Photographer, world adventurer and all round nice guy, Dan Milner (not to be confused with the editor of another mountain bike magazine) has put together what he is calling a ‘Klunker Re-Imagined’. Before all the retro-purists rush out to buy more pitchforks, give him a…
Singletrack MegaSack Countdown 2021 Day 21 – DMR Bikes Bundle
Today we’re giving you the chance to win a whole bunch of top end kit from component supremo’s DMR. Want to ride like the one and only Brendog Fairclough? Then you need to watch the video below and get entered because we all know that…
Connor Fearon leaves Kona (with excellent sign-off video)
Flat pedals may not always win medals but they sure do win an awful lot of hearts and minds. Fearless flattie fan Fearon has always been worth watching.
2022 Canyon Neuron AL tops out at £2,649
Canyon describe the latest Neuron as a "super-versatile, ready-for-anything trail adventure bike" but we think that 'short travel trail bike' will do just fine.
Singletrack MegaSack Countdown 2021 Day 20 – Lezyne Bundle
Into another week with an awesome prize that could be yours in the next 24 hours. Lezyne Bundle – Grip Drive HV M Black hand pump, Digital mini shock drive shock pump, Tubeless CO2 blaster & 2 x cartridges, Ratchet drive multitool, Classic Brass Bell,…
The best looking bikes of 2021
These are the best looking bikes the Singletrack team has seen in 2021. Some we've never even seen in the flesh (or metal, or carbon) let alone actually ridden. You can but dream...
Last minute Christmas gift ideas for mountain bikers
You've not left it too late. If you're quick - and you remember to select priority shipping - then there's still enough time to order something for the dirt rider in your life in time for Christmas Day.
Trails on Trial – A UK Access Documentary with Manon Carpenter
This film takes an in depth look at the issues facing mountain bikers and landowner around the UK. It’s a pretty good balanced take on the complex and competing desires and responsibilities, and is something of a call to arms for the mountain bike community…
Singletrack MegaSack Countdown 2021 Day 19 – Muc Off Technical Riders Jacket
Another great prize today for someone in need of a bit of extra winterising in the riding wardrobe department from Muc Off. Muc-Off Mountain Bike Jacket Price: £174.99 From: Muc-Off This waterproof jacket comes with an over the helmet sized hood that you can remove completely…
Singletrack MegaSack Countdown Day 18 – Niterider Lumina Light Combo
Get ready for the shortest day of daylight of the year by watching, learning and then being the lucky winner of this set of rather compact and powerful lights. Nite Rider Lumina 1000 Boost & Sabre 110 Combo Light Set Price: £100 From: Zyro Made with…
Singletrack MegaSack Countdown Day 17 – EVOC Hip Pack
If you are all about riding with loads of kit stuffed into a surprisingly small and yet spacious space all while keeping your back well ventilated and as sweat free as possible then you are in luck. Evoc Hip Pack Pro 3L & 1.5L Bladder…
Mind Over Mountains – the Cairngorms Loop ITT
I first saw this film at Kendal Mountain Film Festival and enjoyed the insight into different ways of riding long distances, plus the gentle pace of the scenic footage in the Cairngorm. Lucky for you, the film is now available on YouTube. ‘Mind Over Mountains’…
FGF 579 – The Case of the Pie Case Mystery Edition
For the last few weeks, thanks to a blocked gutter, anyone venturing into Singletrack Towers had to make their way through a waterfall. Not so much a nice Timotei advert, more like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle access tunnel. It finally stopped being wild, windy…
The Annual Singletrack MegaSack© Countdown – Here’s What’s Coming This Week
Sunday – Muc-Off Mountain Bike Jacket Price: £174.99 From: Muc-Off This waterproof jacket comes with an over the helmet sized hood that you can remove completely should you so choose. Lightning bolt details in pink and reflective material add visibility day and night, and zipped…
Making Up The Numbers: Benoît Coulanges and Emilie Siegenthaler
In the last two seasons Benoît Coulanges has jumped from the world’s top 30 into the top 10 & is now a podium threat at every race. Along the way he’s pocketed a silver medal at the 2021 World Championships & the 2020 & 2021…
Singletrack MegaSack Countdown Day 16 – Hiplok Bundle
Today we give you the chance to help tidy up your bikes around the house and secure them from light fingered types. Price: Jaw Compact Universal Bike £19.99 & Z Lok £19.99 From: Hiplok The Hiplok Jaw allows you to store your bike vertically against the…
Back From The Dead – Christmas Special
Back From The Dead is usually a feature reserved only for our Members, however, in the spirit of Christmas, we’re letting you have a sneak peek behind the paywall, so you too can create some Christmas decorations from those worn out bike bits cluttering up…
Singletrack MegaSack Countdown Day 15 – SKS Bundle
Day 15 brings the chance to winterise your ride and have a pocket of mighty inflation power with a bundle of goodies from SKS. Price: Airbuster £23.99. Mudrocker Front £29.99, Mudrocker Rear £34.99 From: Zyro This is a great practical bundle to keep you moving when…
Dream Job Alert! Tweed Valley MTB Roles
If you’re wondering whether you’re doing a pointless job, maybe you need a change of scene, maybe you missed out on the National Beaver Officer role, or maybe you just want to move to somewhere with trails on your doorstep, then these two jobs are…
Classic Ride 140 – Land’s End to Lizard
Sam takes us on a long ride on some new-old trails that will make for a great weekender, or a really big day out. Words Sam Jones Photography Jordan Gibbons and Stef Amato The last time I ‘turboed’ anything was more than 20 years ago in the student…
Singletrack MegaSack Countdown Day 14 – Deity Bar & Stem Combo
It’s day 14 and we are still not quite half way through the prize list. Today we have some cockpit gubbins for you to look at and learn about from top cockpit gubbins people at Deity Components. Price: Stem £94.99, Bar £144.95, Headset cap £19.99…
Danny MacAskill does Rampage!
