Welcome to the ‘Dark at 4pm, deadline week, Chipps is back and we’re ignoring him’ winter Fresh Goods Friday special!…
Wil Barrett
A Klunker From The Future – Stooge Cycles Unloads The Dirtbomb
Given the unrelenting daily churn from the bike industry’s marketing hype machine, you could be forgiven for thinking that mountain…
Specialized launches new S-Works Recon SPD shoes, and they weigh less than a Melton Mowbray pork pie
Fresh out of the oven from Specialized is the brand new S-Works Recon shoe, which is designed to be both…
Did you forget how to get Fat? Eddy Masters didn’t
The seasons, they are a-changing. In the upper most hemisphere, the days are getting shorter, the climate’s getting colder and…
Longterm Review: 2019 Scott Ransom 900 Tuned
It’s been three months since we first got our hands on the brand new Scott Ransom. Fully redesigned for 2019…
Helmet Review: Bontrager Rally MIPS vs Specialized Ambush
Both of these are what I'd refer to as 'trail' helmets. They're heavier than a XC race lid, though they…
Don’t Skewer Yourself With A GoPro – Camelbak Sternum Protector Review
I’ll make a bet. If you were drawing up a shopping list for new bits of body armour right now,…
Tested: 5 Cheap Upgrades For Your Mountain Bike You Didn’t Know You Needed
Here are five little upgrades that I've been using on my test bikes over the past year, all of which…
Don’t Bonk! 5 Nutrition Products For Your Next Riding Trip
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been travelling around parts of Europe on a road trip to check out some…
The Great British Bike Off – 3 UK-Made Full Suspension Bikes Tested & Reviewed
In Issue #119 of Singletrack Magazine, we tested three big wheelers made on home soil and designed for modern riding. …
UK-Made Full Suspension Group Test – Robot R130 Review
Robot Bike Co. first shot to fame at the 2016 Fort William World Cup when it debuted a stunning full…
UK-Made Full Suspension Group Test – Swarf Contour Review
In comparison to the other two on test, our third bike comes from a much smaller outfit. Founded in Dorchester…
UK-Made Full Suspension Group Test – Orange Stage 4 RS Review
When it comes to UK-made full suspension bikes, there was one brand that was always going to be in this…
Review: Bontrager Flatline Flat Pedal Shoes
Ask any mountain biker what flat pedal shoes they’d recommend, and there’s one brand that inevitably comes up in conversation:…
Review: Don’t like wearing bulky, uncomfortable knee pads? Leatt’s Airflex Pro is made for you
Most famous for pioneering the modern-day neck brace, South African company Leatt also produces a broad range of protective wear…
Why Tyre Pressures Matter – And Why You Need A Pressure Gauge
Modern mountain bikes come with a dizzying amount of adjustability. To get your riding position nice and comfy, you’ve got…
Group Test: 6 Tyre Pressure Gauges Tested & Reviewed
Ensuring your tyres are set to the right pressure can feel like a chore, but it's a relatively simple adjustment…
Review: The 2019 Scott Ransom 900 Tuned Is A 170mm Travel All Rounder
The big news from Scott Sports for 2019? The return of the Ransom – a model that first appeared in…
All You Need To Know About The 2019 Scott Ransom
When Scott unveiled the brand new 150mm travel Genius platform last year, there was a suspicious absence of the long…
Review: The Topeak Smart Gauge D2 has been around for yonks, but is it still the best?
Just how important is it to set your tyres to the right pressure? According to Wil, it is VERY important,…
Review: Oxford Products makes a killer digital tyre pressure gauge for under £30
Just how important is it to set your tyres to the right pressure? According to Wil, it is VERY important,…
Review: The Schwalbe Airmax Pro may be the cheapest pressure gauge on test, but its damn useful
Just how important is it to set your tyres to the right pressure? According to Wil, it is VERY important,…
Review: Lezyne’s Digital Check Drive is a new standalone tyre pressure gauge
Just how important is it to set your tyres to the right pressure? According to Wil, it is VERY important,…
Review: The Fabric Accubar is very close to being our favourite tyre pressure gauge
Just how important is it to set your tyres to the right pressure? According to Wil, it is VERY important,…
Review: The EVT Bleedin’ Gauge is the most expensive tyre pressure gauge we’ve ever tested
Just how important is it to set your tyres to the right pressure? According to Wil, it is VERY important,…
Review: SRAM Guide T Hydraulic Disc Brakes
Announced earlier this year as a brand new entry-level hydraulic disc brake from SRAM, the Guide T slots into the…
Singletrack Recommended: We review the superb Enduro Backpack from Henty Designs
Bum bags (or Fanny Packs, as they’re also affectionately known) have evolved to become one of the hottest trends in…
Video: Watch this custom Santa Cruz Blur frame turn into a complete bike
Earlier this year I was given the opportunity to check out the brand new 3rd generation Blur from Santa Cruz…
Bike Check: Two Custom UK-Made Steel Hardtails From Islabikes
The 2018 Pivot TwentyFour12 was held over the weekend down at the historic Newnham Park venue in Plymouth, and despite…
Review: Bell’s brilliant Super DH MIPS convertible helmet really is 2-in-1
Stemming from a long lineage of mountain biking lids from the 64-year old helmet brand, Bell’s flagship Super DH helmet…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
Talking Trickstuff: Factory Tour
Back in Premier Edition issue 116, Team Singletrack caught up with German precision engineering company Trickstuff, in its hidden factory…
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,…
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…
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…
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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…
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…
Syncros’ stupid-light carbon wheels, new handlebars and a convertible pump
Filling a substantial portion of the Scott Sports booth, Syncros debuted a smattering of new products at Eurobike 2018, including…
19 Hot Products From Eurobike 2018
After three days of non-stop action, the Singletrack Eurobike Dream Team has finally returned to the motherland! It’s been an…
The new Funn UpDown dropper post is ‘self-healing’ and it even fixes itself on the trail
Funn has had its Updown dropper post available for a couple of years now, but it has very recently introduced…
Get a really good look at the stunning DT Swiss F 535 One fork
Last week we brought you a news story on a long-awaited suspension fork from DT Swiss called the F 535…
Spotted! A New Suspension Platform Like We Have Never Seen Before
After all the endless sights of Eurobike, it was on the train back to our apartment that we spotted what…
Video: Check out the brand new 2019 Lapierre Zesty & Spicy
Just yesterday we brought you the news on the brand new 2019 Lapierre Zesty and Spicy models, which have been shown…
This 2019 Scott Genius has a very clever lever on the rear shock
Looking similar to the current Fox Nude shock on the 2018 Scott Genius, the new version now has a small…