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Got IT skills? Want to work in the bike industry? Trek could be the place for you.

If 20k of XC racing isn't enough for you how about a little 5k trail run at the start to get the blood moving and a 3k horrible run at…

Giant announce the return of international cross-country stars Adam Craig and Oli Beckingsale to its Global Mountain Bike Team.

Pace boss Adrian “I’m gonna go git me a gun” Carter writes… Some lowlife broke into our garage at home on Saturday night and slithered off down the garden and over…

ANOTHER new bike from Santa Cruz - this time at a chunkier end of the spectrum - they call it the Driver8

Feb 7th - get down and dig in Bristol. All are welcome...

Aston Hill will be taking another step forward in re-establishing its historical status by hosting its first downhill race since reopening in April 2007.

Team Hydrex Honda rider Guy Martin has recently added a Cotic Soul to his fleet of push bikes to use in preparation for his 2009 season. Cy Turner from Cotic:…

A new two-day mountain bike orienteering event will take place on Dartmoor this summer, it has been confirmed. The event is the first event of its kind to be held…

Believe it or not, something very akin to this “wearable hydration system” was how Camelbak started. Way back in the mists of time, the founders of Camelbak got the idea…

Here's a few things from Abus that have been designed more for the commutery crowd but should also appeal to mountain bikers as well...

Words ‘n’ pics by Joolze Dymond… Well what a cracking if not muddy start to a fabulous new XC year; events up and down the country attracting hundreds of riders…

We’ve had a few inquiries from people wondering where they can view the videos that we made at the end of last year. So rather than upload them all into…

Midlandtrailquests are putting on an 8 hour Endurance Trailquest on Saturday the 28th of February based in and around Cannock Chase. The event will take place over 2 maps and…

This year’s Marin Roughride is on Sunday June 14th, one week later than 2008. Marin are providing spot prizes and a test fleet which will be available from Saturday lunchtime…

Following the tragic deaths of Tom Rogers and Ben Ineson (click here for the full story) a Book of Condolence has been set up for anyone who wishes to pass on…

August this year see’s the 10 year Anniversary of Kinesis in the UK. To mark this, rather than just making some limited edition colour-ways with 10 year stickers, Kinesis UK…

As a part of the GT presence at Mountain Mayhem they will be giving away a limited edition Golden Zaskar. This special edition bike will be awarded, at Midnight on…

Pat Adam's classic midsummer 24 hour race will now be sponsored by the zingy, tangy people at Original Source

The chaps from road.cc have just been to the Cervelo Test Team team presentation to interview their star riders Carlos Sastre and Thor Hushovd, British Olympic medallist Emma Pooley, and…

It had to happen (or did it?) Santa Cruz has announced that the new Blur XC will be full carbon, with 105mm travel and a 4.2lb frame and shock weight...

Gloss red, patent leather? What were they thinking? Bike tarts apply here...

Rachel Atherton collided with a car while training on the road in Santa Cruz and has dislocated her shoulder. Now updated with more details including why she wasn't wearing a…

They're keen on getting more of us Brits over to race, so the Yak Attack organisers have dropped their entry fee to less than half price thanks to sponsorship by…

A rutted, ankle-twisting ‘green lane’ west of Hawes is open for business again after being transformed by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA). The route at Cotter End –…

The St. Mary Off-Road Bicycling Association (SMORBA) is pleased to announce that the coolest mountain bike event on the planet is back The 11th Annual Jamaica Fat Tyre Festival is…

Jam Price loves Independent Fabrication bikes so much that he's had his iPods, trainers, even his skin branded with their logo...

Come and visit the Pace Demo and Exhibition at the Dalby Forest Visitor centre. On display will be the full range of 2009 Pace frame models as well as 2009…

Here's the location and timings of the first Gorrick Winter Series Race of 2009

Forget that lie in, or work out how your recording box works. There's a half hour programme about the Athertons on Channel4 this Sunday!

Singletrack mag in print blunder shocker! No really. We are fallible you know. But this one is a harmless but quite a glaring cock-up and just ads to the darkly…

The weekend of mountain bike and running mayhem is set to return on Saturday April 25 and Sunday April 26 this year at Catton Hall, Walton-on-Trent, near Tamworth. It will be…

Create a FREE private and secure portfolio of all your personal property (bikes, ipods, phones, laptops and so on can all be registered). If it is then lost or stolen, use Immobilise…

Work began last week to create four kilometres (two and a half miles) of connected walking and cycling routes along Northampton’s River Nene. West Northamptonshire Development Corporation (WNDC) has invested…

Beat the chill and work up a sweat by taking part in a mountain bike event in Kielder Water & Forest Park. The Forestry Commission is hosting the first leg…

Pat and his batman Ag write... Over the weekend of 16th & 17th May 2009 Pro Velo Support brings you two days of unbeatable value mountain bike racing at Cannock…

According to a BBC report, parts of Cannock Chase are closed to walkers and riders because of the spread of a fungal disease among plants there...

The Press Release states… “After Gee and Rach’s outstanding double win at last summer’s World Championships in Val di Sole Italy, Commencal set the gears in motion to do produce…

Mini Downhill is the new fun exciting way to race downhill. It’s aimed at new riders to the sport to give it a go and there is also the Pro-Am…

Starting Saturday you have the choice of taking part in a 2hr or 4hr enduro in the morning, followed by a short but sharp hill climb in the afternoon and…

ATG Training’s Park Tool School course is designed for bike fans and those responsible for looking after other people’s cycles.  The two-day course enables participants to gain a good level…

As submitted by Stewart Hall… “The Mendip is synonymous with sticky mud and slippery limestone but any criticism you hear of trail conditions belie the variety of riding available. It’s…

Get your diaries and your pencils out ladies and gentlemen… On the weekend of July 4th-5th there will be a brand-new old-style event taking place – the Singletrack Classic Weekender!…

First Trail Break events of the season this weekend near Guildford & 2009 calendar announced

Now the details are a little all over the place at the moment but we have it on good authority that one way or another Jonny Letch from Chelmer Cycles…

Shortly before Christmas we put together a list of all the best places to ride in the UK, from trail centres to natural trails. There’s pages and pages of easily digested information…

Outdoor event specialists No Fuss Events (Fort William) recently announced their 2009 programme. With nine events across the length and breadth of Scotland. The full programme for 2009: Saturday 7…

The new Intense* Uzzi in AM and FR guises. Not a whole lotta details at the mo apart from the new Uzzi having two travel-n-geometry options and a 1.5in headtube…