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News
The latest stories from the world of mountain biking.
The New Manitou Dorado
We've just heard that the new Dorado fork from Manitou has landed at their UK Distributors.
Le BOTOXX
Every now and then it pays to be on so many random companies' mailiing lists...
LTD Edition Sunline V1 Bar and Grip Combos
One colour combination will be offered at a time in truly limited numbers and then the next colour will be…
City College Norwich Summer Enduro Series
For the first time Thetford forest will be holding a 3 race series of mountain bike enduros. Promoted by Thetford…
Bionicon Test Centre Opens in Bristol
Bionicon UK announce a new official UK test centre in partnership with Zero G Cycles in Bristol.
Kona Mash-Up 2009
2008 saw the launch of the much anticipated Kona Mash-Up. They're back for 2009 with 2 events; a summer and…
Gisburn Forest Trail Building This Sunday
Gisburn Forest has genuine potential to be a very fine place indeed. Labour is the main thing required at the…
Singletrack Trail Guide – South West Yorkshire Dales
We've stuck another route guide in the Singletrack Online Trail Guide. Riding the lesser known (and less visible) bits of…
Hundreds Turn Up for Ben and Tom Memorial Ride
Over 200 riders turned up for a memorial ride and 'two minutes of noise' to celebrate the lives of the…
GORE BIKE WEAR™ TransWales ’09
The 7 day MTB stage challenge 15th – 22nd August 2009.
Merida Bikes MTB Marathon – 1st Round Only a Few Weeks Away
March is already here and April is hot on it’s heals…and April means that the 1st round of the Merida…
Podcast Issue 48
Some accompanying video of stuff that’s in the new issue of Singletrack Mountain Bike Magazine. There’s some bits of us…
The 3rd “I Bike MCR” Annual Festival 2009
The Third I Bike MCR month long annual grassroots bike festival will take place from Friday 27th March to Friday…
New DH Course & Race in the Cheviot Hills
The Forestry Commission has linked up with the Northumberland National Park Authority and Northern Downhill – a group of north…
Turner Bikes – New Colours and Limited Edition Frames
Silverfish UK have announced more colour options as well as the ability to get your new Turner frame in a…
Singletrack Issue 48 Video Trailer
Some accompanying video of stuff that's in the new issue of Singletrack Mountain Bike Magazine.
Seb Rogers To Run Alpine Photo Course
Top photo-hound Seb Rogers is running a photo course with a difference this summer - it's going to have some…
Marin Dusk til Dawn 2009
2009 will see the 6 Marin Dusk til Dawn promoted by Thetford MTB Racing from its home in Thetford Forest…
The OutRider 4
The OutRider 4 - a world-class four-hour mountain bike endurance event - at the Outsider Festival on Sunday 28 June…
Lynskey Handlebars – Discuss
Titanium. Three piece. 31.8mm clamp. 710mm width. Flipping light. Flipping expensive. Regular sweep. Or crazy mega-sweep (as in the pics).
SRAM XO in Colours…
Our (other) favourite groupset now comes in half of the colours of the rainbow... Red, Green, Gold, Pink and Orange...…
New frame from that Brant Bloke
New Lynskey-built frame announced by Brant Richards, ex On-one and now with Shedfire. He still doesn't have a brand-name though.
The Fort William Mountain Festival’s First Jump School
The festival's first ever jump skills session takes to Forestry Commission Sacotland's dirt jump park near Nevis Range base station,…
DMR Trail Exchange Video – Part Three
The next installment of DMR Bikes' "Trail Exchange" is now online. The DMR boys recently went over to Germany and…
Singletrack Issue 48 On Sale This Week
The theme for issue 48 is "Roots/Beginnings". Centring on the beginnings of the sport, the beginnings of our own riding…
The New Trans-Provence Multi-Day Event
Trans-Provence - the definitive all-mountain MTB race..?
Kona Bikefests 2009
2009 will once again have two Bikefests and as in the previous year they will both be supported by long-standing…
Shaggy Finishes 4th in Alaska
Well done to our bearded pal in coming 4th in the Iditarod Trail Invitational in the worst snow they've ever…
Disability Bike Demo at Dalby Forest
The Forestry Commission is staging a second disability bike demo-day in Dalby Forest, near Pickering, North Yorkshire, after the success…
The New Litespeed Pisgah
Litespeed manufacture more titanium bicycle frames than any other company in the world. To follow up the launch of the…
Endura Sleepless in the Saddle 2009
On 8th & 9th August, Endura Sleepless in the Saddle returns to Catton Park in the heart of the midlands…
Twitter Ye Not!
Follow us on Twitter and you could win stuff we have lying around the office - This week we've got…
Premier Demo Series Part One
Last weekend saw the first of the Premier Demo Series kick off at Coed y Brenin..
Dedicated Cycle Visitor Centre Opens in Yorkshire Dales
The Yorkshire Dales National Park’s only dedicated cycle visitor facility has opened for business. On Monday 2 March, David Butterworth,…
Gorrick/Saddle Skedaddle Spring Series R3 – Crowthorne
Just over 17 years ago the very first Gorrick XC race got underway, little did the organisers think that all…
Our Boy in Alaska
Singletrack contributor, friend and all round good chap, John 'Shaggy' Ross is racing the Iditarod Trail Invitational (aka the Iditabike)…
Freak Of The Week
The first in an irregular series of odd-looking bikes to twist your melon on a Monday.
New Trails Proposed For Hamsterley Forest
The latest stage in an ambitious plan which could see one of the UK's longest mountain bike routes of its…
Caersws Cup Last Minute Entries
A quick reminder that you can enter the Caersws Cup (sponsored by Astrix and Mojo/Fox) this weekend up until midnight…
2009 Southern XC Series
The SouthernXC Series returns even stronger for 2009, with some new courses, a new sponsor and a healthy prize pot.
The Flooks sell TF Tuned
Word just in is that Tim and Helen are selling their successful suspension tuning business. Tim will be staying on…
Kate Potter’s Womens Skills Day at Sherwood Pines
The Forestry Commission is hosting a special workshop in Sherwood Pines Forest Park, near Mansfield, Notts, on Sunday 22 March…
DT Swiss XRC 100 Race Ltd
• 100 mm travel. • 1250 g, including remote lock out cable and lever. • High modulus carbon crown/steerer assembly.…
Rene Wildhaber Signs with Trek Bikes
The 'fastest European freerider' has signed a two-year contract with Trek Bicycles
iceBike
All the new stuff from Madison's IceBike show this week...
THE Announces UK Limited Edition Helmets
These two special editions are available one in Carbon and one in Composite construction and are limited to 200 of…
Premier Demo Series Kicks Off at Coed y Brenin This Weekend
There are only three days left until the 2009 Premier Demo Series kicks off at Coed y Brenin, Wales.
Big Welsh Weekend 2009
The 5th Big Welsh Weekend returns to Margam Park over the weekend of May 30/31. The BIG Welsh weekend is…