A bumper crop o' stuff.
Ben Haworth
185cm tall. 73kg weight. Orange Switch 6er. Saracen Ariel Eeber. Schwalbe Magic Mary. Maxxis DHR II. Coil fan.
From The ST Archive: Fitness – Illness
Singletrack’s fitness guru, Matt Hart looks into preventing colds this winter – and what to do if you get struck down. He also controversially volunteers that it’s probably satsumas that cause Christmas colds…
MSC Descent-Gear NPS Round 5 – The Final
The final round is back at Rheola in South Wales.
Appeal For Staffordshire Trail Volunteers
The search is on for volunteers of all ages to help complete part of the West Midlands’ newest mountain bike trail Cannock Forest.
Hope XC Race 1 Report and Race 2 Preview
Continuing their drive to get the North West XC Race scene back on it’s feet the Brownbacks team are back again with another race series.
The Bike Licker
The 2009 Mudplug X-country MTB race will take place on Sunday 18th September 2009. The race is brought to you in partnership with The Dales Bike Centre.
The MaXx Exposure
An epic night enduro sponsored by Exposure Lights is taking place from the 26th to 27th September along the South Downs Way.
Kona Cheddar Bikefest 2009 – The Aftermath
Sunshine, a super dry yet physically and technically challenging course with most of the old favourites and a laidback atmosphere and were the ingredients to the third Kona Cheddar Bikefest.
British Mountain Bike Series – Series Final – Newnham Park 26th Sept
Grab your bike and head for Newnham Park for the chance to rub shoulders with one of the Worlds most iconic mountain bikers… Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesja is in town!
2009 Scottish Cyclocross Series – Get Yer Race On
The Scottish Cyclocross Series returns this autumn with 11 rounds of the funnest, friendliest, cheapest and most accessible type of bicycle racing around.
London Bicycle Film Festival
A packed schedule of events about all types of cycling, from film screenings to a BMX street jam and a bicycle polo tournament, to name a few
From The ST Archive: Deathspiral of Design
Our American bull-in-a-china-shop correspondent Mike Ferrentino looks at design evolutions and asks ‘Why?’ In some cases he gets an answer, in others he does not.
Final Merida Bikes MTB Marathon and Gore Bike Wear Road Sportive
Michael from Merida writes… It’s only a few days now before the final round of the Merida Bikes MTB Marathons and the GORE BIKE WEAR™ Sportive Series 2009 opens its doors at the Ruthin Rugby Club (19-20th September 2009). As at the last two events…
Changes
I’ve shaved my beard off. Not really sure why I shaved it off. It just felt the right thing to do. There was nothing wrong with the beard. I liked it. Other people seemed to like it too. It had just served its time, and…
From The ST Archive: The Trousers Of Evolution
Natureboy returns with a grim warning. Mankind is evolving into two distinct species... Now are you in(doors) or out?
Simple Fun in Verbier – Video
Cotic rider Robbie Rickman spent the summer in Verbier.
Eurobike Oddities
All the weird stuff.
Forest of Dean Enduro ’09
27th September 2009. It’ll be a blast apparently.
Balaton (Hungary) Bike Fest Video
The T-Mobile Tihany Downhill - part of the Balaton Bike Fest.
Unveiling of Gisburn Forest’s New Trails
Lancashire’s new purpose-built mountain bike trails will be officially unveiled to the public on the Forestry Commission estate at Gisburn Forest, near Clitheroe on Saturday 19 September.
Montane Kielder 100 – A Racer’s Report
Richard "Rich Pips" reports from last weekend's 100 mile Enduro event.
More Danny MacAskill Video Radness
Street trials rider Danny MacAskill performs a serious of spectacular stunts for Scotland's recruitment site, s1jobs.com.
Launch For £130k Bike Trail in Hamsterley Forest
A new section of mountain bike trail is set to open on the Forestry Commission estate in Hamsterley Forest this weekend.
Hope Series 2 Lee Quarry – Reader’s Video
Here's a video of the race sent to us by Richard Drake.
STEVE PEAT IS THE WORLD CHAMPION (FINALLY)
CONGRATS PEATY! WOOP!
