A "mini 951" and a big wheeler.
TORQ 12:12
Event report and pics by Joolze Dymond.
Bell Helmets Meet Jimbo Phillips
For 2010 Bell have teamed up with reknowned Californian skate and surf artist, Jimbo Phillips, for a design collaboration on no-less-than 7 separate helmets.
EuroBike Day One Part Three
In this epsiode: how to make a SRAM XX cassette, Santa Cruz Tall Boy, Kona's next generation Magic Link and lots more...
Video: Canberra World Champs Practice. Day 3
The third installment from the World Champs in Australia. Decent music today!
Eurobike Day One Part Two
Eurobike 2009, and Matt and Chipps are over there looking for the new stuff. Here's the first of their photo reports from the show: First-off we're featuring new stuff from…
Working hard in a Basque
Just arrived in Basque Country to stay with www.basquemtb.com. It’s me and Sanny here. Last time we both went on a biking trip together we were in Austria and it…
EuroBike Day One
Day one from Matt and Chipps' EuroBike adventure. Stuff from Orange, Gore, Endura, Fox, Chris King, Poc, Giro and Bell. Plus odd 16in wheel DH bikes.
Video: Canberra World Champs Practice. Day 2
Mo' riding, mo' questionable music from down under.
Endura Flyte Jacket
I bought this jacket back in the depths of winter and had cause to drag it out again a lot recently to protect me from the "Summer" weather!
UCI Mountain Bike Marathon Champs – Jenn O’Connor Reports
Representing your country is a special feeling, but it's a difficult thing to explain.
Singletrack Issue 52
Here’s what’s in Singletrack Mountain Bike Magazine issue 52…
Back To School
I spent the Bank Holiday weekend up in Swaledale with my other half (who’s a teacher) enjoying the last few days of the school holidays. When you’re a pupil the…
Video: Canberra World Champs Practice.
Warning this video contains bikes being ridden at high speed and questionable music.
Remember, remember, the 1st of September
the survey finishes today, get your votes in if you haven't yet.
Fresh Goods
Headsets.. shades.. helmets.. lights.. more lights.. locks.. All today's stuff is distributed by Moore Large & Co.
From The ST Archive: Everything Will Go
Every descent in the world was once unridden. Matt reveals how even the hardest lines get chipped away at and conquered. In time, everything will go.
Issue 52 Trailer: Sim’s One Ton Weekend
For the up and coming issue 52 (as part of our "One Ton Weekend" series) Sim decided to spend £100.00 on building a pump track.
UK Santa Cruz HQ Robbed
Unfortunately Santa Cruz and Ibis importers Jungle Products had a break in on Tuesday night.
Charge Bikes 2010
Despite being in the middle of hectic preparations to get the Charge Arms ready for Eurobike next week, David from Charge Bikes has just sent over a sneak preview of…
‘Tis Done
Issue 52 was sent off to the printers last night. Nice work Sim “Moonlight” Mainey! It’s been a particularly difficult issue to do due to various people being unavailable to…
Oh the irony
So a week ago we retreated up to Austria from Slovenia due to the combination of high temperatures and high humidity making riding just a little bit too much hard…
Mountain Bike Racing Returns to Lee Quarry This September
Here's the dates for Series 2 of the Brownbacks Cross Country Mountain Bike Racing Series sponsored by Hope with three dates in the autumn. Races will take place on Sunday…
Kranked RejeKt Episode 7
Episode 7 Features the Chatel Mountain Style contest in Chatel, France. SeB Eee and his amazing mountain patrol are the kings of the French Alps. They have a vision of…
Nevis Range Now Open For Red Route Riders
Scotland’s first gondola accessed red graded cross country route was opened today by Dougie Vipond, presenter of BBC Scotland’s The Adventure Show and keen bike rider. Singletrack sent Martin Steele…
Byways & Bridleways Trust Score Another Victory
The Byways & Bridleways Trust leads the fight to save another bridleway in North Yorkshire.
Sausages.
