Orange Switch 6er. Stif Squatcher. Schwalbe Magic Mary Purple Addix front. Maxxis DHR II 3C MaxxTerra rear. Coil fan. Ebikes are not evil.
I have been a writer for nigh on 20 years, a photographer for 25 years and a mountain biker for 30 years. I have written countless magazine and website features and route guides for the UK mountain bike press, most notably for the esteemed and highly regarded Singletrackworld.
Although I am a Lancastrian, I freely admit that West Yorkshire is my favourite place to ride. Rarely a week goes by without me riding and exploring the South Pennines.
Merida Bikes MTB Marathon Series 2009 kicks off this weekend
Only a few days to go now before the 1st round of the 2009 series of the Merida Bikes MTB Marathons will get started with the EXPOSURE LIGHTS BIG NIGHT…
Women on Wheels at The Original Bicycle Festival
Women On Wheels - WOW - is a new cycling event aimed at women being staged at 7stanes Kirroughtree Trail Centre, Dumfries and Galloway, on Sunday 17th May 2009 as…
Kona Bristol Bikefest
The Kona Bristol Bikefest (6-7th June) is filling up quickly.
NS4X Rd1 09 – Results
The sun was out. The track was rocky and fast. Racing was red hot and exciting.
The Handlebar Festival
The Easter weekend\'s three-day Handlebar Festival, which kicks off on Friday 10th April at Hawkstone Park, Shropshire, is set to be a scorcher with plenty of handlebar-related, high-adrenaline action and…
Round 4 of the Gorrick Series
Pics and words courtesy of Joolze Dymond from Round 4 of the Gorrick Series.
The MSC Bikes/Descent-Gear NPS DH 2009
The main men – Steve Parr and Si Paton – say the following stuff… The Race Season is now wheel spinning into action and the UK hosts the top domestic...
Sunn in the UK
Jim Walkers will be bringing Sunn in to the UK for 2010. There will be an official launch in June 09 where the new 2010 range will be unveiled.
Entries now open for the Singletrack Classic Weekender
Sign up now for the first Singletrack Classic Weekender at Lee Quarry, Lancashire.
Singletrack Classic Weekender- What Will The Downhill Course Be Like?
Our multi-discipline solo-bike event that’s happening on the weekend of July 4-5th is attracting interest with gathering pace. A lot of folk with piqued interests have been asking what the…
Gisburn Forest Gets £180,000 For Mountain Bike Trails
As featured in Benji\'s nostalgic \"Homecoming\" feature in the current issue of Singletrack, Gisburn Forest now has a great looking future as well as rose-tinted past.
Nice Price Series – Course Preview
We spent a nice Spring day being shown the new race course that\'s being used for the Nice Price Series event on the 16th and 17th of May. Here\'s some…
Tweak Bikes Innit
The brand name for the product developed by his Shedfire Design company will be known as \"tweak bikes\" - Richards said this afternoon.
British XC: Round 1
The clocks go forward and racing is back, it\'s round 1 of the British XC series on Sunday April 5 at Sherwood Pines. This will be the first of 5…
Yorkshire Dales Rights Of Way Drop In
Mountain bikers, horse riders, walkers and landowners are being invited to have their say about public rights of way at a meeting organised by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority…
Rob Lee’s Rather Large Ride
Starting today, Rob Lee of the Iron Horse Extreme race team will, as the second part of his 7ds project, attempt to pilot his Iron Horse MK 111 through all…
CTC’s View On Helmet Compulsion
Helmets have been in the news. Two stories in particular have received wide coverage this week: The case of Smith v Finch and secondly the death of Natasha Richardson who…
The Ride Journal Issue 2
The second edition of The Ride Journal is finally ready to be unleashed later this week. Here\'s some exclusive sneak previews of what\'s inside and details of a launch party...
Golden Nuggett – Chris Akrigg’s New Video
This time Chris is lending thoughts to razzing around on springy bikes.
The New Manitou Dorado
We\'ve just heard that the new Dorado fork from Manitou has landed at their UK Distributors.
Le BOTOXX
Every now and then it pays to be on so many random companies\' mailiing lists...
LTD Edition Sunline V1 Bar and Grip Combos
One colour combination will be offered at a time in truly limited numbers and then the next colour will be brought in after the previous colour is sold out.
City College Norwich Summer Enduro Series
For the first time Thetford forest will be holding a 3 race series of mountain bike enduros. Promoted by Thetford MTB Racing and sponsored by City College Norwich, Lifecycle UK...
Bionicon Test Centre Opens in Bristol
Bionicon UK announce a new official UK test centre in partnership with Zero G Cycles in Bristol.
Kona Mash-Up 2009
2008 saw the launch of the much anticipated Kona Mash-Up. They\'re back for 2009 with 2 events; a summer and winter round, and this time with an improved timing system…
Gisburn Forest Trail Building This Sunday
Gisburn Forest has genuine potential to be a very fine place indeed. Labour is the main thing required at the mo. Volunteer yourself and pop along and help turn this…
Singletrack Trail Guide – South West Yorkshire Dales
We\'ve stuck another route guide in the Singletrack Online Trail Guide. Riding the lesser known (and less visible) bits of the Yorkshire Dales near Settle.
GORE BIKE WEAR™ TransWales ’09
The 7 day MTB stage challenge 15th – 22nd August 2009.
Merida Bikes MTB Marathon – 1st Round Only a Few Weeks Away
March is already here and April is hot on it’s heals…and April means that the 1st round of the Merida Bikes MTB Marathon Series is fast approaching
Podcast Issue 48
Some accompanying video of stuff that’s in the new issue of Singletrack Mountain Bike Magazine. There’s some bits of us ripping around on test bike in some lush Welsh woodland…...