Last year Ritchey announced the Commando fat bike, and frames started shipping early this year (or late in the fat bike season, depending on how you look at it). Tom Ritchey is…
Just days before Andorra would host the UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Cup, I took delivery of the 2016 Meta AM V4 from Commencal, a company that claims permanent residence in the…
You cannot put a price on safety, especially when it comes to protecting the ole brain box. But when you start considering the hundreds of dollars difference between two products meeting the same standard of…
If you follow World Cup Downhill racing or live in the Pacific Northwest, you are probably pretty familiar with Devinci's bikes. However, if you live just about anywhere else, they're likely a…
The Pivot Mach 4 might seem like it's solely a lean, mean, cross country machine. But I'm not lean, only mean some of the time, and I don't consider myself an MTB…
At Interbike I got the chance to demo the KHS SixFifty 7500 enduro bike on the trails at Bootleg Canyon, and I came away suitably impressed. I'm told the KHS mountain bike…
Crested Butte, Colorado. All I need to do is speak the name, and mental images of towering, jagged mountain peaks, flowing singletrack, colorful wildflowers, and whispering aspens fill my head. I may…
Over the course of the coming weeks you'll read numerous articles about the new 27.5+ products launching at Interbike 2015. By relating all of this content, we're not trying to convince you…
Singletracks is at Interbike and Outdoor Demo this week checking out the latest and greatest mountain bikes and MTB products on the market. One of the first that we spotted at Outdoor…
photo: mmbhof.org Back in July we wrote about nominations for the 2015 Mountain Bike Hall of Fame and today the newest inductees were announced. Read excerpts of each…
All photos: Yeti Today Yeti announced the SB5 Enduro, a less expensive carbon version of the SB5c. Yes, you read that right: The SB5 Enduro doesn't sub-in an…
So you did what I did. That or you just have a morbid fascination with broken body parts. Breaking a bone really sucks. It impacts a rider in so many ways. For…
Ahead of Interbike this year, Borealis has announced the release of two all-new models: the carbon Crestone and alloy Flume. The all-new Borealis Crestone Crestone The new Crestone…
Santa Cruz doesn't follow model years for their bikes. Instead, they only get updated when there are real improvements to be made. It's been two years since the Bronson and the 5010…
I consider myself a bit old school in my gear selection. However, as an engineer by day, I find that I am always looking to gather as much data and telemetry as…
Fuji just jumped back into the full suspension mountain bike market with two new bikes: the all-mountain 160mm Auric and a 120mm trail/XC bike called the Rakan. Both feature patented MLink suspension technology,…
photo: Purgatory Resort. This weekend Trails 2000, the US Forest Service, and Purgatory Resort will be celebrating the grand opening of a brand new flow trail called "Divinity…
Scotland covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain, and is the most mountainous kingdom in the United Kingdom. (Source 1, Source 2) The Scottish Highlands contain Scotland's tallest mountains (with…
Yeti has just announced a newly-redesigned SB6c frame, featuring a new carbon front triangle, Boost 148-compatible rear end, and internal cable routing. To showcase this redesign, Yeti is releasing a limited run…
A few members of the Singletracks Editorial Team recently got together in Salida for a long weekend of riding some of Colorado's best trails. Absolute Bikes in downtown Salida provided me with a…
Transrockies, known for hosting races for runners, roadies, and mountain bikers alike, is expanding to the iconic trails of Moab, Utah with the 3-day race Moab Rocks on October 10-12, 2015. Many have…
Watch out Sea Otter and Crankworx--the Outlier Offroad festival is working to create the largest mountain bike event in North America. This is the first year for the Outlier Offroad festival and…
Photo: Greg Heil Dear Mr. Online MTB Trail Reviewer, I am new to the area, and therefore might not be quite as familiar with local vernacular as some,…
About five years ago, before I started riding, mountain biking had never really crossed my mind. My husband and I participated in other extreme sports (whitewater kayaking, rock climbing, snowboarding, etc.) and…
