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‘Deja Vu’ edit ft. Fergus Ryan aboard Gen 2 Privateer 161
Fergus Ryan: "With the UK experiencing a wetter-than-usual winter, I decided to swap the slop for dust and headed out…
Earth Day Spring Clean With Trash Free Trails
Trash Free Trails is hoping you’ll join in the Earth Day Spring Clean on April 22nd. Or, of course, do…
Cannondale Scalpel 1 Lefty: First Ride Review
The new Cannondale Scalpel has essentially been modernised to give it more travel, and more capable, more stable handling.
Monday Avoidance Movie Sesh
It may be spring, but it’s still Monday. Avoid your inbox just a little longer with a selection of the…
Rocky Mountain Instinct C70: First Ride Review
Rocky Mountain Instinct at a glance: longer chainstays, steeper seat angle, longer dropper posts plus adjustable reach and chainstay length.
No Men Riding At Crankworx Slopestyle Rotorua. What’s Going On?
It’s all blowing up somewhat in the southern hemisphere right now as the male category pro riders have announced they…
Philly Bike Expo 2024: Gallery of WANT
The Philly Bike Expo is a hand made bike show in Philadelphia, USA, that’s known for being more than just…
Frasers Group To Relaunch Wiggle and Chain Reaction Websites
OK, hot off the press… Wiggle and CRC are to make a return. We honestly don’t know what this corporate…
Fresh Goods Friday 697 – The Sprunnng! Edition
Spring is here! Woo! Yeah! Alright alright alright! Break out the shorts? Slap on semi-slicks? Here is your weekly allocation…
The Government, The New Road, and FlyUp 417 Bike Park: What’s Happening?
Many of you have seen FlyUp 417 bike park’s recent video about the potential for them to have to close…
Hamish Hamilton, Buffalo Founder and Pertex Inventor, Dies
We’ve just heard that Hamish Hamilton, the man who invented Pertex, and founded Buffalo (of jacket fame), has died. As…
Members Deals Of The Week
As a full member here at Singletrack you get much more than just exclusive website content, ad free browsing and…
Yeti ASR is its lightest full suspension bike ever
The latest Yeti ASR is a modern cross-country race bike with 115mm of flexstay delivered at the rear and a…
Don’t Miss Out On April’s Edition Of Singletrack World
We’re heading into longer days, winter is on the way out, something is in the air. Is it spring? The…
YT Jeffsy Core 4 review
The YT Jeffsy Core 4 is a bike that arrives in a box that is not quite perfect out of…
Bikemon Go! Your March Ride Inspiring Download
Back in issue 153 in February, Hannah proposed an alternative approach to measuring rides. As part of that, we gave…
Fresh Goods Friday 696 – The Middling Edition
The middle. It's not the place to be. You either want to be at the top with the winners. Or…
NBD: Specialized Levo SL Alloy, Transition Spur UDH, Liv Pique Advanced 29 XC
A modest amount of New Mountain Bikes but they're all rather potent in their own special ways.
Thibaut Daprela Turns Privateer For 2024
Having made something of a surprise move from Commencal Muc Off to Canyon at the end of last year, Thibaut…
Video: Inside the Hope Tech Factory
New film takes a tour behind the scenes of bicycle component manufacturer Hope Technology - always a fascinating peek behind…
First rides on new Specialized Epic and Epic EVO
Kicking off a whole slew of XC race rig rejiggings is the new Specialized Epic. There's also an EVO Epic…
New RockShox Flight Attendant first ride review
RockShox Flight Attendant takes real-time information from numerous on-bike sensors and adjusts the suspension circuits as it deems fit.
Matthew Fairbrother: Totally More Enduro Than You
Everyone’s favourite enduro bikepacker is at it again. This time, he’s riding (and paddling) the entire NZ MTB Rally –…
Is It Time For A Shakeup In The MTB World?
We can’t pretend that mountain biking is green. Riding your bike instead of getting in a car is green, but…
Fresh Goods Friday 695 – The Enduro Beckoning Edition
Welcome to Friday! Most people's favourite day of the week. Apart from Sundays. And also Saturdays.
