The traditional rush to get entries for the biggest UK mountain bike event starts tonight as usual...
February 2009
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 to work there though...
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 to encourage more females of all ages to take up…
DT Swiss XRC 100 Race Ltd
• 100 mm travel. • 1250 g, including remote lock out cable and lever. • High modulus carbon crown/steerer assembly. • High modulus disc only carbon lower with magnesium postmount…
Hard or soft?
Chipps ponders the ratio of hardtails to suspension in the magazine(s)
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 each.
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 3 days of riding, racing, camping and entertainment offering a…
Singletrack Trail Guide – Gisburn Forest
As submitted by Jon Swift… “Gisburn Forest is in the process of getting a significant injection of red graded singletrack with a bit of black thrown in. Volunteers have now…
Singletrack Classic Weekender- What is “Classic Trials”?
Our multi-discipline solo-bike event that's happening on the weekend of July 4-5th has attracted a satisfying amount of interest. A lot of (vaguely worried) folk have been asking what the…
EXCLUSIVE! New Suspension Company Launched
Singletrack proudly introduce EOS Racing Products, an all new suspension manufacturer.
New XC Series for the North
Looks like the North of England is going to finally get some good XC racing again after the Brownbacks Series announces dates at the Lee Quarry venue.
Scottish ‘cross on the telly tonight…
The Mull Cyclocross, featured in this issue of Singletrack Magazine is going to be on the Adventure Show on Scottish TV (and other channels?) tonight (Sunday)...
The Picolax Thread Returns
Singletrackworld's most popular thread EVER has been pulled from the archives, polished up and is presented here for you to read again. WARNING! Do not read this if you work…
£3.8 million to develop parkland near Bury – with mountain bike trails included
Nearly £4Million is to be spent in developing an old brownfield/wasteland near Bury that will include mountain bike trails...
This Sunday the 661 Mini Downhill Returns to the Forest of Dean
Practice starts at 9am with racing action starting at 11am, 2 race runs followed by podiums and top prizes from the race sponsors 661, Royal and Sunline.
Introducing The Singletrackworld Reviews Section
In our continuing effort to take over the world we’ve just launched our “Reviews” section. See that blob tab up above called “Reviews”? If you click on it you will…
Fresh Goods
Your bi-weekly update on what's arrived here at Singletrack HQ with products from Rido, Brooks, Royal, Kinky Bikes, Genuine Innovations, VeloSolo, Cane Creek and Yeti.
‘Boom Boom’ back on Rocky for 2009
Professional Mountain Bike racer, and all round good-egg, Scott ‘Boom Boom’ Beaumont has once again signed for Canadian brand Rocky Mountain Bikes. After a clean sweep of the UK National…
Lizard Skinz Blizzard Gloves
Lizard Skinz Blizzard Gloves Price: £28.00 From: www.2pure.co.uk A winter glove with neoprene trimmings over the knuckles and round the cuff but despite the neoprene this glove is water resistant…
Altura Whinlatter Challenge
The Altura Whinlatter Challenge is the 1st mountain bike cross country endurance event to take place, on THE ALTURA TRAIL on Sunday, March 29th at Whinlatter Forest Park, near Keswick.
Cannock Chase Needs You! And Your Spade.
Fancy helping expand the trails at Cannock Chase? Then grab your spades comrades and dig for victory at the Big Build Day.
Just off the phone from “Mr Mountain Mayhem” Patrick Adams
Just off the phone from "Mr Mountain Mayhem" Patrick Adams...