I’m out of the office tomorrow. I realised as we came back from Morzine that my passport had literally days left and if I’d have been there a few days…
Danny MacAskill Interview: Singletrack Issue 52 Preview
You've seen the video. Your mates have seen the video. In fact, there's a good chance that your mum, your dentist and your dog have all seen the video too,…
Pennine Bridleway Update
Work is progressing on the latest phase of improvements to the Pennine Bridleway National Trail in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Leaf Charlston Frame
Just a couple of pics of a tidy looking frame.
Kona’s New Lacondeguy Frame
Kona designers picked Lacondeguy's brain over the course of the last year to come up with a bike design that could live up to the talent and punishment.
Fresh Goods
Ibis Mojo SL... GIro gloves... foaming tubeless stuff... Kinesis Decade Virsa...
GREEN! My New Long Termer
Now that the Genesis Alpitude has been finished with it was time to get another Long Term project in. And after a LOT of deliberation here is what I’ve gone…
The Gore Bike Wear TransWales Day Seven: ‘The End’
After seven days, four special stages, over 500km (312miles) of riding , and 14,500m (47,560ft) of climbing the GORE BIKE WEAR TransWales rolled home into Builth Wells. For the winners,…
The Gore Bike Wear TransWales Day Six: ‘Almost Home’
The penultimate day of the GORE BIKE WEAR TransWales saw the riders head to the smallest town in Britain, Llanwrtyd Wells, with some tough climbing and technical descents along the…
From The ST Archive: Darcy Turenne Interview
Chipps catches up with Canadian Freerider Darcy Turenne. One of only a few professional women Freeriders, she also fronts a TV programme, rides for the Norco factory team, races, models…
Ragley Carnegie’s Bar
Bent.
The Gore Bike Wear TransWales Day Five: ‘Warring with Attrition’
Tough weather conditions and the fourth and final special stage makes an already tough day even tougher; but tempering the grind was some inspirational riding wrung from the dark heart…
Issue 52: 4X Bikes Video
4X full sussers is the theme of the bike test for Singletrack issue 52. We were wondering if they'd be The Perfect Bike for riding modern UK trail centres. So…
It’s 11PM and I’m not at work…
…but I am working. I’ve just written up my One Ton Weekend for issue 52, in which Singletrack, both us office folk and Singletarck forumites, build a pump track. It’s…
Dales Bike Centre Autumn Offer
Dales Bike Centre of Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales has informed us of an Autumn "3 nights for the price of 2" offer on their bunk and breakfast accommodation.
The Gore Bike Wear TransWales Day Four: ‘NiteRiders’
An epic day in the saddle threw the riders head long into the finest riding of the entire GORE BIKE WEAR TransWales so far, before seeing them hurtle headlong into…
2010 Nicolai Helius AFR
Following the launch of the Helius AM and Helius AC comes the Helius AFR - All FreeRide(!). Recommended fork is a 7” single crown.
Ortlieb Rain Hat
What to say... It does just what it says really. It's fantastic in a downpour. It acts like an umbrella for your head with the water flying off in all…
The Gore Bike Wear TransWales Day Three: ‘The thick of it’
Three linking stages and two special stages in, the GORE BIKE WEAR TransWales is beginning to take shape amidst some stunning scenery and scorching riding…
2010 Genesis Bikes
We've just been sent a bunch of pics of next year's Genesis bikes. And it's not just a case of B.N.G. (Bold New Graphics).
Singletrack Trail Guide – Thetford Forest
Thetford Forest reviewed by Singletrackworld member Tom Hyde…
Gore Bike Wear Transwales: Day 1 and 2
The first and second stages of the TransWales epic...
You Had To Be There (Or Maybe Not)
This issue is on The Plan as being the “Interview” issue. For such an apparently straightforward feature they always seem to end involving a surprising amount of work/hassle – both…
By Caersws!
Watch the action from the Caersws round of the NPS in this lovely video.
Fresh Goods
Another round-up of stuff that arrived at ST Towers in the past week... Including probably the most acerest-looking bike in the history of the World...