NBD: Damped Headsets, Timberjacks, Vegan Shoes…

NBD: Damped Headsets, Timberjacks, Vegan Shoes…

... 7Mesh Stash System, Unparalleled shoes, the Stone King Touring Club and a nice wrap-up vid from Nukeproof.

Gravitating Around The Aneto Discovering The Pyrenees’ Highest Summit

Gravitating Around The Aneto Discovering The Pyrenees’ Highest Summit

Slowing down the pace in order to take in the surroundings has paid off for this group of bike packers. Join Simon, Ulysse, Dani, Chris and Thomas for a journey…

Cane Creek Helm MKII review

Cane Creek Helm MKII review

The Cane Creek Helm MKII has a new damper and a revised air spring (there is a coil Helm too). The D-lock bolt-thru axle design is also new.

Fox 34 Float Factory GRIP2 review

Fox 34 Float Factory GRIP2 review

This latest Fox 34 Float Factory GRIP2 is all too easily overlooked, or taken for granted. There’s no big headline innovation or New Thing.

Marzocchi Bomber Z2 RAIL review

Marzocchi Bomber Z2 RAIL review

Cut to the chase, this Marzocchi Bomber Z2 RAIL has a price that is affordable for more people than all the other 140mm forks we've tested.

Ohlins RXF 34 M.2 review

Ohlins RXF 34 M.2 review

Swedish goldsmith Öhlins is getting into the downcountry business with the new Ohlins RXF 34 m.2 suspension fork with 120 or 130mm travel.

RockShox Pike Ultimate review

RockShox Pike Ultimate review

The RockShox Pike Ultimate has had as big a revamp. Charger 3 damper, DebonAir+ spring, purging air bleed valves and ‘Buttercups’.

Last Tarvo review

Last Tarvo review

The Last Tarvo with its progressive geometry, stable pedal platform and predictable handling is certainly capable of a podium or two.

MRP Ribbon Coil review

MRP Ribbon Coil review

You can count the amount of 140mm coil forks on one hand: there’s the MRP Ribbon Cork and there’s the 140mm Cane Creek Coil Helm MKII.

Hope F22 flat pedal: initial riding impressions

Hope F22 flat pedal: initial riding impressions

The Hope F22 flatties arrived just before Christmas but despite kids, trips away and illness, we’ve still managed a few rides on them.

Cheap Things Tuesday: Whatever Gets You Through The Shi…

Cheap Things Tuesday: Whatever Gets You Through The Shi…

Welcome to the thirteenth edition of Cheap Things Tuesday. A veritable baker's dozen of discount bike bits. You lucky, lucky people.

Thomson Elite 35mm Aluminium handlebar review

Thomson Elite 35mm Aluminium handlebar review

The Thomson Elite 35mm Aluminium Handlebars are butted and tapered in multiple steps for greatly improved fatigue life and great feel.

Vitus Sommet 297 CRS review

Vitus Sommet 297 CRS review

The Vitus Sommet 297 CRS is an enduro bike, aimed at riders who tackle steeper, rougher tracks and also fancy cable tying a race number on.

Buyers Guide to Mountain Bike Shoes for Big Feet

Buyers Guide to Mountain Bike Shoes for Big Feet

We point you at decent mountain bike shoes for big feet. If you are looking for mountain bike shoes in size 12, 13 and even 14… read on.

Orbea Occam M10 LT review

Orbea Occam M10 LT review

Orbea Occam M10 LT - an Occam, but more so. It’s a long-legged trail bike with a focus that will chime with what many people are looking for.

Jack Reading’s Gravity School Scholarship Program

Jack Reading’s Gravity School Scholarship Program

This is going to be like The Apprentice, but with more bikes, more mud, fewer people you want to shout at, and probably fewer future American presidents. So, nothing like…

Fresh Goods Friday 634: The Home Improvements Edition

Fresh Goods Friday 634: The Home Improvements Edition

It's dark and cold and wet outside, and we're sick of staring at our walls and wondering if that's magnolia or nicotine, a rat or a mouse

Rider Resilience with Steve Bate – The Ride It Out Show

Rider Resilience with Steve Bate – The Ride It Out Show

There’s another instalment of the Ride It Out Show from Nils Amelinckx. This time he’s talking to Steve Bate MBE – Paralympic cyclist, climber, mountain biker, and another all round…

Sam Pilgrim signs with Canyon

Sam Pilgrim signs with Canyon

Marmite mountain bike character Sam Pilgrim has been announced as moving to Canyon. His first video is expected in the spring.

