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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 something very special to commemorate and celebrate the win. Collaborating with Animal Commencal co-sponsors Shimano,…

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 category for the more established racers. You get 2 race runs, a good laugh and…

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 then finally you can blast around a highly competitive Dirt Crit. Then Sunday you can…

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 of ability and confidence in carrying out basic bike repairs and servicing.   Run by…

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 fair to say that it’s best to visit during a dry spell so yes, think…

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! The event will include three mandatory riding disciplines – XC, Downhill and “Classic” Trials. The idea is…

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 has been attacked by a sloth. This has resulted in it breaking his wrist. His…

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 designed to give you a flavour of the riding to be had. Go check it…

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 March 2009 – The Wee Triathlon, Lochaber Kick start your year with a half triathlon…

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 (unsurprisingly much like their other recently tweaked models). *Other bike brands are available.

“Building on the success of the Tracer VP, Intense Cycles is excited to launch their second new model featuring the next generation VPP suspension design. The new Spider 2 will bridge the gap between the Spider FRO XC race frame and the Tracer VP Trailbike.…

A quick rundown of what happened: Just before Christmas the site was hacked, and most of it deleted. Due to various security implications we couldn’t put the old site back up. We made a new forum for people to continue chatting. During this time some…

If you’re in need of something to while away a few more minutes at work until your Christmas holiday begins then give this little video a play… Just a random collection of video footage stitched together with some music slapped on top. The music is…

The 7 day MTB stage challenge to take place on 15th – 22nd August 2009 The TransWales Team write… 2008 is slowly coming to an end and the next season is looming around the corner. After weeks of frantically trying to put our plans for…

The organisers of the inaugural Hit the North didn’t think that the race was muddy enough so they decided to organise another one in the middle of winter. Hit the North – Winter Sprinter is a “Two-hour-plus-one-lap” bike race around Philips Park and Waterdale, North…

Magura has announce that it is recalling the first production batch of their Durin 80/100 race forks. Here’s what Magura would like to pass on: “In the course of our regular product observation we have discovered that the first production batch of our Durin Race…

As 2009 looms ever closer so does Gorrick’s ever popular Spring Series, now with lots of added new stuff: New Year, New Series, New Venue, New Times, New Sponsor! The Gorrick Team write… The Gorrick team have always had a passion for what they do,…

Pace Cycles is having a series of demos at their local trail centre of Dalby this winter/spring… So if you fancied a go, get on down. (Now updated with date additions/changes) There are five days arranged on the following dates: Sunday Jan 25th (in association…

2008 womens World Mountain Bike champion Rachel Atherton overcame some strong opposition last night to be named BBC Midlands Sportswoman of the Year. Rachel who was also nominated for ‘Personality of the year’ alongside brother Gee claimed the award in front of a star studded…

Yorkshire Dales based Dales Mountain Biking is nearing completion of their ambitious expansion plans. Situated in Fremington on the outskirts of Reeth, Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales they are developing a dedicated bike centre. Dales Bike Centre as it is to be known will welcome…

But not for reasons you’d expect. It has published the findings of the The National Public Health Service for Wales who found that ‘contaminated mud’ led to illness… Many riders after the Builth Merida complained of vomiting and diarrhoea, so the NPHS for Wales sent…

Top UK rider Tracy Moseley has signed for the new Trek downhill team. She’ll be joining Justin Leov and Andrew Neethling and others on the newly formed gravity racing team. The team will be riding new Session 88s Today the speculation on the six rider…