In this week’s podcast, Hannah, Mark and Benji are joined by award winning freelance photographer Pete Scullion to talk about the highlights of the week, including the new KIS system from Canyon. Watch out for a great Singletrack membership offer in there. ps. There’s a…
Back From The Dead: We Need To Talk About Jack
Dieter is the kind of bike nerd mechanic that every good bike shop should want. He is endlessly enthusiastic about getting people of all kinds onto bikes of all sorts. He can fix your bike even when the outlook looks bleak. Go for a ride…
Fresh Goods Friday 625: Oh, that’s actually quite reasonable edition
Everyone sitting bored at home and wondering what to do with themselves this weekend? Kids getting antsy cooped up? Adults getting antsy looking at their bank statements? Let me present to you the all in one money-saving-exercise-getting-treasure-hunting-charity-supporting solution. Hey kids, we’re going on an outing,…
Scott Genius goes down the hidden shock route
Following on from their stunning Spark with the hidden rear shock, here's details of the new Scott Genius with the same sort of tech wizardry.
New Orbea Oiz: XC racers need only apply
The new Orbea Oiz retains its cross country race appeal but bumps up the travel to 120mm front and rear. And is lighter and stiffer.
Bolehills Forever: The community of a dig spot
This video should warm your cockles, and will likely have you planning a visit. If you don’t have a similar facility near you, it may also have you wondering why not. It’s really a celebration of a great facility and the community that supports it,…
Vivobarefoot Primus Trail FG Review – Ideal for an active lifestyle?
Almost every time I review a shoe, someone will pop up in the comments and cry ‘more shoes that aren’t foot shaped!’. These are very foot shaped, but they’re not very bike shaped. Nevertheless, as a group of outdoorsy active fitness types (even Binners goes…
Singletrack Membership Price Increase – A Heads Up
As I mentioned in this article, we are under a great deal of financial pressure due to the rate of inflation driving up costs across the board. Also, the cost of living crisis we are all facing is not conducive to increased spending on things…
Machete Gang Targets Mountain Bikers
Greater Manchester Police are investigating two robberies where mountain bikes were taken from riders leaving Farmer John’s Bike Park at Marple, outside Manchester. In both cases, the riders were riding home alone when stopped by a vehicle full of men carrying machetes. Marin rider Leo…
Cheap Things Tuesday: cranks, brakes, bars and more
And what does the fifth edition of CTT bring us? Bargain cranks (ditch the chainrings), 4-pot brakes and other sumptuous delights.
Win A Bike, Help Someone Else Ride a Long Way
If you thought owning a bike from Bespoked would never happen to you, here’s a chance to think again. Thanks to this prize draw, you might just be lucky enough to win one of three Stayer OMG bikes that were displayed at the show. And…
Gabriel Wibmer grinding around Hamburg
Wibmer's new bike has got shocks... pegs... lucky! And he certainly does take it off some sweet jumps in this new edit called 'The Grind'.
Red Bull Rampage: Wish You Were There?
You may have heard people say things like ‘Rampage is too groomed these days, it’s getting too easy’, or ‘It’s just tricks, it’s not mountain biking’. Alternatively, there’s the ‘It’s too dangerous, someone will get killed’ camp. Some of my colleagues are among them. Me?…
Brian Facer Steps Down as British Cycling CEO
The following statement has appeared on the British Cycling website: Brian Facer is to step down as British Cycling CEO with immediate effect, by mutual agreement with the Board of Directors. The search for a new CEO has now commenced, with Cycling Delivery Director Danielle…
Pole Vikkelä 190mm travel not-an-e-bike
The new Pole Vikkelä is the Finnish brand's 190mm travel big rig and continues its rather pole-arising approach to making mountain bikes.
Buyers Guide to the Best Mountain Bike Mudguards
The best mountain bike mudguards keep filth out of your face and do it without shifting around or clogging up. That's it.
Fresh Goods Friday 624: Gold Leaf Edition
Eee... I don't know about you but there seems to be an inordinate amount of leaves on my lines all of a sudden.
Quick Deets: Wolf Tooth Waveform Pedal
The new Wolf Tooth Waveform flats will come in two 'proportionally scaled' sizes. Available in four colours: black, orange, blue, and ultraviolet purple.
