Ross tests (perhaps a little too literally) the latest Forefront 2 helmet from Smith Optics The Smith Forefront 2, as…
Ross Demain
Ross pairs his childlike excitement for bikes with a complete disregard for the wellbeing of his ribs, or his rims. Best known for riding cheeky trails, his time is also spent trail building in his local woods, drinking beer, eating pies and entertaining his two children.
2020 Nukeproof Reactor First Ride Review
Ross throws a leg over the 2020 Nukeproor Reactor then throws it down the nearest rut infested trail to see…
2020 Orange Stage 6 – Exclusive First Ride Review
In 2017 Orange launched the Stage 6, a long travel, big mountain, do everything, enduro bike. The Stage 6 was Orange’s…
Canyon Celebrates Crankworx Whistler With MTB Sale
Crankworx Whistler has been a fixture on the MTB calendar since 2004. Several days, spanning a variety of disciplines, on…
First Look | Custom 2020 Kona Process 134
On the day of the 2020 Kona Process 134 launch, we take an exclusive look at a very special custom…
First Look | The New Identiti Mettle
Back in 2017, after three years of development by Pat Campbell Jenner and Michael Bonney, Identiti launched its first ever…
Podium battle set to be fierce at TweedLove’s Transcenduro
With an impressive list of the top international pro enduro riders signed up for TweedLove’s Transcenduro, hosted at the Transcend…
Canyon Pure Cycling Weekend – Athletes and Partners Confirmed
Last month, Canyon announced its first ever UK Pure Cycling Weekend which will take place over two days at the…
Review | Propain Hugene Highend 29er – Makes Pedalling Fun
Propain is a direct to consumer bike brand based in Germany. A lot of you will know the Propain name…
First Look: Brand New Hope HB.130 29er
Back in 2017, Hope Technology launched its first ever bike, the HB160. With an eye on racing top level EWS…
First Look: Radon Cragger 29er Hardtail
Another week, another direct sales German test bike! Following on from the Propain Hugene that arrived a couple of weeks…
First Look: Propain Hugene
Originally announced back in April this year, the Hugene is Propain’s first foray into the world of 29″ wheels. Cited…
Bike Check: Scott Belshaw’s Kona Process 153 CR/DL 29
Scott Belshaw is the UK sales manager for iconic Canadian brand Kona Bikes. Based in the North West, not too…
Identiti Releases Two New Hardcore Hardtails
Hot on the heels of the Dr. Jekkyl that was released a few weeks ago, Identiti bikes have just released…
Review: X-Fusion Trace 36 Fork – A big fork to take on the big hitters
New for this year, the Trace 36 is X-Fusions’s top end, big wheeled enduro fork, aimed at the influx of…
Intense Tazer Relaunched! But As A Full Suspension Enduro e-MTB
After months of being teased with Instagram posts by Mr. Steber, today Intense has officially released details of its brand…
Orange 2019 Bikes Ridden At The Forest Of Dean
Last week saw Orange Bikes launch its 2019 range at the Forest of Dean. As opposed to some of the…
Sportline Show 2018: Longer, Slacker Lower Saracen Hardtails.
It wasn’t all huge travel big bikes at the Sportline show last week Saracen also launched a brand spanking new…
Sportline 2018 Show: It’s all gone a bit Myst’y…
This week saw the Sportline 2018 show down in Milton Keynes. Sportline are the bike division of huge UK distributor…
Review: At nearly a thousand pounds, the new Lyrik had better be good.
The Lyrik sits at the top of the RockShox single crown tree and is its top flight, big-hitting enduro fork.…
Review: Shimano’s Powerful Deore XT M8020 4-Piston Disc Brakes
I’ve been a fan of Shimano brakes for quite a few years now. After trying numerous different brands I always…
Get Your Grip On..!! Not long to go to Northern Grip 2018
Northern Grip returns to Stubbylee Park and Lee Quarry in Bacup, Rossendale on Saturday the 7th July for its third…
Jobs: Cairngorms-based bio-statistician wanted.
POSITION: SENIOR BIOSTATISTICIAN Do your interests include; cycling, walking, climbing, water sports and/or skiing? Would you like the opportunity to…
Review: Starling Cycles Taiwanese-Made Murmur Factory 29er
Our very own in-house office wildebeest, Rossco, has been playing about on the new Murmur Factory from Starling Cycles. With…
Singletrack Editors’ Choice Awards 2017 – more winners!
Three more awards bestowed upon the best of the best
Review: Love Mud Hobo 29er Wheels
Can £229 buy you a decent mountain bike wheelset? Love Mud sent us a Hobo wheelset to put through the…
Review: MRP Ribbon 160mm 29er Fork
Does the MRP Ribbon have what it takes to ride toe-to-toe with the likes of the Fox 36 and RockShox…