Three downhill specialists from Fort William - Alistair MacLennan (ex Masters Downhill Champion), Joe Barnes (2nd NPS Downhill Series 2008) and Liam Moynihan – beat off the strong competition from…
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Hope Race Series Round 4, Lee Quarry – Race Report
Short sleeves and sunscreen were the order of the day for racers and spectators alike, as the fourth and final round of the Hope Race Series got under way on…
Loads And Loads Of New Stuff From Niner- Santacruz -Evil Revolt-Socks……
If you like bike stuff (which we do) It's been like pigs rolling in s**t the last couple of weeks here at the office and we thought we should share.
National Marathon Championship – Margam Park
Joolze Dymond reports from the UK National Marathon Champs - and the Singletrack Big Welsh Weekender down in Margam Park, South Wales this weekend.
Strathpuffer Lite, June 27th
The 'Puffer Lite', a summer version of the gruelling Strathpuffer all night winter endurance race, is set to take place on Saturday 27th June.
And you thought you were fast?
Have a look at Greg Minaar's helmet cam footage of this weekend's Fort William World Cup DH run. Complete with very casual sounding commentary...
Watch Out in Wharncliffe This Weekend
Watch out for lots of horse riders if you're going to be near Wharncliffe Woods this weekend. Or aim to steer clear and visit next weekend instead. If we're nice…
Singletrack Big Welsh Weekender getting full!
There are over 850 riders and racers booked in for this weekend's Big Welsh Weekender in Margam Park, South Wales. Looks like good weather too... Come along and watch for…
Kona Bristol Bikefest is filling up…
One of our favourite events of the year, the Kona Bristol Bikefest is only ten days away and it's filling up fast. Deadline for some entries is this weekend, so…
The new Transition Bikes Covert model
Only slight apologies for the press release cut 'n' paste, but we thought you'd like to see the new 'genre redefining' Covert bike from Transition Bikes...
North Shore Riding – on a unicycle…
Chipps' favourite video of the week - Mike Parenteau riding Nelson BC on two wheels - and then on just the one...
West Highland Way in a Day
Riding the West Highland Way is nothing new, but doing it in under 24 hours for charity is going to take some doing...
Top Bike Brands Line Up To Offer Bike Testing At Fort William World Cup
New ‘Bike Test’ gives fans the chance to test latest models at Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, presented by Shimano.
Sram XX – the low down.
Dave A reports back from the SRAM XX launch in Italy having taken the test bikes around a blistering hot Tuscan landscape. There are US prices in here too -…
Sram XX shifter close up
Last post before I pop off for dinner, here’s the XX shifter. Designed from the ground up just like the rest of the groupset but influenced by what Sram have…
Sram XX forks
Here’s a taster of the new XX forks, more tech information later.. Here’s the XX Sid world cups with reworked lowers, steerer and crown. All forks feature the new X…
That Sram XX cassette in close up
Dave gives us some super-closeups of the new SRAM XX rear cassette. It's a madness of intricate machining - which it should be for over $300...
2010 Commencal AbsolutSX
Albert from Madison says: "Rumour has it it’s the ‘bestest’ in t’world ever, ever!" See what you think…
Shhh – Sram XX Updated
Dave Anderson reports from the SRAM XX launch in Italy... Ten speed, two chainrings and Centrelock? Whatever next?
Successful shoulder surgery for Rachel Atherton
Rachel's back home and better already...
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Crickhowell Merida MTB Marathon Series 2009 – The Aftermath
The weather turned the already challenging trails into an extra tough ride but that didn’t stop almost 900 riders entering the event.
Atherton Attacks Aston!
World Champ Gee Atherton meets some proper journos and gets them dirty at Aston Hill whilst we play with alliteration.
Hope Race Series Round 3, Lee Quarry – Race Report
With June and the start of the British summer proper winching ever closer, it was touch and go whether the charm of the previous rounds would hold for the racers…
Where You Can Buy The Mag – Singletrack Magazine Stockist Listing
For those of you who have yet to work out where your nearest stockist of Singletrack Mountain Bike Magazine is, we've created a handy online listing of them all.
Singletrack Mind Celebrates Ten Years
The south-Wales club that hand-made many of the early trails at Afan is having a party to celebrate ten years since it started. And you're all invited...
