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February 2025

2025 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series Teams revealed
There are 40 teams across the 'Endurance' and 'Gravity' disciplines, with these 'World Series Teams' being the ones who are…

Merida One-Twenty 700 review
The confusingly-named 130mm-travel Merida One Twenty is essentially more at the XC end of the trail bike spectrum.

Owen Robinson joins Privateer Bikes
Ex-Nukeproof shredder Owen Robinson has joined Privateer Bikes. Owen will be riding the new 161 with HUNT mountain wheels.

Issue 159: Fitting In
Chipps encourages us to get (just a bit) fitter. Do you know any rowers? They’re a special breed, aren’t they?…

Issue 159: Tour de Farce
The Adventure Syndicate attempts to bring progress to bikepacking by taking it back to a simpler, sillier time.

Issue 159: Secret Diary Of Benjamin Haworth Age 47 3/4
What is a press launch these days? Who benefits? Who gets short-changed? Are they immoral? Are they ecologically indefensible?

Issue 159: Last Minute Tuscany, Bikepacking in Style
Sanny ditches the traditional endless planning of a bikepacking trip and jumps all in last minute.

Issue 159: Where are we going (with geometry, that is)?
Benji opines on what is right and wrong with the world of mountain bikes right now.

Fresh Goods Friday 745: The Belly Guarding Edition
Perhaps the globe's finest collection of new bike stuff to be delivered to a media house on the Lancashire-Yorkshire borderlands.

Issue 159: Hand Bagging
After a lifetime of thinking it could never happen for him, Neil and friends set out to bag a Munro…

Issue 159: Digital Detox
Could you leave all of your electronic gadgets behind on a ride? No GPS, no Strava, no phone. How about…

Issue 159: (Calculated) Risks
Hannah reveals the careful behind-the-scenes work that brings the wild spectacle of Red Bull Rampage to the masses.

Issue 159: Last Word – It’s my birthday and I’ll fly if I want to
Hannah’s nerves age a little as her husband chases youth

Benji’s thoughts on the ultimate riding jacket go viral on TikTok
We are recent users of TikTok here at Singletrack. We’ve cut down on our social media posting of late, mostly…

Fresh Goods Friday 744: The Fort Manning Edition
It’s that mid-Feb kind of time of year where Hannah’s off to the States to see her hubby, Benji’s off…

The Grinder 159: RockShox Pike Ultimate, Stan’s Flow MK4 Wheels Alpkit Floe trousers and more
If you rest you rust, and there’s no rest for the wicked… so no rust on this batch of wicked…

Happy Mondays 005: Squeezing One In/Out
Hello to the w/c. Here is your regular hurry slurry of things to turn that frown upside down. Happy Monday!

Replay of Red Bull Hardline Tasmania (no spoilers)
Didn't fancy the 3am UK livestream? Forgot all about it? Wanna watch it again?

Fresh Goods Friday 743: The Inessential Mix Edition
The gravity race scene is almost back. Kind of. Not yer World Cup Downhills (remember those? sigh...) but today is…

Reframing MTB: Speakers, Workshops and Rides Revealed
If you’ve ever asked yourself if mountain biking could be ‘better’ – whether that’s more sustainable, more welcoming, more fun…

Exposure Six Pack Mk14 & Zenith Mk3 review
It will come as a surprise to precisely nobody that these two lights from Exposure are class-leading illuminators with unique…

How to watch Red Bull Hardline Tasmania – or be there in Wales
It's big news week for Red Bull Hardlines. Yes, plural.

Intradrive: UK made gearbox drive unit begins pilot production
With manufacturing based in Scotland, and designed for repairability from the outset, it should tick a few sustainability boxes.

Happy Mondays 004: The Caught By Nanny Edition
What is a Nannycatch? Being caught by your Nan smoking behind the chip shop? Or when you’re playing a wholesome…

Red Bull Hardline: the progression and the pain
In advance of Red Bull Hardline Tasmania, the Athertons have released this discussion between Dan and Gee, looking back on…

Endura MT500 Women’s Waterproof Jacket review
The latest version of the Endura MT500 Women's Waterproof Jacket is huge improvement on the previous one. Better thought out,…

7Mesh Men’s Thunder Pant review
The price of the 7Mesh Men's Thunder Pant is a major barrier - £350 is a good starter mountain bike…