is always a list of jobs that aren’t fun but are super important. Travel insurance is definitely one…
Verbier Bike Festival: bike, eat, drink, repeat
Visit during August 14–17th for arguably the best trails and cuisine in Europe
Overland Adventures: How to Travel from UK to Asia Without Flying
Advertisement feature The romance of slow travel has certainly experienced a resurgence in recent years. Ditching air travel for trains, buses, and boats not only shrinks your carbon footprint but…
Fresh Goods Friday 768: The En Bee Dee Edition
The signs of recovery are tantalisingly appearing. Recovery from what though?