Fox has launched its new Float X2 and DHX 2 shocks. We’ve not had chance to put any claims to…
March 2025
Happy Mondays 010: Enhance Your Legs Edition
Get your legs ready for shorts season and Italy's version of Greggs;
Madison Roam Men’s Windproof Packable Primaloft Gilet review
Madison Roam Men's Gilet hits all the right off-road notes: windproof, packable, & effortlessly stylish.
Cycling UK: Active travel infrastructure needed to close gender gap
Cycling UK has issued the following press release, highlighting the growing gap between numbers of men and women cycling. The…
Quick Crossword: All Hail The End Of Winter
Well done, you made it. Give yourself a pat on the back. The clocks are changing and it’s British Summer…
New Blue ‘Squirrel Chaser’ Opens Soon At Hamsterley
Wondering what to do with the kids this Easter? Perhaps a trip to the new ‘Squirrel Chaser’ trail at Hamsterley…
Fresh Goods Friday 750: The Testing Messing Edition
Heads up! The clocks change this weekend. Yesss! Bring on the post-work golden hour dusky rides.
SRAM Motive Ultimate Expert disc brake review
Gone are Codes. Ditto Levels. Here is the new mineral oil SRAM Motive.
SRAM Eagle 90 Mechanical Transmission review
Look Ma, no batteries! SRAM Eagle 90 Transmission is cable actuated but T-Type full-mount interface (replaces your UDH hanger).
Launch: 120-140mm Fox 36 SL and new 140-160mm Fox 36
Details of the shorter travel Fox 36 SL and the practically-as-stiff-as-a-Fox 38 rejigged Fox 36 forks.
Endura Sells Off Sewing Facility To Streamline Production
Endura’s entire sewing facility at Livingstone, Scotland is being sold off, along with all the contents. The auction site listing…
Happy Mondays: Sprint Into The Week With A Whoop
Zippity doo dah, it’s Monday! The last Monday of winter. It’s a final sprint into (technical) summertime, which means that…
Bike Check: Petor G’s Star Wars Sturdy Cilla
I took a custom-made Sturdy Cilla, with a deep design connection to the X-Wing from Star Wars, which was appropriate…
Maxxis Forekaster 3C Maxx Terra review
Winter is gone! Break out the Maxxis Forekaster 3C Maxx Terra tyres kids! Free* speed but without the unwanted terrors.…
Improving Inclusivity in Mountain Biking: Project FIAS Insights
Words like ‘framework’, ‘strategic programme’ and ‘toolkit’ might be things you take to the trails to escape. But for those…
Fresh Goods Friday 749: The Last Week Of Winter Edition
Bringing you a not-yet-sunbleached edition of FGF!
New Fox 34 SL fork targets new breed of XC racer
Fox 34 SL goes up to 130mm travel, accepts 2.5in tyres, boasts increased bushing overlap and weighs under 1,500g.
Big Walk and Wheel: Win Prizes On The School Run
The Big Walk and Wheel encourages children to walk or wheel to school from 24th March to 4th April 2025.…
The Cannondale Malverns Classic is back
An excellent August Bank Holiday (21st-25th) awaits you at the Cannondale Malverns Classic Cycling Festival.
Happy Mondays 008: Gary Gassy Oldman
Cool but clear. Pretty much anything and everything that is both these things is a positive. From a mountain stream…
Nixit Menstrual Cup Review: The IUD-Compatible Solution
The Nixit is advertised as a menstrual cup (or cap, or disc) that doesn’t rely on suction to stay in…
Subscribe Now For April’s Magazine: Dual Slalom, HikeABike, Freeride And Gravel!
Mountain biking is a broad church and April’s edition of Singletrack World covers many a pew. Submit your tithes to…
Wildcard Teams Revealed for first Endurance MTB World Series of 2025
The first MTB World Series events of the year fall into the ‘Endurance’ category and will take place in Brazil…
Fresh Goods Friday 748: The M.C. Escher Trail Centre Edition
Don't you just love the pointlessness of mountain biking?
Be At Bespoked Manchester – with your own ‘Apocalypse’ build?
Want a great weekend out with a bunch of bike lovers? Head to Bespoked Manchester, 25-27th April. The show’s mission…
Demo a Saracen at Bike Ranch Snowdonia
Saracen has partnered with Bike Ranch Snowdonia to be the first Saracen bike and e-bike demo centre in Wales.Â
Cannondale Scalpel long term review
I find it very hard to imagine being disappointed with the Cannondale Scalpel 1 (once you'd got over the actual…
British Cycling Launches New Strategy – and a new era?
British Cycling has launched a new strategy which sets out the goals it will work towards in the years ahead.…
Why now is the best time to Subscribe to Singletrack
The simple answer is we’ve never offered as much to our members as we do now and we need our…
Hunt Proven Carbon Trail H_Core MTB 29 Wheelset review
Hunt Proven Carbon Trail H_Core MTB 29 wheelset offers a fast, responsive ride feel that adds a directness and sprightliness.
Happy Mondays 007: Hello Great Orb
Ah, the great glowing orb in the sky! We hope it has warmed your cockles this weekend. I (Hannah) spent…
Readers’ Rides: Aaron B’s Bird Aether 7
For this edition of Readers’ Rides, Aaron B shares his Bird Aether 7 which we just found down the back…
Catching A Break: From Baseball Pro to MTB YouTuber
Matty Johnson is a pro baseball player turned MTB YouTuber. He’s on a mission to make people see mountain biking…
Pause A Moment To Accelerate Action This #IWD
I have many misgivings about the flurry of activity around International Women’s Day. I wrote about that back in 2017,…
Trump’s Federal Cuts Risk Moab’s Future
The team looking after important sections of Moab’s iconic Whole Enchilada has been let go under Tump appointee Elon Musk…
Fresh Goods Friday 747: The Wings of Love Edition
FGF 747… Benji is off, I (Hannah) am here. Propelled back to the UK by a plane. I don’t know…
Carbon Wasp Compound-150 first ride review
The Carbon Wasp Compound-150 is a 150mm travel full-carbon trail bike made in Yorkshire. And we’ve been for a spin on one.…
Plea for mountain bikers to observe Ae Forest closures
Riding at Ae Forest? Please avoid the windblown area at Green Hill, where forestry works are being undertaken. Here’s the…
0.41° of engagement?! Industry Nine’s new Hydra2 hub
The new Industry Nine Hydra2 offers a staggering 870 points of engagement - that's an incredible 0.41° between pick-up points.
Share Your Photos: Celebrate Women in MTB for International Women’s Day (and Beyond)
March 8th marks International Women’s Day, and this year’s theme, Accelerate Action feels pretty fitting for mountain biking. At Singletrack,…
Merida Big Trail 600 review
The latest generation Merida Big Trail takes the previous incarnation and runs with it. It runs all the way to…
Do Our Trails Need Environmental Education For All?
Environmental Education can help tackles issues such as littering. Perhaps what we need is the Department For Education and MTB…
Happy Mondays 006: Dropping Es can be fun
The return of Happy Mondays! We're back to ease the pain of the start of the working week. Hey look,…
Shimano EX7 (EX700) Gore-Tex Shoes review
The Shimano EX7 (EX700) Gore-Tex shoes can be hard to find; searching for Shimano EX700 often results in the the…
Benji’s top 10 items from this year’s Core Bike Show
Core Bike Show came and went, as did we. Here's the best bits from Benji's memory card.