SRAM GX Eagle AXS Upgrade Kit review

SRAM GX Eagle AXS Upgrade Kit review

SRAM's AXS wireless technology trickled down to GX level spec with the release of the SRAM GX AXS system. We like it. A lot.

Cheap Things Tuesday: Drivetrains, Forks, Flat Shoes and more

Cheap Things Tuesday: Drivetrains, Forks, Flat Shoes and more

It's January. Sorry about that. January brings a return to the regular working shift pattern. It's also January Sales time!

No snow means Les Gets lifts open for mountain bikes… in January!

No snow means Les Gets lifts open for mountain bikes… in January!

At this time of year the Port Du Soleil area on the French/Swiss border ought to be mobbed with skiers and snowboarders. Instead, the area has reopened some lifts to…

Take The Singletrack World Mega Survey!

Take The Singletrack World Mega Survey!

We’d love to know a bit more about your purchasing intentions and interests for the year ahead, so we can plan stuff!

Predictions For The Mountain Bike World In 2023

Predictions For The Mountain Bike World In 2023

Every year we make our predictions for the world of mountain biking. Some take it seriously, some less so... Last year Mark predicted that the influencer bubble would burst... does…

Fresh Goods Friday 633 – the no deep thoughts edition

Fresh Goods Friday 633 – the no deep thoughts edition

It may come as a surprise, but today is Friday! Yay! The last Friday of 2022. Where did that year go? It’s probably time to sit back and reflect on…

MegaSack Draw LIVE: 6pm NYE

MegaSack Draw LIVE: 6pm NYE

Tune in at 6pm on New year’s Eve to see if you are this year’s lucky winner of the Singletrack MegaSack. How it works Veterans of our annual MegaSack competitions…

7Mesh WTV Chilco Jacket review

7Mesh WTV Chilco Jacket review

7Mesh WTV Chilco jacket (‘Wind, Thermal, Ventilation’) is a big new thing from top-notch clothing company.

Top 10 News Stories of 2022

Top 10 News Stories of 2022

In this world of rolling 24 hour news, social media shares and hashtagged campaigns, which news stories this year were the most read here on our pages? And do you…

Top Bike Tech Stories of 2022

Top Bike Tech Stories of 2022

What is it that investment accounts always warn you… ‘past performance is no guide to future gains’ or something? If we were to base our future reviews and tech stories…

New rules and new bikes! MUTN Podcast with Richie Rude and Todd Schumlick

New rules and new bikes! MUTN Podcast with Richie Rude and Todd Schumlick

In this episode… George, Jack and Emilie try and make sense of the new rule changes. Then they chat with two time EWS Champion Richie Rude about that DSQ in…

7Mesh Women’s Foundation Bib Shorts – for comfort in the heat of summer

7Mesh Women’s Foundation Bib Shorts – for comfort in the heat of summer

This product was selected for our Editors’ Choice Awards 2022, as published in Singletrack Magazine Issue 146 In the Editors’ Choice Awards we highlight our standout bikes and products from…

2022 Cover Shot Round-Up: Get Inspired

2022 Cover Shot Round-Up: Get Inspired

2022 was both opened and closed with cover photography from Pete Scullion, voted Photographer Of The Year by Singletrack World readers. We had an illustrated cover, a World Cup DH…

Simply better than laces: 12 BOA® off-road cycling shoes

Simply better than laces: 12 BOA® off-road cycling shoes

The BOA system has been a replacement technology for laces since the mid 90's but how was it invented and by whom?

Ride Concepts Livewire Shoe review

Ride Concepts Livewire Shoe review

The Ride Concepts Livewire is a bit of a do everything shoe. To be ridden all day, and then not look out of place having post ride beers.

