After the ups and downs of Dalby Forest and Margam Park, in May, the British Series travels to the slightly less hilly New Forest for Round 4 at Crow Hill.
News
The latest stories from the world of mountain biking.
Missy Giove in huge drugs bust…
...and not the performance-enhancing kind either...
Guardian Goes All Bikey
The Guardian’s award-winning portfolio of podcasts will soon be welcoming a new addition to its ranks. The Bike Podcast will be the first UK-based podcast to cater for "everyday cyclists".…
Tee Time For Mayhem
Our new T-shirts from American Apparel have arrived just in time for us to take them down to flog at Mountain Mayhem this weekend.
Kona Mash-Up
Over 400 competitors made their way to the 2nd Kona Mash-Up and joined the relaxed atmosphere on the trails surrounding the Glyncorrwg Mountain Bike Centre in Afan Forest
Anodised Goodies Twittered
The guys from Fli Distribution just left our office after showing us a huge bag full of lovely, bright and anodised kit they are distributing far and wide to a…
Commencal 2010
PHOTO OVERLOAD!!!
Singletrack Reader Holiday – Demo Bikes and Test Product Update
Here's an update on all the bikes and bits that we're taking with us to Morzine that you'll be able to play with - sorry, help test out. And due…
Madison Launches Dedicated Clothing Website
With the launch of the all new Madison clothing range at the iceBike tradeshow in February this year, Madison have launched a new website dedicated to the entire range
Shimano Brake Movies With Shandro, Simmons and Turenne
Shimano has teamed up with Anthill Films to produce a series of videos that showcase its 2009 mountain disc brake technologies through the eyes of some of the best in…
Are You Ready For Mayhem?
With surprise DJs, disco balls and ghosts hidden in the woods at previous Mayhems, this year’s event has even more surprises in store. The nine-mile circuit promises "many more twists…
YouTube Phenomenon Danny MacAskill To Hit Manchester This Saturday
The star of "that" YouTube video is set to demonstrate his awesome riding skills this Saturday at Wright Robinson College in Manchester.
2010 Shimano Deore
Loads of pictures of our 'Media Priority' samples that have just pitched up to the office... That means that new Shimano Deore exists and should start appearing on bikes and…
Pace RC405 – Blue, Orange and Khaki
One of our favourite ever mountainbikes is now available with new paintjobs and RockShox rear shock option (as well as DT Swiss). Nice.
Win £1000 of Bike Bits!
Win over £1000 of bike components by watching out for one of our special edition 50th anniversary posters in your local bike shop.
A new record for the highest bike challenge in the world. Now with video!
The Annapurna Circuit is usually a 19-day trek. These guys did it in under three... That's over 4,000 metres of climbing!
Singletrack Classic Weekender News Update
Some info about where we're at with the "event-of-the-season" Classic Weekender that takes place next month. Crikey! That's come 'round fast!
Singletrack Issue 50 – The Big Five-Oh
Yep, it's our half-century. Singletrack issue 50 is also our "Racing" themed edition. Racey bikes, racey tales, racey tyres, racey pics (no, not that kind of racey). Singletrack 50 goes…
Kranked-ReJeKt: Episode 2
ReJeKt is a behind the scenes webisode about the making of Kranked-REVOLVE. Episode 2 features day 2 & 3 of the Williams Lake shoot of James Doerfling. The Coastal Crew…
Kona Mash-Up 2009
Only a couple of days now before the 1st Kona Mash-Up 2009 open its doors at the Glyncorrwg Mountain Bike Centre in Afan Forest near Port Talbot. The event is…
Kona Bikefest ‘09
Challenging conditions, according to the met office a month worth of rain on Saturday night, yet the usual relaxed atmosphere welcomed almost 2000 riders to the Kona Bristol Bikefest 2009…
Fort William DH – Two Minute Video
Footage of the World Cup DH racing from Fort William, June 2009.
Mojo Racer Dan Stanbridge’s Half-Term Report
Some news from Dan Stanbridge on his year to date on the UCI World Cup circuit.
Fort William 4X – Short Snappy Video For Y’all
Gone in 61 seconds.
Lyme Disease – everything you wanted to know (and stuff you wish you didn’t)
After some forum debate on the topic, regular poster and Lyme disease sufferer 'nospringchicken' has put together a pretty comprehensive guide to the disease told from his own personal perspective...…
Riding the Ridge, inches from disaster…
Chipps' favourite video of the week - this time some mental ridgeline riding action from Rene Wildhaber in Bolivia... Crazy, crazy stuff.
Fort William World Cup – Results and Freecaster Videos
NISSAN UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Fort William 4X-DH. Minnaar and Jonnier take the DH wins. Graves and Kinter dominate the 4X.
Faction Bike’s Zeitgeist 22″ Wheel Bike
Here's another wheel size for y'all...
Demo To Win At Mayhem With Crank Bros
Those nice guys and girls at 2Pure and Crank Bros are giving Mayhem riders an opportunity to demo - and then win - a pair of their Cobalt or Iodine…
10 Under the Ben: Race Report, Pics and Video
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…
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.