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…
on Apr 28, 2016
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…
on Mar 24, 2016
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…
on Mar 24, 2016
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…
on Dec 12, 2015
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…
on Sep 29, 2015
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…
on Sep 22, 2015
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…
on Sep 22, 2015
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,…
on Sep 17, 2015
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…
on Sep 2, 2015
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…
on Sep 1, 2015
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…
on Apr 27, 2015
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…
on Apr 22, 2015
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…
on Apr 17, 2015
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…
on Apr 13, 2015
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…
on Apr 13, 2015
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…
on Apr 12, 2015
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…
on Apr 9, 2015
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…
on Apr 7, 2015
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…
on Apr 2, 2015
The Panaracer Fat B Nimble is a new option for fat bikes.
on Apr 2, 2015
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…
on Apr 1, 2015
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…
on Apr 1, 2015
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…
on Mar 13, 2015
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…
on Feb 11, 2015
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…
on Feb 8, 2015