And we're off! The Sustainable Trails Coalition has officially raised enough money to hire lobbyists and begin their work on Capitol Hill! The STC sent out an announcement to all monetary donors…
Graphic: Cannondale.com Cannondale announced yesterday they're recalling 23,000 mountain bikes due to an issue with the bikes' OPI stem and steering tube assemblies. Fortunately no injuries have been…
I recently spent a week exploring Oregon with my girlfriend. We drove all over the state with nothing more than our camping gear and some very loose plans. One of the places…
Spain is an incredibly mountainous country, with ranges such as the Pyrenees, the Cordillera Cantabrica, Sistema Iberico, Sistema Central, and others dominating the landscape. The highest point in mainland Spain--and also the…
The Syncline is Polygon's hardcore hardtail (HT) race machine announced earlier this year at Sea Otter. Using a light, stiff carbon frame, Polygon designed the this bike with race geometry, red carpet components,…
Yes, that's right, that Putin: Vladimir Putin, President of Russia. Whatever else you may think of him, we have him to thank for the modernization of the GLONASS satellite system, which, working…
Updated 9/2/2015: The wrong version of the Riot was referenced originally. This article has been updated to reflect the correct bike model and specs from the REI website. REI recently brought the…
See what I did there? Get a grip? Because this article is about grips. Don't roll your eyes like that. Bad puns are required by law in this bicycle journalism game. Ask…
Late last week WTB announced a new 27.5+ tire, the Trail Boss 3.0. The Trail Boss has always been a popular "all rounder" tire, and the 3.0 version promises to take things…
The local bike shop (LBS) is dying. Maybe not in the same lightning speed fashion 26-inch wheels are, but at the very least local bike brick-and-mortar is bonking. In fact, independent bicycle dealers…
A couple Yeti Bettys grinding out a climb during the 14th Annual Yeti Tribe Gathering in Steamboat. Photo: Bob Ward Local bike shops (LBS) are dropping faster than…
Many people dub tandems the “divorce bike,” especially tandem mountain bikes. After all, what would possess two people to want to maneuver the same vehicle through twisty, turny singletrack and through rock…
Chris Boice, winner of the Pro Men's category, getting air prior to crossing the finish line of stage 3. The New Mexico enduro state champs were recently crowned…
This week Lazer announced the Revolution enduro helmet with a removable chin guard, similar to the wildly-popular Bell Super 2R. Not only that, this modular enduro lid also features an integrated SMS…
Norco Torrent 7.1 Norco quietly added a new bike to their website called the Torrent 7, a 27.5+ trail bike that looks like a blast to ride! The Torrent…
This spring I had the opportunity of a lifetime: I got to spend a full week riding in Sweden. I had an absolutely fantastic time shredding the trails there, and would love to…
Giro has just launched the Montaro helmet, a new MIPS-equipped mountain bike helmet with enhanced coverage over a standard XC model. All photos courtesy of Giro With both…
Yeti revamped their suspension design in 2014 to the Switch Infinity design, and has continued to migrate this design to all of the top-tier bikes in their lineup. With the SB5C and…
In today's mountain biking landscape, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the only way to experience bikepacking would be to head to your local bike shop and pony up your hard-earned Benjamins…
Of all avid cyclists, the percentage who ride with protection (beyond a standard helmet) is pretty low. Many of us don't regularly ride terrain that really demands pads, and for those of…
Keystone Bike Park in Colorado redesigned the TNT trail and man, it looks like a blast! This is the first trail the new Keystone Bike Park Trail Crew has built and judging…
photos: Antonino Palumbo Ahead of Eurobike this week Bianchi has announced two new 27.5+ bikes: the Jab Plus and e-Jab Plus. The Jab Plus is an aluminum hardtail…
Earlier today Pivot announced a revamp of the Mach 6 that promises to "up the enduro ante," and based on what we've read, this is a big upgrade. Already one of the…
Here are a 8 must-visit resorts for your upcoming mountain bike weekend trip.
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