Lifesystems Mountain Thermal Bag Price: £9.99 From: www.lifesystems.co.uk It may not be sexy and you’ll probably never have to use it but this metalised polyester based survival bag should be on your list of things to carry on a ride. Weighing a mere 85 grammes,…
Ortlieb Medium First Aid Kit
Ortlieb Medium First Aid Kit Price: £13.69 From: Lyon Equipment www.ortlieb.com Having a First Aid kit and the knowledge to use it should be something that every mountain biker has. The Ortlieb First Aid pack is a basic but effective piece of kit, small and…
Sealskinz Technical Mountain Biking Glove
Sealskinz Technical Mountain Biking Glove Price: £37.50 From: Sealskinz 01553 817990 www.sealskinz.com These winter gloves are the highest spec mountain biking glove in the Sealskinz range, they are waterproof, breathable and have specific gel padding on the palm to help absorb the shock from mountain…
Jimi Wallet
Jimi Wallet Price: £12.00 From : 2pure www.2pure.co.uk The Jimi Wallet so the marketing goes is the wallet for people that don’t do wallets. It’s a classic I-generation product. (How much of the last 8 years designs have been influenced by the I-pod?) the Jimi…
Will Bob Roll shave his head for Lance?
Our pal over at FatCyclist has a campaign on to get Bob Roll to shave his head to raise money for charity. We reckon that the industry's nicest scary-guy deserves a shiny head too... Details here.
Back to Grey
Chipps is back from his -9C skiing fun in Italy, but when's the next jolly? He's going to have to invent some more days in the year to get on one...
Orange P7 Belt Drive Prototype
Orange P7 belt drive prototype Price: N/A From: Orange www.orangebikes.co.uk One of Orange’s advantages in the market is that they’re small enough to play with different ideas. With only 15 members of staff and all their suspension bikes made in a little factory in Halifax,…
Foes FXR 2:1
Foes FXR 2:1 Price: £1,849 frame only From: Balfa.co.uk The Bike The 6in travel ‘aggressive trail’ FXR has been part of the Foes line-up for the past few years. This latest incarnation introduces their 2:1 Curnutt shock ratio into the mix (where an inch of…
Grouptest: Big and Bald Tyres
Benji and his crack squad of sad rubber sniffing tyre obsessives try to convince you of the myriad splendours of a bunch of funny looking fat tyres with bugger-all knobs on them. What’s all that about eh? They claim there’s a brave new world of…
Scott Spark 10
Scott Spark 10 Price: £3799 or £1949 frame only From: Scott 01670 712129 There’s no doubting that this is a machine made for going a long way fast. The cockpit is long and rangey and it’s equipped with the latest go-faster bits like DT 240…
Group Test: Boots
We’ve rounded up an even ten boots – from rugged summer numbers to depth of winter monsters and given them a thrashing.
Genesis iO
Fully rigid steel singlespeeds, eh? Nice looking and everything but a complete nightmare to write a review about. Well, a review that isn’t full of quasi-mystical gibberish about ‘purity’ and ‘soul’ blah-blah nonsense.
Shimano Deore 2010
We were whisked to Shimano's Bat Cave deep in the West Midlands to see what's new from Japan.
Lynskey Performance Designs Titanium Seatpost
Does exactly what it says on the tin.
Fresh Goods
Our weekly roundup of the stuff that's arrived in the Singletrack Office this week...
Marzocchi 888 Fork Recall
Recall on Marzocchi Model Year 2008 888RC3 and 888RC3WC forks manufactured between July 10th and September 15th 2007.
Hope to Sponsor Ft. Bill Endurance DH
No Fuss Events, organisers of the Endurance Downhill mountain bike race at Nevis Range, Fort William, have today (Thursday 12 February) unveiled Hope Technology, manufacturers of cycle parts for more than 20 years, as headline sponsor for the 2009 event.
Out with the old and in with the new.
Stu from Yeti popped in to see us yesterday with some new bikes. Well not exactly new but much more importantly new colours!
2009 Kona Demo Day – Roman Leisure Park, Marple, Near Stockport
Andy "Nice Guy" Mee from Kona he say: "Come and try the 2009 Kona Range on the trails around Roman Leisure Park, we will have most of the Kona Mountain Bike Range for you to ride. Our best dealers are on hand to talk through…
Statistics, swearing and those bloody ads again!
Swearing can be funny, stats are great but not when an insurance company gets hold of them to try and prove that cycling is dangerous and ads are here to stay and you need them as much as we do ultimately... No really!
Top Bike Brands and Singletrack Magazine Launch Demo Series
Intense Cycles, Cove Bikes, Lapierre, Rocky Mountain and Turner Bikes have teamed up with Singletrack Magazine to offer riders the opportunity to test their latest bikes at 5 top UK locations. WEBSITE NOW LIVE!
Singletrack Reader Holiday 2009 – With Flow MTB
This is your chance to book yourself on a truly unique and exclusive mountain biking holiday in one of the world’s finest biking resorts. Dates: July 25th – August 1st 2009.