Danny MacAskill was out to watch the 2021 Red Bull Rampage, but before the big day he lined up a gang of local riders to go seek out some local trails. You might recognise one of them – Chelsea Kimball, our rider and writer at…
Singletrack MegaSack Countdown Day 13 – Altura Waterproof Gear
Today we have that essential item: the waterproof jacket. This one is from Altura’s new Adventure range – their return to the mountain bike specific clothing market. Designed and tested in the UK, to laugh in the face of UK weather. Altura Ridge Lightweight Pertex…
Singletrack MegaSack Countdown Day 12 – Dynaplug Megapill
Today’s prize is not just useful, it’s also a tactile please to hold. Fondle it like a giant worry bead, or put it to good use on the trail – it’s the Dynaplug Megapill. Dynaplug Megapill Price: £59.99 From: Freewheel This made in the USA…
The Singletrack MegaSack© Countdown – Here’s What’s Coming This Week
Have you won anything yet? Nope? Don’t worry! There are still plenty of daily prizes to be won, and every time you enter a daily draw it also counts as another entry into the MegaSack. If you’ve not been keeping up, then go back and…
Singletrack MegaSack Countdown Day 11 – 100% Speedcraft Glasses
Your eyes are important, so you should look after them. Mud and grit are not good for eyes, and neither are flies. Keep these things out of your ocular receptacles by winning today’s giveaway! 100% Speedcraft Glasses Price: £149.99 Freewheel As worn by Peter Sagan,…
Singletrack MegaSack Countdown 2021 Day 10 – Park Tools
Even if you’re totally maintenance averse and shuffle off to your local bike mechanic for every little fix, we think you’re going to want these. Get your seatpost set just so, tighten those bolts before a ride, or put them to full use with a…
FGF 578 – The nothing happened that shouldn’t have happened edition
We have been repeatedly assured that no cheeky trails have been ridden and that no rules were broken. That is what we have been repeatedly assured. All trails were sanctioned and permissive and within the rules. No dead cats were sighted while riding, only muddy…
Singletrack MegaSack Countdown 2021 Day 9 – Vittoria Tyre Sealant
Hopefully you’ve got a shed full of bikes to set up tubeless – or you ride a long way, or you ride near a nail factory – because we’ve got a bumper load of tyre sealant for you to win today. Vittoria Universal Tire Sealant…
Best Use Of Lockdown Winner – Daren Austin OBE aka TiRed
Daren Austin OBE, known on the Forum as TiRed, is the winner of the ‘Best Use of Lockdown’ award in this year’s Singletrack Reader Awards, in association with Kona. He has spent the past couple of years patiently explaining complicated Covid information to people on…
Singletrack MegaSack Countdown 2021 Day 8 – Madison Flux Clothing Bundle
Day 8 is here and a bunch of the prize winners from week 1 have already started to receive their prizes. Will you be lucky today? With this bundle of clothing you’ll be out in all weathers. The lightweight waterproof Flux jacket is a favourite…
Nukeproof releases selected 2022 frames and bikes
Nukeproof is releasing information about some of its 2022 line up – including a selection of frame only options that might keep you busy in the shed this winter. Will you be inspired to buy a complete bike and get riding like Elliott Heap, or…
Endura Updates Its MT500 Freezing Point Range – Stay Warm in The Depths of Winter
Summer was some time back in May/June. Since then it’s been perpetual Autumn, until suddenly we’ve hit December and the winter switch has been flipped. For those caught by surprise, or who didn’t seek out winter warmer bargains in June, there’s a whole updated range…
Singletrack MegaSack Countdown 2021 Day 7 – PRO Tharsis 3FIVE Bar & Stem
Every bike needs a bar and stem, and an upgrade to a carbon bar might well be one of those things you never quite treat yourself to as you keep up with the war of attrition on wear and tear of everything else…grips, cassettes, tyres,…
Reserve 30SL Wheelset Reviewed – properly light and durable wheels
Reserve was founded in 2014, with a simple goal – to make the most reliable and durable carbon wheels on the market, with the best strength to weight ratio possible – all backed up with a lifetime guarantee. The first Reserve mountain bike wheels were…
Donate to World Bicycle Relief and Trek will match it
Trek has allocated £500,000 to match funding donations made to World Bicycle Relief until 31st December 2021, so any donation you make via their fundraising page will be doubled. World Bicycle Relief’s Buffalo Bicycle is our Bike of the YearThis year, instead of selecting a…
