Cannondale MOTERA SL - A Deep Dive into this lightweight, fu...
771K views · Jun 8, 2024 singletrackworld.com
Take a deep dive with Benji into this full powered, yet lightweight eMTB from Cannondale.
The Orbea Occam Twins
680K views · Apr 29, 2024 singletrackworld.com
What's better than one Occam? Two of course! Why has Orbea made two different Occams you ask? Amanda reveals all.
Calibre T3 Hardtails: High stoke, low budget
646K views · Jan 16, 2024 singletrackworld.com
Calibre’s T3 Hardtail mountain bike lineup continues the brand’s tradition of producing proper, good value mountain bikes, with good quality components where it counts. The T3 lineup consists of the T3 27, which has 27.5 inch wheels and the T3 29, which is a 29er. Both bikes come with the kinds of standards and components you’d be looking for on bikes of a much higher price point. These are frames you can live with and upgrade as you progress, and build specs that will let you enjoy riding and develop good habits and techniques. Head to Singletrackworld.com for more info, or to https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/calibre to buy.
First Look - The Orbea Occam LT
45K views · Nov 22, 2022 singletrackworld.com
Occam LT is the wilder Occam. More aggressive geometry, Fox 36 forks. 10mm more travel at each end. Bigger rotors, from Galfer no less. 4-pot brakes. This particular model we’re delving into here (the Occam M10 LT) comes with a Fox DHX coil rear shock. The Occam LT looks to be a very handy burly trail bike.
A First Look At the All New Camelbak M.U.L.E Range of Packs
23K views · Oct 3, 2022 singletrackworld.com
We took all three of the new Camelbak M.U.L.Es on a long couple of days out in the UK Lake District. You can find out more about this range here on our website. https://singletrackworld.com/2022/10/camelbak-mule-range-overview-a-pack-for-every-occasion/
A Ride Around Glasgow On the Specialized Tero 3.0
4K views · Jul 14, 2022 singletrackworld.com
After a baptism of fire, Sanny reckons it’s time to kick back and brake for cake using the Specialized Tero 3.0 on the streets of Glasgow.
Specialized Tero 3.0 - Starting at the deep end
6K views · May 12, 2022 singletrackworld.com
What happens when you take a lapsed mountain biker who hasn’t ridden for a very long time and take him out on an old school classic ride? The advent of the e-bike has marked a major step change in mountain biking and it is fair to say, it has not been without controversy. Accusations of it not being proper biking or it being tantamount to cheating were commonplace on internet forums and even out on rides. There was almost a presumption that you should have to in some way apologise for riding one or try and excuse it on the basis of ill health, incapacity or lack of biking fitness. To be frank, it was an utter nonsense and reeked of riders trying to somehow make themselves feel superior by putting down other riders. If your self worth is defined in that manner, you really need to have a long chat with yourself. Thankfully, the hostility has dissipated as sales have boomed and even dyed in the wool XC whippets have to come to realise what the early adopters already knew; e-bikes are just bloody good fun. Moreover, they have opened up biking to a whole new group of riders who might never have considered themselves as cyclists as well as bringing lapsed riders back into the fold. Read the story to accompany this video here https://singletrackworld.com/2022/05/starting-at-the-deep-end-part-1/
Specialized Tero 3.0 - Starting at the deep end
5K views · May 2, 2022 singletrackworld.com
What happens when you take a lapsed mountain biker who hasn’t ridden for a very long time and take him out on an old school classic ride? The advent of the e-bike has marked a major step change in mountain biking and it is fair to say, it has not been without controversy. Accusations of it not being proper biking or it being tantamount to cheating were commonplace on internet forums and even out on rides. There was almost a presumption that you should have to in some way apologise for riding one or try and excuse it on the basis of ill health, incapacity or lack of biking fitness. To be frank, it was an utter nonsense and reeked of riders trying to somehow make themselves feel superior by putting down other riders. If your self worth is defined in that manner, you really need to have a long chat with yourself. Thankfully, the hostility has dissipated as sales have boomed and even dyed in the wool XC whippets have to come to realise what the early adopters already knew; e-bikes are just bloody good fun. Moreover, they have opened up biking to a whole new group of riders who might never have considered themselves as cyclists as well as bringing lapsed riders back into the fold. Read the story to accompany this video here https://singletrackworld.com/2022/05/starting-at-the-deep-end-part-1/
How to get through winter with Troy Lee Designs
44K views · Feb 24, 2022 singletrackworld.com
Winter is well upon us, but just because the temperature is colder and the trails damper it doesn't mean we should stop riding. There is a great number of high-performance all-weather riding gear on the market and for this video and write up we're going to focus on some highly functional and great looking kit from Troy Lee Designs. 0:00 Introduction 0:23 Troy Lee Designs Swelter Glove 1:53 Troy Lee Designs Resist Trouser 3:16 Troy Lee Designs Descent Jacket 4:47 Troy Lee Designs Shuttle Jacket Read more: https://singletrackworld.com/2022/02/how-to-get-through-winter-with-troy-lee-designs-video/
Getting back to the mountains - A Scottish Adventure on the ...
