The YEP Components Uptimizer 3.0 is an easy maintenance dropper post that can be bled externally, without removing the post from the frame. It is a mechanical post with internal…
Salsa Spearfish | A Really Very Practical Type Of Bike
Charlie checks out the latest Salsa Spearfish, for ‘down country’ riding, and a lot of other stuff too. Down country, what the hell is “Down Country”? A large demo bike…
Bespoked Bike Show Delayed To October
Another event has been postponed thanks to Coronavirus: Bristol based Bespoked, the UK’s handmade bike show. Looks like us bikey folks are going to find ourselves with a lot of…
Deviate Highlander 29er – Ultimate Enduro Bike Contender
Sanny checks out the new Deviate Highlander, an enduro bike with idler. Back in November 2017, Deviate took a bold step into the mountain bike market when they launched their…
Fresh Goods Podcast 490 | The Quarantine Edition
Amanda is in quarantine after returning from Italy - Chipps is in Mexico. Will we ever see him again?
Go Bananas, Go Disco, Go Retro – It’s Fresh Goods Friday 490
How often do you find that things don’t quite work out like you imagined? Cupcakes, for example. You order one in the cafe and it looks delicious, only when it…
Millyard Racing downhill bike making a comeback with HyperRide Suspension?
Almost a decade and a half ago, Allen Millyard built a one-off custom downhill bike that was lightyears ahead of what was on sale, and now new social media posts…
Sea Otter Postponed due to Coronavirus
Sea Otter is the next major cycling event to be postponed due to Coronavirus. First, it was the Tapei Bike Show, then Mountain Mayhem and now Sea Otter, all now…
What The Heck? Danny Macaskill rides the new Santa Cruz e-MTB
Danny Macaskill has got his hands on the new Santa Cruz Heckler and taken it for a pootle around Scotland on an abandoned island and on Skye. e-MTB’s are still…
Mondraker Celebrates ’20 Years of Winning’
Established in 2000, Mondraker is celebrating its 20th birthday this year. Pioneers of ‘Forward Geometry’, what looked funky then has grown into something of an industry standard now. To mark…
VeeTire SNAP Trail released
Thai tyre makers, Vee Tire Co. releases the new Vee Tire SNAP Trail based on the popular Flow SNAP WCE. Vee Tire Co. is very much an up and coming…
Intense Primer 29 Pro | A Solution For The One Bike Shed?
“WTF is that?!”, exclaimed my pairs partner when I rolled up to the 10@kirroughtree endurance race late last summer. I thought he was talking about my newly acquired beer belly, the…
2020 Mountain Mayhem Cancelled As Corona Virus Is Blamed
Organising a large mountain bike race these days is hard enough, what with the weather, finding venues, marshals, infrastructure and title sponsors… But it seems that the latest trendy thing…
Leatt MTB Shoes | Release of their first ever shoe range
The brand that developed the very first protective neck brace for riders and has continued to put safety first, Leatt has launched their first line of 2020 MTB shoes. Leatt…
Fox Speedframe Pro Helmet | 360° of comfort & safety
Aimed at the aggressive trail rider, the Fox Speedframe Pro offers a high level of protection paired with good ventilation and comfort, achieved through 19 vents and internal channels, a…
Nukeproof Horizon Sam Hill Enduro Pedals
These aren’t just a Nukeproof Horizon pedal with Sam Hill’s signature – find out below how the EWS winner helped develop the Pro Enduro pedal. The story behind the pedal…
Teased: New EXT ERA Fork
Makers of very good coil shocks EXT are in full tease mode, as they prepare to reveal their first MTB suspension fork. We reviewed the EXT Storia V3 shock recently,…
Singletrack Podcast 489 | Shimano Patents, Print and the Corona Virus
This week Hannah talks to Andi about Shimano’s latest patent filings, electronic dropper posts, the Corona virus and carbon rims that can’t possibly exist. Then Mark tells us all bout…
Jordie Lunn Memorial Bike Park Announced
Langford, Vancouver Island will be home to the new Jordie Lunn Memorial Bike Park set to open later in 2020. The new bike park was announced earlier this week and…
From In A Tunnel, It’s Fresh Goods Friday 489
You can be forgiven for feeling a bit flat this Friday. Between floods, virus fears and the politicising of tea and crisps, it’s been a tough week. Here are some…
Tea & Biscuits Video Preview
Video premier of Tea & Biscuits, the latest creation from filmmaker and creator of the A Slice of British Pie series Tommy Caldwell, at Llandegla One Planet Adventures, Friday 6th March 7.30pm…
Recyclable Carbon Wheels Made By Robots! Revel Wheels Revealed
One of the complaints many have about carbon fibre is its inability to be recycled. Revel Bikes has teamed up with makers of Fusion-Fiber to bring you recyclable carbon wheels…
Rotor Kapic Carbon Chainset | Tune Your Race Set-Up
We put mile-muncher Jason Miles to work on the Rotor Kapic Carbon Chainset. Is he leading the pack with these light weight cranks? Spanish component manufacturer Rotor has been around…
Bike Connection Winter 2020: Day 2 Round-Up
Due to the threat of having to self quarantine for two weeks upon returning to the UK, Amanda is homeward bound with Rob Sherratt (Nukeproof marketing extraordinaire) in convoy with…
Bike Connection Winter 2020: Day 1 Round-Up
The trails are dusty, the sky is blue, the quarantine area for Coronavirus is expanding, and Amanda has been finding out what’s up and coming from a small selection of…
Shimano Patent describes automatic wireless dropper post
A recent Shimano patent describes an automatic dropper post with additional wireless control. Yes, automatic and wireless! Electronics are being integrated into bikes at a much faster rate than ever…
Specialized Recon Shoes Get A Revamp. New Design For 2020
“Specifically designed for mud” reckons Specialized of its new Recon family. The Recon 1, 2 and 3 are differing levels of spec, but all share a similar trail shoe style.…
Chile’s Majin Cycles will build you one of these for $350
Majin Cycles from Chile isn’t likely a name that you’ve come across before, but fans of steel suspension bikes should give them look. It was a few years ago when…
Stay Tuned For Bike Connection Winter 2020
Amanda is out in Italy at Bike Connection Winter 2020 – stay tuned to our channels for product news and inside info. Bike Connection is an opportunity for brands and…
426er Another Industry Standard
Do you remember how we all debated the 26″ versus 29er wheel sizes around ten years ago. Well, I am afraid those arguments may well be back. You see, at…
Video: This trick was 7 months and 35 attempts in the making!
