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

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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

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.

Duke of Bronte, Capstan F.S. Price: TBA From: Old Bear Brewery, Keighley 01535 601222 Tested: Mmm, yes.

Kriega R15

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

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

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

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

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

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…

Petzl MYO XP

Petzl MYO XP

Not a riding light, but why shouldn’t your camping, walking and exploring lights not make the most of advances in…

Geax Pit Stop Magnum

Geax Pit Stop Magnum

The Geax Pit Stop is a neat idea. You take a canister of CO2 but also fi ll it with…

Extra Wheel Trailer

Extra Wheel Trailer

The Extra Wheel is basically one wheel hitched to the rear axle by a clever steel sprung bracket (you get…

Faction Bike’s Zeitgeist 22″ Wheel Bike

Here's another wheel size for y'all...

Demo To Win At Mayhem With Crank Bros

Those nice guys and girls at 2Pure and Crank Bros are giving Mayhem riders an opportunity to demo - and…

Royal Racing SP24/7 jersey

Royal Racing SP24/7 jersey

I must confess to being an unwilling tester for this garment. I’ve never worn tops like these before. Mainly because…

10 Under the Ben: Race Report, Pics and Video

Three downhill specialists from Fort William - Alistair MacLennan (ex Masters Downhill Champion), Joe Barnes (2nd NPS Downhill Series 2008)…

Ortlieb MudRacer Saddle Bag

Ortlieb MudRacer Saddle Bag

Ortlieb are a company who I regard with some reverence. Their Back-Roller Classic panniers have transformed my view of what…

Hope Race Series Round 4, Lee Quarry – Race Report

Short sleeves and sunscreen were the order of the day for racers and spectators alike, as the fourth and final…

Loads And Loads Of New Stuff From Niner- Santacruz -Evil Revolt-Socks……

If you like bike stuff (which we do) It's been like pigs rolling in s**t the last couple of weeks…

National Marathon Championship – Margam Park

Joolze Dymond reports from the UK National Marathon Champs - and the Singletrack Big Welsh Weekender down in Margam Park,…

Strathpuffer Lite, June 27th

The 'Puffer Lite', a summer version of the gruelling Strathpuffer all night winter endurance race, is set to take place…

Howies Vail Merino Wool T-shirt

Howies Vail Merino Wool T-shirt

Some things are obviously good value for money. Some things need a little more contemplation before their value becomes clear.…

And you thought you were fast?

Have a look at Greg Minaar's helmet cam footage of this weekend's Fort William World Cup DH run. Complete with…

Watch Out in Wharncliffe This Weekend

Watch out for lots of horse riders if you're going to be near Wharncliffe Woods this weekend. Or aim to…

Making Hay

Even though I spent Thursday, Friday and Saturday messing about on two wheels under scorching sunshine I still felt the…

Rock Shox Lyrik Solo Air

Rock Shox Lyrik Solo Air

Standing in the queue for the bike-park gondola I compared my Solo Air to a triple-clamp fork on someone else’s…

Knog Frog Lights

Knog Frog Lights

Emergency or ‘just get me home legally’ LED lights have been around for a while now and while most consist…

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