Event report and pics by Joolze Dymond.
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Bell Helmets Meet Jimbo Phillips
For 2010 Bell have teamed up with reknowned Californian skate and surf artist, Jimbo Phillips, for a design collaboration on no-less-than 7 separate helmets.
EuroBike Day One Part Three
In this epsiode: how to make a SRAM XX cassette, Santa Cruz Tall Boy, Kona's next generation Magic Link and lots more...
Video: Canberra World Champs Practice. Day 3
The third installment from the World Champs in Australia. Decent music today!
Eurobike Day One Part Two
Eurobike 2009, and Matt and Chipps are over there looking for the new stuff. Here's the first of their photo reports from the show: First-off we're featuring new stuff from the Brits, Orange, Endura, DMR, Brooks and Hope, plus some titillation from Chris King.
EuroBike Day One
Day one from Matt and Chipps' EuroBike adventure. Stuff from Orange, Gore, Endura, Fox, Chris King, Poc, Giro and Bell. Plus odd 16in wheel DH bikes.
Video: Canberra World Champs Practice. Day 2
Mo' riding, mo' questionable music from down under.
UCI Mountain Bike Marathon Champs – Jenn O’Connor Reports
Representing your country is a special feeling, but it's a difficult thing to explain.
Singletrack Issue 52
Here’s what’s in Singletrack Mountain Bike Magazine issue 52…
Video: Canberra World Champs Practice.
Warning this video contains bikes being ridden at high speed and questionable music.
Remember, remember, the 1st of September
the survey finishes today, get your votes in if you haven't yet.
From The ST Archive: Everything Will Go
Every descent in the world was once unridden. Matt reveals how even the hardest lines get chipped away at and conquered. In time, everything will go.
Issue 52 Trailer: Sim’s One Ton Weekend
For the up and coming issue 52 (as part of our "One Ton Weekend" series) Sim decided to spend £100.00 on building a pump track.
UK Santa Cruz HQ Robbed
Unfortunately Santa Cruz and Ibis importers Jungle Products had a break in on Tuesday night.
Charge Bikes 2010
Despite being in the middle of hectic preparations to get the Charge Arms ready for Eurobike next week, David from Charge Bikes has just sent over a sneak preview of their 2010 mountain bikes. Yes you did hear correctly, apparently their Eurobike trade stand is…
Mountain Bike Racing Returns to Lee Quarry This September
Here's the dates for Series 2 of the Brownbacks Cross Country Mountain Bike Racing Series sponsored by Hope with three dates in the autumn. Races will take place on Sunday 6 September, Sunday 27 September and Sunday 18 October.
Kranked RejeKt Episode 7
Episode 7 Features the Chatel Mountain Style contest in Chatel, France. SeB Eee and his amazing mountain patrol are the kings of the French Alps. They have a vision of serious mountain riding that incorporates big mountain, slopestyle, dirt jump and DH skills all into…
Nevis Range Now Open For Red Route Riders
Scotland’s first gondola accessed red graded cross country route was opened today by Dougie Vipond, presenter of BBC Scotland’s The Adventure Show and keen bike rider. Singletrack sent Martin Steele along to the official opening to report on the kilted, red carpeted fun.
Byways & Bridleways Trust Score Another Victory
The Byways & Bridleways Trust leads the fight to save another bridleway in North Yorkshire.
Danny MacAskill Interview: Singletrack Issue 52 Preview
You've seen the video. Your mates have seen the video. In fact, there's a good chance that your mum, your dentist and your dog have all seen the video too, but what makes the guy behind the YouTube hit that took trials mainstream tick?
Pennine Bridleway Update
Work is progressing on the latest phase of improvements to the Pennine Bridleway National Trail in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Leaf Charlston Frame
Just a couple of pics of a tidy looking frame.
Kona’s New Lacondeguy Frame
Kona designers picked Lacondeguy's brain over the course of the last year to come up with a bike design that could live up to the talent and punishment.
The Gore Bike Wear TransWales Day Seven: ‘The End’
After seven days, four special stages, over 500km (312miles) of riding , and 14,500m (47,560ft) of climbing the GORE BIKE WEAR TransWales rolled home into Builth Wells. For the winners, the spoils of victory, but for all finishers the deep satisfaction of taking on this…
The Gore Bike Wear TransWales Day Six: ‘Almost Home’
The penultimate day of the GORE BIKE WEAR TransWales saw the riders head to the smallest town in Britain, Llanwrtyd Wells, with some tough climbing and technical descents along the way to bring the finish line of the seven day challenge finally into view…
From The ST Archive: Darcy Turenne Interview
Chipps catches up with Canadian Freerider Darcy Turenne. One of only a few professional women Freeriders, she also fronts a TV programme, rides for the Norco factory team, races, models – and jumps a mean 360.