Singletrack MegaSack Countdown Day 6 – Lazer Jackal MIPS Helmet
Here we go, it’s Monday, it’s still December, and we’re still giving away prizes! Today, it’s that kit essential: a helmet. Lazer Jackal MIPS Helmet Price: £189.99 From: Freewheel This helmet is worth £189 and fully adjustable on the inside, so you can vary the height…
New Canyon Torque – carbon, metal, and all the wheel sizes
The new Canyon Torque is officially revealed today – though you may have spotted Tommy G was riding the carbon fibre model at Red Bull Rampage back in October. There are six models of Canyon Torque available, two in aluminium and four in carbon fibre.…
The Singletrack MegaSack© Countdown – Here’s What’s Coming This Week
By now, you hopefully know what’s going on – we make daily videos about products, you watch the video, learn stuff, and then answer a question. Lucky winners then win those daily prizes, and everyone’s name goes into the MegaHat for a chance to sin…
Singletrack MegaSack Countdown Day 5 – Granite Cricket Bell
This is no ordinary bell. This is a Mark’s and Sp….. Wait.. This is Granite Design Cricket Bell. A bell like no other. Check this out.. Granite Design Cricket Bell Price: £19.95 From: Granite Design Andi reviewed this bell earlier this year. It’s a deployable…
Internet Rummagings 3 – Other Materials Are Available
Welcome to this month’s edition of Internet Rummagings, where I rummage around in the more embarrassing parts of the internet, so you don’t have to! (for clarification, that’s weird and wonderful bike websites…) Roost Components Starting down under this time, Roost is an Australian brand…
Singletrack MegaSack Countdown 2021 Day 4 – Vee Tire Gravity Tyres
Yesterday it was all about the 29r but fear not small wheel lovers, for today we have some rubber just for you. We have a pair of Vee Tire Attack HPL 27.5 x 2.5 plus some Vee Tire branded pint glasses and a couple of…
Singletrack MegaSack Countdown Day 3 – Continental Tyres & Sealant
The incredible giveaway continues, and with such a shortage of tyres around at the moment we think this is going to be an especially popular prize. If everyone else is still riding bald and old tyres, these might just make you the fastest rider around…
Urban Riding Video Round Up
There’s more to life than trails. Just as once you start to look, you’ll see plants growing in every nook and cranny of the urban world, there’s a way of looking at the built environment that sees ride lines, jumps and drops. Here’s a collection…
Fresh Goods Friday 577 – The warm up before listening edition
You may find that the music in this week’s edition causes neck injuries. Please undertake some gentle warm up exercises before going full mosh. It’s started. We are in it. The final month of 2021. We made it. It’s time for countdowns and roundups and…
First Look – All New Giant Trance Advanced Pro 29 1
The Trance has been in the Giant family for a long time now and today sees them unveil their newest updated model – the Trance Advanced Pro 29er. Designed as a do-everything trail bike, the Advanced Pro 29 has seen its real travel grow by…
Singletrack MegaSack Countdown 2021 Day 2 – WIN Muc Off Pressure Washer
Welcome to Day 2 of our annual MegaSack countdown prize draw. Today you could win a bike cleaning kit from Muc-Off. But before you enter our competition you will have to watch the highly professional video featuring today’s prize. This is a bright pink bicycle-specific…
Socialtrack Wishaw – Community Pump Track Project Hit By Thieves
Sorry, but this is likely to make you angry. No one likes to hear about bike theft but this one is especially bad… Remember this heartwarming video about the pumptrack in Wishaw? The community project Socialtrack that looks after the pump track has posted on…
3 Things Thursday: Trail Helmets with MIPS
Hannah and Mark have made it into the studio together to look at that kit essential, the trail helmet. With three different open face helmets, all with MIPS, all designed for trail riding, they look at some of the subtle differences between them, giving you…
Singletrack MegaSack Countdown 2021 Day 1 – Magura MT5 Brakes
It’s the first day of our amazing countdown to New Year giveaway. Every day in December we’ve got a prize to give away, with a duplicate of each daily prize going into the Megasack – a giant pile of bike goodness, containing one of everything…
FINDRA Barra Waffle Merino Gilet – A dash of luxury on the trail
This Barra Waffle Merino Gilet from FINDRA is a unisex gilet made in the UK from ethically sourced Merino wool. Made with two layers, the inside is a fine knitted plain knit layer, while the outside is a waffle texture knit that’s designed to act…