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Bike Check: Kingdom G 600 Belt Driven Custom Titanium Hardtail
Graham Stock of Sixth Element hasn’t matched his bike to his Porsche – instead he’s had himself a rather nice…
Podcast: Bowhead Corp – making bikes for life
A life changing spinal injury is one of those things that we really hope never happens to us – but…
How Does The Female Hormone Cycle Affect Cycling Performance? Part 1
Hormones, the ‘chemical messengers’ that tell our bodies what to do and when to do it, aren’t optional. We can’t…
Interview: Making The Earthbound FS Bamboo High Pivot Bike
Building bikes with bamboo isn’t new, but this is a particularly lovely example of what you can do with a…
10 Reasons your bike will cost you more this year
It seems like there’s been a lot of bad news about price rises on bikes and components recently, so we…
Editor’s Choice Awards 2020 – Hannah and Ross pick their favourites
First published in Singletrack Magazine Issue 134. It’s been a ‘special’ year, for sure, but the sun has continued to…
Editor’s Choice Awards 2020 – Mark’s Picks
First published in Singletrack Magazine Issue 134. It’s been a ‘special’ year, for sure, but the sun has continued to…
Editor’s Choice Awards 2020 – Chipps’ Pick
First published in Singletrack Magazine Issue 134. It’s been a ‘special’ year, for sure, but the sun has continued to…
Editor’s Choice Awards 2020 – Andi’s Pick
First published in Singletrack Magazine Issue 134. It’s been a ‘special’ year, for sure, but the sun has continued to…
Editor’s Choice Awards 2020 – Amanda’s Pick
It’s been a ‘special’ year, for sure, but the sun has continued to come up and bikes have still been…
New To Cycling? Let us help you get rolling over the hills and far away
We welcome you to the gang with some helpful advice for new cyclists. Hopefully actual good advice that makes you…
Top 10 Singletrack Forum Threads of 2020
Our Forum is a place where many minds meet. They don’t always see eye to eye, but if you want…
Singletrack’s 2021 Predictions
New year, new us, that kind of thing. It’s at this time of year that we ask our team for…
The Singletrackworld.com Mountain Bike Quiz of 2020
20 mountain bike news based questions to see whether or not you’ve been paying attention to anything this year! Not…
Top 10 Singletrack Podcast episodes of 2020
In 2020 we relaunched our podcast. Relaunched, because according to the Singletrack Magazine Wikipedia entry we were the first mountain…
Top 10 Singletrackworld.com Stories of 2020
With millions of readers every month, there are lots of different paths to reading an article on Singletrack. Maybe you…
Top 10 Bike Reviews of 2020
It’s been a pants year for a lot of reasons, but we’ve still managed to test some great bikes. Here…
Your Top 10 Singletrack Videos of 2020
What did you watch on our YouTube channel this year? There are plenty of ‘old favourites’ that you keep viewing,…
Deviate Highlander Long Term Test Bike Build
Ladies and gentlemen, please allow myself to introduce… my new Deviate Highlander long term test bike. Or at least it…
What’s In A (Bike Company) Name?
