We told you last week about new pedals and chain guides, now we have more component news from Nukeproof for you. This time, it’s updated Nukeproof Horizon headsets and all new Nukeproof Horizon bottom brackets. Horizon Headsets You may well have a Nukeproof headset already…
Chris Akrigg will ride for GT Bicycles in 2020
After much deliberating and online speculation after he left Mongoose at the end of last year, Chris Akrigg has confirmed that for 2020, he will ride for GT Bicycles. Many people will be familiar with the fluid style of the Yorkshire rider through the many…
Manitou Mezzer Pro | Just The Right Amount Of Tuning?
We put the Manitou Mezzer Pro fork through a winter of hard use – did the testers come back smiling? There’s a particular place online where some bike mechanics share photos, and one of the perennial posts is bikes that have been built with the…
3 Full Face Trail Helmets, Head To Head
We get George and his downhill buddies to put three full face helmets light enough for trail use to the test. I’d like to think that I was assigned this product test because of my literary ability to translate complex product information into real world…
7 Sexy Valentine's Gifts For Cyclists, And There's No Lycra
Choosing a Valentine’s gift for a cyclist can be tricky. So we are here to help ease the burden, suggest a few great products, but also remind you that shopping with Singletrack helps us to keep pumping out the amazing print magazine, and all the…
Salsa Rangefinder | A New Hardtail Joins The Updated Timberjack
Salsa is introducing a new hardtail, the Rangefinder, plus brings new build specs and colours to the existing Timberjack. The new Rangefinder is designed as a confidence building trail hardtail, ‘to deliver thrills on local singletrack or venture into unknown territory without hesitation. With modern…
The One Where We Don't Mention BREXIT | FGF 485
It’s the last day of January. You’ve all made it! Upon waking up tomorrow, half the nation can eat meat again and the other half can pour themselves a drink. We’re not going to talk about the other big thing that’s happening overnight. Or the…
Commencal Updates The Supreme And It's Up For Pre-Order Today!
Remember back at Fort William in 2019 when we reported on a prototype Commencal Supreme? Well, that bike has proven so successful that it has gone into production. The Commencal Supreme with it’s high-pivot and idler has become a bit of an icon on the…
Goodbye Dirt Rag Magazine
Today was a sad day for mountain bike publishing. Dirt Rag Magazine announced that it was closing its doors with immediate effect after 30 years of publishing and organising events. While many newcomers might dismiss Dirt Rag as some old US magazine that they’d never…
5 Minutes With Kilian Bron The Volcano Runner!
Hot off the back of his latest video epic with Commencal, we managed to sit Kilian Bron down for a quick 5 minutes with interview. Kilian Bron is best known for shaking up YouTube with epic videos featuring a unique blend of incredible cinematography and…
Komoot Supports Global Adventure Cycling & Ambassadors in 2020
Komoot, Europe’s biggest outdoors app and proud sponsors of our Singletrack Classic Ride magazine features, is continuing its commitment to the global adventure cycling community in 2020. Take a look at how the app works here, and read on for the 2020 press release. Official…
Review: Burgtec Penthouse Mk5 Pedal “Is it possible to make a better pedal?”
Burgtec Penthouse MK5 pedal reviewed. Burgtec takes flat pedal design to the limit. It was around this time last year that Burgtec thoroughly impressed me with the composite version of the Penthouse flat pedal. That nylon/fibreglass pedal proved to be such a good product that…
2020 Burgtec House Show | 4 bikes we wanted to take home
For its 2nd year, the Burgtec House Show has grown to include more brands, house more products and serve up better food and coffee than ever before! Well ok, the excellent coffee was at last year’s show too. The 2020 edition of the Burgtec House…
Watch Kilian Bron being chased down an active volcano with racing drones!
YouTube sensation and the latest signing to the Commencal Crew, Kilian Bron, plans to go viral with this epic volcano video. Kilian Bron is best known for taking his two-wheeled companion to the outer reaches of the world and creating video sensations, capable of breaking…
Hazzard Racing Orange Bikes – Wait, Is That A New Formula Coil Shock?
Does this Orange Bikes press release tease a new coil shock from Formula? Hazzard Racing has revealed the Orange Bikes they’ll be riding this year – and that you can buy too. In amongst the pictures we think lurks something that is much more interesting…
Core Bike 2020 Randoms – Patriotic saddles, Boa, Body Armour and more!
Core Bike 2020 was filled with lots of flashy new goods to have us reaching for our wallets, but here are a few of the items that really grabbed our attention. Fabric Flag Saddles Price: £74.99 Fabric were displaying a new version of their fantastic…
Bernard Kerr Confirms 2020 Pivot Factory Race Team : Masters Stays, Charre Joins
Team Rumours season continues and Team Manager, Bernard Kerr, has sent us all a jolly email to let us know what’s what on the 2020 Pivot Factory Race Team: Hey everyone, Bernard Kerr here. I hear a few rumors going ‘round about Pivot Factory Racing…
Core Bike 2020 | Scratch Cover stanchion repair kit
Scratch Cover from France provides you with everything you need to repair your scratched fork stanchions and make them like new again. Scratching your bike is just a part of mountain biking, sure it sucks but your bike is going to get beaten up a…
Core Bike 2020 | Nukeproof Kids Bikes, Updated Pedals and More!
