A shock pump that sets your bike up for you and the long awaited uppy downy post from the vulpine engineers
Interbike 2011: Thursday’s Premier photo gallery
Some carefully hand-selected photos from Wednesday at Interbike for Premier users. These pics will be appearing on the main site shortly with some detail, but in the meantime, here’s a peek…
World 24 Hour Solo Champs in Scotland
Word from north of the border for all you 24 hour race fans… With 24 hour solo riding considered one of the toughest and challenging championship events in the global calendar, the opportunity to be recognized as the best is regarded as one of the…
Interbike 2011 – Premier Video Diary 2
Just for our Premier users here’s Interbike 2011 Video Diary part 2 with Jon and Chipps’ highlights of day 2 in the desert.
Interbike 2011: Devinci
We took a look (and a test ride) at the booth of Canadian brand Devinci. Bikes are all made in Canada and the suspension models use Dave Weagle’s Split Pivot design. First up is the 145mm travel, 26in wheel, ‘should be good in the UK’…
Interbike 2011: Premier Image Dump 2
Here’s another load of photos that we’ve not had time to caption yet*, but you Premier users are sure to work out what it all is anyway. So enjoy! It’s 2.30am here and we have to be at the show in six hours If you’re…
Midweek Mini Movies
Welcome to this week’s selection of video distraction. It’s going to be a mixed bag this week, with all the bike riding action you’d expect and a couple of randoms for good measure… Gravity Enduro racer and Hotlines marketing manager Martin Astley along with the…
Interbike 2011: Random bits #1
Day Two of the Dirt Demo – so far we started with torrential rain today and it’s stayed grey and (actually) chilly all day. However, we still have shot from yesterday’s sunshine to post. There are many bits and piece that don’t fall into regular…
Interbike 2011: Race Face
Yep, you heard that Race Face went all a bit wrong for a while earlier this year… well, it’s back and it’s got some new backers and bosses and is cranking out new kit as if nothing happened… A table full of goodies… The Atlas…
Teva Shoes Launch the Links
The watersports shoe specialist invited us to the launch of their new freeride flat pedal shoe, the Links
Interbike 2011 Day 1 Premier Video (and a glimpse behind the scenes)
A brief introduction for our Premier users to what Interbike is about and some choice words from Surly (by which we mean some sweary stuff – so be warned! Keep the volume down if you are at work briefly – we’ve stuck a warning in…
Up The Buttress – The Aftermath
There’s been lots of upset on the international race scene recently, what with the Rocky Road/UCI DH debacle and now two rival World Solo Championship races being promoted for 2012. It’s only fair then that our local hill climb joined in, sparking debate over whether…
Interbike 2011: Premier Image Dump
Roll up Premier users, here’s a sneaky peek into what’s going to be showing up in stories over the next day or two. The idea is that when we get back from the show, we always download and resize photos, then spend hours writing the…
Interbike: surely I’ve got the hang of it now?
This is my 17th Interbike - and I've yet to master it...
Hope you’ve not missed me too much!
Hi all, Well I’m counting down the days. It’s my final week of being a lady of leisure. Looking forward to being back in the office and seeing everyone again. The ten months have flown since I handed over the Subscription reigns to the wonderful…
Eurobike 2011: Danny Macaskill’s Inspired Trials Bike
A quick look at Danny's trials bike, seen at Eurobike.
Cube X-Race Pro Review
Sim's been over to the side of the skinny knobbly tyres with the bargain spec bike. Cross? No, he's liked it
Fresh Goods Friday
Eurobike is over, Interbike is yet to come – that makes a Web Editor jetlagged and glum. On the plus side there’s some really rather special newness that’s arrived at Singletrack this week… Deputy Editor Jenn Hopkins Jenn is a Great Divide Racer, rider of…
Montane Kielder 100 – 2011.
A classic British summer tale of deluge true grit misery and suffering all from your warm office chair. Montane Kielder 100 – Take 3 Words & Images Joolze Dymond “The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” Chinese Proverb I suspect…
Eurobike 2011: Hope Technology (now with prices)
Stronger braking, own-colour Stan's, pedals, lights and six speed cassettes!
Fort William Halo BDS Cancelled For This Weekend.