The Stories Behind Some of the Bike Industry’s Most Well-Known Monikers Our super-sleuth, investigative reporter, Tim Newcomb has been digging…
2020 World Cup Winner, Marine Cabirou’s 5 tips to a successful Winter
Winter’s dark nights, cold weather and dirty trails take their toll on your motivation but Marine Cabirou has a few…
Charlie And The Search For The Singletrack Members Gin Offer
Part of my job as “Overlord of The Leftovers” at Singletrack is to bravely search the Kingdom for the finest…
Ling’s Bike Trip – The Pre-Ride Interview With Ling Valentine
There's no denying that Ling Valentine is quite a character. Her vividly-coloured, car-leasing website, LingsCars.com has been described as 'contract…
Neil Sutton’s 2021 Sonder Evol Dream Build
Neil Sutton, the designer of the Sonder bike range, shows off his newly built 2021 Sonder Evol boasting electronic shifting…
12 Things That Mountain Bike Magazines Need To Stop Doing
The response to our ‘Ten things the bike industry needs to stop doing’ feature a couple of years ago has…
Identiti AKA Bike Check: Versatile Hardtail For Trails or Tracks
Here we have another hardtail build by Amanda, only this time she’s gone alloy with the Identiti AKA. For her…
North American Scrap Lumber Bicycle Symposium | Bike Check
Pushing the boundaries of bicycle technology, taking innovation to the next level, and setting new standards, it's Hannah and Fahzure's…
10 Mistakes We Made When We Started Mountain Biking
Antony brings us some tips for new mountain bikers (and perhaps old hands too) that he thinks will help add…
Masks of Singletrack | Here’s how the staff are helping curb the spread of COVID19
This is a public service broadcast! Masks are now required to be worn in shops, on buses and trains and…
Diversion Diary | In The Zone
Hannah’s partner, BK, lives in the USA, and lockdown has kept them apart. Each week in the Diversion Diary she…
Making Up The Numbers | Making Up The Races
Are you missing the race season a bit too much? Our George might not be much of a podium contender,…
Cycling Geeks Unite! Shimano Celebrates 25 Years Of The SPD Sandal
There’s no easier way to suddenly age 25 years than by putting on a pair of these beauties! And in…
Diversion Diary – The Final Countdown?
Hannah’s partner, BK, lives in the USA, and lockdown has kept them apart. Each week in the Diversion Diary she…
Ticks and Lyme Disease: Advice for Mountain Bikers
The charity Caudwell LymeCo brings us important information about ticks and Lyme Disease for mountain bikers. Exercising outdoors is great…
Diversion Diary – Know Your Place
Hannah’s partner, BK, lives in the USA, and lockdown has kept them apart. Each week, she brings us some lonesome…
10 Vegan Trail Snacks | Bake or buy, we’ve lots to try!
Veganism is on the rise, and the availability of vegan snacks and ready meals is ever growing. It’s getting to…
Bike Nerd Bingo | Linkage Driven High Single Pivot Steel Full Suspension Prototype!
We get a bit hot under the collar over this linkage driven high single pivot steel full suspension prototype –…
Diversion Diary | Up Fish Creek Without A Saddle
Hannah’s partner, BK, lives in the USA, and lockdown has kept them apart. Each week, she brings us some lonesome…
Diversion Diary – Lockdown Birthday Mixtape
In this week’s internet round up, Hannah has a lockdown birthday party for one. Warning: this is almost entirely a…
Diversion Diary – A Different Focus
The news itself has diverted attention away from the virus. There can only be one theme for this week’s round…
Diversion Diary – Little Details And Small Acts of Kindness
Hannah is alone during lockdown since her partner lives in the USA. Each week, she brings us some ramblings, plus…
Matt Walker | 5 Minutes With The Pivot Factory Racer
Matt Walker stops doing silly things with cars and motorbikes just long enough to answer a few questions about the…
Diversion Diary | Indulging In Nostalgia
Hannah is alone during lockdown since her partner, BK, lives in the USA. Each week, she brings us some ramblings,…
Diversion Diary | Green Shoots and Hopeful Hippies
Just like all of us, Hannah is looking to survive the social distancing and lockdown. The Diversion Diary is a…
5 Minutes With Ed Masters – Don’t Be Serious!
Pivot Factory Racing rider Ed Masters stops for 5 minutes to tell us how he keeps things fun – and…
8 Ways To Turn Your Daily Exercise Ride Into A Life Long Habit
For years active travel campaigners have been trying to persuade us to leave the car at home. They’ve shown us…
Diversion Diary | Solace In Solitude
Just like all of us, Hannah is looking to survive the social distancing and lockdown. The Diversion Diary is a…
Singletrack Lockdown Mountain Bike Quiz #2
If you missed Quiz #1 then you can go and have a go at that here. Be warned though, we…
Chamonix to Zermatt | Tito Tomasi, Joey Schusler and Thomas Woodson
Tito Tomasi reports on a trip from Chamonix to Zermatt that he did in 2018 with Joey Schusler and Thomas…