This quirky, vintage carbon hardtail mountain bike build is priced high for good reason.
I have owned a couple of Polar products and been pleased with them. The company appears to have a healthy relationship between industrial design and functionality that is rare. Consider the M400…
Everyone, it seems, loves video of their ride, and the current gold standard for video is 4K, even if certain technical writers have called 4K a "dismal failure" of 2015. Whether you…
The Cycliq Fly 6 is a rear-facing HD camera built into a red blinkey light. It has a sibling, the Fly 12, which is an integrated white spotlight and HD camera. Cycliq…
The Italians are a stylish and attractive people, but they're also passionate about cycling. Ever heard of a little mountain range called the Alps? What about the Dolomites or the Appenines? They…
Whoever owns this shop is probably a pretty groovy dude. Right? Oh. The biggest problem with owning a bike shop is that you have to own a bike…
It's my unofficial job here at Singletracks to seek out and describe the weird and the wonderful. This is a job I take very seriously. And so, when I saw the Reeb…
Ancient alchemists were pretty weird dudes. For example, in 1669 Hennig Brand was searching for something called the "Philosopher's Stone," which is not a Harry Potter novel. The Philosopher's Stone was said…
I'm just going to put on my robe and wizard hat right now, because this article is going to talk about a full suspension mountainous bicycling contraption, and as we all know,…
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…
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…
There's nothing cyclists love quite like mixing disparate pieces of their culture for dubious reasons. That's why, when someone came up with the idea of adding a MTB Crit to the Athens…
You may recall that just twelve days ago we reported that Competitive Cyclist and Strava had teamed up to reward cyclists with store credit for documented hours on the bike. If you…
Interbike is a lot like a gentleman's club for three reasons. First of all, it's in Las Vegas. Second, there's lots to look at, but you're usually not supposed to put your…
Let me be the first to say that I made a lot of mistakes as a student. For instance, I attempted to grow a beard before any hair would grow on my…
They're calling them the next generation of HD action cameras, and they're named the Garmin VIRB X and VIRB XE. I've read the press release that Garmin sent over, and it reads…
Let me start by saying that details are light on this particular piece. It has not officially hit the street yet. The Singletracks team obtained the sample I have at Interbike's Outdoor…
Brand marketers are in a bit of a pickle these days. They can count Twitter followers and Facebook likes, but sifting through the casual fans to find the die hards is a…
Photo: Brad Holmes If you're a gravity lover, you're most likely painfully aware of how important your helmet can be. Helmets are important for all of us, of…
The best thing about bikes is going. Going up hill. Going down hill. Going big or going home. But all that going has to end some time, and if you're not equipped…
The Panaracer Fat B Nimble is a new option for fat bikes.
The Union Cycliste Internationale, world governing body that sanctions the Downhill World Cup -- also known as the UCI -- has announced that starting with the 2015 World Cup all participants must…
Speaker manufacturer JVC took a giant leap forward in powering your ride with tunes this week when they announced their new mountain bike rims that are gigantic bass-booming subwoofers, shown above on…
If you're thinking about wrapping your butt in a new piece of cycling bottoms, the time has never been better to try some of SUGOI's pieces. They're offering a 60-day money back…
Let me start by saying that I don't like to bust on other people's projects. When people talk poorly about my projects it makes me mad, even if I deserve it. With…
As a graduate of one of North Carolina's most lenient high schools, I can tell you that it is a gorgeous state with heaps of mountain biking on offer. Now North Carolina…
Disclaimer: You won't be able to ditch bra straps if you intend to wear bras, which I certainly do. My figure needs all the help it can get. But you can ditch…
We've been wondering when the dates for the VIDA MTB series would be announced, and today they have been. Which is not all that surprising, considering there was an announcement about this…
Super low profile fat bike Everywhere you look, riders are festooned with gadgets. Between GPS, heart rate monitors, and video cameras, it's sometimes hard to tell a mountain…
Mountain bikes aren't just for adults anymore. True, most of the riders we see on the trail are grownups. But the general consensus in the cycling industry is that getting more kids…
Ah, the Great Helmet Debate, cause of enough beard-tangling Internet arguments to make even a fanatical political talking point debater blush. Should you wear a helmet? (Yes.) Should it be illegal not…
Listen up, Kiwis; especially those of you in the Queenstown area. NZSki Ltd., the company that runs the Corornet Peak skifield, is going to open itself for mountain biking this summer. Here's…
Having a phone on a ride is nice. If you have the right apps and you haven't smashed it to bits yet, your phone can serve as a GPS-enabled HR monitor, wayfinder,…
One of my favorite things about having the Absolute Truth 27.5" in for review is the reactions when I show up to a ride on it. I imagine it must be a…
Mountain Bikes! We love them. But if you're riding without recording the fact that you rode, forget it. You might as well have stayed home. Ask any doctor, and they'll tell you:…
This morning, I rose from my sleeping pallet, cast aside my gold filigreed sleeping rifles, and called for my manservant Standish. I donned my silken riding costume and bade Standish to complete…
The Yeti 575 has been around for a while, but this model is the updated re-kejiggered 27.5" version, new for 2014.
Schwalbe's Procore system is a dual-chambered tire intended for maximum effort downhill and enduro applications. The dual chambers mean you can run 20psi in the outer chamber for maximum performance, without fear…
I enjoyed being in the POC Sports booth this year at Interbike. It was stylish and light, like an Apple store, but instead of computers and phones they had top notch protective…
If you're like me, you were born in the mid seventies, and you're not only good looking, but hilarious and interesting as well. You grew up with a National Aeronautics and Space…
I like wearing colorful gear on the bike. I want people to look at me and think, "Wow, that guy looks fast." Then all I have to do is make sure they…
Skulls! You might think of your skull as being merely a substrate for your face, but it's more than that. It also has the very important job of protecting your brain--also known…
I saw lots of mountain bikes at Interbike, but two of them that made me salivate in an extremely inappropriate manner were the Pinarello Dogma XC and the Look 927. But I…
There's just something about the freedom and exhilaration of riding a bike that makes a rider want to take to the air. It makes perfect sense. Riding a bike feels like flying,…
We all love riding mountain bikes, but transporting them to the trailhead is a bit of a drag. In fact, if you haven't attached your bike to your car correctly, you may…
I want to be cool, but I'm not. To compensate, I cultivate interest in things that also aren't cool, such as wearing road kits on mountain rides, enjoying professional bike racing, and…
I'm taking a quick break from Interbike coverage--without my editor Greg's consent, I might add--to do some quick speculation about the Apple Watch. The Singletracks team was on its way to Las…
I haven't ridden nearly as many fat bikes as I want to, which is why I leapt at the chance to check a bunch out at Outdoor Demo. They were all fun,…
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