4K views · Oct 9, 2021 singletrackworld.com
Canyon provided our man Sanny with a couple of Spectral bikes to go out and have an adventure with in the Scottish Highlands. This was the result. After an enforced lay-off, Sanny and Rory get re-acquainted with an old mountain friend. Picture the scene. A slightly sweaty studio somewhere in London. The studio lights are burning down on you with the intense ferocity of an angry sun. Your family have already wasted 2 life lines and an expectant Bob Monkhouse (Ask your parents! – Ed) is hanging on for your answer with bated breath. The Goodwin family from South Penge are waiting for the steal. “We asked 100 members of the public to name a Scottish Mountain. You said Ben Lomond. Our survey said…….(cue pause for dramatic effect)……..(ping!) 73 people!” The audience go mad. You’ve just won the £3,000 jackpot! If you like this teaser you can read the full story here... https://singletrackworld.com/2021/06/getting-back-to-the-mountains-its-been-a-while/
Cairn BRAVE 1st Look
31K views · Aug 10, 2021 singletrackworld.com
Hannah runs through the details of this unique drop bar ebike with its designer
Cotic Flare Max Gen 5 First Look
45K views · May 18, 2023 singletrackworld.com
This is the new fifth incarnation – hence Gen 5 – of Cotic’s 29er short-travel ripper the FlareMAX. Besides looking very pretty in the bluebells, what is it all about?.. 29in wheels at both ends as standard, though as with most of Cotic’s latest full suspension bikes, you can run in mixed wheel mullet if you want to. The Downcountry-tstic amount of 125mm travel at the back is delivered via Cotic’s long-established Droplink system. Fork-wise, you can run up to a 140mm travel fork up front. Or you can go all the way down to 120mm. Or you can split the difference and run a 130mm travel fork, like the one featured here.
