Tom dB's been tweaking his Yeti with new wheels, a single ring setup and new brakes...
Tom dB
Long Termers: Tom’s Yeti ASR5
Tom's treated himself to a new Yeti as a recovery present. He's been in the parts bin and built it up, so here are his first impressions.
Something Shiny from Syncros
We popped over to Jungle Products last week to collect a Niner Air9 Carbon for an upcoming review. While we were there Dickon talked us through the new limited edition finishes to some Syncros kit, which we happened to catch on camera for your browsing…
The Site got Updated
A list of things to look out for: Obviously the theme has changed somewhat. The ad-bar at the top means Premier users lose that completely if they reduce the ads. The black bar at the top, the “user bar” has a dropdown menu with links…
I’m Back
19 weeks and 5 days have passed since that day. Today I went back out on my bike for a proper ride. I awoke to a beautiful day, the sun was shining, there was a cool crispness to the air and I knew I had…
This could affect you, archaic browser user.
It’s been coming up for 2 years since the great unexpected new site and forum incident of Christmas 2008. In that time we’ve been tweaking the site here and there, and leveraging in the Premier system. But the time has come that we need to…
Fresh Goods
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Kona Mash-Up – Glentress: Cancelled
The Kona Mash-Up at Glentress on 24th July 2010 has been cancelled due to timing chip problems. Straight from the horse’s mouth… As you probably know we had the first round of the Mash-Ups on Saturday at Afan. Unfortunately things went badly wrong. The timing…
Pedalsport Race Series
Pedalsport are running a Thursday evening race series this summer at Rockingstones Quarry near Golcar
Whinlatter Challenge 2010
A nice video of this year's Whinlatter Challenge to relieve the work based boredom.
Dalby World Cup Course
It’s not long until the Dalby World Cup hits town, the 23rd to the 25th of April to be exact. Here’s a course preview video by British Cycling. Watch out for that smattering of gravel that could catch the unweary. Singletrack will have a stand…
Dig For Pig
SingletrAction, the esteemed trail builders voluntary group, with thanks to Ragley is pleased to announce an incentive.
Bikes, bikes everywhere but not a single one ridden
So, bikes all weekend but I didn't actually ride one...
Stif Grand Opening
Despite having been open since around November, last Saturday (06/02/10) Stif had their grand opening at the new location in Summerbridge, West Yorkshire. Stif have been around for about 20 years now, spending most of their time in Headingley, Leeds. The new location makes sense…
Planned Site Downtime
Go get a book or better still the latest issue of Singletrack, as we are putting the shutters down for a couple of hours tonight for some essential maintenance.
Pace and a bit of DT Swiss
New frames from Pace, and new shocks from DT Swiss
Pro Flex Is Back!
No UK distributor as yet but Pro-Flex is back. The former US company is now based in Spain and seeking to expand its European base. Two trail bikes, three marathon with the top end one being carbon.
Cycle Show Randoms
A quick first look at some things that have caught our eye at the Cycle Show. Stay tuned for more, James is beavering about with his camera… Cotic also have an updated Soul and BFe, which we’ll show you later…watch this space. The Cycle Show…
Minoura Bike Tower
Bikes, bikes, bikes, but where to put them all? Live in a flat? Got very little space? Need an answer to the SO's familiar statement "we haven't got enough room for another bike!"
Fresh Goods
Bamboo bikes, ceramic lubricant, whatever next?
Remember, remember, the 1st of September
the survey finishes today, get your votes in if you haven't yet.
Fresh Goods
Headsets.. shades.. helmets.. lights.. more lights.. locks.. All today's stuff is distributed by Moore Large & Co.
Fresh Goods
Ibis Mojo SL... GIro gloves... foaming tubeless stuff... Kinesis Decade Virsa...
Fresh Goods
Another round-up of stuff that arrived at ST Towers in the past week... Including probably the most acerest-looking bike in the history of the World...
A Bit More Trail Guidance
It was launched some time ago, last year actually, but the Trail Guide has had a little upgrade. It's now part of the main site, rather than the separate entity it has been all along. That means you can now add comments. So why not…
SITS Results
If you were there or if you’re just a bit nosey and wanna see tables and tables of stats then head on over to the race results listings page, or in particular the SITS listings.
Fresh Goods
A brief but sweet round-up of some stuff that arrived at the tail end of last week...
SixSixOne Evolution Helmet
Benji has been doing quite a bit of "gravity riding" this year (something to do with reliving his youth no doubt). Here's the helmet he's been plummeting with.
Giant 2010 – Anthem X and Trance X
More from Giant for 2010, this time carbon is the material of choice for the Anthem X XC bike and the Trance X trail bike. Tom de Bruin reports.
Giant 2010 – Long Travel Bikes
It's big weight savings in the Giant camp for 2010, an all new Faith, all new Glory, and a Reign X revamp. Tom de Bruin reports.
Fresh Goods
New stuff in from Straitline, Pendle, Magura, Nema, Crank Bros, Mavic, Commencal, Lumicycle and Ice Toolz...
Fresh Goods
Spooky weird wheels.. Canadian bar caps.. 4X boingers.. Shimano wheelsets.. SRAM cranksets.. Foxy forks..
Iron Horse bought by Dorel
You may remember a while ago Iron Horse went into liquidation after three far eastern manufacturers filed an involuntary petition against them for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection to recoup their $5 million losses...
Site Downtime
Some may have noticed that the site went down for some maintenance last night. What does it mean for you?
Fresh Goods
More fresh goods? Yes! We are quite lucky.
Happy 10th Birthday Lefty
Would you believe it, the Lefty has made it to 10, and is still a fork surrounded by controversy. People just can't get past that single fork leg despite your car having four of them. Unless you drive a Robin Reliant, of course, but then…
Cannondale Flash
Cannondale introduces the Flash for 2010. The first carbon frame to receive a stiffness rating of over 100, while winning the feather-weight title at 950 grams.
Cannondale – 2010
Some new and updated bikes in the Cannondale stable for 2010.
Fresh Goods
A quick round-up of bits and bobs that we've received recently from Limar, Lynskey, Lake, Magura, White Lightning, Camelbak and Salsa.
Duke of Bronte, Capstan F.S.
Duke of Bronte, Capstan F.S. Price: TBA From: Old Bear Brewery, Keighley 01535 601222 Tested: Mmm, yes.
Kriega R15
It’s a 15L version of the Hydro 3 - a much more useful space for most types of riding. One big main compartment with an old-school half-sleeve for a hydration bladder (not supplied) and then just loads of room for tubes, waterproofs, pumps, Coconut Crimbles…