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…
Orange Stage 6 Evo – Are you F.A.F or just a faffer?
Orange has given the Stage 6 the Evo treatment, revealing it today in an intimidating flurry of words about speed and acceleration and so on. Will this speak to your racing synapses? Or do you not care about that, it looks lovely, and you’ll have…
The Mason RAW – New Steel Hardtail On The Block, Ridden
The new Mason RAW hardtail. View and First Ride Review Today, those achingly-cool folks at Mason Cycles are launching the Mason RAW, a steel hardtail. If you’re surprised that Mason hasn’t already got a mountain bike in its range, then join the club. However, it’s…
Science and Smiles as YouTubers Do Bikes!
Don’t worry, we’ve got two videos for you from YouTubers that don’t involve implausible poses by the edge of a pool, careful product placement for smoothies made with five kinds of grass, or food made by making a mess on a kitchen worktop. Instead we…
Hunt Enduro Wide V2 – Hard Hitting Hoops That Won’t Break The Bank
The Enduro Wide have been in the Hunt range for a few years now and as the name suggests, they were designed for hard riding on rough and technically demanding terrain. This year Hunt launched the updated version, the V2, which was developed using input…
Review: Canyon Lux Trail CF 8 – the best value bike of its type?
Daz reviews the Canyon Lux Trail – another XC/trail bike in a long line of this ilk that he’s tested. Images by Rob Lockhart. I’m sure it was just an unfortunate coincidence, but I can’t be the only mountain biker wondering why the bike industry…
Let’s Go Racing! 2022 UK MTB Race Calendar
Events are back, with a full calendar of mountain bike events and venues revealed for 2022. If you want to take things seriously or just find out what you’re capable of, there are options for you here. There’s a new challenge too: a national Marathon…
FGF 576 – The Launch It All Into Space Edition
Maybe *some* of us need to get out and ride a bike more. Luckily, Hannah is in the office all by herself so no one is around to endure her angry rantings. There is quite a lot to get worked up about. But there is…
New Altura Adventure Range – Choose Your Layers and Play
This feature was produced in association with Altura Maybe you recall Altura’s previous mountain bike clothing range – it’s a while since they made them and shifted focus to road and commuter gear, but if you owned some there’s every chance you’re still using it.…
Stanton Celebrates 10 Years With Slackine Ti 10th Anniversary Edition
Stanton is celebrating a big birthday with some shiny titanium loveliness. Maybe you’ve got a big birthday that needs marking with a new bike? Seems like the perfect excuse to us… From Stanton: The Slackline is the OG of the Stanton range. Dan’s very first frame in…
Singletrack Reader Awards 2021 – The Winners Revealed!
It’s time for the big reveal! We can now tell you who YOU voted for to win in this year’s Singletrack Reader Awards, in association with Kona. Thanks to all of you who came with us on this year’s doing-things-differently awards – we’ve been blown…
Review: Shimano MW7 Winter Boots – No excuses boots for winter riding
These Shimano MW7 winter boots are designed to remove any excuses you have about winter riding. Forget ‘it’s too cold’ or ‘it’s too wet’ as the idea of these black beasts is to protect you from the worst that winter will throw at you. Shimano…
Commencal Meta AM 29 Team Review
Commencal went ultra-long and slack for the newest Meta AM 29, so does that make it too enduro for everyday riding? The Commencal Meta AM 29 has evolved from being an ‘All Mountain’ trail bike to a full-on enduro slayer. Compared to the previous generation…
Montanus Presents Vivid: Making Memories With the Carbon Kona Hei Hei
Another week, another beautifully shot short film from Kona! Vivid, a short film by Montanus, explores the memories created by the most meaningful experiences found on two wheels. For Montanus the most vivid memory was their first bikepacking trip together back in 2013. Riding bikes with…
Kendal Mountain Festival Bike Highlights
Kendal Mountain Festival was back this year, in person and online. I have to admit that had I not just recovered from Covid, I’d have found all the (mostly maskless) crowded spaces very stressful. Hopefully it doesn’t turn out to be a super spreader event,…
Ride Over Racism – Mountain Biking As a Healer
Here we have two thought provoking videos for you – one is a trailer for a longer film that premiered at the Kendal Mountain Festival this weekend. Both address issues around racism, and how mountain biking can help act as a healer for individuals affected.…
Learning Your Turns, with Nukeproof Chain Reaction’s Elliott Heap
The sense that I’m old enough to be Elliott Heap’s mum is not helped by the fact that I find myself ordering him a hot chocolate to go with my grown up’s coffee. We’re supposed to be getting going with a coaching session, but the…
MTB Colour Collective: We Are Mountain Bikers – Maybe you are too?
If you’re a social media regular you may have noticed recent posts by a new account called ‘The MTB Colour Collective’, which is a new UK based movement aimed at celebrating and increasing the participation of people from diverse ethnic backgrounds within mountain biking. Its…
Fresh Goods Friday 575 – Tah Dah! All the Fuzzy Feels
This is a warm and fuzzy Fresh Goods Friday – good vibes all round, as you lot kindly donated over £1000 to World Bicycle Relief last weekend, which will get match funded and turn into something like 20 more kids on bikes in countries where…
Playing In The Woods – Who does it better?