Canyon Strive:ON - Race Up, Rave Down
579K views · Jul 18, 2023 singletrackworld.com
Canyon has launched a new addition to its electric line up: the Strive:ON. This ditches the Shapeshifter of the non-electric version, and sets its eye firmly on E-Enduro racing. . A few weeks ago Canyon unleashed a whole new wave of e-mountain bikes. The one we’re going to focus on right here is a totally new model: the Canyon Strive:ON. It’s an enduro race e-MTB. 160mm rear travel, 170mm travel fork. Mixed wheel size. Geometry designed for difficult climbs and technical descents. . Strive:ON is carbon only . The exact bike model we’ve got in here is the mid-range Canyon Strive:ON CFR. . The Strive:ON only comes in Canyon’s top-end CFR carbon. There are no current plans for a lower-tier carbon version, nor any alloy version. Canyon says this is because lesser-tier carbon wouldn’t be able to be built to the desired level of stiffness-to-compliance. And an aluminium Strive:ON would simply be way too heavy for this bike’s racing intentions. . On this Strive:ON CFR the power assist is courtesy of the excellent Bosch Performance CX motor. 85Nm of torque and 600W of peak assist. . The top-end Strive:ON CFR LTD gets the Bosch Performance CX Race motor with the two-metre overrun feature (the motor keeps going for two metres after the rider stops pedalling), and is wholly aimed at E-Enduro racing timed climb stages. . Batteries and controls . There are two battery options at time of purchase: a 625Wh one or a 750Wh one. The battery is removable if you require, although most folk will no doubt leave it in there for charging the bike up in-situ. The racing aspect is one of the reasons that Canyon has designed the battery to be removable, and removable relatively quickly; E-Enduro racing typically requires a swift battery replacement or top-up at some point during the event. . In terms of display info and controls, there’s the neat Smart System Top Tube Control Centre panel integrated into the frame’s top tube. The discreet bar remote ner the left hand grip is the Bosch Mini remote BRC3300 that communicates with the system via Bluetooth. No delicate dangling wires on these bikes. . Enduro capable geometry . The Canyon Strive:ON is similar to the regular analogue Canyon Strive in that both bikes fall into the enduro race category. Unlike the regular Strive, there’s no ‘Shapeshifter’ on-the-fly geometry adjustment malarky. Canyon simply felt that the feature wasn’t required on an assisted Strive. Canyon instead opted to go down the route of consistent and all-round capable geometry. . Geometry and sizing. Four frame sizes, all with mixed wheel set-up. The geometry is generally impressively modern and progressive. 63.5° head angle. A seat angle of around 78° effective. Seat tube lengths are impressively short (Large = 435mm). Reach figures of 450mm up to 525ml. This Large one we have been riding has a reach of 500mm. . The Strive:ON in a sense resembles a longer travel version of the established Spectral:ON e-MTB. Which is no bad thing at all. One thing ditching the Shapeshifter gubbins does immediately is make space for a decent size water bottle. Gotta have a bottle. . Speaking of bosses, there’s a pair of bosses under the top tube for mounting accessories, tools, tubes or whatever you need. . E-Racing . E-Enduro racing is A Thing now. And the Strive:ON has as much of an eye on being competitive between the tapes as it has at being fun to ride on regular weekend outings. . Now then. As well as the usual enduro-style timed downhill stages, E-Enduro racing has technical uphill sections called ‘Power Stages’. Whoever rides these ‘Power Stages’ the quickest and cleanest, gets the most points. The geometry and handling of the Strive:ON is based significantly as much around these techy climbs as it is geared towards ripping the descents. . Even outside of racing scenarios, let’s not forget that one of the great things about full-power e-mountain bikes is the ability to ride up preposterous climbs – both technical ones and steep AF ridiculous ones. You often find yourself riding UP the tracks you used to ride DOWN on regular bikes, and piecing together your trail network in a whole new, extremely liberating way! . And when you have a certain enduro legend called Fabien Barel involved in the design of a bike – like he has been with the Strive:ON – you can be certain the result will be a highly capable E-MTB. The Strive:ON promises to be technical trail bike par excellance. . Great specification . The bike comes with suitably short-ish 165mm cranks – ebike climbing technique involves keeping pedalling, while dragging the rear brake while pedalling if you need to modulate the speed. Shorter cranks help keep things turning on the rockiest of climbs, avoiding the need for a half crank or pause. . Read more: https://singletrackworld.com/charged/2023/07/canyon-striveon-race-up-rave-down/
Vitus E Mythique LT - A First look
351K views · Aug 8, 2023 singletrackworld.com
