More details on the new Specialized Stumpjumper plus our first ride thoughts.
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Sea Otter 2015: Trek Unveils Completely New 29+ Stache Lineup
Launched in the UK a couple of years ago, the Trek Stache has been given a complete makeover and redesign.…
Turned to the dirt
We talk to the MuleBar Girls about freaky forks, how to turn a roadie and the problems with women's racing
Valley boy Dan meets the alpine Kona Launch 2014
Dan meets the alps for the first time, but is it love?
Nukeproof launch 2014 – Two days in a Basque (country)…
Barney's Nukeproofing continues (Premier content)
Marin 2015 range launched
In 2014 Marin saw a bit of a renaissance, 2015 sees a tweaked range building on the strengths of last…
Rosebikes Launch 2015: A Brief Encounter with Granite, Roots and – er – Jimbo.
Barney takes a look at three new bikes from Rose, from the lofty heights of the Austrian Alps
Rose Bike 2015 Press Camp – Austria
Rose Bikes sent a pile of journos to the Austrian Alps to look at the new 2015 bike range. Here's…
Yeti’s all-new aggressive trail bike; the SB5c.
Jorji reports from the Alps on the brand spanking new Yeti.
RE:AKTIV Shock From Trek, Penske Racing & Fox
Mark is in North Carolina at the moment looking at a new shock damping system from Trek.
Introducing SRAM X1, the trickle down continues
New one-by drivetrain that brings existing technologies into a product aimed more at the mass market
Magura 2015 MT Brakes
Magura has come at its new MT range of brakes from a whole new angle this year with pretty much…
Where Foxys are born; Mondraker factory tour
We got to have a good old nose around their development and production facility in Alicante.
Unveiled: Mondraker’s 2015 Foxy Carbon range.
Introducing Mondraker's 2015 Foxy Carbon range, with three busy years in the making
The Ride Journal Issue 8
Can't wait for the next issue of Singletrack? Get yourself some Ride Journal in the meantime
GT Bicycles launch 2014 bikes
Enduro, trail and racer fast 29ers too. There's something for everyone.
Norco Bicycles Unveils 2014 Lineup at Crankworx Whistler
We're not at Crankworx, we're still all in Todmorden, but we've had a nice email from Norco to show us…
It’s not a proper press trip til you’ve been to A&E…
We thought we'd break Jorji in gently by sending her off to the Swiss Alps in the tender care of…
Trek Remedy 29r
Mark traveled to Sedona, Arizona to continue his journey into the erosion of all his anti-29r excuses.
New Bontrager Wheelworks Rhythm Elite & Comp Wheels
About to hit the shops are these all new wheels from Bontrager Wheelworks
Bontrager Rhythm Elite Wheelset – 30 Second Interview
With just 30 seconds on the clock it's tough to fit everything in but that's all we gave Michael Browne
New ‘Hinged’ SE4 Tyre from Bontrager
We sent Mark to find out where our summer has gone. As part of his research he went to Arizona…
Pearl Izumi launch X-Project: Race Shoes You Can Walk In?
New disco slippers from Pearl Izumi use a cunning sole design to offer on bike power and off-bike comfort. We…
CSG 2013: GT and Cannondale
Pimp Fury, the Ultimate Trigger, some 'cross bikes for either side of the divide and our favourite paintjob of 2012
2013 Trek Launch
Jenn is out in the Dolomites this weekend at Trek's 2013 product launch. Here's what they've got planned for next…
2013 Whyte Bikes: M-109 and T-129 29ers plus revised 146
Big wheels and Quad 4-bar suspension are the order of the day, plus new trail hardtail and stiffer 146.
2013 Scott Genius launch: 650B and 29″ – but no 26″
26 inches "is dead". Long live 27.5/650B and 29ers. Our first look at the fully updated Scott Genius range for…
2013 Commencal Part 2: Meta AM29
The Meta platform gets supersized with a 68° headangle, 140/130mm travel trailbike in the form of the AM29. We like.
2013 Commencal Part 1: Meta SL
Commencal has adapted its Contact System EVO suspension to a pair of new platforms for 2013, starting with the 120mm…
Santa Cruz launch Tallboy LT range
This is real. A pair of 135mm travel, big wheeled bikes from California, one made from carbon, one aluminium -…
SRAM Release Type 2 Rear Mech
Our Sim reports on a magic clutched mech from the mighty SRAM coporation
Santa Cruz Highball Alloy – First Ride
We take a closer look at the affordable aluminium brother to the Highball 29er hardtail
Santa Cruz Superlight 29 – First Ride
We've headed to Sedona to ride the big wheeled brother of the classic Superlight
The Bike Place 2012: Liteville, Tomac and Carbon Ti
Germanic efficiency from Liteville, Italian lightweight bling from Carbon Ti and Tomac's new racey big wheeler
The Bike Place 2012: Santa Cruz and Isaac
The revamped Santa Cruz Blur LT, carbon fibre bling from Isaac and a hot branding exercise
SRAM 2012: Rise 60 carbon wheelset first ride
Plus look at alloy rimmed Rise 40 and tuning options on Monarch Plus air shocks
Interbike 2011: Rocky Mountain
Sleek hardtails and a completely redesigned Element, now with big wheels
Kona 2012: Entourage, Operator, Honzo 29er (with pics!) and more…
We check out the latest bikes from Kona, with new gravity models, all mountain bikes and big wheelers. Now with…
Teva Shoes Launch the Links
The watersports shoe specialist invited us to the launch of their new freeride flat pedal shoe, the Links
Marin 2012: Quad Link 3 released, bouncy 29ers and more…
New range of 29" wheeled bikes plus the longstanding Quad suspension design gets a radical makeover
Whyte Bikes 2012: ultimate 146, T-120 tweaked plus new 29er and ‘cross models
Long travel 146 gets blinged up edition, slack 'cross bike and large wheeled hardtails land