Stemming from a long lineage of mountain biking lids from the 64-year old helmet brand, Bell’s flagship Super DH helmet…
July 2018
Review: There’s no need for disco slippers when the Giro Chamber II shoes are so good
James Vincent gives up his usual toe-tappers to test out the burly Chamber II shoes from Giro. The original Giro…
Review: The Nukeproof Horizon Wheelset Costs Less Than £350 And Is Barney-Proof
Barney does his level best to destroy Nukeproof’s Horizon wheelset. And, as in so many other things he tries in…
Inspiring Women: Michelle Haigh and the MTB Chix and Trails internet sensation
So far we’ve featured quite a different range of people in our Inspiring Women series. From Rachael Walker in the…
8 Bikes From The 2018 Pivot TwentyFour12
Of the hundreds of competitors that turned up for the 2018 Pivot TwentyFour12, there seemed to be just as many…
Review: Dakine Hot Laps 5L Waist Pack
There are a few things I swore I wouldn’t do when I got at job at Singletrack. Wear a gilet,…
We Interview 13 Of The Most Outgoing Dogs At The Pivot TwentyFour12
It’s the middle of summer and we’re currently camped out at the Pivot TwentyFour12 event in Newnham Park in Plymouth.…
Review: Chicken Line Cargo Shorts and Solid Jersey
I’d first come across the Italian women’s MTB clothing company Chicken Line on the MTB Chix and Trails Facebook group…
Go on board for a course preview of the Pivot TwentyFour12!
This weekend, Newnham Park in Plymouth will play host to the 2018 Pivot TwentyFour12. This is the 13th edition of…
Fresh Goods Friday 406
da-dum, da-dum, Da Dum, DA DUM, DA DUM! DAAA DUMMM! That’s the sound of the weekend approaching. Hurtling down the…
Finland. It’s not all about snow (okay mostly…)
This article was originally published in Issue 115 of Singletrack Magazine. Words & Photography by Hannah. Hannah takes a wintery fat…
Pump Tracks For Good
A Scottish pump track, opened late last year is already having some great benefits for the local community, reckons its…
Last Chance To Subscribe! Singletrack Issue 120
We’ve got a sweat on – and not just because it’s hotter than a furnace at Singletrack Towers today. No,…
Video: See the Cotic SolarisMAX in action!
For the past two months, I’ve been testing out the brand new SolarisMAX from Cotic Bikes. The SolarisMAX is the…
Review: The huge Shimano Deore XT PD-M8040 flat pedals come with vicious pins, but not all of them made it
First announced over a year ago at the Fort William World Cup alongside the new Saint flat and Saint SPD…
Aston Hill Mountain Bike Park Needs Your Help!
It’s easy to ride and take your trails for granted – especially if you’re paying to play. But it’s not…
It’s coming home! – #MakingUpTheNumbers at Masters Worlds 2018 – Vallnord, Andorra
“It’s an honour to ride this track in these conditions!” It’s 11am on Monday morning and Mark Weightman is eulogising.…
Review: Smith Optics Attack Max ChromaPop Sunglasses
Adding to its growing line of performance eyewear targeted at cyclists, last year Smith Optics debuted the all-new Attack and…
Review: The latest Cotic SolarisMAX is one of the fastest hardtails we’ve tested
In case you hadn’t noticed, Cotic has been on absolute fire lately. The small Peak District-based company launched a new…
Review: Specialized Motodiva Women’s Mountain Bike Shoes
Sold as an all-round trail riding shoe, I’ve been using these for the more pedestrian end of trail riding –…
Review: The Acros Enduro is a carbon wheelset to survive the apocalypse
Tough, good value, are there any downsides to the Acros Enduro Race Carbon wheelset?
Mountain Rescue And Ordnance Survey Say: Stay Safe And Stay Cool
Yes, we’re all loving the prolonged sunshine and sweet, dry trails – although we could definitely go with a few…
Ambassadors Wanted: Could You Be a Motion Hero?
