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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…
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
The Geax Pit Stop is a neat idea. You take a canister of CO2 but also fi ll it with…
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
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 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
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
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
Emergency or ‘just get me home legally’ LED lights have been around for a while now and while most consist…
Singletrack Big Welsh Weekender getting full!
There are over 850 riders and racers booked in for this weekend's Big Welsh Weekender in Margam Park, South Wales.…
Kona Bristol Bikefest is filling up…
One of our favourite events of the year, the Kona Bristol Bikefest is only ten days away and it's filling…
Magura Durin
Looking around at the number of dedicated XC forks you’d be forgiven for thinking fork manufacturers had decided that the…
The new Transition Bikes Covert model
Only slight apologies for the press release cut 'n' paste, but we thought you'd like to see the new 'genre…
Straitline Stem
There’s something to be perversely admired about a company that kicks convention in the teeth and smiles doing it, and…
North Shore Riding – on a unicycle…
Chipps' favourite video of the week - Mike Parenteau riding Nelson BC on two wheels - and then on just…
West Highland Way in a Day
Riding the West Highland Way is nothing new, but doing it in under 24 hours for charity is going to…
Top Bike Brands Line Up To Offer Bike Testing At Fort William World Cup
New ‘Bike Test’ gives fans the chance to test latest models at Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, presented by…
Islabikes Rothan
When you find that nearly everyone you meet is doing a double-take at your new purchase you know it’s either…
Sram XX – the low down.
Dave A reports back from the SRAM XX launch in Italy having taken the test bikes around a blistering hot…
Sram XX shifter close up
Last post before I pop off for dinner, here’s the XX shifter. Designed from the ground up just like the…
Sram XX forks
Here’s a taster of the new XX forks, more tech information later.. Here’s the XX Sid world cups with reworked…
That Sram XX cassette in close up
Dave gives us some super-closeups of the new SRAM XX rear cassette. It's a madness of intricate machining - which…
2010 Commencal AbsolutSX
Albert from Madison says: "Rumour has it it’s the ‘bestest’ in t’world ever, ever!" See what you think…
Comment on the comments
Is it me or are the people posting comments on our stories getting increasingly more negative and cynical? SRAM launch…
Freak Bike: Santa Cruz Easy Rider
This bike ticks all the boxes to qualify for a place in Singletrack’s "Bike Pron" feature: Would it draw a…
Shhh – Sram XX Updated
Dave Anderson reports from the SRAM XX launch in Italy... Ten speed, two chainrings and Centrelock? Whatever next?
Identiti Alloy QR Seat Clamp
Are you a saddle dropper? If not, why not? The usual reply is “I can’t ride with my saddle down”.…
Cane Creek Double Barrel Shock
This shock comes out of a collaboration between Cane Creek and Ohlins Racing, the Swedish suspension gurus who have cut…
Hope 1.5in Stepdown Headset
Those of us with fat head tubes have traditionally only had two choices when it came to 1.5-into-1 1/8th headsets:…
Successful shoulder surgery for Rachel Atherton
Rachel's back home and better already...
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Singular Swift
Yes, it’s another 29in wheel bike. But for a change, it wasn’t sent from a manufacturer eager to get themselves…