Making Up The Numbers: Wyn Masters to do World Cup commentary?
Will he or won’t he? In this week’s episode of Making Up The Numbers George chats with Vali Hoell and Thibaut Daprela about some wild & wonderful team rumours. The Making Up The Numbers podcast is sponsored by: Hope Technology www.hopetech.com @hopetech J-Tech Suspension www.j-techsuspension.co.uk @jtechsuspension Revolution Bike Park www.revolutionbikepark.co.uk @revolutionbp…
Canyon K.I.S. self-centring steering doohicky
K.I.S. (Keep It Stable) uses springs, ultra-strong polymer fibre bands and a shaped cam inside the frame to centre your bars whilst riding.
Cheap Things Tuesday: Marys, Bettys, chests and more
What is cheap? What does cheap mean? Our Google overlords define it as "low in price, especially in relation to similar items or services."
Buyers Guide to the Best Mountain Bike Flat Pedals
We're not going to try and explain why you should ride flat pedals. You're clearly already sold on the concept. That's why you're reading.
Break In At Cotic Bikes
Cy Turner is asking for your help in recovering the five bikes that were stolen from Cotic HQ last night. Here’s the announcement from Instagram: We were broken into last night between 1000-1045. It could have been a lot worse had it not been for…
WTB: Cultivating Success
This story was originally published in Singletrack World, Issue 144. Hannah heads to the birthplace of mountain biking to meet a company that is part of mountain biking’s origin story. Words Hannah Photography Hannah & Fahzure Freeride. California’s coastal redwoods may be known for their…
Podcast: Rampage thoughts, Hannah’s love of Bespoked and some ASMR beer opening sounds
Another week, another episode of four of the Singletrack team sitting around their laptops talking about the big issues of the week. With only a very passing reference to politics this could well be your aural refuge for the next hour. Give it a listen…
Fresh Goods Friday 623: Rechargeable Battering Edition
This is the "Wintro". The intro of winners. What have we won exactly? We've won the satisfaction of making it through another week. We've won ourselves a weekend.
Updated: New Start time – How To Watch Red Bull Rampage
…and no, the answer isn’t through your fingers from behind the sofa. The diggers and riders have been out in the Utah desert for a week or so now, so it’s time to start stringing those tricks and lines together ready for the finale. This…
Canyon Lux World Cup CFR Team review
Mathieu van der Poel rides a Canyon Lux World Cup Team, not races, as he hasn’t done a top-level mountain bike race this year.
Best In Show – Judging Bespoked’s Best Mountain Bike
When I was asked to judge the Best Mountain Bike at Bespoked, I had no idea how hard it would be. Last year I’d been along and picked my own favourite bikes of the show, so I figured that repeating the process but handing out…
Cheap Things Tuesday: Briskers, bibshorts, lights and stuff
Hello, good morning/afternoon/evening* and welcome to the third majestic edition of CTT. Very much to companion piece to Fresh Goods Friday.
Podcast: British Cycling WTF? Flex Stem Returns And Trashmob Academy
Join Mark, Amanda, Chipps and Sanny as they talk about the issues of the week. What does Mark think about the British Cycling/Shell sponsorship bombshell? What piece of suspension tech from the late 80’s seems to be making a comeback? Why does Amanda need so…
Buyers Guide to the Best Mountain Bike Lights
These are the best mountain bike lights that will extend your riding season into the winter months and beyond!
Breaking News: Revolution Bike Park CLOSING Indefinitely
Revolution Bike Park has just announced the news that it is closing indefinitely due to larch disease. The disease is phytophthora ramorum., which effects Japanese larch and makes up 2/3 of the forrest. The announcement has been made by park Co-Founders Tim and James: Announcement:…
Fresh Goods Friday 622: Get Yr Vote On Edition
Hip hop hooray it is Friday! Round these parts it's all been about the Singletrack World Reader Awards.