Vitus E-Mythique LT range starts at £3,299 . The Vitus E-Mythique LT is a brand new entry-level full-power e-bike model with 160mm of rear travel, alloy frame, mixed wheel size and a 95Nm Bafang M510 motor. . 160mm travel e-bike using Bafang motor Bafang M510 gives out 95Nm, and 550 watts of peak power Battery is 630Wh Mixed wheel size (29in front, 27.5in rear) Three models: VR, VRS, VRX VR £3,299 srp VRS £3,899 srp VRX £4,399 srp . The ‘Mythique’ part of the ‘E-Mythique LT’ name may need a bit of explaining – or clarification – for those who of you familiar with the acoustic Vitus Mythique, which is a 140mm trail bike. . The E-Mythique LT is NOT the electric version of the regular Mythique. The LT suffix denotes that is Longer Travel. This e-bike has 160mm of travel at the rear. And this E-Mythique LT VRS model we have here has 170mm travel forks up front. And thank God for that. Full-power e-bikes should have loads of travel. . Why E-Mythique? . What is still very ‘Mythique’ about the E-Mythique LT is its price and performance combo. It’s a ‘cheap’ e-MTB clearly. But it’s also a cheap e-MTB that can be taken to proper mountain bike terrain. . There are three models in the E-Mythique LT range: VR £3299, VRS £3899, VRX £4399. You can see the full specs at the end of this article. . “What about the Vitus E-Sommet?” you ask? Well, they’ll still exist. And they’ll still be significantly more expensive than the E-Mythique LT, principally due to the use of bigger mainstream brands for the motor and general spec sheet. The E-Sommet VRS for example is over a thousand pounds more expensive than this E-Mythique LT VRS. . What’s it designed for? . What’s the remit of the new E-Mythique LT? Steep stuff. . It bears the ‘enduro’ tag but in my opinion ‘enduro’ has become a bit meaningless – especially on e-bikes. The E-Mythique LT is clearly about riding steep stuff. Steep climbs. Steep descents. . Sure, it can happily meander along any old mild terrain (all mountain bikes can do that) but its raison d’etre is technical terrain and repeat runs of The Fun Stuff. The oft mooted ‘power hour’ hot laps of your friendly neighbourhood woodland mess-about spot will be a real speciality of the E-Mythique LT. . Stats stats stats . With any e-bike the thing everyone looks at first and foremost is the motor. Swiftly followed these days by the battery, specifically the size of the battery. . So yes, the big news here is that Vitus have gone with Bafang for the E-Mythique LT. We haven’t seen much Bafang stuff on many mainstream e-MTBs but I suspect that’s about to change. Bafang have been around for as long as anyone in the ebike game and the E-Mythique LT models all use their M510 drive unit, paired to their own battery. . The vital stats here are 95Nm of torque, 550 watts peak power, which equates to around 400% of rider input. . The battery has 630Wh capacity. The battery can be charged in situ, or removed and charged externally. You’ll need the key to remove the battery from the bike by the way. . Controls and display . On to the user interface stuff. The controls. The buttons and display. . Wherever we’ve come across Bafang bikes before it’s been the controls that have been the weak link. Remotes that don’t play nicely with brake levers or dropper remotes… Displays that basically looked like the original monochrome Gameboy… . Vitus have clearly had similar concerns to us and have duly worked with Bafang to improve things massively. . The bar remote near the lefthand grip is a simple but effective three button affair. An up button for more power. A down button for less power. The third smaller button at the middle-side is the ON/OFF button. Whilst ON, the third button also acts as the info-scrolling button for the display that cycles through various stats (range, cadence, trip distance etc). The remote plays nicely with brake clamps and dropper post levers too. . The display itself is actually one of the best e-bike screens I’ve come across. Not too big. Not too small. Colour but not distractingly so. Proper Goldilocks type stuff. Easy to read and it’s quick to see whatever info you need to see at any one time. . Special mention goes to having the battery power indicator as a percentage instead of blocks. Hands up who still has their phone battery indicator set to a battery bar instead of a percentage? Exactly. No one. . Assistance modes . 5 modes: ECO, ECO+, TRAIL, BOOST and RACE. These are shown as initials in the display ie. E, E+, T, B and R. Each mode gets its own colour vibe too: ECO is green, ECO+is cyan, TRAIL is blue, BOOST is red and RACE is purple. . The amount of assistance you’re getting at any one time is also displayed as a rising and falling ‘graphic equaliser’ style bar on the right hand side of the screen. . Check out the full story plus all the deets right here: https://singletrackworld.com/charged/2023/08/vitus-e-mythique-lt-range-starts-at-3299/
From Burnley to Whistler, how far can you push trail tyres?
