Go north and then keep on going. Even without much sunshine – or indeed many trees – there is amazing riding to be had up there.

Tektro Gemini 4 pots. These were meant to be a cheap stop gap while I got some Hope brakes serviced, but they turned out to be brilliant brakes and have stayed on. 180mm 2.3mm thick TRP rotors front ...

The lovely steady flowy stage 1 I’d remembered from practice actually turned out to be quite tricky to race on once the adrenaline was flowing. It’s a beautiful trail, and as soon as I stopped trying ...

One of the biggest losses we had when the site disappeared over Christmas 2009 was possibly our most popular forum thread ever; affectionately know simply as ‘The Picolax Thread’. We were actually ...

Benedikt Skúlason is the main man at Icelandic bike brand Lauf Cycles and he’s not shy of opinions. In this episode of the Singletrack Magazine MTB Podcast, Benji chats to Benedikt about the origins ...

Straight from winning the UCI MTB World Cup XC race in Windham, Nino Schurter’s Scott Spark is in prime position on the Scott booth. Looks fast standing still. Interestingly Schurter has chosen the 27 ...

Mountain Mayhem is the longest-running 24-hour race in the world, and the 2015 edition took place at Gatcombe Park, near Stroud, this weekend. The usual race post-mortem is under way on the forum – ...

It’s not just the Gates Downhill World Series prize purse that’s got folks excited about gearbox bikes. Ebike manufacturers are also getting in on the game, and Intradrive hopes its eight-speed option ...

As a reminder to our subscribers, here’s a non-exhaustive list of the current deals you can get access to just by simply being a Singletrack member*. Also, it’s a bit of an ad aimed at those of you ...

*The bike tested was essentially the Di2 version of the Gold build which starts at £8,799. Cotic can also do a frame/shock/drive system option – where a rider can swap all their bits onto an ebike ...

Hopefully this will help you make some choices about kit you choose for your adventures. In the current issue of Singletrack Magazine, full members can read my ‘Free Time‘ story of taking on a solo ...