British Cycling has announced a number of changes to its Talent Development Programme, which will hopefully be welcome among the MTB and off road community. Highlights includes a first lead…
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How To Set Up Your Bike for XC Racing
Synchros has published the first in a series of new ‘Race Ready’ videos with Andri Frischknecht of the Scott-SRAM racing team. It’s actually a really useful introduction to setting up…
Video Vault: Serious, Silly, Style, and Some More
It’s probably time to chill out, close your work tabs and take a moment for yourself. Bring your eyes and ears this way and enjoy some of the latest videos…
2021 Trek Session: The High Pivot, Idler Pulley, Fast And Fun Machine
Right, get comfy, we have much to talk about. The new 2021 Trek Session is very different, and yet very familiar. Firstly, do we call it a downhill bike? A…
ZIPP 3ZERO MOTO Wheels Updated for 2021
A first, it would look like there’s nothing new about the ZIPP 3ZERO MOTO wheels. They use the same ‘moto inspired’ single wall, low profile rim profile as the previous…
Red Bull Formation Returns – Women’s freeride is flying high!
2019 saw the inaugural Red Bull Formation, a freeride progression camp for women attended by a handful of some of the best known names in women’s freeride. After an inevitable…
Propain Hugene Performance Review | One bike to rule them all?
In recent months, you might be more familiar with Propain’s Spindrift being hucked off all manner of ridiculous gaps by crazy Frenchman Remy Metailler. If such gnarly sends aren’t on…
Morzine Summer Lift Dates 2021: Who, what and when?
This season’s lift dates have been announced for summer 2021 in Morzine, but with the recent announcement that France currently has one of the highest infection rates in Europe and…
Countryside Code Updated for 2021
Natural England has announced a refresh to the Countryside Code to coincide with the Easter holiday and many of us getting out to enjoy the outdoors. The press release reads:…
Video: Gee Atherton in Slate Line Rampage
Slate is a great material for things like roofs, souvenir coasters, and gastro-pub plate alternatives. As a trail material, it’s not so appealing. So where better to build a trail…
NS Define AL 170 launches with fashionable mullet and .. 180mm of travel
NS adds a new Define to the range sporting a mixed wheel combo and 180mm of front wheel travel! Meet the NS Define AL 170! Perhaps you follow Joe Breeden…
Fort William UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Cancelled
The organisers of the Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Fort William have today announced that the event scheduled for 22-23 May is cancelled. The press release reads: Every…
Breakthrough for British Bike Industry Brexit Regulations
Perusing the duller corners of the internet, we were excited to discover some new government guidance which it is hoped will kick start British bike manufacturing. As you’ll be aware…
Member Discounts… Don’t be fooled.
Yeah it’s hot and sunny and about 20c in Yorkshire, but please don’t be fooled by this “fools spring”. This will be swiftly followed by the second winter, and the…
The TrailRippers: Asking You To Stand Up To Hate
A recent social media post by ‘TrailRippers’ highlighted the importance of standing up to hate speech. While the response from the mountain bike community has been overwhelmingly supportive on social…
Shimano: All Bodies on Bikes
Earlier this week we brought you a lovely warm fuzzy video from Focus that featured riders from across the world showing what bikes mean to them, and now Shimano has…
2021 HSBC UK National Cross-country Championships Announced
With any luck we’re going to see some racing this year. If you’ve managed to stay fit during lockdown, here’s a chance for you to get out your finest Lycra…
All The Warm Fuzzies from Focus
It’s spring, the days are longer, and there are reasons to feel more optimistic. This video from Focus Bikes should give you an extra nice warm fuzzy glow. Focus says:…
Fizik Goes Gravity with Versor and Tensor Shoes – first ride review
Fizik has gradually built up its shoe range, starting with road, then heading through XC, trail and gravel – not forgetting winter boots – and now onto Gravity riding. The…
Garmin Launches Rally XC Power Meter Pedals
Today, Garmin is launching a range of clip-in pedals with built-in power meter sensors. There are Look and SPD SL versions for the road but we’ll (mostly) concentrate on the…
Pivot Point – Any excuse for some dirt jump fun in the sun
Pivot reveals its latest updates to its steel dirt jump bike, the Pivot Point. Are you rad enough? Who cares, come get your fix of fun, sun, blue skies and…
Video: Yoann Barelli leaves his ego at home
Yoann Barelli loves gnarly riding so much that he’s got a whole YouTube series devoted to riding the gnarliest stuff he can find. But that doesn’t mean he’s mindlessly throwing…
What’s Inside Our 20th Birthday Edition? Order Now!
It’s our big birthday issue – 20 years of mountain biking stories and tech. By now, you should know all about our cover – and if not, where have you…
BREAKING: Mum to be, Rachel Atherton in car crash (She’s fine)
Multi World Cup DH winner, Rachel Atherton, who recently announced her pregnancy, posted on Instagram pictures of her written off VW Camper van after a collision with an oncoming driver…
Say ‘good-bye’ to Jeffsy Pro, Comp and Base and ‘hello’ to Jeffsy Core
YT are on a Good Times roll this week with the second release in as many days! Check out the new Jeffsy Core series. If the big travel of yesterdays…
Match your bike to your…bright green Porsche?
If you’re the distributor for a bike brand, how do you draw attention to yourself? Sponsor some great riders? Win some races? Do a like, tag, share competition on Instagram?…
Revealed: Our 20th Anniversary Cover – how will you read yours?
