Remember Summer 2009? It didn’t happen in July but in May for SPAM’s Set2Rise 12 hour Enduro. The forum was full of praise for the fun course with its high…
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.)
News from the Glyncorrwg Centre…
We've just had news of an interesting development regarding the café there...
Spy Shots! New Turner DHR Prototype
David Turner's new downhill monster with added DW-Link
Five minutes with: Kalle Nicolai…
The German innovator takes time out to talk to Singletrack Magazine.
The 2010 Welsh Ride Thing
See p108 of issue 54. It's happening again in 2010! A long weekend of Welsh exploring...
Pace stop distribution of DT Swiss products
They're concentrating on doing bikes instead...
British Cyclocross Championships Postponed!
Too much snow for parking and emergency access apparently.
Scotland’s (Liquid) Gold…
Six days of Scottish mountain biking and five distillery visits? Sounds heavenly...
5 Mins With: David Turner
The legendary full suspension mountain bike designer chews the fat with Singletrack.
Salisbury Plain Winter Challenge WILL go ahead.
Not snow, nor unexploded shells can stop this traditional Winter opener from going ahead...
British Cycling Announces First Hall of Fame
BC has announced the first 50 names in its new Hall of Fame. Good to see there are some familiar ones in there.
Singletrack Reader Awards 2009 – Results!
Now in its ninth year, the Singletrack Reader Awards are still the only awards that reflect what the Great British mountain biking public think
Today we ride…
A heartfelt column from a regular Singletrack reader... Sometimes there are more important things than bike riding. Even so, there are sometimes there's nothing more important.
IMTTO Awards for Best Event in the World 2009 – Did Fort Bill win?
The International Mountain Bike Trade Team Organisation has released its results for Events of the Year. Fort William was...
Get down to the Lakes this winter!
The best way to help the Lakes get back up and running is to go there and ride your bike...
Danny Supports Children In Need
Yes, you can buy 'that bike off THAT Youtube video' on ebay for Children in Need...
New Singletrack Wool Jerseys For Christmas
They're made just over the hill, doncha know?
On One Goes Carbon In 2010
A carbon 456 and carbon 29er rims are just the start of it...
Coed Y Brenin Seeks Chef
Just a quick note so say that CyB is after a mountain biker to cook up and make sure the catering there is suitable for hungry riders.
Drop Bar Levers For Shimano Alfine
Sideways Cycles scoops exclusive European distribution rights to Versa VRS-8 Shift lever.
Salisbury Plain Winter Challenge Will Go Ahead!
There was a danger it might not, but it will - so get training!
Cyclocross = cheap, fun cycling
A quick look at the other end of the cyclocross scale...
Cyclocross = expensive, fun, pain.
'It will have been great' - describes most cyclocross racing, reckons Chipps
Camelbak’s new ultra-light HAWG
Super light, limited edition of the Camelbak HAWG
Liam Killeen To Leave Trek World Racing
That fast British guy with the blonde surfer hair is taking 2010 off to recover from a recurring back injury...
Vids, Vids, Vids!
The weather's rubbish at the moment, so if you're wussing out of riding, you might as well enjoy it. New World Disorder 10 now in our shop!
Ride Journal, issue 3 out soon.
The Ride Journal are proud to announce the launch of issue 3.
Scottish Film Premiere – Nov 19th!
Foot Out Flat Out 2 : Fast and Loose and MADE Scottish Premier
Bikes Stolen From 18 Bikes. That’s it – they’re closing tonight.
18 Bikes shuts shop following break in...
Danny MacAskill In VW Advert
More stunning trials rider from the cheery Scotsman
British Cycling To Create Cycling Hall of Fame
BC are looking for nominations of cycling greats to be inducted into their new Cycling Hall of Fame in February.
Dark nights, dark beer, lasting memories…
OK, so we do bang on about it a bit, here at Singletrack: the fact that you need to keep riding through the winter, whatever the weather. And we do…
Go Where – Your guide to Scottish trails
Andy McKenna, all round nice guy from Innerleithen, is branching out into driving mountain bikers around to the choicest trails.
‘Renegade’ Signs Brighten Up the Lakes
Cumbria Tourist board commissions some 'unofficial' (but official) fun outdoor signs in its bid to become the UK's adventure capital...
SAFETY RECALL – Sunline V1 Carbon Handlebars (31.8mm version)
Sorry to say, if you're running Sunline CARBON V1 bars, then you're going to have to swap 'em for a new pair. So not all bad then....
A Friday Vid for you
A good parcours video to help you while away the afternoon.
Relentless 24
The closing 24 hour of the season had great crowds and some fine weather.
Vandals Damage Trails at Coed Y Brenin
Vandals have ripped rocks up from the trail and pulled down signs at Coed Y Brenin's trails.
And now it’s my turn…
Issue 53 has gone to the printers and Chipps and team are happy.
Fresh Goods Friday
It's time to have a look to see what's turned up this week. The answer is 'lots...'
Singletrack Scoops Top Honours In Industry Awards!
Singletrack Magazine voted 'Best Consumer Magazine' by the bike trade. Woohoo!
Relentless 24 Happens This Weekend!
Places are still available for the last 24 hour race of the season up at Fort William.
Ibis Gets New UK Distributor
Ibis Cycles now have a new UK distributor as of about now. Here’s their rather amusing press release on the matter. Look for a couple of Ibis bike tests in…
Dorel Industries buys UK distributor Hot Wheels. And Charge Bikes.
The company that owns Cannondale, GT, Sugoi and Mongoose has now bought UK distributor Hot Wheels.
Cotic to have actual new product at the Cycle Show
We’ve just had word over the Bat Laptop that Cotic will be making it worthwhile you coming to the Cycle Show next week – lots of brand new models to…
Interbike Eight: Ellsworth to Colnago
Ellsworth, Pearl Izumi, Pedro's, Knog, Genuine Innovations, Twin Six, Vicious, Salsa, Bianchi, Chrome, Camelbak and, er, M&Ms
Interbike Seven: The show goes on…
We're back from Interbike, so the flow of stories can continue...
Show’s over = Autumn
Chipps is back from Vegas and looking forward to some murky weather.
Interbike Four: See? We’d just forgotten to post it.
We hope you didn't think that that was the end of it. There's plenty more still...
Interbike Six: Tyres, Turners and POC
Another ‘fill in your own captions for now’ piece while we take in the last day of the show. More thorough captions will appear once we’re not actually still trying…
Interbike Five: More from the floor
Another 40 or so pictures from today's Interbike show in Las Vegas.