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…
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The latest stories from the world of mountain biking.
Kit Just In – Singletrack Magazine’s Mercedes Sprinter
A long wheelbase Mercedes Sprinter 311 CDI with access ramp to be precise...
Singletrack Classic Weekender – The Overall Results
Here is what you've all been waiting for. The overall everything-totted-up results!
Singletrack Classic Weekender – the photos
Our man Sim spent all weekend burning in the Lancashire sunshine to bring us a photo story of a great weekend at the Weekender.
Singletrack Classic Weekender – Saturday’s DH Results
Here are the results from the Downhill segment of the Singletrack Classic Weekender.
Marzocchi 888 RC3 Evo WC
For 2010 Marzocchi has taken the 888 back to the drawing board and in doing so have managed to save over 600g in weight.
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.
Specialized 2010 – The Media Pack
We missed this year's Specialized press launch, so here are some selected pages from the Media Guide that came with it. Ahh, what the hell. Here's the whole Media-Only press pack for you to leaf through yourself. You now know as much about 2010 Specialized…
Singletrack Classic Weekender – Course Maps & Timetable Of Events
Singletrack Classic Weekender - Course Maps & Timetable Of Events.
Montane Kielder 100 – One lap, one rider, one adventure, 100 Hundred Miles
And while we're on the subject of Kielder. Remember that you were complaining that there weren't any 'proper' 100 mile races in the UK, like they have in the USA? We'll now there is... The Montane Kielder 100 kicks off on September 5th
Kielder’s New Bike Centre
The £250,000 facility - built by the Kielder Partnership - will be operated by Purple Mountain.
New Exposure lights spotted at Mayhem
The chaps and chapesses at USE and Exposure Lights have been busy down in Petworth and they used the Original Source Mountain Mayhem to showcase some products and to do some sneaky testing of others…
Sustrans’ Change Your World Campaign This Week
Nearly one in four car journeys are less than two miles, so Sustrans are asking you to join with thousands of others and swap just one car trip between 29 June – 4 July 2009.
Singletrack Classic Weekender – Info For Racers, Campers, Spectators & Marshalls
Only five days to go until the "event of the year". Here's some answers to some Frequently Asked Questions regarding car parking, camping, spectating, times and so on.
The New Santa Cruz 29er – The Tallboy
Wagon wheel, 105mm VPP travel, carbon fibre, target weight "very light".
Press Camp 2009. The first installment…
Press Camp 2009 is a multi-manufacturer press launch event in Sun Valley, Idaho. We've sent our own worldwide glamourpuss Chipps to cover it for us. Here's the first installment that includes Camelbak, Scott bicycles and more.
Premier Demo Series Hits Afan This Weekend
Your chance to ride a demo fleet for free. The bikes are loaded (nearly) and the van is fueled (half way) and the Demo Guys are ready to hit the road to Wales the Skyline Centre at Glyncorwgg for a weekend of demoing bikes.
Kranked-ReJeKt: Episode 5
ReJeKt is a webisode about the characters of Kranked-REVOLVE. Episode 5 features Rene Wildhaber aka the Piston ReJektd. Here the Bossman (Bjørn Enga) tries to add some excitement by trying a new format.
Singletrack Classic Weekender – The Race Plate Explained
The race plates for the Weekender have been designed. Here's what they look like.
Accrington Bike Fest 2009 – It’s That Macaskill Man Again
The main attraction on the day will be a BMX & Mountain Bike stunt team featuring the YouTube star Danny Macaskill. The event promises to be a great family day out and is open to everyone, not just the residents of Accrington.
New Outdoor Bike Festival In The Works
What Tyres For Mountain Mayhem was not the only topic of discussion at last weekend's 24hr enduro. Organsiser Pat Adams gathered together brand managers from across the industry in the Singletrack marquee to begin a discussion process relating to his next big project.
Britain to host two mountain bike World Cup rounds in 2010
We've just heard that Dalby Forest has won the bid to host the April, opening round of the 2010 Mountain Bike World Cup XC, while Fort William retains the DH World Cup in June (for the ninth consecutive year).
The Singletrack Classic Weekender – The Saturday
Rather than wait until the actual weekend itself to "debut" the race format, we thought it might be a good idea to do a scaled down version beforehand. Very scaled down. Just three competitors to be exact.
Maribor DH & 4X World Cup This Weekend – Watch It Live on STW!
This weekend is Maribor in Slovenia for Round 5 of the NISSAN UCI DHI & 4X World Cup. Right now the sun is blazing hot, but heavy rain is forecast over the weekend, so this should make for some exciting racing as last year's Maribor…
Motor Vehicles Allowed Back On Some Yorkshire Dales Green Lanes
The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) is disappointed at the outcome of a court case that decided to quash four Traffic Regulation Orders imposed to protect particularly sensitive ‘green lanes’ in the National Park from use by recreational motor vehicles.