Old Hand and Young Buck: Greg Minnaar and Jordan Williams – Making Up The Numbers Podcast
On this episode of the pod George and Jack chat with Greg Minnaar about his 2022 season, the three broken vertebrae he sustained in Val di Sole & how excited he is for 2023. Then they’re joined by 2022 Junior World Champion, Jordan Williams. Oh,…
Singletrack Reader Awards Finalists: Mountain Bike Personality Of The Year
Who has worked the hardest, raced the fastest, championed the most or just helped enable more of us to get out and ride. Who has inspired you the most in the last 12 months? Harriet Harnden Harriet ‘Hattie’ Harden is seemingly good at whatever type…
Vote Now: Best Author – Singletrack Reader Awards
Which author, published in our magazine or on Singletrackworld.com, gave you pause for thought, a moment of laughter, or just a good dose of escapism? This award will be awarded to the writer who made the biggest impression this year. Chris Hinds Chris Hinds’ diary…
Vote Now: Best Photographer – Singletrack Reader Awards
Some things don’t change. Singletrack World Magazine and Singletrackworld.com have still been filled with great images. Which snapper has consistently delivered the goods? JP Gendron Red Bull Rampage must be one of the most photographed mountain biking events of the year. Endless shots of riders…
Vote Now: Bike Industry Paying It Back – Singletrack Reader Awards
Which brand has put their money where their mouth is? Who has championed a cause for the benefit of the mountain bike culture? This is an award for brands that have gone beyond marketing to give something back to the mountain bike community. Cotic Bikes…
Vote Now: Community Builders – Singletrack Reader Awards
This award is about people. Who is getting bums on saddles? Who is creating the opportunity for new people to discover mountain bikes? We want to hear about the project, campaign or other initiative that’s helping build the MTB community. Trash Free Trails Trash Free…
Vote Now: Best Trail Network or Trail Centre – Singletrack Reader Awards
Put simply, where do you think is the best place to ride in the UK? Tweed Valley So good, it’s the host venue for the UK round of the EWS, many pros have moved there, and the Tweed Valley has become an internationally recognised destination.…
Vote Now: Best Trail Team – Singletrack Reader Awards
This award is about the trails we ride. Which organisation has got people maintaining trails, learning building skills, creating sustainable and legitimate trails? Is it a dig crew, a community project, or even a trail centre that’s had people picking up a shovel in the…
Vote Now: Most Innovative Mountain Bike Product – Singletrack Reader Awards
In a world where incremental improvements are the norm, who has actually brought something new and worthwhile to the bike world? Who has taken a leap of innovation that solves a problem we’ve all been moaning about, or turned our world upside down with a…
Vote Now: Most Desirable Mountain Bike – Singletrack Reader Awards
In a break from the norm, we’ve got four finalists for you in this category – we just couldn’t narrow it down any more. These aren’t the bikes that you dreamt of when you were a teenager, these are the bikes you can go out…
National Trails Are Not Just For Walkers: Cycling UK’s Latest Campaign
Update 22 November 2022: Defra and Natural England are to reconsult on plans for the new National Trail, the Coast to Coast Wainwright trail, which could make it accessible for people cycling and horse-riding after Cycling UK and The British Horse Society (BHS) threatened legal…
Evolution (FILM): Why E-bikes Changed the Game
Andy McKenna of GoWhere Scotland and Stoked* On MS presents Evolution, a film produced with Shimano to share the pure joy of mountain biking. A follow-up to This Way Up (2017). As a teenager Andy McKenna was swept along by the first wave of mountain…
Deviate Claymore review
The Deviate Claymore is the first long travel enduro bike from the Scottish brand. Designed to go fast on the biggest, steepest trails.
Atherton AM.130 trail bike comes in 22 sizes
New 130mm trail bike called the Atherton AM.130 finally confirmed. There will also be the AM.130.X with a slightly longer fork up front.
Wolftooth Resolve dropper claims it will never squish
New Resolve dropper design does away with the usual IFP arrangement, that can end up leaking air into the oil chamber, and promises to never get squishy.
Cheap Things Tuesday: helmets, hammers, grips and stuff
Come on in to the second edition of Cheap Things Tuesday! Once again we've been sifting through the sea of chaff to bring you the wheat.. er, AKA the best bike stuff on offer at decent discounts.
British Cycling agrees 8-year sponsorship with Shell
British Cycling has signed a long-term partnership that will bring wide-ranging support and investment from Shell UK as a new Official Partner. The agreement starts this month and runs to the end of 2030. This new partnership will see a shared commitment to; supporting Great…