Jason Miles is in Sri Lanka, racing the Rumble in the Jungle - here are his first hurried reports
Chipps
With nearly 25 years as Editor of Singletrack World Magazine, Chipps is the longest-running mountain bike magazine editor in the world. He started in the bike trade in 1990 and became a full time mountain bike journalist at the start of 1994. Over the last 32 years as a bike writer and photographer, he has seen mountain bike culture flourish, strengthen and diversify and bike technology go from rigid steel frames to fully suspended carbon fibre (and sometimes back to rigid steel as well.)
Martyn Ashton Inspires Again
A paralysed rider, racing the Fort William World Cup Downhill? You'd better believe it.
New OEM Cane Creek Shock Announced
It's a Double Barrel rear shock for the rest of us. This time with fewer controls for us to mess up
Renthal Releases 35mm diameter handlebar and stem range
Not in stem length (though there's that too) but in handlebar diameter
Fort William World Cup 2016: Brits, Aussies, Peaty, Stevie and Scorchio!
A huge weekend of racing, sunshine and victories. A fitting tribute to Stevie Smith and Peaty's last UK race
Fort William 2016 – In the pits
A few tasty new bikes and products and prototypes we spotted in the Fort William pits today
Robot Bike Company R160 – Like nothing you’ve ever seen
Carbon tubes, 3D printed titanium lugs and a design from people who really know what they're doing. Comes at a price though
Pivot Cycles’ New Switchblade
29in and 27.5Plus capability on a long travel bike. 135mm rear travel, up to a 160mm fork and 157 SuperBoost back end. Wait! What?
Welcome Home Doug
Could you move to another country just like that? Doug from BasqueMTB talks about leaving Scotland for Spain
Tweedlove Kicks Off This Week!
The excitement begins to rise ahead of this weekend's Shimano Tweedlove International Enduro in Peebles
Ritchey Bristol Bikefest Next Month, and it’s probably the final one.
Could this be the last ever Bristol Bike Fest? Nooooooo!
J. Guillem – New Name On The Ti Block
What do you do after you've sold your titanium bike company? Ride for a while, then start another
GreenOil – Launches Grease, Changes Servers, Has To Change Websites
It's all go at the eco-friendly lube company
Mondraker – e-Prime Carbon
Carbon frame, forward geometry, RS-1 forks, badass looks? Check! Battery and electric motor? Yep, that too
Sea Otter 2016: Random Finds
The Sea Otter is a while ago now, but we thought you'd like to see these odds and ends from the show
RST Suspension for 2016 – boing for your bucks
The affordable suspension company is here with a dropper, an upsidedowner, a fat fork and more
Shimano Goes Electric with XT-Level Steps Motor
Shimano joins the electric motor club with new XT-level Steps motors. And what's that new chainring?
Pro XC Racer Jenny Copnall Speaks Out At British Cycling
UPDATE - Chief Coach Shane Sutton is suspended then resigns. Here's an MTB view
Juliana Bike Launches New Joplin 29er
New bike launched to show that the guys don't get all the fun. It's a new 29er/27.5Plusser from Juliana
Santa Cruz Launches The New Tallboy
Minnaar helps launch the new 110mm travel race/trail bike. It's a 29er (or 27.5+ too). Slacker, longer and lower all round
Sea Otter 2016: Vehicles of Sea Otter
Some of the show cars and motorbikes that make the Sea Otter more than a bike show
Blackburn: New bike luggage, new pumps, new Rangers
There's way more to Blackburn than just bike racks these days
Sea Otter 2016: 6D Helmets
A two-layer helmet design designed to reduce rotational forces on your brain
Sea Otter: e*thirteen TRS tyre launches
The component, now wheel manufacturer extends its line to include tyres
Schwalbe’s Tyre Tread Cutter
For when your brand new tyre isn't good enough. Now you can trim and tune it by chopping rubber
Race Face and the 428g chainset
428g - that's the weight of the new RF Next SL chainset AND a 34T ring with carbon spider
Sea Otter 2016: 661
The 661 brings out a more affordable EVO helmet and reintroduces the Filter flat and SPD shoes
Sea Otter 2016: Praxis Works
Wheels, carbon wheels, carbon cranks, oh and that all-new bottom bracket standard
Alchemy Arktos – US-made carbon trail bike
A US-made 150mm bike with some beautiful finishing touches
Trek Goes Full Susser Fat with the Farley EX
Full suspension 27.5in fat bike - because Trek can do that kind of thing
THAT Santa Cruz Truck Actually Exists
What happens when a Photoshopped fantasy becomes a rather special gift
Anne Caroline Back On A Bike
A short, inspiring video where Anne Caroline Chausson thanks all who've stood by her during her recent cancer treatment
New Fox 32 SC Launches
Fox Racing Shox launches super light, singleminded cross country race fork (in an Olympic year...)
BMBS Round One Race Report
The newly improved British Mountain Bike Series of cross country races kicked off this weekend in a damp South Wales
VIDEO: Marc Beaumont ‘I am a bike racer’
Great video about Marc Beaumont's return to downhill racing this year under the Saracen banner
South Wales ready to host Cross Country opener
First round of the British XC series kicks off this weekend
Hope Technology Teases UK-Made Carbon Frame
A prototype, made-in-the-UK carbon full suspension frame? That's the impression that the tinkerers at Hope are giving
Bike Test: Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Comp 6Fattie
Rewind to our Issue 103 Bike Test and the Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Comp 6Fattie
Truvativ Launches Descendant Components
Many bold new graphics and a few new tweaks from the SRAM-owned Truvativ range of components.
OneUp Components Goes 10-50T with its new Shark
A 500% gear range for Shimano systems is here! 50T low sprocket and a clever 10T if you want
VIDEO: Jerome Clementz Not Chilling in Chile
What does the little pocket rocket do in the off season? He rides bikes a lot. Lots of '80s metal and slow-mo in this great video
Wooden Handlebars? Why the heck not?
Well, if entire frames can be made out of wood and bamboo, why not the bars too?
Scottish ‘Take Care of Your Trails Weekend’ launches
Late April is going to be the time to lend a hand in Scottish trail projects everywhere
The RockShox Reverb is dead! Long live the Reverb!
This iconic dropper post gets a ground-up redesign, new seals, new mechanism and now 150mm AND 170mm lengths. No 27.2 though, sorry
A remote control bike lock? Whatever next?
Those crazy Dutch are connecting bike locks to the internet (or the Internet of Things).
Rachel Atherton Sponsors BDS Again
Atherton personally sponsors a category to encourage young women to participate
