We've got BC Bike Race, Livigno with Hans and more Weir than an over-engineered river. It's this week's smash and grab haul of sweet video loot
Dave Anderson
‘Hand Bikes at Dawn’ to support ‘Walking with the Wounded’
We see a lot of press releases through the newsdesk here at Singletrack but this one's piqued our interest
Singletrack Get Uplifted
Just because you don't see yourself as a downhiller, it doesn't mean you shouldn't have a go at an uplift day. Jon explains why.
Fresh Goods Friday 118
Another week, another delivery from the posties and van delivery bods of a bulging sack of schwag...
The Crown Estate say get on one’s bike at Swinley
The Crown Estate is delighted to announce a significant investment to upgrade and improve facilities at Swinley Forest.
Midweek Mini Movies 122
Autumn; the traditional time to stock up for the winter ahead. A bit of enduro, a bit of adventure, a bit of dirt jump and a bit of urban Mexican…
Midweek Mini Movies 121
Don't stare out the window into the gloom. Stare at the screen instead at the blue sky reality of this week's Midweek Movies.
ENVE 26in XC clincher rims
It’s impossible to review the Enve XC rims built into these wheels without first considering the price. ï¿¡700 is what some people consider expensive for a bike and the ï¿¡2000…
Long Termer Review: Dave’s Santa Cruz Highball
Dave has spent six months aboard his carbon big wheeler - it may be called a 'race weapon' but what's it like every day?
Access All Areas – if you only do one thing today.
Dave wants you to get the CTC to represent the access interests of mountain bikers
Access All Areas – Dark clouds on the horizon?
With the bonfire of red tape currently underway by the coalition government it was only a matter of time before vested interests started pursuing their own aims. Step forward the…
SSUK 2012 – Love one speed? Heart racing?
SSUK 2012 -September 29th & 30th. Gisburn Forest, Bowland, Lancashire. A note tied to an unused 10 speed cassette thrown through the office window has the latest communique from the…
Access All Areas – Got a minute or two?
As part of this “greenest” Government’s bonfire of regulation its Red Tape Challenge is asking for views on Environment. As they say: “These regulations aim to conserve vulnerable or…
Cube X-Race Pro Review
Sim's been over to the side of the skinny knobbly tyres with the bargain spec bike. Cross? No, he's liked it
Other people’s trails
I reckon 98.5%* of my riding is done on trails in a 20km radius of where I ride, because we’re lucky that locally there’s enough variation and quality of…
Long Termer Review: Dave’s Santa Cruz Highball
So here’s the getting to know you bit about my new longtermer, a Santa Cruz Highball. Due to holidays, mag trips and deadlines I didn’t get time to write up…
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…
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…
Long Termers: Dave’s Kona Kilauea
So I’ve been putting in some miles on the Kilauea and they’ve tended to be uphill ones.
Long Termers: Dave’s Kona Kilauea
So it's done and I've been so busy riding I forgot to write the update. Here it is...
Nice work Nick
We’d just like to say we’re very happy that Nick Craig has won the 2009 Three Peaks Cyclocross race 🙂 In a closely fought race from the off, Nick and…
Oh the irony
So a week ago we retreated up to Austria from Slovenia due to the combination of high temperatures and high humidity making riding just a little bit too much hard…
Words done, van packed. We’re outta here.
You can’t beat a good deadline rush even though it’s early this issue thanks to the efficiency of Sim and Ben at the helm. Finished words for the next issue…
Local Rides for Local People
We’ve a simple rule in our house; If the sun’s shining we’re out riding. And so faced with the prospect of having to sort out the garden fence it was…
Like sleeping rough? This might be for you…
*Bump*. So we're making Thursday 23rd the Inaugural Nuit de Bivvy Internationale. As Neil Young would say - TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT.
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 Tuscan landscape. There are US prices in here too -…
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 rest of the groupset but influenced by what Sram have…
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 lowers, steerer and crown. All forks feature the new X…
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 it should be for over $300...
Shhh – Sram XX Updated
Dave Anderson reports from the SRAM XX launch in Italy... Ten speed, two chainrings and Centrelock? Whatever next?