Clif Shot Bloks
Like the whole "Five A Day" thing, I'm aware that I should eat certain things more frequently than I do.
From The ST Archive: Fast Show
Singletrack’s own Swiss Tony, Roly Lambert wonders, 'Are bike shops like women?'
Kona Cheddar Bikefest ’09: 12-13th Sept
It is less than two weeks to go now before the Kona Cheddar Bikefest will take place at the Broadway House venue in Cheddar on the 12-13th September 2009. Entries are flying in and preparations for one of the last events of the summer are…
Kielder’s New Playground
A new MTB play area at Kielder opens on Sunday.
Eurobike Day 2 Part 1
A couple of oddities and loads of stuff from U.S.E., Race Face, Mondraker and Bionocon.
New Bikes From Intense – Slopestlye and Tracer 29er
A "mini 951" and a big wheeler.
TORQ 12:12
Event report and pics by Joolze Dymond.
Bell Helmets Meet Jimbo Phillips
For 2010 Bell have teamed up with reknowned Californian skate and surf artist, Jimbo Phillips, for a design collaboration on no-less-than 7 separate helmets.
EuroBike Day One Part Three
In this epsiode: how to make a SRAM XX cassette, Santa Cruz Tall Boy, Kona's next generation Magic Link and lots more...
EuroBike Day One
Day one from Matt and Chipps' EuroBike adventure. Stuff from Orange, Gore, Endura, Fox, Chris King, Poc, Giro and Bell. Plus odd 16in wheel DH bikes.
Endura Flyte Jacket
I bought this jacket back in the depths of winter and had cause to drag it out again a lot recently to protect me from the "Summer" weather!
UCI Mountain Bike Marathon Champs – Jenn O’Connor Reports
Representing your country is a special feeling, but it's a difficult thing to explain.
Singletrack Issue 52
Here’s what’s in Singletrack Mountain Bike Magazine issue 52…
Back To School
I spent the Bank Holiday weekend up in Swaledale with my other half (who’s a teacher) enjoying the last few days of the school holidays. When you’re a pupil the school hols seem to last for ages. But the six weeks this year seemed to…
From The ST Archive: Everything Will Go
Every descent in the world was once unridden. Matt reveals how even the hardest lines get chipped away at and conquered. In time, everything will go.
Issue 52 Trailer: Sim’s One Ton Weekend
For the up and coming issue 52 (as part of our "One Ton Weekend" series) Sim decided to spend £100.00 on building a pump track.
UK Santa Cruz HQ Robbed
Unfortunately Santa Cruz and Ibis importers Jungle Products had a break in on Tuesday night.
‘Tis Done
Issue 52 was sent off to the printers last night. Nice work Sim “Moonlight” Mainey! It’s been a particularly difficult issue to do due to various people being unavailable to contribute -not just paid Singletrack staffers but our usual team of helpers (freelance or just…
Mountain Bike Racing Returns to Lee Quarry This September
Here's the dates for Series 2 of the Brownbacks Cross Country Mountain Bike Racing Series sponsored by Hope with three dates in the autumn. Races will take place on Sunday 6 September, Sunday 27 September and Sunday 18 October.
Kranked RejeKt Episode 7
Episode 7 Features the Chatel Mountain Style contest in Chatel, France. SeB Eee and his amazing mountain patrol are the kings of the French Alps. They have a vision of serious mountain riding that incorporates big mountain, slopestyle, dirt jump and DH skills all into…
Nevis Range Now Open For Red Route Riders
Scotland’s first gondola accessed red graded cross country route was opened today by Dougie Vipond, presenter of BBC Scotland’s The Adventure Show and keen bike rider. Singletrack sent Martin Steele along to the official opening to report on the kilted, red carpeted fun.
Byways & Bridleways Trust Score Another Victory
The Byways & Bridleways Trust leads the fight to save another bridleway in North Yorkshire.
Danny MacAskill Interview: Singletrack Issue 52 Preview
You've seen the video. Your mates have seen the video. In fact, there's a good chance that your mum, your dentist and your dog have all seen the video too, but what makes the guy behind the YouTube hit that took trials mainstream tick?
Pennine Bridleway Update
Work is progressing on the latest phase of improvements to the Pennine Bridleway National Trail in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.