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Founders Buy Back Kona Bicycles

Founders Buy Back Kona Bicycles

After a surprise stand shut down at Sea Otter and mass layoff of staff last month,…

Abus AirDrop MIPS helmet review

Abus AirDrop MIPS helmet review

The Abus AirDrop MIPS is a well made and designed helmet that offers great levels of…

Crossword: The Bike Tools Edition

Crossword: The Bike Tools Edition

We’ve got cryptic-ish clues, and the answers are all tools you might use on your bike.…

Fresh Goods Friday 705 – The Freewheelin’ Edition

Fresh Goods Friday 705 – The Freewheelin’ Edition

Good day to you. We trust this Friday finds you well and that you are suitably…

Join Us Today To Get The June Edition of Singletrack Magazine!

Join Us Today To Get The June Edition of Singletrack Magazine!

This time round, the Bank Holiday means you need to subscribe by 9am on Friday 24th…

Last Chance To Respond! UK Trails Project Survey: Shape your riding future here

Last Chance To Respond! UK Trails Project Survey: Shape your riding future here

This survey closes at midnight on Wednesday 15th May – take your last chance to respond…

British racer wins opening Enduro World Cup

British racer wins opening Enduro World Cup

The first World Cup Enduro of the year took place in the classic venue of Finale…

Orbea Occam LT or SL? Here’s how to decide

Orbea Occam LT or SL? Here’s how to decide

The latest update to the Orbea Occam sees it become two distinct models – the SL…

Bikemon Go! Your May Ride Inspiring Download

Bikemon Go! Your May Ride Inspiring Download

Back in issue 153 in February, Hannah proposed an alternative approach to measuring rides. As part…

Fresh Goods Friday 704 – The Nadir E Me Edition

Fresh Goods Friday 704 – The Nadir E Me Edition

Welcome to episode 704 of the Freshies, as nobody calls them. Benji is all waffled out,…

Sonder signs British Enduro Champion Harvey  Rollason 

Sonder signs British Enduro Champion Harvey  Rollason 

Harvey Rollason will be racing their Evol as part of the brand’s new team for the …

502 Club Raffle #2 WIN a Niner Jet 9 3Star RDO

502 Club Raffle #2 WIN a Niner Jet 9 3Star RDO

Following our massively successful inaugural raffle to win a Cannondale Habit we have our second raffle.…

Book Review: Potholes and Pavements

Book Review: Potholes and Pavements

Some years ago I met Laura Laker and she seemed to me to be an essentially…

Stolen! Frameworks Racing’s Van Full of Gear and Bikes

Stolen! Frameworks Racing’s Van Full of Gear and Bikes

Neko Mulally has taken to Instagram in an appeal to recover his team’s stolen bikes and…

girouk.com is a scam website

girouk.com is a scam website

Confirmed by the UK distributor of Giro products, Zyro Fisher. This very convincing website offers up…

Anyone for Semis? Fort William World Cup DH results & talking points

Anyone for Semis? Fort William World Cup DH results & talking points

The first World Cup Downhill round of the year took place in not-rainy Scotland. Here's the…

Bike Check: Ministry Cycles CNC Protoype

Bike Check: Ministry Cycles CNC Protoype

This bike at the EXT stand at Sea Otter caught my eye, so I stopped its…

Orbea Laufey H-LTD review

Orbea Laufey H-LTD review

It's just as well the Orbea Laufey H-LTD handles so well because if we turn our…

Bike Check: Erik’s Rat Race Drop Out Cargo Bike

Bike Check: Erik’s Rat Race Drop Out Cargo Bike

One of the joys (for me, anyway) of the Sea Otter Classic is the unusual bikes…

Tech Spots and Pit Chat: Fort William Special Podcast from Making Up The Numbers

Tech Spots and Pit Chat: Fort William Special Podcast from Making Up The Numbers

George has been up to Fort William to chat to folks in the pits before the…

Fresh Goods Friday 703 – The May Day Yay Edition

Fresh Goods Friday 703 – The May Day Yay Edition

Happy Bank Holiday to all of y'all. Well, all of y'all who have a Bank Holiday…

Socks Of The Sea Otter Classic

Socks Of The Sea Otter Classic

I was going to call this ‘Socks of Sea Otter’, but then I thought ‘shiny boots…

British Team for 2024 UEC MTB European Championships Announced

British Team for 2024 UEC MTB European Championships Announced

The road to the Olympics hots up with the European Champions in just over a week…

2024 DH Season Preview with Wyn Masters and Making Up The Numbers

2024 DH Season Preview with Wyn Masters and Making Up The Numbers

In this episode George, Jack and Emilie are joined by the Privateer Project’s Wyn Masters to…

Retro Bike Check: Foes LTS 16

Retro Bike Check: Foes LTS 16

I felt like there were a few fewer retro bikes rolling around this year’s Sea Otter…

Smart Tires: Tyres From Space Coming Your Way Soon?

Smart Tires: Tyres From Space Coming Your Way Soon?