Wheels-R-Us
In the continuing saga of “sorting out downstairs” I’ve been spending a great deal of time shinning myself on lots of random wheels that are littering the Singletrack offices. There seems to be something about wheels. No matter how useless or battered it may be,…
Reaction Downhill at Moelfre 10-13th April
Borderline Events is holding its second major event from 10th April to 13th April 2009. After a successful first event and with some more potential to race, practice and win, Borderline has again secured sponsorships, great prizes and will deliver another fantastic weekend to remember.
Wild Boar 24 Mountain Bike Challenge
Where: Wythop Hall Estate, Keswick, Cumbria. When: 16-17 May 2009.
More Fresh Bike Stuff
The bikes for the next issue are nearly all in now, so here’s a quick peek at some of the machines that’ll be out on the hills this weekend… So far, we have two of three bikes in for our bike test – the new,…
Corratec back in the UK
A couple of weeks ago Matt was lucky enough to attend the Raleigh Open Day which included the very German Corratec brand. Here's his report...
Cancellation of Trail Break at Woodcote This Weekend
This weekend's Trail Ride and Navigator events from Woodcote have been cancelled. The event area has been badly affected by snow and rain over the past two days, with freezing conditions forecast for Friday night.
Fresh Goods
Here's a rundown of various bits and bobs that we've been sent for test this week.
Core Bike News
Some 2009 and 'who knows when?' stuff from the Core Bike Show last week. New stuff from Evil, Hope (including about a million more wheel options - and brown stuff!), Surly, Fox and DMR...
2Stage Bikes Helmetcam Vid
Stomach churning fun on helmet cam.
Singletrack Workshop Refit
Our workshop isn’t in the neatest of states at the mo… So with this in mind we’ve just taken delivery of an “Action Station” from PAF Systems. It’s a “work bench solution for those with limited space.. despite its heavy duty capacity, it folds flat…
Giant and Specialized Postpone Glyncorrwyg Demo Day
Giant and Specialized announce the postponement of the first event in the 2009 Test the Best series.
Been offered a hot Marin?
A van belonging to ATB Sales was broken into in Bury last night and 11 bikes were stolen, including a one-of-a-kind 4X prototype. Keep your eyes peeled...
Merida Bikes MTB Marathon Series 2009
The winter break is slowly coming to an end (even it doesn’t feel like that at the moment) which means that the marathon season is only a few months away.
Lakeland Forest Trails Closed on March 7th Due to Rally
Walkers, cyclists and horse riders are being given advanced warning of disruption as the countdown begins to a renowned Lake District rally next month where more than 100 cars and around 5,000 spectators will flock to the forest spectacular.
Chris Smith Signs With Corsair
Windwave are pleased to announce that we have signed UK freerider Chris Smith to ride Corsair Bikes equipped with Marzocchi suspension for the 2009 season.
Want to design some iconic bikes?
On-One are looking for a chief bike-designer. You don't need a shed, but you will need to know what you (and thousands of riders) like... Does that mean that Brant is moving? Yes it does actually. Now updated with a press release from Shedfire Industries...
TransWales 2009 Online Entry Now Open
The event website has all the event details and entry facilities including the new online entry. The online entry makes payment from abroad a doddle as well as it allows participants to pay for the event via credit or debit cards.
Black Run Race at Aston Hill, March 15th
What better a start to the year than some good ol’ fashioned Black Run downhill racing at Aston Hill?
London Bike Film Festival Call For Submissions
The 2009 Bicycle Film Festival is now looking for short and feature-length films. visit www.bicyclefilmfestival.com to submit your film for the chance to have your film screened in 17 cities worldwide and to over 150,000 people.
Help The Godfather of Bootleg Canyon
We recently received news that one of Mountain Biking's 'unsung heroes' has been admitted to hospital in order to have major heart surgery.
Astrix Mojo Caresws Cup 2009
Situated in Mid-Wales between Newtown and Machynlleth, Caersws is a private forest used for regional and national races over the past 5 years. Since then four courses have build by the local riders to make this an ideal place to run the series.
Benji’s Long Termer – Genesis Alpitude
A peek into the staff bike shed reveals a lot of changes for 2009. Here's "Part 2" of Benji's thoughts on his Genesis Alpitude ("Part 1" can be found in the new 47th issue of Singletrack Magazine)...
Trek UK are hiring IT people…
Got IT skills? Want to work in the bike industry? Trek could be the place for you.
The Stinger 2009
If 20k of XC racing isn't enough for you how about a little 5k trail run at the start to get the blood moving and a 3k horrible run at the end (the Stinger Bit) to bring you to a crawl?
Olympians Craig and Beckinsale Lead Giant Race Team
Giant announce the return of international cross-country stars Adam Craig and Oli Beckingsale to its Global Mountain Bike Team.
Pace Chief Has His Bikes Nicked
Pace boss Adrian “I’m gonna go git me a gun” Carter writes… Some lowlife broke into our garage at home on Saturday night and slithered off down the garden and over the river with four bikes. Hopefully they didn’t make it across and by now are floating…
Santa Cruz Driver8 – new!new!new!
ANOTHER new bike from Santa Cruz - this time at a chunkier end of the spectrum - they call it the Driver8