Paul Couderc should now be called “Mr. Perseverance’ after attempting this ballsy trick 35 times over 7 months before nailing it! Ever tried a jump or trail section a few…
Actofive Cycles P-Train mixes steel, high-pivots and CNC alloy in one sexy frame
German fabricator Actofive Cycles reveals the P-Train our new favourite niche machine! We all know that mountain biking follows certain trends. From anodised purple parts, Judy yellow kit, and MotoX…
Slickrock Trail Saved From Oil & Gas Operations
Moab’s world famous Slickrock trail seems to have escaped a recent threat from oil and gas operations… for now. Under US land laws, parcels of BLM land can be nominated…
Review | SRAM AXS Eagle – Wireless Shifting That Works
David tests out the flagship SRAM AXS Eagle XX and X01 groupsets – will the wireless drivetrain stun him with its performance? Historically, I’m not a fan of mixing mountain…
Making Up The Numbers Podcast Episode 7 | Ad Brayton & Dan Bladon
Earlier this week Ad Brayton and Daniel Bladon dropped into the studio with George to record the final podcast episode of season one. Topics of conversation included smashing wheels, finding…
The Fresh Goods Friday Podcast | Episode 488
This week we chat e-MTB racing – yes really! Plus New kit from MucOff, holidays, stuff that Ross keeps breaking and we hear from our Mega Sack winner who popped…
When and where are the 2020 UCI MTB World Cup and World Champ Races?
Here are all the dates, and places of the 2020 UCI MTB World Cup and World Champs races. While writing up this story, I realised that we’re only a few…
Fresh Goods Friday 488
“Splish, splash, sploosh… whirr… whirr” – which is either the sound of the endless rain here, combined with the TurboTrainer Of Desperation… OR it’s the sound of espresso being delivered…
Dorval AM Team announces 2020 sponsors
Just when you thought DH Team news was coming to an end, Dorval shows up with a host of new sponsors. The Dorval AM Racing DH Team has announced it’s…
iceBike* 2020 – News from Thule, Park, Pro, Lazer and more
We’ve just been spending the day down in windy Milton Keynes for iceBike* 2020, Madison’s house show where it had many of its brands on display and lots of new…
Review | EXT Storia V3 – The Last Shock You’ll Ever Need To Buy?
The EXT Storia LOK V3 is a high end, Italian coil shock. I first spoke with EXT at Eurobike in 2017, but at the time they didn’t have a UK…
Review | Manitou Mara Pro – Do You Like To Party?
Manitou, and parent Hayes Group have spent a while focussed on enduro-type products, from forks, to brakes, wheels and now this new Mara Pro shock. In Sanskrit, the word mara…
HUNT Mountain Announce 2020 Athletes
Despite having only launched the wheel range in May 2018, the HUNT family continues to grow with the addition of three new team members for 2020. Official press release: From…
Tahnee Seagrave Breaks Her Ankle Putting Her Season In Doubt
Pro DH star Tahnee Seagrave has announced she’s broken her ankle while riding this weekend. Her Instagram account detailed her time in hospital and includes some unpleasant images and video…
Singletrack Fresh Goods Friday Podcast 487 | ebikes, Cedric Gracia and more ebikes
We are not new to Podcasts. In fact in much the same way that Mark was a first generation skateboarder back in the early 80’s, Singletrack got on the Podcast…
Forget Love, This is Where The Hot Stuff Is | FGF 487
Chipps is back from holiday, Andi is on holiday, and Hannah is about to go on holiday. We are like ships in the night. Or underpaid shift workers sharing a…