Nukeproof had a bunch of great new products to show us at Core Bike 2020 ranging from hardcore hardtails designed for kids, to new and improved flat pedals! Nukeproof Horizon V2 Pedals Price: £84.99 With a little help from flat pedal fan Sam Hill, Nukeproof…
Ride Revolution Bike Park And Whistler – On A BMX?!
‘Fingers Crossed BMX’ – not our approach to riding, but a new video series coming soon. Revolution Bike Park has a reputation for big jumps and technical lines – as well as being winner of the Singletrack Readers’ Award for Best Trail Centre 2019. Most…
2020 Ragley Full Range | Who likes colourful hardtails?
After a successful reboot of the range last year, Ragley are back with another no-nonsense range of bikes for 2020, each receiving just subtle tweaks to the build to keep them up to date. And some fantastic new colour schemes. All the mountain bikes now…
Ard Dales Entries | Get yours before it's too late!
Ard Rock has built a reputation for delivering some of the best enduro events around, and are proud to announce a brand new location for 2020. Launching on April 25-26th, the new event, Ard Dales, will kick start the season with totally new trails and…
Fresh Goods Friday 484 | Flashy bike, full-face, and spendy rims!
Another riveting episode of Fresh Goods Friday featuring spendy carbon bits, the latest head protection, and powerful new Shimano stoppers. This week’s episode stars the Orbea Occam M10, a beautiful carbon-framed all-mountain bike, that plans to tempt Ross away from his newly acquired Mega Tower!…
Jared Graves Signs For Yeti
After yesterday’s wild speculation about who might be joining Richie Rude on the Yeti/Fox team, we’re feeling rather smug to discover that we are – at least in part – right. It’s just been confirmed that Jared Graves is returning to Yeti to join former team…
DT Swiss 232 ONE – The All New XC Suspension Platform
DT Swiss launches the new 232 ONE XC Suspension Platform: fork, shock and dropper post, for tough XC performance. When DT Swiss decided to launch an all new suspension platform aimed squarely at small travel bikes and XC racing they had a couple of conundrums…
Who Is Joining Richie Rude At Yeti? And Will They Be Riding A Hardtail?
The team rumours continue, and we’re all watching social media for clues, and tapping up our contacts in the hope they’ll reveal a scoop or two. One name we’ve been watching is Cody Kelley, who we know is leaving Alchemy bikes, but where is he…
Vitus Mythique 29 VR | Raising The Bar For Budget Trail Bikes?
Antony checks out the Vitus Mythique, another great budget trail bike for your shopping list. When I started riding mountain bikes, the more affordable end of the market seemed to be aimed at riders who were doing a completely different sport. Budget bikes had unwieldy…
Prime Bicycles wants to compete with Santa Cruz on and off the track!
Prime Bicycles, a new bike brand focussed on gravity bikes, is heading to the market and want to take on the establishment. You would think with so many bike brands and so many models of bikes already available that it must be a pretty crowded…
Revel Rascal T1000 | I Need Your Clothes, Your Boots And Your Bicycle…
Revel Bikes, a new kid on the block launched in the USA last year, is looking to grab your attention with the release of its Terminator inspired edition of the Revel Rascal. With 130/140mm travel, 29 inch wheels, and a full carbon fibre frame, the…
Eye Spy a Pipedream Full Moxie full-suspension steel bike
It’s no secret that Pipedream is working on a steel full-suspension bike, but could this be our first glimpse of the slender suspension gem? Pipedream put themselves on the map with the Moxie, a hardtail that has proven that long, low, and slack needn’t be…
Andreu Lacondeguy signs for Commencal
Andreu Lacondeguy has signed a 2-year contract with Commencal but will he be riding bikes or playing football? Towards the end of last year, Andreu Lacondeguy announced that he would be leaving YT and no longer be riding his Tues in freeride events. The Spanish…
Interview | 5 minutes with Alex Marin
After announcing he would be riding for The Brigade in 2020 we took 5 minutes to chat with Alex Marin to get to know him better. -Tell us who you are, what you do and why we should go for a bike ride with you……
RockShox SID Ultimate Carbon 29er fork | Beautiful And Fast
We let Jason loose on a RockShox SID Ultimate Carbon 29er fork. Will anyone be able to catch up with him to get it back? I wonder how many riders have won races on bikes equipped with SID forks? Must be loads and loads. More…
5 minutes with Rudy Cabirou the newest member of The Brigade Team
The Brigade Team has announced its second elite rider for the 2020 season, 25 year old Rudy Cabirou. The announcement from the team about their latest signing has only been announced but we’ve already managed to sit down with Rudy for a quick “5 minutes…
Fresh Goods Friday 483 | The Countdown To Daylight Continues
Repeat after me: we have broken the back of January, it is nearly over. Take small joyous – though not quite spring-like gambolling – steps. Breathe a little deeper. Bask in the watery daylight that gets a teeny tiny bit greater every day. It might…
