Left with a shattered leg and broken arm after attempting particularly hard cliff drop
2011
Camelbak Office (And Test Lab) Visit
Chipps visits Camelbak's California office and secret test lab and blows stuff up!
Nutcracker XC Gandale report
The opening round of the Nutcracker XC race series took place at the weekend on MOD land at Gandale, located on the outskirts of Catterick Garrision in North Yorkshire. It’s…
Video: Labyrinth Agile Review
Labyrinth Bikes are a relatively new brand to these shores but they have their origins all the way back in 1991, hailing from the Vosges region of France. We’ve had…
A NEW START LINE….
WHERE DO I START……my golly gosh I’m well over due in the blogging department. Since returning from guiding and coaching in Portugal it has been full steam ahead in the…
Mountain Biking in Scotland Hits Sky TV
Ooh! Mountain bikes on the telly! Okay, you’ll need a Murdoch-dish to be able to see it but Sky Sports have launched their new series, Cycle Sports World, with a…
Brownbacks Hope XC Series returns…
Lee Quarry sees another season of cross country racing; organisers say it'll be bigger and better than before
Team CRC/Nuke Proof at the Pietermaritzburg DH World Cup
Team mechanic Dave Garland runs us though the track and bike setup for the first race of the season
Anthill announce new film – and it’ll be free…
The crew behind Follow Me, Roam and the Collective are about to start filming on a new project
Fort William World Cup tracks get makeover…
Rowan Sorrell tells us what's going on with the four cross and downhill tracks for this year's downhill World Cup
Sea Otter: Random Roundup #3
More random Sea Otter sightings: MRP, Specialized, Light and Motion, Grammo, Foes...
Sea Otter: Banshee Prime (and Spitfire)
Banshee (Mythic in the UK)'s new Prime 29er and (not as new) Spitfire 26er
Midweek Mini Movies
It’s the middle of the week and it’s time to be distracted from whatever pressing work matters you have. Rationalising the workflow and managing throughput will have to wait. Jack…
Shimano Singletrack Classic Weekender – The Trials Video
If the word ‘trials’ conjures up images of Danny MacAskill pulling backflips off trees and riding incredibly narrow railings with massive drops to the side, then you shouldn’t let the…
Countrytracks visit Lee Quarry
The other week a BBC film crew descended on Lee Quarry, our local trail centre and home of the Singletrack Classic Weekender. They were there to film local trials prodigy…
Long Termers: Dave’s Kona Kilauea
I’ve been riding the Kona a lot recently, mainly due to my Cannondale Rush finally needing a bit of TLC after two winters of pretty solid use. Similar to my…
Premier: Sea Otter Image Dump #3
Here’s some more unedited bling for Singletrack Premier users only to dribble over. Full stories for regular users will follow as soon as we get a minute to write them.
Sea Otter: ‘Shimano’ Electronic Shifting for MTBs
Not from Shimano though, from Ki2Bikes who chop up Dura Ace stuff for you.
Sea Otter: 29er Stuff
Here’s a tie-together of many of the 29er bits and pieces we saw around the Otter. We’ll visit many of them again in future stories, but this is where we’ll…
Black Mountains Three Day course preview
Spring has sprung, the daffs are out and there’s just over 70 days to go until the inaugural Black Mountains 3 Day kicks off on the 1th to 3rd of…
Builth Wells CRC Marathon report & video
Here’s a report from the rather sunny opening round of the Chain Reaction Cycles MTB Marathon Series, powered by Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport, at the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells…
South Wales to get gravity bike-park
If all goes to plan, Gethin near Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales will shortly see the UK’s first commercially operated gravity bikepark. It’s been two years in the making, but…
Sea Otter: Cannondale’s Scalpel 29er
Cannondale has added to its 29er offering with a new Scalpel race/trail bike. Here’s the quick and dirty on it: As seen it’s 21.4lb/9.6kg. Frame and shock are 1900g It…
Sea Otter: Random Roundup #2
New Blur XC-C, belt drives, 29ers from Ritchey, Intense and Charge, plus more!
Sea Otter: 2012 Fox Racing Shox
For 2012, Fox Racing Shox has some big, dramatic changes to existing models, plus a couple of completely new ones. Just showing that companies do actually listen to riders, and…
Fresh Goods
Hardcore hardtails, magic watches, new The North Face riding gear and loads more - it's Fresh Goods time...
New Shimano XT Launches
Yep, there’s a new XT groupset out and, quite frankly, we’re not sure why you’d want to go for XTR now – especially because the brakes look very similar and…
The Good Mountain Biking Guide England & Wales
The Good Mountain Biking Guide is a comprehensive handbook comprising 640 pages of tightly packed information, covering every area that has access to great mountain bike trails.
Two days until the Scottish Bike Show
The first bike show to hit the North of the UK is upon us - and there is loads to see and do
Access All Areas: A Policeman’s View
Harry the Policeman fills us in on what can (and can't) happen to you for riding your bike on a footpath
Fort William World Cup Launches
It's the 10th anniversary of the Fort Bill DH which will be hitting town on the 4th and 5th June
How To Go Tubeless
Are you tubeless curious but put off by (true) stories of milky fluid being thrown into your face from improper technique? Well, rejoice! Here’s XC racer Oli Beckingsale to show…
Easton’s Record-Breaking 26in and 29er XC Wheels
The lightest, UST carbon wheels in the world (so far...)
Singletrack Issue 65 – Pass Storming in the Lakes
Last Month Benji, Matt and the Hairy One spent a long day in the lakes climbing four passes. Anyway here are TWO videos from the day (to be fair they’re…
Midweek Mini Movies
After the high of a sunny weekend, we’re back down to reality with the grey middle of the week. If that’s filled you with a bleak existential emptiness, then let…
Halo British Downhill Series Round 2 – Moelfre
Last weekend saw the second round of the Halo BDS in Moelfre, North Wales. It’s a fast, open track anyway but thanks to the glorious weekend weather it was even…