Worried that your hardcore hardtail just isn’t niche enough? Well, worry not – the gentlemen at Silverfish UK have sent us news of the arrival of two special edition Evil…
May 2011
Glentress Seven kicks off TweedLove festival
Seven hour race kicks off week of cycling events taking place in Scottish borders
New BOS Suspension lineup
French suspension specialists release new air shock plus revised fork range
Entry to Ritchey Bikefest 2011 closes tonight
Get a wriggle on if you'd like to race the trails of Ashton Court this weekend
A different (Mercedes Benz) World…
Jon spends a day out of the office geeking about cars rather than bikes
Online Feature: The iXS MacAvalanche
Sit down, relax; it's the long version of Jon's iXS MacAvalanche adventure
Santa Cruz UK launch – 4 more bikes for 2012
So just before deadline we headed up to the rather cosy Dog and Partridge at Tosside to see the new 2012 next-year offerings from Santa Cruz. No Powerpoints in stuffy…
Cambrian Bike Fest May 28th, 29th & 30th 2011.
Free this weekend? Fancy a jaunt around some of Mid Wales finest trails? Set in the heart of Wales in the Cambrian Mountains, Llanwrtyd Wells provides access to one of…
Dalby XC World Cup Report
Last weekend saw the second XC World Cup event to come to Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire. Held near the picturesque village of Pickering, the venue is proving to be a…
Les Gets All Mountain Camp And Race With Fabien Barel
Mojo has decided to get together and arrange a riding camp for British riders taught by Fabien Barel and Rowan Sorrell with technical seminars and set-up help from Mojo suspension’s…
Video: This Is Sheffield Mass Start DH…
Ghetto mass start racing action with downing a beer for victory finish
Fresh Goods
In the words of Oscar Wilde, the only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about. With that in mind, here’s what’s landed in the office lately…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 66 Preview
Issue 66 of Singletrack Magazine is coming together nicely and will be out at the start of June, so we thought we’d give you a quick preview plus a little…
Dalby XC World Cup this weekend…
Promises tight racing action with champions from four separate disciplines of cycling racing
Erlestoke 12 – ten days to go
We’ve just had an over-excited email from the SPAM lot, who are keen to let you know that their 12 hour race (which this year will be a sensible 12…
Midweek Mini Movies
Snatched springtime, sweet air, sweet on the ground, the highest singletrack in the world - and more...
Original Source Mountain Mayhem: Dream Teams Wanted
Original Source Mountain Mayhem: Dream Teams Wanted!!
Ibis UK Offering Seven Lucky Cyclists The Chance To Ride With Brian Lopes.
Ibis UK offering seven lucky cyclists the chance to ride with Brian Lopes, at Dalby this weekend!
TORQ Roughride
If you fancy a weekend of wilderness riding in the Welsh Borders (based from a town stacked with real ale pubs) this June then read on: The TORQ Roughride is…
Dalby Dare kicks off XC World Cup
Your chance to get a taste of the upcoming XC World Cup in Dalby Forest
Hope XC Series coaching offer
Our local race organisers the Brownbacks Racing have come up with a new plan to encourage fresh-to-racing riders with an coaching initiative. Here’s what they have to say… “If you sign-up…
Chain Reaction Cycles MTB Marathon Series Round 2 this weekend
Mike reports with news of the second round of the Chain Reaction Cycles MTB Marathon Series powered by Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport, which will be hitting Llandovery, mid-Wales this weekend: “The…
Round the world rider campaigns to help kids cycle to school
Scottish round-the-world cycling legend Mark Beaumont has been involved in a campaign to ask drivers across Scotland to give children the space they need to cycle to school. Mark, whose…
Guest Blog: Ally at the 661 Gravity Enduro at Ae Forest
We’ve got Ally from Campbell Coaching to give us her thoughts and impressions as she races her first full season of the 661 Gravity Enduro. She’s no stranger to enduro…
Colne Valley Mountain Bike Challenge report
Matt Wild reports from the recent Colne Valley Mountain Bike Challenge: What are your options if you want to do a challenging timed ride against your mates, but you perhaps…
Video: 661 Gravity Enduro Muddy Carnage
While the recent 661 Gravity Enduro at Ae went off with barely a hitch despite the damp and miserable conditions, the rain did make the Saturday’s seeding run a little…
Troy Lee Designs Ace gloves
Work experience lad Ben G has had this set of gloves on test since he came to the office a few months back – here’s what he made of them……
Fresh Goods
It’s Friday and freedom beckons! Before you get released from the metaphorical coal mine (or literal one if you happen to be a coal miner) here’s this week’s selection of…
24 & 12 Hours Of Exposure – European & UK Solo Championships
Dymond lass Joolze reports on a weekend of joy through suffering
661 Gravity Enduro Ae report & video
Last weekend saw the very first race in the 661 Gravity Enduro series taking place in the woods of Ae in the Scottish Borders. Despite the buff weather leading up…
Mid Week Movies.
Jumps, crashes, skids, skinny people who are going to get massively obese through sloth. First up sunshine, Spain and bar spins. You might want to fast forward to about 3.30…
VIP News From The Black Mountains 3 Day Beer Sponsor.
With a little under two months to go now until the Black Mountains 3 Day kicks off on July 1st, the team have been busy putting the finishing touches on…
Fresh Goods
We’ll kick this week’s Fresh Goods off with a dilemma. If four wheels are good, are two wheels better? Is a bicycle built for two better than two bicycles built…
Ritchey Bikefest 2011 powered by Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport
Solo entries almost full for Ashton Court singletrackfest
GT Distortion 2.0 Review
Distortion by name, distortion by nature. It's a short travel bike with long travel angles - what's it for?
Danny MacAskill – the Secret Tapes
Seven minutes of MacAskill outtakes and commentary from THAT video
‘Ride The Divide’ film night at Dales Bike Centre
We’ve just heard from the good folks at Dales Bike Centre they’ve organised another Mountain Bike Film night at The Station Cinema in Richmond, North Yorkshire on the 8th May,…
Avoid Wharncliffe Woods 14th May (please)
There's a world ranking running race going on so steering clear would be helpful
New Orange Patriot?
While Jon was up at the iXS MacAvalanche he spotted a rather new looking Orange – in fact there were a couple of them kicking about, including the bike MTBCut.tv…
Midweek Mini Movies
It’s another short week, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take a bit of time for yourself this lunchtime. Here’s our usual selection of biking related video stuff to keep…