The Singletrack Classic Weekender – Update
Camping, car parking, insurance, security, toilets, fire, water, uplifts, demo bikes, timetable, catering... Now with videos of the downhills course and the 'Classic' trials competition. It's going to be the…
MSC/Descent-Gear NPS Rd 2 at Llangollen, May 30th-31st
Round two is going to be off the Richter Scale and will go down in the history books as the hardest track in the U.K to race on. Steve Parr…
Singletrack Trail Guide – The Gower
Benji and trusty lieutenant JonWIII travel to the southerest, westerest bits of Wales in search of fresh trails. And they find them, nestled among the gales.
Is This The New Orange Patriot?
Jonny "The" Woodhouse has sent us some spy shots over from Switzerland...
Cannock NPS Race
It is official - Cannock Chase attracts some of the toughest and most determined mountain bikers anywhere in the world.
Watch Steve Peat Make History at The Vallnord DH
Watch Steve Peat make DH history. WOOP!
Lee Quarry Hope Series Race 3 Preview
After surviving the weather in race 2 here’s race 3! Entry levels are good and they are still accepting entries on the day. Registration opens at 08:30.
Chipps Draws First Blood – Updated
A quick afternoon distraction for you. Chipps has finally (nearly) finished his Orange Blood. Here's a preview of the next issue's Long Termer before it gets dirty...
2nd Merida Bikes MTB Marathon Series Just Around The Corner
With the trails drying out quickly and the vegetation doing overtime the conditions out there getting better by the minute. Only a couple of days now before the 2nd round…
European Handbuilt Bike Show
Thanks to our German Reporter, Thomas Paatz, we have a great report, with scores of pictures from the European Handbuilt Bikes Show that took place last weekend in Germany.
MSC Bikes/Descent-Gear.com NPS Downhill Rd 2
The race is already fully booked with 300 of the top UK riders who have all had to qualify regionally so these really are the cream of the crop. Advertised…
Hope Race Series Round 2, Lee Quarry
Race organisers Brownbacks were playing a risky game staging round 2 of the Hope Race Series on a Bank Holiday Monday but the Bacup micro-climate played into their favour this…
Killer Driver Escapes Prison Because Cyclist Wasn’t Wearing A Helmet
CTC – the UK’s national cyclists’ organisation has condemned a judge’s decision to reduce the sentence handed down to a driver because the cyclist he killed wasn’t wearing a helmet.
Dales Bike Centre Picks Up Environment Award
Newly opened Dales Bike Centre in the Yorkshire Dales National Park last week picked up the Yorkshire Post’s 2009 Environment Award for building projects under £1million. The centre based in…
Kielder Gets A Purple Mountain
The Kielder Partnership has revealed that Purple Mountain has been awarded the contract to run the £250,000 Kielder Water & Forest Park Bike Centre.
Steve Peat Wins French World Cup!
Peaty takes World Cup win at La Bresse in France this weekend. Tracy Moseley continues to lead the Women's World Cup after a second place.
Welsh Downhill Champs, August 29-30th
Brief details of the Welsh DH Champs. It's an open championship, everyone of all nationalities welcome, however, the fastest Welsh man or woman, will be the category champion.
The Marin Roughride 2009 – Sunday, June 14th
Just a reminder that this year’s Marin Roughride is on Sunday June 14th, one week later than 2008.
SingletrAction Trail News Update and Membership Drive
It’s that time of year again when SingletrAction do their "membership drive". There’s benefits for you and the trails – a win/win situation. The trails you love to ride cannot…
It’s 2009 and singlespeeding’s still not dead!
It’s 2009 and singlespeeding’s still not dead! The upcoming 2009 UK Single Speed Championships at Dalby Forest on the 6th and 7th of June has provided scientific proof that pronouncements…
The Merida o.Nine Carbon – 930g Frame!
That's quite light that is.
Oh Alright Then, Here’s Another Amazing Vid of Danny MacAskill
No doubt you've seen Danny's latest video - which was "YouTube phenomenon" that even your Mum probably forwarded you details of. Here's some more footage of him blowing people's minds...
Gorrick Gore 100 Challenge
Another astounding turn out meant the trails at Swinley Forest was awash with hundreds of happy riders who had decided to partake in the renowned Gorrick Gore 100 Challenge. Joolze…
Aston Hill Chairman Highly Commended at the CTC Awards
The CTC's Awards and Recruitment Committee gave a Highly Commended Award to Richard Abbott for his contribution to cycling in his region.