That's what 38Degrees are claiming and the BBC agrees
Long Termers: Jon’s Ghost AMR Lector 7700
Jon tweaks the carbon machine with a custom tuned Fox shock. Will it be harder, better, faster, stronger?
Midweek Mini Movies
Time to waste a bit of Wednesday with rainy BC, classic Paris-Roubaix suffering, BMXs better than fixies and more
Mountain Bike Orienteering hits Stafford
The first round of the national Mountain Bike Orienteering league will be held on the Sunday 27th February, with screaming round the emptiness which is MOD Stafford on a weekend.…
Exclusive: Charge Cooker 29er UPDATED
Yup, they've gone and made one with big wheels. Get the lowdown here... now with more pics
The Torq Roughride
For 2011 the ninth Roughride is on June 12th, the same weekend as last year. This year the event has a new headline sponsor, Torq. The Torq Roughride is a…
Bearded Man Black Mountain Three Day update
Welsh three day event course preview, with some graphs that'll make endurance riders feel warm and funny
Red Kite Easter Bash
A celebration of 25 years of mountain biking in Llanwrtyd Wells taking place on the 25th and 26th March
Midweek Movies
It’s a mixed bag of seated suffering and massive hucking this week, with some fast stuff inbetween. First up we have Leigh Timmis, who sent us the first video of…
Core Bike 2011: Part Three
Buffs and Bondage –  tools for twiddlers – books for beavers- you get the idea. Buff. You’ve seen that Buff video right?  The one where you can be a Pirate or…
iXS MacAvalanche Preview Video
A video preview of the MacAvalanche course, exclusively for Premier Users
iXS Macavalanche Preview
Scotland's answer to the Mega is here - we've had a preview of the madness to come
Ritchey Bikefest 2011 powered by Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport
The Bristol Bike Fest returns with a new sponsor for 2011
Pass’portes Du Soleil 2011
Fancy 80km of Alpine riding, 5,000m of descending and all the cheese and meat you can stomach?
Stif Cycles First Birthday Bash
Demo bikes, rides with Steve Peat and Nick Craig, free chilli and much more next weekend
Gorrick Spring Series Round 2 Venue change
Race on Sunday 6th to move from Heath Warren to Crowthorne Woods
Core Bike 2011: Part Two
Another report from the Core Bike show with goodies from Hope, Ibis, Surly, Cane Creek, Salsa and more...
Fresh Goods
Plenty of brand spanking SRAM this week, with X7, X9, new SIDs, Revelations, Sektors and Lyriks plus more
Core Bike 2011: Part One
Brace yourselves! There is loads and loads of new stuff below. Prepare to gasp at bright new colours, bold new graphics… and some genuinely new bits and bobs. Marzocchi A…
Midweek Mini Movies
Welcome to this week’s Midweek Movies. We’re going to kick it off with episode 2 of Transition Bike’s Lars n Bars. This time Lars is joined by Evil Bike’s Luke…
Dan Atherton returns…
Dan Atherton back on a bike after neck break; set to return to DH racing at Fort Bill World Cup
20th Anniversary Polaris Challenge
The Polaris Challenge will team up with the OMM to hold a special race in the Dark Peak
The Ride Journal issue 5 out now
The high quality, glossy publication for all colours of cyclist returns for a fifth issue
Alpine Bikes confirm presence at the Scottish Bike Show
Major Scottish bike chain is the latest to come on board for the first Scottish Bike Show
CLIC 24 hour event to celebrate tenth anniversary
Entries now open for 24 hour non-competitive endurance event on May 14-15th
News In Brief
New saddles from Chromag, Olympics tickets sale date announced, new old stock from Dirty Bike bits, freeride park in North Wales and more
MTB Marathon series returns for 2011
Two new rounds announced for UK's only mountain bike marathon series
Steel City Mini Downhill
Steve Peat's Steel City Series kicks off with fundraising race for Greno Woods, Singletrack racing too
Alpine Bikes to run Glentress Peel bike shop
Forestry Commission announces preferred bidders for new Glentress Peel development
Bearded Man Black Mountains Three Day Event open for entries
Here’s something that’ll keep fans of big rides in epic landscapes happy, as the Bearded Man team have sent news about their new three day endurance event in the Black…
Bluegrass.
Is apart from a form of American folk music a new brand of protection from Europe ! Check it out. Anyway… All available soon in the UK.
Longtermer – Finally. Matt’s Lapierre Spicy 517
Tested – 6 months with gaps so far. From – Hotlines. RRP £3299.00 Ahhh – It had been an emotional time with the Spicy – a good year , only…
Montane Dyno Jacket
Matt tests a different kind of softshell jacket that's friendly to user as well as the environment
Stop Taking Crap Photos!
Singletrack contributor Benji Haworth wants you to take better riding photos, find out more here
Scottish Bike Show announces new exhibitors
New exhibitors announced for the inaugural Scottish Bike Show
Santa Cruz and Go-Where team up
Scottish bike adventure firm and manufacturer team up to offer demo days, exclusive rider days and more
Lifecycles UK cinema tour extra dates announced
More dates plus special IMAX screening with secret UK premiere
Renthal And Monster Energy Specialized Racing Join Forces.
Just in from Ian at Renthal Renthal are proud to announce their association with the Monster Energy Specialized Racing team. The multi-year deal heralds Renthal’s entrance onto the World mountain…
Singletrack Issue 63
It's here! The sixty third issue of Singletrack Magazine is ready for your comsumption. See what's in it here
Indulging a passion
I’m off on holiday next week – going to visit the girlfriend’s parents in Germany, but first – we’re going to be going to Belgium. Yep, we’re off to see…
