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Word just in is that Tim and Helen are selling their successful suspension tuning business. Tim will be staying on to work there though...

The 'fastest European freerider' has signed a two-year contract with Trek Bicycles

There are only three days left until the 2009 Premier Demo Series kicks off at Coed y Brenin, Wales.

The 5th Big Welsh Weekend returns to Margam Park over the weekend of May 30/31. The BIG Welsh weekend is 3 days of riding, racing, camping and entertainment offering a great family friendly package at a cracking venue.

As submitted by Jon Swift… “Gisburn Forest is in the process of getting a significant injection of red graded singletrack with a bit of black thrown in. Volunteers have now built a full kilometer (as of mid February 2009) of twisty red grade singletrack with…

Singletrack proudly introduce EOS Racing Products, an all new suspension manufacturer.

Looks like the North of England is going to finally get some good XC racing again after the Brownbacks Series announces dates at the Lee Quarry venue.

The Mull Cyclocross, featured in this issue of Singletrack Magazine is going to be on the Adventure Show on Scottish TV (and other channels?) tonight (Sunday)...

Nearly £4Million is to be spent in developing an old brownfield/wasteland near Bury that will include mountain bike trails...

Practice starts at 9am with racing action starting at 11am, 2 race runs followed by podiums and top prizes from the race sponsors 661, Royal and Sunline.

Professional Mountain Bike racer, and all round good-egg, Scott ‘Boom Boom’ Beaumont has once again signed for Canadian brand Rocky Mountain Bikes. After a clean sweep of the UK National 4X series and a gold medal at the National 4X Championships Scott once again put…

Fancy helping expand the trails at Cannock Chase? Then grab your spades comrades and dig for victory at the Big Build Day.

Just off the phone from "Mr Mountain Mayhem" Patrick Adams...

Our pal over at FatCyclist has a campaign on to get Bob Roll to shave his head to raise money for charity. We reckon that the industry's nicest scary-guy deserves a shiny head too... Details here.

We were whisked to Shimano's Bat Cave deep in the West Midlands to see what's new from Japan.

Does exactly what it says on the tin.

Recall on Marzocchi Model Year 2008 888RC3 and 888RC3WC forks manufactured between July 10th and September 15th 2007.

No Fuss Events, organisers of the Endurance Downhill mountain bike race at Nevis Range, Fort William, have today (Thursday 12 February) unveiled Hope Technology, manufacturers of cycle parts for more than 20 years, as headline sponsor for the 2009 event.

Andy "Nice Guy" Mee from Kona he say: "Come and try the 2009 Kona Range on the trails around Roman Leisure Park, we will have most of the Kona Mountain Bike Range for you to ride. Our best dealers are on hand to talk through…

Intense Cycles, Cove Bikes, Lapierre, Rocky Mountain and Turner Bikes have teamed up with Singletrack Magazine to offer riders the opportunity to test their latest bikes at 5 top UK locations. WEBSITE NOW LIVE!

Borderline Events is holding its second major event from 10th April to 13th April 2009. After a successful first event and with some more potential to race, practice and win, Borderline has again secured sponsorships, great prizes and will deliver another fantastic weekend to remember.

Where: Wythop Hall Estate, Keswick, Cumbria. When: 16-17 May 2009.

A couple of weeks ago Matt was lucky enough to attend the Raleigh Open Day which included the very German Corratec brand. Here's his report...

This weekend's Trail Ride and Navigator events from Woodcote have been cancelled. The event area has been badly affected by snow and rain over the past two days, with freezing conditions forecast for Friday night.

Stomach churning fun on helmet cam.

Giant and Specialized announce the postponement of the first event in the 2009 Test the Best series.

A van belonging to ATB Sales was broken into in Bury last night and 11 bikes were stolen, including a one-of-a-kind 4X prototype. Keep your eyes peeled...

The winter break is slowly coming to an end (even it doesn’t feel like that at the moment) which means that the marathon season is only a few months away.

Walkers, cyclists and horse riders are being given advanced warning of disruption as the countdown begins to a renowned Lake District rally next month where more than 100 cars and around 5,000 spectators will flock to the forest spectacular.

Windwave are pleased to announce that we have signed UK freerider Chris Smith to ride Corsair Bikes equipped with Marzocchi suspension for the 2009 season.

The event website has all the event details and entry facilities including the new online entry. The online entry makes payment from abroad a doddle as well as it allows participants to pay for the event via credit or debit cards.

What better a start to the year than some good ol’ fashioned Black Run downhill racing at Aston Hill?

The 2009 Bicycle Film Festival is now looking for short and feature-length films. visit www.bicyclefilmfestival.com to submit your film for the chance to have your film screened in 17 cities worldwide and to over 150,000 people.

We recently received news that one of Mountain Biking's 'unsung heroes' has been admitted to hospital in order to have major heart surgery.

Situated in Mid-Wales between Newtown and Machynlleth, Caersws is a private forest used for regional and national races over the past 5 years. Since then four courses have build by the local riders to make this an ideal place to run the series.

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 the end (the Stinger Bit) to bring you to a crawl?

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