Ragley Carnegie’s Bar
Bent.
The Gore Bike Wear TransWales Day Five: ‘Warring with Attrition’
Tough weather conditions and the fourth and final special stage makes an already tough day even tougher; but tempering the grind was some inspirational riding wrung from the dark heart of Brechfa Forest itself…
Issue 52: 4X Bikes Video
4X full sussers is the theme of the bike test for Singletrack issue 52. We were wondering if they'd be The Perfect Bike for riding modern UK trail centres. So we took them to arguably the swoopiest of trail centres - Brechfa Forest in south…
Dales Bike Centre Autumn Offer
Dales Bike Centre of Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales has informed us of an Autumn "3 nights for the price of 2" offer on their bunk and breakfast accommodation.
The Gore Bike Wear TransWales Day Four: ‘NiteRiders’
An epic day in the saddle threw the riders head long into the finest riding of the entire GORE BIKE WEAR TransWales so far, before seeing them hurtle headlong into the darkness for the NiteRider night time special stage that would see thrills and spills…
2010 Nicolai Helius AFR
Following the launch of the Helius AM and Helius AC comes the Helius AFR - All FreeRide(!). Recommended fork is a 7” single crown.
The Gore Bike Wear TransWales Day Three: ‘The thick of it’
Three linking stages and two special stages in, the GORE BIKE WEAR TransWales is beginning to take shape amidst some stunning scenery and scorching riding…
2010 Genesis Bikes
We've just been sent a bunch of pics of next year's Genesis bikes. And it's not just a case of B.N.G. (Bold New Graphics).
Singletrack Trail Guide – Thetford Forest
Thetford Forest reviewed by Singletrackworld member Tom Hyde…
Gore Bike Wear Transwales: Day 1 and 2
The first and second stages of the TransWales epic...
By Caersws!
Watch the action from the Caersws round of the NPS in this lovely video.
2009 TransRockies Final Stage: Report, Results, Pics
The epic comes to a close.
2009 TransRockies Stage 6: Report, Results, Pics
Across the Continental Divide and into the storm...
From The ST Archive: “Trails To Rails”
With the help of top rider Nigel Page, we take a couple of ‘normal’ cyclists and make cornering heroes out of them. Words and pics by Chipps.
Singletrack Issue 52: Video Preview – Norway Roadtrip
Here's a little taster from the bigger video coming soon from our trip to Norway which as you can see was no fun at all.
Complete Our User Survey And Win Loads Of Ace Stuff
It's time we got to know you better in a collective sense. We want to make sure that our website and magazine are together delivering the best possible content to you and doing this kind of survey helps us to do that. But to give…
2009 TransRockies Stage 5: Report, Results, Pics
Heavy weather keeps riders at the limit during Stage 5 of the 2009 TransRockies.
Montane Kielder 100
Forums are alight across the country with a burbling of excitement as riders contemplate that in a little over 3 weeks, the UK’s first 100 mile off road race will be underway
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…
Kranked-ReJeKt: Episode 6
ReJeKt is a behind-the-scenes webisode about the characters of Kranked-REVOLVE. Episode 6 features the first leg of Radical Films' 2009 Euro tour. We met up with Sam Pilgrim in Hungary for the Balaton Bike Fest.
2009 TransRockies Stage 3: Report, Results, Pics
After two days of perfect racing weather, riders who woke during the night after the epic second stage heard the gentle patter of rain on their tents and campers. The start line at Nipika Mountain Resort is at roughly 1100 metres elevation, so rain and…
Gore Bikewear TranWales 09 Update
Its only a few days now before the registration at this years GORE BIKE WEAR TransWales 09 opens at the White House Campsite in Builth Wells, Wales.
Kranked – REVOLVE – Trailer
According to us this new flick is "a cinematic state of the union for mountain biking today." Wowsers. UPDATE: This DVD is now available to buy in the Singletrack Online Shop.
2009 TransRockies Stage 2: Report, Results, Pics
Stage 2 Takes Riders to Heaven and Hell, TransRockies-Style. TransRockies Stage 2 report by Paul Done…
Singletrack Reader Week – Video Diary 1
First day on the mountain above Morzine with a selection of the big bikes we took with us. A preview of the upcoming feature in issue 52 - out September 3rd