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Fresh Goods Friday 295
Today's tastiest, tangiest, totally terrific, fundamentally fabulous Fresh Goods Friday
Fort William World Cup Weekend Cometh
Can't get to Fort William this weekend for the World Cup action? Here's how you can still keep up to date on everything as it happens live.
Sleep Depravation, Moving Sofas, and Free T-shirts
“In the head of the interrogated prisoner, a haze begins to form. His spirit is wearied to death, his legs are unsteady, and he has one sole desire: to sleep... Anyone who has experienced this desire knows that not even hunger and thirst are comparable…
Old Dude Diaries #2: When Christmas Comes
Are aches and pains inevitable for old dude, Giles? Not necessarily.
Muckmedden: Cream o’ the Croft 2016
Pete Scullion reports on preparations for the annual Cream o' the Croft MTB Festival
Fort William World Cup 2016 – Track Walk
Photos from today's track walk at the Fort William World Cup. There were a lot of 'air handlebars' in evidence
Steve Peat Signature Crankbrothers Pedals Set to Launch at Fort William
New pedally, clippy goodness from Peaty and the brothers Crank
Throwback Thursday: Fort William 2013 – World Cup Fever
Why everyone should go to the Fort William World Cup at least once in their lifetime
Frog Bikes Road 67
WORDS AND PHOTOS BY DAVE HAYGARTH £361 / €493 / $578 WEIGHT: 8.8KG (STATED) // SIZE TESTED: 14″ (AGES 8-12) WWW.FROGBIKES.COM It totally figures from a marketing perspective that the rise in dads and mums riding and racing bikes means that those component- and weight-savvy…
KTM Canic CXC 11
WORDS AND PHOTOS BY TOM HILL £2,699 / €3499 / $4390 WEIGHT: 8.8KG (WITH PEDALS) // SIZE TESTED: 57CM WWW.KTM-BIKES.AT We live in exciting times. The popularity of what was a tiny niche – riding drop-barred bikes off-road – has led to a boom in…
Kinesis Pro6 Disc (Frame and Fork)
WORDS AND PHOTOS BY MARK TEARLE £649.99 (FRAME/FORK) WEIGHT: 2.2KG (FRAME/FORK) // SIZE TESTED: 54CM WWW.KINESISBIKES.CO.UK The Kinesis Crosslight Pro6 frame and fork set is well established in the UK cyclocross scene – primarily this is an aluminium (lightweight Kinesium) race bike with a race-proven…
Premier Version: Rider Profile – Rowan Sorrell
The Premier version of our profile on downhiller and builder Rowen Sorrell
Rider Profile: Rowan Sorrell
Trail builder extraordinaire Rowan Sorrell talks to Traharn Chidley in the third instalment of Singletrack's Rider Profiles
Marin Four Corners Elite
WORDS AND PHOTOS BY KAREN BROOKS £1,900 / €1,899 / $2,309 WEIGHT: 11KG // SIZE TESTED: SMALL WWW.MARINBIKES.COM It’s a good time to be an adventurous bike tourist. Thirty years ago, the Marin Four Corners was a standard steel touring rig made for sedate excursions…
SRAM HydroHC – The best of both worlds?
Electrickery for gear shifting and hydraulic disc stopping. SRAM announce new HydroHC
New Crowd-Funded Trail Planned for Peak District
Lady Cannings' followup trail RADmires seeks enthusastic riders
Gravel Dashing Across Dorset
98 miles of mixed terrain, pure 'cross racers, blinged out gravel grinders, mountain bikes, beaters, beers, chips and even a few fat bikes.
VYCE Stem Leads USE Re-Launch and Re-Brand
Ultimate USE a single bolt to clamp the steerer and bar. Would you?
push’R for Rohloff: Trigger for Twister and Fluid for Wires
What would the perfect all-weather drivetrain look like? bpod have an idea.
VIDEO: TweedLove Makes its Mark on the Enduro Calendar
Can Tweed Enduro Establish Itself as Non-EWS Draw?
Anneke Beerten Speaks Out On Social Media Pressure
Multiple world champion winner Anneke Beerten speaks out about the pressure to look good on social media as a sponsored rider
Tweedlove Glentress7 Endurance Race
The Tweedlove Festival's final weekend saw a whole heap of racing, smiles and sunshine around the trails of Glentress
Three Peaks Entries Open Today!
Entries for the hardest, stupidest, most memorable must-do event in the cyclocross calendar are open today. Get in!
Greg’s Knowledge Drop v2.15
On the eve of becoming a blue dot himself, Greg muses on his own addiction to following the slow-moving endurance action.
Tweedlove: Ridelines Natural Tweed
Open access coupled with stunning scenery helped celebrate all that Tweedlove has to offer
Tweedlove Islabikes PCC Dirt Crit
It's not all full on enduro racing at Tweedlove Bike festival. There's full on racing for the young 'uns too.
Received: Gore Bike Wear Jacket & Bib Shorts
Gore Bike Wear delivers some new apparel for your damp spring riding.
Robot Bike Company R160 – Like nothing you’ve ever seen
Carbon tubes, 3D printed titanium lugs and a design from people who really know what they're doing. Comes at a price though
Rider Profile: Steve Peat
Steve Peat will never ride Enduro, he reveals to Traharn Chidley at Bike Park Wales
Fresh Goods Friday 294
Yup yup yup - the new gear - hot and simultaneously cool that arrived in the office this week!
Pivot Cycles’ New Switchblade
29in and 27.5Plus capability on a long travel bike. 135mm rear travel, up to a 160mm fork and 157 SuperBoost back end. Wait! What?
Video: The Ultimate Wheel Size Test
Soho Bikes investigated which wheel size was fastest with the help of some big name riders - and we were there to watch it happen
Welcome Home Doug
Could you move to another country just like that? Doug from BasqueMTB talks about leaving Scotland for Spain
Received: WTB KOM i23 Wheels & Nano 40c Tyres
Strong enough for a mountain bike, but a combination great for off-road drop bar riding.
Throwback Thursday – Stuff that matters – and stuff that doesn’t
There are virtues to ignoring the gear and just getting on with the ride. Steve Worland's wisdom from 2012.
Issue 106 – Last Chance To Subscribe!
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2016 British Marathon Championships gets Wild
Mountain Bike Marathon event to take place in Wales for the first time in 10 years
18 Bikes – Project Stupid
Matt from Hope's finest bike shop has been building something special. And weird
GoPro and Red Bull Form Partnership. Media world Trembles
Step one: Make billions. Step 2: Occupy media from within. Step 3: ?
GNAR Bike Park in Cumbria Set to Open 18th June
How much of your own money would you invest to make your own bike park?
From Race to Trail, Merida Launch Three New BIG Hardtails
Cross-country comfort to plus-sized plushness
