No mountain bike event brings it all together like the mountain bike festival. Whether you're looking for a race, relaxation, guided group rides, or just some shit-eating-grin good times, these fat tire…
on Feb 10, 2016
Nobby Nic 3.0 Announced late summer 2015, the Torrent 7 is Norco's "aggressive" all-mountain hardtail and also happens to be the BC-based bike company's first crack at the increasingly-popular 27.5+ game. Located within earshot of the…
on Feb 9, 2016
SQlab's 611 Active saddle's neck and nose are set lower than the rear, providing a uniform pressure reduction for the perineum and pubic bones.
on Feb 8, 2016
photo: Chris Daniels Vibrocore is a complex, low density material filling the inside of the Spike 800 Race Team Edition handlebar in an effort, by Spank, to dissipate surface-induced vibration…
on Feb 5, 2016
While threats of trail closure continue to climb at an alarming rate, a relatively new concept of riding is on the rise and sweeping the nation (and beyond) in the form of…
on Jan 26, 2016
photo courtesy of Lumberyard, Portland, OR Keep reading Singletracks articles long enough and, come wintertime if you don't fat bike, suddenly you feel like a 26" wheel--forgotten like yesterday's lunch and…
on Jan 25, 2016
One look at what Blackburn Design is offering to serious backcountry adventurers and you will delete any and all epic mountain bike trips you've been scheming since the snow fell. As of…
on Jan 15, 2016
The mountain bike destination. They say it provides something for everyone, hundreds of miles of trail mostly accessible right from town, great food, a variety of lodging, and nothing but favorable fat-tired…
on Dec 15, 2015
This past year brought us the opportunity to ride on and write about an abundance of bikes. From Sea Otter to Interbike, Outerbike, and beyond, we tested over 70 bikes from 4-inch…
on Dec 3, 2015
Warning: I am not reviewing the latest-and-greatest overbuilt 35mm diameter, featherweight carbon handlebar. No thanks. Give me something I can feel. Give me something that talks back to me. Something I don't…
on Nov 18, 2015
Photo: Decal Trend Are you an absolute nerd when it comes to mountain biking? I'm not just asking if you know a lot about mountain bikes--how to build…
on Nov 12, 2015
Whether a beginner or a veteran trail slayer, you have or will likely experience arm pump. Not to be confused with the celebratory gesture--fist pump--made famous by a certain club-going group in New…
on Oct 26, 2015
The Meta AM V4 is Commencal's bread-and-butter, 150mm rear wheel travel, 27.5", all-mountain enduro machine. Already a mouthful of a description, I'd also like to add: bloody awesome! And before you think…
on Oct 23, 2015
...and for the experienced mountain bike consumer, that shouldn't come as a surprise. But for those still thrashing about on a bike that's about to give up the ghost, who've become middle…
on Oct 19, 2015
Hardtail mountain bikes: simple, light, stiff, and in the case of the Syncline 9 from Polygon, add to the description: really, really fast! Ideally we'd all be able to afford a separate…
on Oct 15, 2015
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…
on Sep 17, 2015
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…
on Sep 16, 2015
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,…
on Sep 3, 2015
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…
on Sep 1, 2015
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…
on Sep 1, 2015
The RFX is back in black! When Turner Bikes released its first RFX in 1999 it was a purpose-built freeride bike and has since seen three revisions. For its fourth showing, the…
on Aug 20, 2015
The Paragon Knee and Elbow Guards and the Evolution Shorts are Alpinestars' interpretation of what the all-around trail slayer needs for protection--set it and forget it. You should protect yourself as much as possible…
on Jul 25, 2015
Home sweet home is about an hour from Dakine's headquarters, so naturally I was stoked to get my hot little hands on a piece of Dakine's fresh lineup of locally-inspired shred threads…
on Jul 16, 2015
View from atop Grand Targhee Resort, Alta, WY Located between Curt Gowdy and Sun Valley, straddling the Teton mountain range is a destination combining the best of both mountain…
on Jul 15, 2015
Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are Chris Daniels's alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Singletracks.com. Enough whining already! Stop berating politicians and land managers for avoiding a…
on Jun 29, 2015