We’re about to turn 20! Thanks to all our readers and Members, the next issue of Singletrack Magazine will mark 20 years of independent mountain bike publishing. We think that’s…
YT Capra Pro and Base alloy models refreshed for 2021
YT has replenished its stock with fresh new alloy versions of the popular Capra available in Base and Pro builds. If you’re after a new Capra then today might finally…
Save more on Shimano and Chrome at Sports Pursuit with Singletrack
Singletrack Members get more than a magazine – they get ad free access to the website, access to extra stories, and they get discounts with a whole range of online…
Rocky Mountain 2021 : Goodbye Thunderbolt, Hello Instinct
For 2021 Rocky Mountain simplifies its trail line up, merging the 140mm Thunderbolt and Instinct models into a single Instinct, but with size specific wheel sizes and frames. If you…
Singletrack Women: What’s Our Motivation?
Who inspires the women of Singletrackworld and why? Our staffers Amanda, Hannah and Zoë bring you their picks. Of our small staff we’re fortunate to have three full time women…
Perspectives For International Women’s Day
It’s International Women’s Day, which means many things to many people. Here are some different perspectives from around the web, on women in cycling, and on the issues that people…
Fresh Goods Friday 539 – The Where’d Everybody Go? Edition
It’s a quiet old day in Singletrack (Virtual) Towers today as several staff are off on well-earned days off and the rest of us are head-down and working towards the…
No Spectators for 2021 Fort William DH World Cup
If you were hoping to head to the Highlands and watch the World Cup at Fort William this year, we have some bad news for you. Bad news downhill fans!…
The Legend of Paul Buchanan and The Church Gap
Taj Mihelich has a hand in plenty of fun bike videos, and occasionally makes animations telling bike stories. If you like bikes, stories, effort, skill and art, then tune in…
Mountain Mayhem Cancelled – Again!
If you thought this was the year when events would run smoothly, think again. Mountain Mayhem has been forced to cancel yet again. Will we ever see the return of…
Video Vault: From BMX to MTB, and somewhere in between
Mullet bikes, 29ers, 27.5+… forget all that for a moment and dive into our weeny wheeled video collection. What can BMX bring to mountain biking, what can bikes bring to…
New Saracen Bikes! “All About The Ariel”
Longstanding UK-designed brand, Saracen, has been a little quiet recently. Even before the pandemic, the range had slimmed down and news (apart from of the mighty Madison/Saracen downhill race team)…
Evoc Launches new Trail Pro with Liteshield Plus back protector
Evoc has added a new backpack with Level 2 back protection to its range: the Trail Pro, which it claims to be one of the lightest protector packs on the…
7 Bike Videos To Watch With Your Kids
It’s not always easy to persuade your kids to get out there and ride – maybe you’ve bored them to death with tyre pressure discussions, scarred them for life with…
Salsa Timberjack 2021 – New Alloy Geometry
Salsa’s aggressive trail hardtail gets a makeover in alloy, and will be available in the UK in two builds plus a frameset. The SLX build is the red bike shown…
Sierra Buttes’ Feel-Good Video Is Inspiring For Trailbuilders Worldwide
If you need a bit of feel-good viewing to keep you going until the weekend, then have a look at Sierra Buttes’ video that it has produced, documenting its campaign…
Johnny Salido’s Freeride Fiesta Highlights
It’s a different world out there, far away from the low gnar doorstep riding we’ve grown accustomed to. Though, not so different – competitors at the Freeride Fiesta might be…
Deviate Cycles releases the Highlander 150
Want an extra 10mm travel? Maybe you do – and the Deviate Highlander 150 now offers you just that. Already got a Highlander 140? Great! You can update that with…
Stolen! Gowaan Gal Martha Gill’s Marin Bikes
Gowaan Gal Martha Gill has just posted on Instagram that she’s had two bikes stolen from her van in Sheffield tonight. Thieves, reported to be on mopeds, have taken her…
New Pivot Trail 429 – Now with added flip chip
Designed in the deserts of Arizona, the Pivot Trail 429 gets an update – head this way for a sprinkling of dust, sunshine, and a turn of speed. No, wait,…
SRAM Buys Time Pedals
For years, SRAM had a clipless-pedal-shaped hole in its complete groupset picture, compared to rivals Shimano. With almost* universal acceptance of Shimano’s SPD platform for clipped-in riding, it seemed unlikely…
Maxxis Shorty Gen 2 – An updated spikey tyre for mud and extreme dust
Ever popular for UK wet weather trail, downhill, or enduro riding, the mid-spike Maxxis Shorty is getting an update. It’s also apparently suitable for ‘extreme dust’, but unless there’s room…
Untold British history of mountain biking hits 1 million views
The feature length documentary, Mountain Biking, The Untold British Story, charts the history of the mountain bike viewed from a British perspective. Through interviews and rides with many of the…
Bike Check: Neil Sutton’s Sonder Titanium Dirt Jump Bike
What bike would you build yourself if you had access to all the software and the people to build it for you? For Sonder’s Neil Sutton, the answer is this…
Video – UR switches to NS Bikes
NS Bikes is the new bike sponsor of the UR Team who will compete in downhill, freeride and enduro events this year. NS Bikes has taken over from Polygon as…