David rides the highly adjustable Formula Selva R fork. Will he get tweak fatigue, or find his perfect setting for every trail? A little under three years ago, I first rode Formula’s 35 fork. At the time, it was the best fork I’d ever ridden,…
Islabikes Goes Longer Lower Slacker!
Shropshire based Islabikes has announced its range refresh, which includes updates to all models in its children’s bike range, plus new sizes and geometry in the mountain bike model. There’s no escaping the ‘longer, lower, slacker’ trend! The key changes identified are: Lighter than ever…
Adam Brayton’s Bikes Stolen!
Adam Brayton has had 5 bikes stolen including 2 carbon Hope bikes, a downhill bike and custom e-Bike! UK downhill rider and all-round nice bloke, Adam Brayton, has posted on social media that 5 of his bikes have been stolen. The 5 bikes include; 2…
Is A Womens’ Red Bull Rampage Happening?
Has Hannah spotted a women’s Red Bull Rampage style event in the making? Follow the clues with her and see what you think. It was well past our bedtimes here in the UK, but ignoring the ‘don’t look at screens before sleeping’ advice I just…
New Stan’s NoTubes DART: Dual Action Repair for Tubeless
Stan’s NoTubes reveals the DART, a new product to repair tubeless tyre punctures and slices that are 5mm or larger. Before we move on to the news about this new product, we’d just like to draw your attention to the first line of the press…
Smith Forefront 2 Helmet | Tested, Crashed and Reviewed
Ross tests (perhaps a little too literally) the latest Forefront 2 helmet from Smith Optics The Smith Forefront 2, as the name suggests, is the updated version to Smith’s popular Forefront helmet. Rather than just making a few small tweaks to the existing model though,…
Short Cycling Films About Long Bike Rides
If you’re feeling like it’s time to snuggle under a blanket and think about adventures to come, we have some short cycling films for you that will help get you reaching for the maps and checking out your camping gear. Better still, they’re all available…
Video | Joe Barnes’ garage tour
The folks from Formula spent part of the summer touring the UK…they even visited Singletrack Towers. In the first video to come from that tour, they take us on a tour of Joe Barnes’ garage. Or is it a shed? Or a house? Check out…
FGF 468|Prevent Punctures With The KLF
With Chipps and Mark away on vacation (no not holiday!) we can unleash our love of Italian puncture prevention goo, U.S tyre repair tools, winter riding gear and …. an ELECTRIC GRAVEL BIKE!!!! Singletrack Magazine Issue 127 From: Singletrack Store As we start the gentle…
2020 Nukeproof Mega Full Line-Up + NEW Carbon Mega 290
Nukeproof Carbon Mega 29’er has been highly anticipated since the launch of the Mega 275c, and it’s finally here. As it happens, there wasn’t even going to be one. That was until Sam Hill wanted to make the switch to try racing the Mega 290.…
Grab a bargain at the Orange Bikes Blue Moon Open House
Fancy getting your hands on a fresh, juicy new Orange Bike? Then the Orange Bikes Blue Moon Event is probably your best chance. From October 12-13th Orange will be hosting an open house event at the Orange Bikes HQ, where a range of Ex-Demo, Closeout…
Singletrack Issue 127 | Verbier By Train
Mark and Vic look at a different way of getting to play in the mountains with bikes. To the Alps by train. Words & Photography Mark As I start writing this, the strongest hurricane on record, Dorian, is battering the Bahamas. I’ve just read an…
Singletrack Issue 127 | Van Girls
Emma and Carly show how much fun you can have by being badly prepared and under-equipped in France’s best-known mountain bike event. Words Emma Whitaker Photography Emma Whitaker & Carly Frame The wildly popular annual event Pass’Portes du Soleil is a mountain biking shindig like…
Singletrack Issue 127 | Five Minutes With: Damien Nosella, Production Privee
Andi catches up with Damien from Production Privée, the enigmatic Andorran bike and component company. Words & Photography Andi
Singletrack Issue 127 | The Last Word | Accidental Punch-Up
Sometimes alcohol and high spirits can get in the way of a race to the point that some people let themselves down a little. So much so that we’ve toned this one down, to hide the guilty. Words Chipps
Singletrack Issue 127 | Editorial – Wear sunscreen…
Words Chipps Now, how did those lyrics go again? “Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old And when you do, you’ll fantasise that when you were young Prices were reasonable, politicians were noble And children respected their…
Singletrack Issue 127 | Going Over To The Dark Side
Sanny and Dene head out on a pre-dawn mission proving that winter shouldn’t be a barrier to fun. Words & Photography Sanny Be honest. It’s hard not to feel your heart sink, if only just a little, at the thought of the impending winter. Shorter…
Singletrack Issue 127 Classic Ride | The South Downs
They say variety is the spice of life – how hot do you like your spice? Words & Photography Tom Hutton All I could think about was a pint of ice-cold Coke. And I don’t even drink Coke. In truth, it wasn’t all I could…