Fresh Goods
More new stuff? You bet. Take a look at what's landed at Singletrack HQ so far this week with products from Cube, NS Bikes, Charge, Ortlieb, Exped, Panaracer, Bontrager and…
Lifesystems Mountain Thermal Bag
Lifesystems Mountain Thermal Bag Price: £9.99 From: www.lifesystems.co.uk It may not be sexy and you’ll probably never have to use it but this metalised polyester based survival bag should be…
Ortlieb Medium First Aid Kit
Ortlieb Medium First Aid Kit Price: £13.69 From: Lyon Equipment www.ortlieb.com Having a First Aid kit and the knowledge to use it should be something that every mountain biker has.…
Sealskinz Technical Mountain Biking Glove
Sealskinz Technical Mountain Biking Glove Price: £37.50 From: Sealskinz 01553 817990 www.sealskinz.com These winter gloves are the highest spec mountain biking glove in the Sealskinz range, they are waterproof, breathable…
Jimi Wallet
Jimi Wallet Price: £12.00 From : 2pure www.2pure.co.uk The Jimi Wallet so the marketing goes is the wallet for people that don’t do wallets. It’s a classic I-generation product. (How…
Will Bob Roll shave his head for Lance?
Our pal over at FatCyclist has a campaign on to get Bob Roll to shave his head to raise money for charity. We reckon that the industry's nicest scary-guy deserves…
Back to Grey
Chipps is back from his -9C skiing fun in Italy, but when's the next jolly? He's going to have to invent some more days in the year to get on…
Orange P7 Belt Drive Prototype
Orange P7 belt drive prototype Price: N/A From: Orange www.orangebikes.co.uk One of Orange’s advantages in the market is that they’re small enough to play with different ideas. With only 15…
Foes FXR 2:1
Foes FXR 2:1 Price: £1,849 frame only From: Balfa.co.uk The Bike The 6in travel ‘aggressive trail’ FXR has been part of the Foes line-up for the past few years. This…
Grouptest: Big and Bald Tyres
Benji and his crack squad of sad rubber sniffing tyre obsessives try to convince you of the myriad splendours of a bunch of funny looking fat tyres with bugger-all knobs…
Scott Spark 10
Scott Spark 10 Price: £3799 or £1949 frame only From: Scott 01670 712129 There’s no doubting that this is a machine made for going a long way fast. The cockpit…
Group Test: Boots
We’ve rounded up an even ten boots – from rugged summer numbers to depth of winter monsters and given them a thrashing.
Genesis iO
Fully rigid steel singlespeeds, eh? Nice looking and everything but a complete nightmare to write a review about. Well, a review that isn’t full of quasi-mystical gibberish about ‘purity’ and…
Shimano Deore 2010
We were whisked to Shimano's Bat Cave deep in the West Midlands to see what's new from Japan.
Lynskey Performance Designs Titanium Seatpost
Does exactly what it says on the tin.
Fresh Goods
Our weekly roundup of the stuff that's arrived in the Singletrack Office this week...
Marzocchi 888 Fork Recall
Recall on Marzocchi Model Year 2008 888RC3 and 888RC3WC forks manufactured between July 10th and September 15th 2007.
Hope to Sponsor Ft. Bill Endurance DH
No Fuss Events, organisers of the Endurance Downhill mountain bike race at Nevis Range, Fort William, have today (Thursday 12 February) unveiled Hope Technology, manufacturers of cycle parts for more…
Out with the old and in with the new.
Stu from Yeti popped in to see us yesterday with some new bikes. Well not exactly new but much more importantly new colours!
2009 Kona Demo Day – Roman Leisure Park, Marple, Near Stockport
Andy "Nice Guy" Mee from Kona he say: "Come and try the 2009 Kona Range on the trails around Roman Leisure Park, we will have most of the Kona Mountain…
Statistics, swearing and those bloody ads again!
Swearing can be funny, stats are great but not when an insurance company gets hold of them to try and prove that cycling is dangerous and ads are here to…
Top Bike Brands and Singletrack Magazine Launch Demo Series
Intense Cycles, Cove Bikes, Lapierre, Rocky Mountain and Turner Bikes have teamed up with Singletrack Magazine to offer riders the opportunity to test their latest bikes at 5 top UK…
Singletrack Reader Holiday 2009 – With Flow MTB
This is your chance to book yourself on a truly unique and exclusive mountain biking holiday in one of the world’s finest biking resorts. Dates: July 25th – August 1st…