Two videos, two riders, two brands, and lots of trees. For this video head to head, we want to know: who does playing in the woods the best? Do you like the slippery leafy slither of the Pacific Northeast, or the drier jumpy turns of…
Giant Anthem Advanced Pro 29 Gets New Suspension Technology
Giant’s new Anthem Advanced Pro 29 gets a lighter frameset, new rear suspension system and modified geometry to make it a bike for those wanting a competitive advantage on XC terrain. The Anthem first appeared on the World Cup circuit in 2005, and the sharp…
Back From The Dead – Building Bargain Dirt Jump Bikes
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…
Join Us Today To Get December’s Singletrack Magazine (And FREE Calendar) Delivered!
It’s that time again: time to check you’ve updated your address if you’ve moved house, or renew your payment details if you’ve changed banks, or to join us to become part of the Singletrack World community of independently minded mountain bikers! This issue will be…
Give Singletrack And Save £22.50, Plus Get FREE Merch.
Christmas is almost upon us, and as part of our Singletrack member services… we have come up with a mind blowing gift deal for full Singletrack members (that is print and/or digital subscribers, and Lifetime members). Member Offer: Give a Singletrack “Sub In A Box”…
Santa Cruz Stone King Rally: 2 countries, 6 days, 100 riders
Anyone that misses the Trans-Provence will be likely to be interested in the new Santa Cruz Stone King Rally, the successor event to the Trans-Provence. As it’s only for 100 riders, you’ll be lucky to get in when entries open on 30th November. And with…
Danny Hart’s Descend Bike Park – Thieves Take ‘Everything’
Danny Hart posted on the Descend Bike Park Facebook page that overnight on Sunday their cabins were broken into and everything taken. He’s provided a long list of items stolen, and the bike park will be closed this week, reopening on Saturday, while they clear…
Review – Magicshine Monteer 8000 Galaxy you’re never going to need more light!
Magicshine’s latest 8000 lumen Monteer is less of a light and more like your very own personal solar flare for the trail! Winter might bring cold weather, mud, rain, and constant cleaning of gritty drivetrains, but it also brings with it the fun of a…
Classic Ride 139 – Salisbury Plain
Salisbury Plain An evening leg stretcher on Salisbury Plain gives Dean and friends a classic southern ride of rolling hills and lengthening shadows. Words Dean Hersey Photography Trail Creatives I love the buzz you get from the anticipation of a ride almost as much as…
Peru vs Sheffield, Auzangate or Bikerdelic? Video Head To Head
Two very different videos for you – maybe you’ll love both for different reasons? Or maybe one will bore you silly and the other have you reaching for your bike? Both make for long viewing, so grab a cuppa and take them in. Shared Territory…
Lal Bikes Supre Drive – A Better Derailleur Solution?
Is this the week when all the stupid annoying bits of mountain bike tech are finally going to be fixed? We’ve already seen two takes on improving the infinitely annoying Presta valve, and now we have a new take on the rear derailleur. Will the…
Fresh Goods Friday 574 – Welsh Caves and French Punk
We’re going to assume you’re here for a little escapism and don’t want us to remind you of all the things in the news that might make you a teensy bit angry…and breathe…so let’s start with a whoop for WelshFarmer who helped create some good…
Win a Fox Rampage Pro Carbon MIPS Full Face Helmet!
Take a detailed first look at the Fox Rampage Pro Carbon MIPS full-face helmet and enter for your chance to win one for yourself! Fox Rampage Pro Carbon MIPS first look This is the Fox Rampage Pro Carbon MIPS helmet, also known as the RPC…
OpenMTB Closes Doors – what now for MTB advocacy?
OpenMTB, a group set up to advocate for UK mountain bikers, has decided to cease functioning, publishing the following statement on its Facebook page: “We’re sad to make the following statement. After six years OpenMTB has closed its doors. The lack of a representative body…
Double Your Donation! World Bicycle Relief Has Match Funding
If you’re thinking of sharing a little bicycle love, are keen to spread the message that #This MachineFightsClimateChange, or just want to spend some money on something worthwhile, now is the time to donate to World Bicycle Relief, as they’ve got match funding until Sunday…
Wild West vs Wales – Video Head To Head
Two new video releases from this week – which gets your adrenaline pumping, your feet carrying you to the shed, your braking fingers twitching? Wild West 2 First up, Tom Van Steenbergen’s follow-up to his September 2020 Wild West video, by Calvin Huth. Wild West…
Cotic Bikes Release Mullet Option
Cotic is adding mullet build options to its droplink full suspension bikes. As well as getting a smaller rear wheel, you’ll also get an angleset fitted to correct the geometry. Here’s the official word from Cy Turner: “Today we launch our ‘mullet’ mixed wheelsize option…
Is This The Original Hi Flow No Clog Valve?
When Reserve Wheels launched their new Fillmore valves last week, you lot got quite worked up. Were they solving a problem that doesn’t exist? What’s a reasonable price for progress? How much?! And other comments… One of those comments was that UK company 76 Projects…