The Singletrack World Quiz of 2022

The Singletrack World Quiz of 2022

Have you been paying attention this year? Take our quiz to find out – either just for fun, or to access a voucher code for our shop. While you’re here…

Internet Rummagings – Tom’s Christmas Baubles

Internet Rummagings – Tom’s Christmas Baubles

Season’s greetings and welcome to this edition of Internet Rummagings where, rather than doing my Christmas shopping on the internet I once again have been rummaging around in the WWWLBS,…

The Singletrack Megasack Blooper Reel

The Singletrack Megasack Blooper Reel

We’re so pro. You’re probably astounded, having seen the incredible slick presentation of all of our Megasack videos, that there are any outtakes at all. Are they even outtakes? Did…

Christmas MTB Bingo

Christmas MTB Bingo

Oh, we love them, but we also know kith and kin are going to buy us things we don’t want. How many items on our MTB Bingo card will you…

Fresh Goods Friday 632: The Brandy Absorbing Edition

Fresh Goods Friday 632: The Brandy Absorbing Edition

This is the second to last Fresh Goods Friday of the year, so you may be hoping for an abundance of nifty gadgets that we’ve been gathering as gifts for…

Megasack Giveaway Day 17: Cannondale Extremely Useful Bundle

Megasack Giveaway Day 17: Cannondale Extremely Useful Bundle

It’s the LAST DAY of our daily giveaways! OMG, what will you do with yourselves now?! We have daily (week day) prizes to be won, plus another of each prize…

The Singletrack World Festive Five Minutes

The Singletrack World Festive Five Minutes

No interest in the Rapha Festive 500? Here's the Singletrack World Festive Five Minutes!

Megasack Giveaway Day 16: Continental Argotal Tyres

Megasack Giveaway Day 16: Continental Argotal Tyres

You’re (hopefully!) going to win a pair of Continental Argotal Tyres, but which will you choose from the 12 options in the range? We have daily (week day) prizes to…

Vitus Bikes: A Brand for Real Riders

Vitus Bikes: A Brand for Real Riders

In the bike world, it could be said that we’re all a little guilty of following the crowd. But occasionally, someone will come along, shake things up a little, and…

UCI & Warner Bros. Discovery Announce Full Calendar: 2023 UCI MTB World Cup

UCI & Warner Bros. Discovery Announce Full Calendar: 2023 UCI MTB World Cup

The revised 2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Calendar is announced, including a historic 10 day festival in Les Portes du Soleil (Les Gets, Morzine & Châtel), in the Haute-Savoie…

Megasack Giveaway Day 15: Granite Designs Bike Stash RT Bundle

Megasack Giveaway Day 15: Granite Designs Bike Stash RT Bundle

Ooh, a tool! With all sorts of MacGyver/Transformers In Disguise type tricks up its sleeve… We have daily (week day) prizes to be won, plus another of each prize which…

Atherton AM.130: First Ride Review

Atherton AM.130: First Ride Review

The 130mm travel Atherton AM.130 review. Diet Trail bike? Double Down Country? Just a Mountain BIke? Regardless, it’s a unique proposition.

Megasack Giveaway Day 14: DexShell top to toe bundle

Megasack Giveaway Day 14: DexShell top to toe bundle

Waterproof gear – probably as much of an obsession for the UK mountain biker as tyres. Win a whole pile of it here! We have daily (week day) prizes to…

How to gift someone a Singletrack World subscription

How to gift someone a Singletrack World subscription

Here's a rundown of the two great ways you can give someone the gift of Singletrack World membership.

Podcast: Wild Cycling and Middle Aged Rampage

Podcast: Wild Cycling and Middle Aged Rampage

Mark has been to Utah to check out something he still can’t tell us about. It was his first time there – did he have any fun? Chipps and Hannah…

Megasack Giveaway Day 13: Goodyear Newton Tyres

Megasack Giveaway Day 13: Goodyear Newton Tyres

It’s the final week of our daily giveaways. Today, it’s rubber! Make sure you’ve entered every day’s draw – you’re too late to win the past daily prizes, but you’ll…

Issue 146: Editorial – We Are Not Alone

Issue 146: Editorial – We Are Not Alone

Chipps encourages us to get to know our ride-group neighbours. As a reasonably feeble and glasses-wearing schoolboy, I was never great at ball games and was usually among the last…

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