There does seem to be a fair number of Ibises (Ibii?) in the office at the moment.
Chipps
With 25 years as Editor of Singletrack World Magazine, Chipps holds the record for 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.
Chipps stepped down as Editor in April 2026 after 25 years at the helm. He's now wondering what to do next, while riding his bike in the French Pyrenees, where he also runs some gites.
World First! SRAM X-7 Goes Ten Speed
News just in from SRAM - we're all going 10speed! Well, X-7 is...
Singletrack Issue 56 On Sale…
Issue 56 goes on sale next week. Here's a peek as to what to expect...
iceBike* 2010 DT Swiss, Commencal, Shimano
Commencal/Atherton jump bike, DT Swiss forks, Niels Albert's 'cross bike and more
The Summer ‘Puffer Entries Now Open
Like the Strathpuffer, only in June, with more daylight and possibly less snow...
The Etna MTB Marathon Wants You!
May 9th sees the 2010 running of the Mount Etna Marathon – at 3,300m the highest active volcano in Europe – and they reckon that it’ll be perfect for British mountain bikers after an early season jolt. What could be better than a 10km singletrack…
British Cycling Hall of Fame Ceremony
50 people were inducted into the new British Cycling Hall of Fame at the weekend. There were some familiar names on the list...
*Icebike Takes Shape
A quick, fun, time lapse video from Madison's icebike show...
Another Air Ambulance Rescue. Hooray!
A reminder that the Air Ambulance relies on donations from us lot to keep flying.
Sneak Peek – Saracen’s New Ariel Full Susser
We're off to see it in the flesh next week, but here's a quick look at the new 140mm Saracen
Ghost Bikes Are Here
We're just back from a snowy Scottish preview of this 'huge in Europe, but new to the UK' brand.
New Stif Store Opens This Weekend
No longer in Headingley, Leeds, Stif has moved out to the country - you can now ride out of the door and up onto the hills...
British Mountain Bike Series signs more top brands to create the UK’s biggest demo series…
The organisers of the British Mountain Bike Series have announced a further 5 brands who will be exhibiting and demoing at this years series. With Trek, Specialized and Giant already on board we can now confirm Santa Cruz, Genesis, Gary Fisher, Merida and Yeti will…
Woodland Trust is nice to mountain bikers…
Online database of 'rideable woods' to be created by the woodland charity
CRC 25th Anniversary…
Those folks over in Ireland have been at it for 25 years...
Brighton Big Dog 2010 (presented by Morvélo) is on for August!
Word just in from the folks at Morvélo… Morvélo is proud to announce that one of the most talked about events of last year, the Brighton Big Dog, is on for Saturday 14th August 2010 and online entries are now open! Noted for its great…
‘Some Bloke Opens Bike Shop’ – Charlie Bikemonger Goes Legit.
Charlie The Bikemonger has just been in touch to tell us that he’s gone ‘proper high street’ and has opened a real bike shop. Here’s his take on things: “After five years as an online purveyor of fixed, single speed, and tweed… we have now…
More Eastway/Olympics Controversy. Deadline TODAY!
The new Olympic Velopark plans reckon you'll want to race on flat, shared-use tracks.
Clic 24 2010 7-9 May – Entries out now!
It's time to start thinking about what you're doing for the summer. The CLIC24 event is a mere 16 weeks away...
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!