Motion forks are shaking up MTB suspension. Their radically different design is specially developed not to dive during braking. This…
Finally! A helmet you can eat your banana through
Cébé introduces its first full face enduro helmet, the Rockgarden, read on for the official press release (and unofficial captions).…
Talking Trickstuff: Factory Tour
Back in Premier Edition issue 116, Team Singletrack caught up with German precision engineering company Trickstuff, in its hidden factory…
Review: Mondraker Foxy RR: The Long, Low, Slack Do-It-All Bike
Look at any press release for a new bike and chances are that the bike company will shout from the…
Wide tyres, huge towels and a small bike with big wheels – Fresh Goods Friday 405
Not only are our fellow Union compatriots, the Scots, laughing at us because they can ride all the trails, they’re…
Review: RDR Ares – 11 Grand For A Race Bike? It Had Better Be Good…
RDR is a relatively small frame builder based in the mountains of Northern Italy. According to the website, RDR consists…
Long Term Review: Did Wil ruin the Scott Genius 900 Tuned test bike with these 3 changes?
It’s now been six months since we first received the Scott Genius 900 Tuned longterm test bike. In that time,…
Are We Blinded By Bling?
This year marked my first trip to Eurobike, the enormous trade show at which all parts of the bike industry…
Merida Has A Brand New One-Twenty Trail Bike For 2019
Merida has a brand new One-Twenty trail bike for 2019, and with a raft of frame and suspension updates, this…
Fresh Kit For Your Kids: New shoes, packs, helmets & the tiniest back protector
There’s pleasure to be had in pulling on nice riding kit – and practicality too. Protective elements, fabric that won’t…
Heads, Torsos, Knees & Elbows – Eurobike Protection Round Up
Falling off hurts just a little bit less when you’re kitted up with pads and helmets – unless of course…
Review: The Hoy Bonaly 24 is a great first mountain bike
The Hoy Bonaly range is Hoy Bikes’ answer to a mountain bike. It’s a step up from the usual children’s…
Review: The Giro Riddance flat pedal shoe uses a Vibram Megagrip sole for #flatpedalthunder
Brand new from Giro for 2018 is the Riddance – a flat pedal specific shoe that comes into the range…
Review: Merida’s playful One-Forty 800 trail bike
6 weeks on Merida's black beauty One-Forty has been a blast, but now Rob wraps up his review of this…
This Is Not A Joke! Ibis Launches Adjustable Handlebars!
Each year at April Fools we see stories of adjustable handlebars, but the joke is now officially over with the…
Bamboo Bicycle Club: Go behind-the-scenes to see what it takes to build your own frame
For those of you who missed it, last year Wil was challenged to build a bike out of bamboo. A…
Eurobike: The Predictions That Came True
Before we even scanned our press passes through the gates of Eurobike, we’d looked into our crystal balls and brought…
19 Brands In 2 Days: CrankTank Impact Sun Valley Round Up
A couple of weeks ago Hannah went out to Ketchum, Idaho, to a new media event ‘Impact Sun Valley’. It…
Review: Thule’s lightweight & flexible Vital 8 hydration backpack is ideal for all-day rides
Last year the Swedish storage specialists at Thule announced their first ever range of mountain bike hydration backpacks. Three packs…
We Asked Rachel, Gee And Dan Atherton 21 Questions They Weren’t Expecting
A few weeks ago, we had a young lad, Aran Francis in on work experience. Along with the regular work…
Rubber Round-Up: New Tyres Of Eurobike
‘Are you interested in e-bikes?’. It was hard not to roll your eyes when being asked this again. It’s where…
7 Essentials For Riders With Tiny Hands
Oh my god it’s Friday, easily the best of all the days, Friday, Friday, Friday. Did you know that we…
This ain’t no HTTP Error – It’s Fresh Goods Friday 404!
The humans are dead. Beep-boop-boop-beep We left their salt-preserved corpses behind in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Beep-beep-ba-beep-boop Their tiny brains could not…
Top Eurobike Tech Randoms: Lasers, Cheap 12 Speed, Proto Pedals, 998g Forks And More!
As usual, Eurobike has delivered ALL OF THE GOODS. Below we’ve listed some of the best random bits and bobs…
Bags Of Eurobike: This year it’s all about protection, hip packs and battery carrying
There were lots of new colours and suchlike at this year’s Eurobike trade show, but here’s a run down of…
NS Bikes: The Best Looking Brand At Eurobike?
The NS Bikes stand – and its Rondo road and gravel bike sibling – surely offered up the most concentrated…
Eurobike 2018: Pipedream has a new titanium Moxie
UK brand Pipedream Cycles brought out the Moxie hardcore hardtail just under a year ago, which wowed onlookers at Eurobike…
Making It Out Alive – National Downhill Series Rd 3: #MakingUpTheNumbers at Rheola
“Once more unto the breach dear friends, once more” It’s not often that you hear a bit of Shakespeare in…