Just in from Si .. Boooo. Friday – Southerly 30mph quickly becoming 40-50mph Saturday – Southerly 40mph gusts 60mph Sunday – South Westerly 40mph gusts 60mph Southerly’s are the worst direction for the gondola as the wind travels straight down the line. Friday looks like…
Up The Buttress – A Hebden Bridge Hill Climb Event – FINAL UPDATE “The Rules”
Looking for Up The Buttress 2013? Update: Write-up and results here Calling All Calderdale Hill Climbers! FINAL UPDATE: THE RULES! If you are entering on the day please register between 12pm and 1pm RULES Helmets must be worn and bikes must have two working brakes.…
Eurobike 2011: Brakeforce One brakes
A video chat with the 17 year old inventor of a boosted disc brake that's already amazing testers
Eurobike 2011: DMR and Reynolds
Updated version of the hard riding DMR Bolt steel full susser, plus lightweight carbon wheelsets from Reynolds Composites
Chase Trails needs your vote…
Volunteer group in final of National Lottery competition and they need your vote...
Eurobike 2011: Bionicon goes coil sprung, plus hyperextension explained
Video of travel and geometry adjustable bike specialists' new coil-sprung bike plus minimalist chain guide
CTC and FC to offer guided rides across the UK
CTC instructors offer guided cycle rides, bike safety checks and cycle training at Kielder, Dalby, Sherwood, Moors valley, Haldon, Forest of Dean and Delamere
Midweek Mini Movies
We may have gone video mental from our time at Eurobike, but we’re still going to provide you with your weekly fix of video distraction with randoms, riding and more. Grab a brew, get some biscuits and prepare to drag an excel spreadsheet over the…
Eurobike 2011: Transition Bikes and the big wheeled Bandit
Video look at a brace of big wheelers and possibly the best colour for a bike we've seen for a while
The Plymbridge Woods Trail Project Needs Support!
The problem with land is that there is only a finite amount of it. When it is a piece of woodland on the outskirts of a city then everyone thinks they own a little piece of it – usually because they can remember their first…
Eurobike 2011: Crank Brothers – new pedals, bars and multi tools…
A video runthrough of the new 2012 Mallet pedal, new wider risers and rather pretty multitool
Eurobike 2011: Focus Bikes video
More video, with a runthrough of Focus' £1,600 full susser, the Super Bud 3.0
Eurobike 2011: Saracen
More moving images from Eurobike: This time Saracen with their new 160mm bike and improved, lighter Ariel 140mm bikes. Plus, cunning new features that ensure you’ll always get the right parts for you bike. Oh, there are some chimpanzee noises too. http://vimeo.com/28656078
Eurobike 2011: Local Colour
A collection of mixed bikes and funny sights from Eurobike. Don't worry, there's plenty more coming...
Other people’s trails
I reckon 98.5%* of my riding is done on trails in a 20km radius of where I ride, because we’re lucky that locally there’s enough variation and quality of riding that justifying travelling out of the valley seems pointless. That same variation and quality…
Long Termer Review: Dave’s Santa Cruz Highball
So here’s the getting to know you bit about my new longtermer, a Santa Cruz Highball. Due to holidays, mag trips and deadlines I didn’t get time to write up the plans for this one earlier so here we go. First off it’s fair to…
Correction! Eurobike 2011: Giant’s Overdrive 2 – headset ‘standard’
Ready for a new headset standard? Giant is...
Today we are mostly watching…
…Danny Hart’s jaw-dropping World Champs winning race run. If you missed it, the Giant-sponsored rock star stormed to victory in a wet and slippery Champery to take the 2011 UCI World Championship DH title by eleven seconds. ELEVEN SECONDS! That’s a very big margin in…
Eurobike 2011: Yeti SB95 and SB66 Carbon
Chipps reports on the new big wheeler and new plastic bike from Yeti
2011 Marin Dusk ’til Dawn
Summer might be just about over but that doesn’t mean race season is. There are just 4 weeks left to register for the 11th running of the Marin Dusk ’til Dawn taking place October 8th & 9th 2011. Entries for this event are capped at…
Eurobike 2011: Intense – Carbon and more carbon
Last week we brought you news of Intense’s new Hard Eddie carbon hardtail and before that the new carbon Carbine. Well there’s already another new model. Its’ the Carbine SL. Once again it’s a Taiwanese carbon frame that’s then assembled in the States with US-made…
Fresh Goods Friday
Whilst half the office have decamped to Germany to stroke, ogle and photograph all that’s new at Eurobike, a steady stream of equally new and exciting things have landed at the office. Mini-Boxxers? Kind of. These RockShox Lyriks sport 170mm of uppy-downy movement, an Mission…
Cycle Show 2011
With just under a month to go until the 2011 Cycle Show kicks off in its new home of Birmingham NEC,we thought we’d give you a quick run down on what you’re going to be seeing at the UK’s leading bike show. Open to…