At an unassuming looking booth at Sea Otter there was some mega science going down. You’ll…

Fresh Goods Friday 702 – The Quality Street Edition

Fresh Goods Friday 702 – The Quality Street Edition

Hello to you all and welcome to this week’s edition of stuff-that-has-arrived at STW HQ! Otherwise…

Bike Check: Jordy Scott’s Dual Slalom Hyper

Bike Check: Jordy Scott’s Dual Slalom Hyper

Jordy Scott is one of those up and coming riders that might not have come onto…

DEADLINE Midnight Tonight! Government Consults On Legalising Higher Powered Ebikes

DEADLINE Midnight Tonight! Government Consults On Legalising Higher Powered Ebikes

The consultation for this closes at midnight tonight. It seems pretty unanimous among the bike world…

Bikes Bikes Bikes! The Show Bikes of Sea Otter

Bikes Bikes Bikes! The Show Bikes of Sea Otter

Whether it’s a tricked out bike for a show stand, a special lucky race build, or…

Even More Sea Otter New Things

Even More Sea Otter New Things

Phew, by the power of airport internet, jet lag, and many battery pack charges, here’s the…

A Closer Look At The We Are One Modular Prototype DH Bike

A Closer Look At The We Are One Modular Prototype DH Bike

We Are One makes their bikes and components in Kamloops, Canada. The Hope of Kamloops, perhaps?…

New Saracen Myst starts from £3,599

New Saracen Myst starts from £3,599

The new Saracen Myst uses a combination single pivot, shock link and brake linkage, all made…

Martha Gill: The New Sea Otter Dual Slalom Champion

Martha Gill: The New Sea Otter Dual Slalom Champion

Martha Gill was out at Sea Otter racing Dual Slalom and Downhill. She took the gold…

XC World Cup Araxá: results & reports

XC World Cup Araxá: results & reports

The second World Cup of the year took place in Brazil. Here are the results, race…

Bike Check: Ryan Pinkerton’s Sea Otter Mondraker Raze Carbon

Bike Check: Ryan Pinkerton’s Sea Otter Mondraker Raze Carbon

Ryan Pinkerton is out at the Sea Otter Classic with his eye on the Downhill race.…

Giant Stance 29 1 review

Giant Stance 29 1 review

The Giant Stance 29 1 is a refreshingly affordable mountain bike. Yer classic entry level full-sus…

Braydon Bringhurst’s Dual Slalom Sea Otter Special Spectral

Braydon Bringhurst’s Dual Slalom Sea Otter Special Spectral

Braydon Bringhurst – a man who loves to climb as much as descend, as is big…

Privateer’s Fergus Ryan on Racing 3-on-1 at Sea Otter

Privateer’s Fergus Ryan on Racing 3-on-1 at Sea Otter

Fergus Ryan is out at the Sea Otter Classic in California racing the new Privateer 161…

Bounce, Bags and Bling – Spotted at Sea Otter

Bounce, Bags and Bling – Spotted at Sea Otter

Another lap of the stands at the Sea Otter Classic in California, another round of new…

Kona Bicycles Winds Down: Brand For Sale: UK Distributor Continues To Import Stock

Kona Bicycles Winds Down: Brand For Sale: UK Distributor Continues To Import Stock

Having bought the Kona brand from the founders just two years ago, owners Kent Outdoors have…

Crossword: The Outdoor Clothing Edition

Crossword: The Outdoor Clothing Edition

This one is designed to be gentle, just enough to get the brain cells going over…

Fresh Goods Friday 701 – The Hydrate and/or Die Edition

Fresh Goods Friday 701 – The Hydrate and/or Die Edition

Hey there gang! We trust you're are acceptably radical and primed for another supremely stoke-filled weekend.…

Pinarello Dogma XC Now Available To Buy If You Are A Hardcore XC Racer

Pinarello Dogma XC Now Available To Buy If You Are A Hardcore XC Racer

You may recall that last year we reported on Tom Pidcock’s new XC race bike from…

Singletrack World Issue 154 Editorial: Let’s Get Lendy

Singletrack World Issue 154 Editorial: Let’s Get Lendy

“Neither a borrower nor a lender be, For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And…

Nipple shufflers and new rubbers: products and prototypes spotted at Sea Otter

Nipple shufflers and new rubbers: products and prototypes spotted at Sea Otter

Sea Otter, the massive bike event in California that combines expo, racing, camping and a lot…

Concern for Kona as staff take down stand at Sea Otter

Concern for Kona as staff take down stand at Sea Otter

The annual Sea Otter Classic race and expo is the traditional new season starter event. Based…

Issue 154 International Adventure: The Last Yak Attack

Issue 154 International Adventure: The Last Yak Attack

The high altitude race that brought so much to Nepal and to its racers in turn…

Issue 154 UK Adventure: Chariots of Rust

Issue 154 UK Adventure: Chariots of Rust

Subsequent to the sudden death of a childhood friend, and my girlfriend leaving me over the…

Festive 500? Nah, this is the Forestry 450

Festive 500? Nah, this is the Forestry 450

The Forestry 450 involves covering 450 miles exclusively on Forestry England’s cycle trails. You have between…

NBD: RockShox Psylo, Sonder Evol, Digit Ring, Öhlins coil conversion…

NBD: RockShox Psylo, Sonder Evol, Digit Ring, Öhlins coil conversion…

New Bikestuff Day is back! Here's the most interesting stuff in our inbox this week (plus…