It's the last Fresh Goods Friday before Christmas, but have we been good enough to get more than just a piece of coal this week?
Dave Anderson
SRAM XX1 First Impressions.
We've managed to drag Sim off the Lapierre Spicy 916 XX1 just long enough for him to give us his first impressions...
Midweek Mini Movies 128
We're all killing time 'til Christmas right? To help you on your way here's this weeks sample of films from Santa's bulging, erm, sack.
Monday Morning Debrief No.5
Another week, another weekend spent on the bike. Dave goes solo, with just a GoPro for company
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It's the penultimate Friday before Christmas. The weekend's almost here. It's Fresh Goods Friday
Happy birthday to the creator of the bicycle as we know it
It's the birthday of the man considered the creator of the modern bicycle. So we're raising a glass and saying Happy Birthday J.K.Starley
AimUp – Uplift for Innerleithen gains planning approval.
Good news from Innerleithen as AimUp gains planning approval for an uplift facility. We caught up with AimUp’s Ian Campbell to get the down low on the uplift A short…
Queen Elizabeth Country Park (QECP) to hold a Gravity Enduro Race
News just in of another Enduro, this time down in the deep south. South coast that is
Midweek Mini Movies 127
Need distracting from the Christmas cheer? No emails coming in as western society grinds to a post office party hungover standstill? Grab your lunch, kick back and feast on this…
Monday Morning Debrief No.4
So we got out and made the most of the snow and the higher moorland trails.
Fresh Goods Friday 122
Friday follows Thursday, as sure as tick follows tock and from here we're a short leap to the weekend. So let's get on with it, read on; it's Fresh Goods…
Fancy a Wee Dram?
Endura celebrates the company’s Scottish heritage with a new range of whisky-themed cycling jerseys
Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games – Cathkin Braes course update.
Trail features named on the soon to be opened Cathkin Braes mountain bike course. An international mountain bike course close to a major city centre? Sounds like a good idea…
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Roll up! Roll up! It's Wednesday. It's midweek. It's time for... Midweek Mini Movies!
Enduro World Series – dates and locations announced
The Enduro Mountain Bike Association (EMBA), will offer seven events taking place in Italy, France, Canada and the USA between May and October 2013.
Monday Morning Debrief No.3
And just how awesome was this weekend? Sun, blue sky and hard frozen, fast riding trails...
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As the Automatic kind of sang "What's that coming over the hill is it the weekend? is it the weekend?" It's vaguely lunchtime and it's time for Fresh Goods Friday.
Destination Dolomites.
Dave distracts himself from the current inclement weather conditions by reminiscing about his summer holidays
Midweek Mini Movies 125
This week we've got Dudes, drones, and dirty toys. Tirol road trips, Gorkha's, 'cross in black and white, roadies, and bike kill courtesy of Black Label Bike Gang.
The Monday Morning Debrief No.2
This weekend was all about the local, riding straight from the doorstep and as it turned out alone. Dave gives his Monday Morning Debrief.
Rab’s World: No Fuss / The Dudes of Hazzard This Is Enduro Now!
No Fuss events hosted their first ever gravity enduro event with the help of local legends The Dudes of Hazzard. Rab tells all
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Can you hear that? If we strain our ears hard enough, we can just about make out the sound of the weekend coming around the bend.
Interbike to open to the public in 2013
Thinking of somewhere to get a bike fix and a bit of late sun? Then this news might be of interest.
Midweek Mini Movies 124
It's that time again, another week has passed and we've been busy scouring down the back of the internetz to bring you enough moving pictures to help you on the…
SPAM Winter Challenge 2012 – date announced
We receive a fair bit of spam here at SingletrackTowers but here's some news about SPAM - the winter challenge that's the perfect counter to a Christmas of excess
The 2013 Mavic Trans-Provence – dates and entry details are live
It seems to be the week for 2013 enduro news. Here's word from Ash on the 2013 Mavic Trans-Provence with dates and entry details.
There’s a new kid on the Enduro block: The Trans-Savoie
2013 is the looking like becoming the Year of the Euro Enduro. We've just had word of another multi-day event that looks like delivering the goods; the Trans-Savoie.
The Monday Morning Debrief No.1
In the first of our Monday Morning Debriefs, Dave fills us in on what the weekend held for him and a group of friends in Swaledale...
SRAM XX1 – The video story
We sent Jon to Schweinfurt, Germany to get the lowdown on drivetrain development; he got the story of SRAM XX1 in moving pictures.
Pipedream is pleased to introduce the Skookum 29er and Moxie R631
The nice peeps at Pipedream have sent news of two new frames. Introducing the Skookum 29er and hardnut hardtail Moxie.
Something for the weekend sir? Kendal Mountain Festival is on this week.
Like Getting High? Like Getting High vicariously? Then you may want to get yourself to the Lakes for the Kendal Mountain Festival.
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We've got BC Bike Race, Livigno with Hans and more Weir than an over-engineered river. It's this week's smash and grab haul of sweet video loot
‘Hand Bikes at Dawn’ to support ‘Walking with the Wounded’
We see a lot of press releases through the newsdesk here at Singletrack but this one's piqued our interest
Singletrack Get Uplifted
Just because you don't see yourself as a downhiller, it doesn't mean you shouldn't have a go at an uplift day. Jon explains why.
Fresh Goods Friday 118
Another week, another delivery from the posties and van delivery bods of a bulging sack of schwag...
The Crown Estate say get on one’s bike at Swinley
The Crown Estate is delighted to announce a significant investment to upgrade and improve facilities at Swinley Forest.
Midweek Mini Movies 122
Autumn; the traditional time to stock up for the winter ahead. A bit of enduro, a bit of adventure, a bit of dirt jump and a bit of urban Mexican…
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Don't stare out the window into the gloom. Stare at the screen instead at the blue sky reality of this week's Midweek Movies.
ENVE 26in XC clincher rims
It’s impossible to review the Enve XC rims built into these wheels without first considering the price. ï¿¡700 is what some people consider expensive for a bike and the ï¿¡2000…
Long Termer Review: Dave’s Santa Cruz Highball
Dave has spent six months aboard his carbon big wheeler - it may be called a 'race weapon' but what's it like every day?
Access All Areas – if you only do one thing today.
Dave wants you to get the CTC to represent the access interests of mountain bikers
Access All Areas – Dark clouds on the horizon?
With the bonfire of red tape currently underway by the coalition government it was only a matter of time before vested interests started pursuing their own aims. Step forward the…
SSUK 2012 – Love one speed? Heart racing?
SSUK 2012 -September 29th & 30th. Gisburn Forest, Bowland, Lancashire. A note tied to an unused 10 speed cassette thrown through the office window has the latest communique from the…
Access All Areas – Got a minute or two?
As part of this “greenest” Government’s bonfire of regulation its Red Tape Challenge is asking for views on Environment. As they say: “These regulations aim to conserve vulnerable or…
Cube X-Race Pro Review
Sim's been over to the side of the skinny knobbly tyres with the bargain spec bike. Cross? No, he's liked it
Other people’s trails
I reckon 98.5%* of my riding is done on trails in a 20km radius of where I ride, because we’re lucky that locally there’s enough variation and quality of…
Long Termer Review: Dave’s Santa Cruz Highball
So here’s the getting to know you bit about my new longtermer, a Santa Cruz Highball. Due to holidays, mag trips and deadlines I didn’t get time to write up…
Santa Cruz UK launch – 4 more bikes for 2012
So just before deadline we headed up to the rather cosy Dog and Partridge at Tosside to see the new 2012 next-year offerings from Santa Cruz. No Powerpoints in stuffy…