Singletrack Issue 127 | The Helmet of Unhappiness
Jason Miles takes a good long look at himself. With his eyes half shut…
Singletrack Issue 127 | Letting go and finding flow
Amanda takes a few days to ride and decompress in Denmark. Along the way she finds food, friends, trails and adventures, but most of all, she finds balance. Words Amanda Photography Max Schumann As I stood on my tiptoes with the waves aggressively carrying me…
Published Today! Singletrack Issue 127
As we start the gentle decomposition of autumn, a fresh new issue of Singletrack Magazine has landed. Make your last embers of summer riding enthusiasm get a little puff of air to boost them and warm your legs into the chill winds of winter. Here’s…
Singletrack Issue 127 | My Grandad’s head in a jar
Adam Batty welcomes back a lapsed member of the mountain bike club to enjoy the views. Words & Photography Adam Batty Great rides are full of hair-raising descents, jaw-dropping climbs, and belly-filling cakes. When I (a bona fide under-30) am riding with my old man,…
Singletrack Issue 127 | Keeping track of time at the Trans-Provence
Tom Hill reflects on the phenomenon that was the Trans-Provence, and his part as a small cog in its machine. Words & Photography Tom Hill (unless credited) I stand at the bottom of a trail. Despite the beauty of the wider country that surrounds me…
Singletrack Issue 127 | Making it up in the Lake District
Nigel Page and Chipps strap on luggage and join forces again. This time to ride a completely made up North/South traverse of the Lake District. Words & Photography Chipps ‘Puckpuckpuckpuckpuck…’ All I’d been able to hear for the last hour had been the octopus-like sucking…
Vitus’ new Mythique trail platform starts at just £1249.99
Vitus has released the new Vitus Mythique trail platform in both 27.5in and 29in today, with full bike pricing from just £1249.99. Vitus has launched a new 2020 full-suspension bike this morning named the Vitus Mythique, and it’s sure to become a hot seller thanks…
Patrol 691 first look at the big wheeled, Bali rider.
Indonesia’s latest enduro rig rocks up to rail UK trails, and just in time for the wet season too, here’s our first look at the Patrol 691. Patrol is an Indonesian mountain bike brand that is owned by United Cycle. Now we’ll forgive you if…
Making Up The Numbers Podcast Episode 5 | Matt Walker
In this episode #MakingUpTheNumbers team members George & Binnsy sit down with Madison Saracen’s Matt Walker. Making Up The Numbers – Episode 5 – Matt Walker In this episode George & Binnsy sit down with 2017 Junior World Champion & five times British National Champion,…
Autumn Riding – Who’s Up For A Midweek Bivi?
Cycling UK has been out on a midweek adventure in the hope of enticing you away from your sofas and out on the bike for some golden autumn riding. Shortening days and cooler nights don’t have to mean an end to adventure. In fact, the…
Trans-Cascadia 2019 | 4 Days Of Party Trains And Sweet Trails
The four days of racing and riding and partying at the Trans-Cascadia 2019 look so good we’re tempted to add this to our must do list of events. 2019 Trans-Cascadia: Day 1 “We’ve been out here scaring ourselves since 2013, and I’ve never seen tracks…
Graubünden Home of Trails -Destination Guide
Graubünden landed into collective conscience courtesy of the ‘Home of Trails’ video starring Danny MacAskill and Claudio Caluori. Graubünden itself is not a resort but a canton in south eastern Switzerland sharing a border with Lichtenstein and Italy, containing the bike resorts of Davos Klosters,…
Book Review: Rough-Stuff Fellowship Archive
Chipps has got himself a copy of the Rough-Stuff Fellowship Archive, and thinks you need one too. I’m going to annoy loads of people first off by mentioning the ‘C’ word. Yes, I know it’s months until Christmas, but you know that Aunty Nora is…
Pepi’s Rokkline Tire Noodles
Pepi’s Tire Noodle is another foam sausage designed to fit betwixt rim and tyre, protecting both from those nasty pinch flats and dings. Due to their colour, which is much more fluorescent than my camera or screen can reproduce, these are probably the most Enduro…
Controversy Rages Over Afan Masts Tree Felling
A plan by NRW (National Resource Wales – the custodians of Welsh forestry) to routinely fell trees in the area known as the Afan Masts has sparked a storm with local riders, who fear that 20 years of (unofficial, but tolerated) trails will be destroyed…
FGF 467 | Custom pants, Steel full-sus, German Rubber and e-Bikes
Fresh Goods Friday 467 is full of steel, electric, rubber and new limited edition Singletrack hip flasks. Rejoice in the goodness! Únic Custom MTB Clothing Price: €79 – €198.01 logos are extra but colours and your name is free. From: Únic Here’s just a small…
Cane Creek Joins The Tie Dye Revolution With Rainbow eeWings cranks
Want some? Do you? Do you sir? Want some? In tie dye? Those titanium cranks? Ooh! Sir! Suits you sir! Yes, just when you thought that Cane Creek’s titanium, north-of-a-grand, super-cranks couldn’t get any more outrageous, it has decided to colour things up and join…
Are You In? Or Missing Out? Singletrack Subscribers Get More!