International Women’s Day is Every Day at SingletrackWorld
It’s International Women’s Day again, and it’s my [Hannah] least favourite day of the year. If you do nothing, everyone…
Kade Edwards + Sound Of Speed = Your Attention
Is Kade Edwards the most pleasing mountain biker to watch of all? Very probably. The World Cup series loss is…
The International Variations Of Faff: What Do You Call It?
Last week’s Weekly Word newsletter was about ‘faff’. Here in the UK, we are very familiar with faff – but…
Fizik Terra Ergolace GTX Shoe review
The Fizik Terra Ergolace Terra GTX is an all-weather MTB and gravel shoes with Gore-Tex protection. Yes, they are (were)…
Sam Pilgrim Off Monster: Who Should Sponsor Him Next?
Canyon rider Sam Pilgrim has announced his 13 year contract with Monster Energy has come to an end. Apparently there…
A-Z of The Singletrack World Forum
If you're new to the world of mountain bikes, you might find it an unfathomable world of tech jargon, incompatible…
Fresh Goods Friday 694 – The TFFT Edition
TFFT meaning Thank Fully February is Through. And whose idea was it to stick an extra flipping day on the…
NBD: Sonder Evol, Norco Optic & Sight, YT Decoy Core, World Cup tickets…
This is where we quick 'n' dirtily round up all the more interesting press releases from our inbox and hurl…
Protect Our Winters: Update on British Cycling and Shell
When British Cycling announced its partnership with Shell, the folks at Protect Our Winters wrote an open letter to British…
Help Shape the Future of the 7Stanes Trails
Forestry and Land Scotland has announced upcoming consultations on the future of the 7Stanes. To begin with, the dates announced…
6 Takeaways From Red Bull Hardline Tasmania
The season’s Downhill racing has started. It’s official. What did you make of the new Tasmanian Red Bull Hardline event?…
Calibre Line T3 29 review
The Calibre Line T3 29 is a mighty fine first 'proper mountain bike', that will be a trusty trail buddy…
Spot That Bike: the Short Travel edition
Think you know bikes? Do you even XCO? Have yourself a short travel quiz and see which bikes you can…
Win A Forbidden Druid Dream Build, Make Nils’ Dreams Come True
Many of you mourned the passing of Nils Amelinckx. Here’s a chance to win a bike and do something nice…
FGF 693: The Coffee Summoning Edition
Hello, hello, is this thing on? It’s been a while since I (Hannah) have done one of these. I’m usually…
Danny MacAskill & Steve Peat Ride the Trotternish Ridge
A new video from Danny Mac and Peaty… probably quite good then? We note it’s subtitled. Probably needs a whole…
SRAM Maven Ultimate Expert Kit: first ride review
TLDR: the SRAM Maven Ultimate brakes offer bucket loads in a very usable package. A few rides is by no…
Canyon Spectral CF 9: First Fortnight Findings
The new Canyon Spectral CF trail bike has dropped a bit of travel but added the K.I.S. steering stabiliser. Here's…
Wiggle Chain Reaction Deal Falls Through: Mike Ashley Buys Name and IP
Last time we reported on the Wiggle CRC administration it looked like the company could be bought as a going…
How To Watch Red Bull Hardline Tasmania
The riders are picking their way down the features of the new Red Bull Hardline course in Tasmania, ticking them…
Campaigners Hope To Save Wyllie Bike Trails, Wales
In a good illustration of how ‘we’ve always ridden there’ doesn’t mean ‘we’ve got the right to ride there’, campaigners…
How To Read The New Look Singletrack Magazine
Many of you have already experienced the ker-thwack of the latest edition of Singletrack Magazine dropping through your letterbox. Thunk,…
Kona Process X CR Review
All in, the Kona Process X CR is an excellent all-mountain bike. And it’s the nicest-looking mountain bike I’ve seen…
Issue 153 Editorial: Always Meet Your Heroes
Chipps encourages you to seek out and praise your heroes. However, they might not be the people you first think…
Issue 153: Peaks of the Balkans
Jerome Clementz takes an optimistic ride into the forgotten reaches of the cursed Balkan mountains. Words Jerome Clementz Photography Jérémie…