Brendan Fairclough Launches New Video Series | A Dog’s Life
It looks more like a charmed life than a dog’s life, but we’ll bite back the envy, ignore the branding shots, and enjoy Brendan Fairclough going out to play. Episode 1 of his new video series takes him to Madeira, surely one of the hottest…
YT Launches Alloy Jeffsy Base | A £2k Bike For Metalheads
When YT launched its revised Jeffsy last year, it only updated the design of the carbon frame. Today, it launches the new Jeffsy Base, an alloy model with geometry and design changes to bring it into line with the existing carbon line up. Buyers will…
New Automated Carbon Fibre Technology | Accell Group Jumps On Board
Accell Group, makers of brands including Lapierre, Ghost, Haibike and Raleigh, is joining forces with a company called REIN4CED. This enables them to shift some production to a new Belgian facility and accessing a new automated carbon fibre technology. Here’s why we think this isn’t…
Breaking | Alex Marin Joins The Brigade Team, the most exciting new downhill team of 2020
Thought the 2020 Team Rumours season was getting stale? Well, let’s inject some excitement with the announcement of The Brigade Team, an all-new downhill team. Many people following the 2020 team rumours threads around the web have expressed disappointment with the year’s rumours, but for…
2020 Propain Tyee | First Ride Review
The Tyee has been in the Propain lineup for around 6 years and has been Propain’s go to enduro bike. Based around 27.5 wheels, the Tyee was designed as a 160mm travel big-hitting enduro bike, capable of hitting the roughest of race tracks, yet efficient…
Marzocchi Z1 Coil Fork – Have your prayers been answered?
When the Marzocchi Z1 fork was launched back in April 2018 we applauded the return of a simple, bomber-(sorry!)-strong air sprung fork. Long time Marzocchi fans, though, still talk fondly of the coil sprung, open oil bath original forks. Well, today, their misty-eyed musings have…
BikePark Wales Glamping Pod Plans Get Go Ahead
The final part of the next bit of development has just received official approval as the local council has given the go ahead for up to 41 BikePark Wales glamping pods and cabins on the South Wales site over the next couple of years. The…
Rob Warner Joins Vitus For 2020
We reported the rumour late last year now we have the official word on Rob Warner joining Vitus Bikes. Press Release Follows Vitus are stoked to announce that Rob Warner will be joining the Vitus family in 2020. Rob Warner needs no introduction, from being…
Sisters of Send Weekend 2020 – Wales’ first women’s MTB festival!
The Sisters of Send collective is excited to announce the launch of Wales’ first women’s MTB festival, the Sisters of Send Weekend 2020. Taking place in the heart of the Afan Valley, the two-day festival is designed to help inspire and nurture sisterhood in MTB…
Showers Pass Rainslinger Waterproof Hip Pack | Does What It Says On The Tin
Would the Showers Pass Rainslinger Waterproof Hip Pack live up to its billing? Or would Calderdale’s finest winter filth get the better of it? The Rainslinger hip pack has a 3.5lt capacity and attaches to your person via reflective ballistic strength Nylon webbing straps with…
Wolf Tooth Bar Kit One | Never Be Tool Free
Wolf Tooth Bar Kit One Encase System comprises of two bar end tool cases, housing everything you would hope for in a multitool. At one end there is a a selection of hex, torx and screwdriver bits. At the other there is a tubeless repair…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 129 Is Coming | Subscribe Now!
If you weren’t lucky enough to get a gift subscription to Singletrack for Christmas, now is the time to ditch your relatives and buy yourself a little love. Or, if your relatives are the best and did give the gift of Singletrack, have this as…
Fresh Goods Friday 482 – Who wants to test bulletproof goggles?
We have waterproof, abrasion-proof, shockproof and even bulletproof products in this week’s edition of Fresh Goods Friday. Jump in and bath in xxxx-proof goodies. Leatt Velocity Goggle Price: £73.00 From: Hotlines The Velocity goggle from Leatt comes in a huge range of strap designs and…
The 2020 Dyfi Enduro – Now With Bontrager. And On A Saturday!
If you’re going to mix things up, then why not really mix things up. The 2020 Dyfi Enduro has a new title sponsor, making it the Bontrager Dyfi Enduro – and in addition, thanks to the first May Bank Holiday being on a Friday this…
Video: Manon Carpenter Rides Mont Thabor
Mont Thabor is 3178m of thin air and epic riding, but there’s no easy way up. You need to earn those turns. In this film we find out just one of the things that Manon Carpenter has been up to since she retired from downhill…
2020 YT Bike Range reveals new colour options
YT has refreshed its complete line of bikes for the 2020 season with fresh new colours. The YT Bikes lineup is already pretty well rounded, being made up of every bike we can think of to keep a gravity junky smiling for a whole year.…