Every issue of Singletrack mountain bike magazine comes in two versions: the standard edition – available at newsagents; and the Premier Edition. If you’re a subscriber to our print or digital magazine, it’s this extended Premier Edition of the magazine that you’ll be reading. Which…
Evoc World Traveller Suitcase | A portable wardrobe?
Evoc is known for making many kinds of bag – ones to carry your bike in, ones to carry while you’re riding your bike, and, like this ‘Evoc World Traveller’ maybe, ones to carry when you’re off somewhere fun to ride your bike. Or, just…
Forestal Bikes: The biggest bike company you’ve never heard of
Forestal Bikes has been a mystery since we first learned Cédric Gracia would be working with them so Andi went on the hunt for a scoop. Forestal is possibly the most exciting bike company that you have never heard of. This start-up plans to enter…
UK Singlespeed Champs 2019 ends in beer and fancy dress. As usual…
Who said that singlespeeders were a bit slack, eh? We’ve just had this report in from the UK Singlespeed Champs – that happened a month ago… It’s a good job it wasn’t a race. Oh, wait… On Saturday August 24th, around 75 riders competed in…
Motion Ride E18 Linkage Fork | Anti-dive That Works
It might look unusual, but how will it ride? David checks out the Motion Ride E18 Linkage Fork. Around 2011, there was a conversation I kept on having over and over again. It concerned an object I carried and used a lot, about which everyone…
#MakingUpTheNumbers | HSBC National Downhill Series Rd 5 – Ae Forest
George brings us his ‘race’ report from the HSBC National Downhill Series Round 5 / SDA Round 5 – Ae Forest “It’s your worst nightmare this isn’t it?” Binnsy isn’t wrong. After two days of glorious sunshine and dusty trails we’re on the first uplift…
One Bigger! New Ibis HD5 bids for enduro and trail glory
Ibis Cycles has just announced the new Ibis Mojo HD5. It’s a complete new take on the firm’s hard-charging 27.5in wheeled heavy duty trail bike. Having taken cues from recent changes to the 29er Ripley trail bike, as well as the 29in Ripmo enduro bike,…
RockStop Tubeless Insert | Review
Can’t Stop The Rock. We’ve been warned repeatedly. It’s been received wisdom for decades, but now, thanks to Rockstop, could Apollo 440 be wrong? There’s a chance. The rock might be stoppable. Rockstop is made by a UK company, based in Cumbria and named Urofoam.…
Goodyear Newton EN Premium Tyres | Review
David checks out this pair of Goodyear Newton tyres, the latest MTB rubber from Goodyear. Despite starting out making bicycle tyres at the end of the 19th Century, from the mid-seventies, Goodyear took a 40 year break from bike tyres. That was, until they signed a…
Video | Riding Across The Generations
Don’t sit and think about your age, or that ‘is that arthritis’ knee… get on out there and keep riding! The next issue of Singletrack Magazine is whirring its way round the printing presses right now, and one of the features in it is ‘My…
Singletrack Reader Awards 2019 | And The Winners Are…
Your award winners at the 2019 Singletrack Reader Awards, revealed. This year’s award finalists, bike industry dignitaries, Singletrack Lifetime Subscribers and bike industry undignifieds were welcomed to Hebden Bridge’s Trades Club for an evening of Indonesian food, refreshing beers, and – of course – trophies.…
FGF 466 | The closest you’ll get to sitting on Ben Deakin’s face
This week’s Fresh Goods is brought to you by the past, just a few days in the past, but the past none the less. A time before the Singletrack Readers Awards, a time when our heads were much less fuzzy and hungover. It was a…
Ard Rock Donates £50,000 to Swaledale community
Ard Rock mountain bike event has just handed over almost £50,000 to storm damaged Swaledale Community. Following devastating flash flooding across parts of Swaledale, Arkengarthdale and Wensleydale, the Two Ridings Community Foundation got a major boost to its fundraising efforts to assist residents affected by…
Deaneasy ABS Fork Tune | Foam Inserts Reviewed
Foam! Truly this is mountain biking’s era of foam. No longer confined to the bit we sit on, there are now foam tyre inserts, vibration dampening foam-filled bars, rims filled with foam, and more recently foam fork volume spacers. Like this, the Deaneasy ABS Fork…
Singletrack Reader Awards Watch Live
You’ve nominated and then voted. We have now counted the votes and the winners are about to be unveiled. Join us tonight at 7:50pm for the awards Live from the Trades Club, Hebden Bridge. Watch here or over on our Youtube channel here.
Moab | 50 Years of the Slickrock Trail
It’s 50 years since the Moab Slickrock Bike Trail was established and this documentary has been produced to mark the occasion. Tracing its history back to the late 1960s, when motorbikes and early jeeps first started venturing out into the petrified sand dunes around Moab…