Nearly one in four car journeys are less than two miles, so Sustrans are asking you to join with thousands…
June 2009
Singletrack Classic Weekender – Info For Racers, Campers, Spectators & Marshalls
Only five days to go until the "event of the year". Here's some answers to some Frequently Asked Questions regarding…
The New Santa Cruz 29er – The Tallboy
Wagon wheel, 105mm VPP travel, carbon fibre, target weight "very light".
Press Camp 2009. The first installment…
Press Camp 2009 is a multi-manufacturer press launch event in Sun Valley, Idaho. We've sent our own worldwide glamourpuss Chipps…
Fresh Goods
A quick round-up of bits and bobs that we've received recently from Limar, Lynskey, Lake, Magura, White Lightning, Camelbak and…
Premier Demo Series Hits Afan This Weekend
Your chance to ride a demo fleet for free. The bikes are loaded (nearly) and the van is fueled (half…
Kranked-ReJeKt: Episode 5
ReJeKt is a webisode about the characters of Kranked-REVOLVE. Episode 5 features Rene Wildhaber aka the Piston ReJektd. Here the…
Singletrack Classic Weekender – The Race Plate Explained
The race plates for the Weekender have been designed. Here's what they look like.
Accrington Bike Fest 2009 – It’s That Macaskill Man Again
The main attraction on the day will be a BMX & Mountain Bike stunt team featuring the YouTube star Danny…
New Outdoor Bike Festival In The Works
What Tyres For Mountain Mayhem was not the only topic of discussion at last weekend's 24hr enduro. Organsiser Pat Adams…
Britain to host two mountain bike World Cup rounds in 2010
We've just heard that Dalby Forest has won the bid to host the April, opening round of the 2010 Mountain…
The Singletrack Classic Weekender – The Saturday
Rather than wait until the actual weekend itself to "debut" the race format, we thought it might be a good…
Maribor DH & 4X World Cup This Weekend – Watch It Live on STW!
This weekend is Maribor in Slovenia for Round 5 of the NISSAN UCI DHI & 4X World Cup. Right now…
Motor Vehicles Allowed Back On Some Yorkshire Dales Green Lanes
The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) is disappointed at the outcome of a court case that decided to quash…
New Nicolai – Helius AC
Introducing the 146mm travel Helius AC.
British Mountain Bike Series Round 4 – Crow Hill
After the ups and downs of Dalby Forest and Margam Park, in May, the British Series travels to the slightly…
Missy Giove in huge drugs bust…
...and not the performance-enhancing kind either...
Guardian Goes All Bikey
The Guardian’s award-winning portfolio of podcasts will soon be welcoming a new addition to its ranks. The Bike Podcast will…
Tee Time For Mayhem
Our new T-shirts from American Apparel have arrived just in time for us to take them down to flog at…
Kona Mash-Up
Over 400 competitors made their way to the 2nd Kona Mash-Up and joined the relaxed atmosphere on the trails surrounding…
Anodised Goodies Twittered
The guys from Fli Distribution just left our office after showing us a huge bag full of lovely, bright and…
Commencal 2010
PHOTO OVERLOAD!!!
Singletrack Reader Holiday – Demo Bikes and Test Product Update
Here's an update on all the bikes and bits that we're taking with us to Morzine that you'll be able…
Madison Launches Dedicated Clothing Website
With the launch of the all new Madison clothing range at the iceBike tradeshow in February this year, Madison have…
Shimano Brake Movies With Shandro, Simmons and Turenne
Shimano has teamed up with Anthill Films to produce a series of videos that showcase its 2009 mountain disc brake…
Are You Ready For Mayhem?
With surprise DJs, disco balls and ghosts hidden in the woods at previous Mayhems, this year’s event has even more…
YouTube Phenomenon Danny MacAskill To Hit Manchester This Saturday
The star of "that" YouTube video is set to demonstrate his awesome riding skills this Saturday at Wright Robinson College…
2010 Shimano Deore
Loads of pictures of our 'Media Priority' samples that have just pitched up to the office... That means that new…
Pace RC405 – Blue, Orange and Khaki
One of our favourite ever mountainbikes is now available with new paintjobs and RockShox rear shock option (as well as…
Win £1000 of Bike Bits!
Win over £1000 of bike components by watching out for one of our special edition 50th anniversary posters in your…
A new record for the highest bike challenge in the world. Now with video!
The Annapurna Circuit is usually a 19-day trek. These guys did it in under three... That's over 4,000 metres of…
Singletrack Classic Weekender News Update
Some info about where we're at with the "event-of-the-season" Classic Weekender that takes place next month. Crikey! That's come 'round…
Duke of Bronte, Capstan F.S.
Duke of Bronte, Capstan F.S. Price: TBA From: Old Bear Brewery, Keighley 01535 601222 Tested: Mmm, yes.
Kriega R15
It’s a 15L version of the Hydro 3 - a much more useful space for most types of riding. One…
Specialized S-Works 2D helmet
Specialized S-Works 2D helmet Price: £109.99 From: Specialized UK 020 8391 3500 www.specialized.com Tested: Three months
Singletrack Issue 50 – The Big Five-Oh
Yep, it's our half-century. Singletrack issue 50 is also our "Racing" themed edition. Racey bikes, racey tales, racey tyres, racey…
Kranked-ReJeKt: Episode 2
ReJeKt is a behind the scenes webisode about the making of Kranked-REVOLVE. Episode 2 features day 2 & 3 of…
Kona Mash-Up 2009
Only a couple of days now before the 1st Kona Mash-Up 2009 open its doors at the Glyncorrwg Mountain Bike…
Kona Bikefest ‘09
Challenging conditions, according to the met office a month worth of rain on Saturday night, yet the usual relaxed atmosphere…
Pace RC405
The RC405 is a floating pivot design; the rear triangle is attached to the front by two pairs of linkages…
Fort William DH – Two Minute Video
Footage of the World Cup DH racing from Fort William, June 2009.
Mojo Racer Dan Stanbridge’s Half-Term Report
Some news from Dan Stanbridge on his year to date on the UCI World Cup circuit.
Fort William 4X – Short Snappy Video For Y’all
Gone in 61 seconds.
Lyme Disease – everything you wanted to know (and stuff you wish you didn’t)
After some forum debate on the topic, regular poster and Lyme disease sufferer 'nospringchicken' has put together a pretty comprehensive…
Santa Cruz Chameleon
Totting up here at Singletrack we reckon this is the fourth incarnation of the Santa Cruz Chamelon. Unlike its users,…
Riding the Ridge, inches from disaster…
Chipps' favourite video of the week - this time some mental ridgeline riding action from Rene Wildhaber in Bolivia... Crazy,…
Specialized Defroster Boots
A decent pair of winter boots is long overdue from the (other) Big S. In all other fields, they rival…
Fort William World Cup – Results and Freecaster Videos
NISSAN UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Fort William 4X-DH. Minnaar and Jonnier take the DH wins. Graves and Kinter dominate…
Pendle Wheel Support Bike Rack
When it comes to bombproof bike racks the Pendle wheel support rack takes some beating. We opted for the Type…