302K views · Oct 9, 2023 singletrackworld.com
Earlier this year Pirelli launched a comprehensive range of MTB tyres to cater from everything from Enduro/DH to lightweight XC race duties. All the tyres in the range have one main thing in common - they are all called Scorpion. Which Scorpion is right for you depends on what you want to do with it and in Benji's full feature below you can read up on the all the details of the entire Pirelli Scorpion range. Mark was in charge of riding the general purpose Scorpion Trail tyres and to do that he took them to Whistler to ride one of the longest continual DH trails in Canada - The famous Top Of The World trail. In part one of our three part series on the Pirelli Scorpion Tyre range Benji grills Mark on how he got on.
Fara
37K views · Oct 23, 2023 singletrackworld.com
As she pursued her cycling career she faced many challenges.
Bluetti AC180 - Take a bit more home away from home
48K views · Oct 23, 2023 singletrackworld.com
The Bluetti AC180 is a 1152Wh 'power centre' - essentially a massive rechargeable battery pack that you can charge up and take to wherever you need power. Unlike the pocket sized battery pack you probably have for keeping your phone alive on plane journeys, this Bluetti AC180 holds enough charge to recharge your phone 103 times. Or your laptop 17 times. But it's not all about staying connected to work and the world. You could also charge a full sized EMTB with 720Wh battery once with plenty to spare. Basically, you can run anything you can plug into it, as long as the load doesn't exceed 1,800W - even many heating appliances will work off this thanks to the 'powerlifting' mode which raises the output capacity up to 2,700W. Though you shouldn't run an air conditioning unit or washing machine off one - though when was the last time you took either of them on a camping trip?! Find out more here: https://bit.ly/46FKz6l
Riding Whistler's Top Of The World black trail
63K views · Oct 25, 2023 singletrackworld.com
In August Mark got to ride one of the most iconic trails in the Whistler - the legendary Top Of The World trail that start at Whistler's peak, 7100ft and winds it's way down over 5000ft of continuous descending. It's one of the longest continuous downhill trails in the world. Bike: Norco Sight Tyres: Pirelli Scorpion Trail M You can learn more about these tyres at https://singletrackworld.com/2023/10/pirelli-scorpion-mountain-bike-tyres-explained/
I'm RUBBISH at XC - But I LOVE it
193K views · Oct 26, 2023 singletrackworld.com
Part two of a three part Pirelli Scorpion vlog series, Amanda puts the XC tyres to the test at a midweek XC race at the most brutal location she could find!
Magura Vyron MDS-VS: The Original Wireless Dropper
39K views · Oct 28, 2023 singletrackworld.com
Magura Vyron MDS-VS: The Original Wireless Dropper! . The Magura Vyron MDS-V3 is the latest wireless dropper seatpost from Magura, the origininators of wireless droppers. Way back in 2016 Magura became the first company to bring a wireless dropper post to the market. The V3 is - surprise, surprise - the third version of the Vyron. . To give it its full title, the Vyron MDS V3 stands for Magura Dropper Seatpost Version 3. Simple! As simple, perhaps, as fitting it to your bike. . Read more: https://singletrackworld.com/2023/10/magura-vyron-mds-vs-the-original-wireless-dropper/
Death by Enduro: Survivalist Pirelli Vlog Part 3
309K views · Oct 9, 2023 singletrackworld.com
You can read the full feature on these Pirelli Scorpion Enduro tyres in our comprehensive tech feature here https://singletrackworld.com/2023/10/pirelli-scorpion-mountain-bike-tyres-explained/
How They're Made: Bridgedale Bike Socks
321K views · Nov 13, 2024 singletrackworld.com
Go behind the scenes at Bridgedale to see the people who make socks fit for your outdoor adventures.