New Nicolai – Helius AC
Introducing the 146mm travel Helius AC.
British Mountain Bike Series Round 4 – Crow Hill
After the ups and downs of Dalby Forest and Margam Park, in May, the British Series travels to the slightly less hilly New Forest for Round 4 at Crow Hill.
Missy Giove in huge drugs bust…
...and not the performance-enhancing kind either...
Guardian Goes All Bikey
The Guardian’s award-winning portfolio of podcasts will soon be welcoming a new addition to its ranks. The Bike Podcast will be the first UK-based podcast to cater for "everyday cyclists". There's not a whole lot about mountainbiking in it (which is fair enough really) but…
Tee Time For Mayhem
Our new T-shirts from American Apparel have arrived just in time for us to take them down to flog at Mountain Mayhem this weekend.
Kona Mash-Up
Over 400 competitors made their way to the 2nd Kona Mash-Up and joined the relaxed atmosphere on the trails surrounding the Glyncorrwg Mountain Bike Centre in Afan Forest
Anodised Goodies Twittered
The guys from Fli Distribution just left our office after showing us a huge bag full of lovely, bright and anodised kit they are distributing far and wide to a bike shop near you. As the morning progressed we Twittered pictures to our Twitter feed…
Commencal 2010
PHOTO OVERLOAD!!!
Singletrack Reader Holiday – Demo Bikes and Test Product Update
Here's an update on all the bikes and bits that we're taking with us to Morzine that you'll be able to play with - sorry, help test out. And due to the exchange rate being a bit friendlier recently we've been able to reduce the…
Madison Launches Dedicated Clothing Website
With the launch of the all new Madison clothing range at the iceBike tradeshow in February this year, Madison have launched a new website dedicated to the entire range
Shimano Brake Movies With Shandro, Simmons and Turenne
Shimano has teamed up with Anthill Films to produce a series of videos that showcase its 2009 mountain disc brake technologies through the eyes of some of the best in the sport.
Are You Ready For Mayhem?
With surprise DJs, disco balls and ghosts hidden in the woods at previous Mayhems, this year’s event has even more surprises in store. The nine-mile circuit promises "many more twists and turns".
YouTube Phenomenon Danny MacAskill To Hit Manchester This Saturday
The star of "that" YouTube video is set to demonstrate his awesome riding skills this Saturday at Wright Robinson College in Manchester.
2010 Shimano Deore
Loads of pictures of our 'Media Priority' samples that have just pitched up to the office... That means that new Shimano Deore exists and should start appearing on bikes and in shops soon...
Pace RC405 – Blue, Orange and Khaki
One of our favourite ever mountainbikes is now available with new paintjobs and RockShox rear shock option (as well as DT Swiss). Nice.
Win £1000 of Bike Bits!
Win over £1000 of bike components by watching out for one of our special edition 50th anniversary posters in your local bike shop.
A new record for the highest bike challenge in the world. Now with video!
The Annapurna Circuit is usually a 19-day trek. These guys did it in under three... That's over 4,000 metres of climbing!
Singletrack Classic Weekender News Update
Some info about where we're at with the "event-of-the-season" Classic Weekender that takes place next month. Crikey! That's come 'round fast!
Singletrack Issue 50 – The Big Five-Oh
Yep, it's our half-century. Singletrack issue 50 is also our "Racing" themed edition. Racey bikes, racey tales, racey tyres, racey pics (no, not that kind of racey). Singletrack 50 goes on sale later this week.
Kranked-ReJeKt: Episode 2
ReJeKt is a behind the scenes webisode about the making of Kranked-REVOLVE. Episode 2 features day 2 & 3 of the Williams Lake shoot of James Doerfling. The Coastal Crew gets to work building and shooting lines.
Kona Mash-Up 2009
Only a couple of days now before the 1st Kona Mash-Up 2009 open its doors at the Glyncorrwg Mountain Bike Centre in Afan Forest near Port Talbot. The event is taking place on Saturday the 13th of June with the registration opening on Friday afternoon/evening.
Kona Bikefest ‘09
Challenging conditions, according to the met office a month worth of rain on Saturday night, yet the usual relaxed atmosphere welcomed almost 2000 riders to the Kona Bristol Bikefest 2009 last weekend.
Fort William DH – Two Minute Video
Footage of the World Cup DH racing from Fort William, June 2009.
Mojo Racer Dan Stanbridge’s Half-Term Report
Some news from Dan Stanbridge on his year to date on the UCI World Cup circuit.