Checkpoint map from a recent trail nav competition. Courtesy trailbreak.co.uk. We wrote about mountain bike orienteering a couple years ago and noted that it was a mostly UK phenomenon involving navigating a…
Here's one for the DH/FR crowd: the Easton Havoc DH-specific wheel set. Can you say awesome?! I can, and will. For starters, the Havoc DH wheels are reasonably priced at $799 MSRP…
If youve been following the Singletracks.com series on trailbuilding, youve read Choosing Your Line Part 1 and Part 2 and Trailbuilding 101. Congratulations, youve learned a lot about trailbuilding and youre almost…
Selecting the perfect mountain bike saddle usually involves balancing the trade-off between comfort and weight. Super lightweight saddles often feel worse than metal folding chairs while really comfy seats are generally wide,…
Mountain bike paramedic in London. Photo via Firegeezer. By now you've probably seen police officers on mountain bikes but here's something I hadn't heard of: mountain bike paramedics. Apparently this has been…
Living in the Great White North I get very cold weather and snow during the winter months so staying motivated and in shape for mountain biking can be a challenge. When the…
You've likely read Choosing Your Line Part 1 and Mountain Bike Trailbuild How-To. This article continues to detail the finer points of choosing your line. By the end of this article you…
Tri-Flow and Ray's Indoor MTB Park are holding the second annual XC Indoor Invitational Jan 15-17 at Ray's in Cleveland. The race is open to pro riders only and after qualifying rounds…
It's a good idea to update your MTB components every few years and the timing was perfect for me to give some 2010 Easton XC components a try on my Opus XC…
photo credit: CRAIG SIMCOX/The Dominion Post Back in 2007 Jeremy Simpson and Karl Holmes were mountain biking in the Wainuiomata hills of New Zealand when they encountered Graeme Burton on the trail.…
If you live in the northern hemisphere, today and tomorrow are officially the shortest days of the year. At first that fact might seem depressing but the good news is the days…
Here's something all you who own 2007 and newer Manitou forks are going to be extremely interested in hearing about. The best part? It won't cost you an arm and a leg…
Hey everyone, just a quick reminder that Joyride 150 opens tomorrow. In case you didn't read my previous post, Joyride is Ontario's (and Canada's) first indoor bike park with something for everyone…
If you live anywhere near Laguna Beach, CA, you have to check out the annual Crankbrothers Christmas sidewalk sale this Saturday, December 19. The event runs from 10am-2pm and you can get…
Pro downhill mountain biker Brian Bartlett has come up with an innovative replacement knee built around the Rock Shox Monarch 4.2 Air Shock. According to the tech manual, "the Bartlett Tendon System…
This post is a bit of a holiday mountain bike potpourri - enjoy! Egg Nog Recovery Drink Just in time for the holidays, INFINIT Nutrition has released an Egg Nog flavored sports…
HAVEN on earth and good will toward men! This is the Easton product I was most excited to test after Interbike and a few weeks ago it finally arrived. The Easton Haven…
If you were on singletracks back in 2001 you might remember a site feature called "Sweet Bike." To our surprise it actually became one of the most popular features on the site…
Since some of us use our mountain bikes for more that just hitting the trails so I thought I'd talk about a great accessory I found for the morning commute. The Keen…
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what does this one tell you? Clearly there must be guide wires holding this rider up. Actually there are just two forces at play…
Here's something interesting you may not have heard of before: a bike wheel that won't let you fall. The Gyrowheel can be mounted on the front of a bike and uses "gyroscopic…
Interbike is basically like a strip-club where you aren't allowed to touch any of the dancers. This year I got all worked up seeing the latest from Easton but left the show…
If you're looking for a mountain bike transport system remember the name Saris! I'm rarely completely impressed with a product but this is one of those times. Today I will be reviewing…
A mountain bike helmet is the type of thing that you expect to do its job but really don't want to think about too much. In the case of a helmet, its…
You know the deal this time of year: it's usually way more fun to give than it is to receive. So while it might be exciting to find some of this stuff…
Here are two pieces of outerwear that are perfect for this time of year when the temperature starts to dip and the weather becomes a little less predictable. The Gore Bike Wear…
Last week I got a sneak peek at Canada's first indoor bike park, Joyride 150. When Bob_the_Builder found out I was going to Joyride 150 ahead of the official opening Dec 14th,…
photo courtesy hadleighcountrypark.co.uk Back in September UK officials finally settled on a location for the Olympic mountain bike competition after the UCI determined that the Weald Country Park course wasn't challenging enough.…
I've been riding my 29er for almost a year now and one of the things that was frustrating initially was the lack of component variety available. It was kinda like being a…
At Interbike I got a chance to chat with Greg Parish about how Straitline Components got started. Unlike many bike companies, Straitline's story includes a scrappy and unusual start. But being ultra…
Answer is a name that has been under the radar for a little while but they're back again with an all new product line up. Here are two Answer products that I'm…
I once asked a friend why he thought horses were so spooked by mountain bikes and he said it was because mountain bikers look like predatory jungle cats running through the woods.…
Last week I wrote about locating and planning for a new MTB trail and this is a continuation of that article. Click here to go back and get caught up. Walk the…
So this is actually an old study (2006) but I just read some commentary about this over on seriousrunning.com this week. Apparently cyclists who took Viagra as part of a study increased…
Formula started producing motorcycle brakes and wheels in 1987. By 1993 they were the first to produce and distribute a disc braking systems for mountain bikes and they've been refining their MTB…
Ok, so this is interesting and not just because my hero from 90210, Jason Priestley, is involved. Rolling Stone ran an article titled "Death of a Freerider" a couple months ago about…
Last week I wrote about some of the technology behind the Gore-Tex membrane and how Gore works closely with brands like the North Face and Pearl Izumi to produce super high quality…
Holidays are just around the corner and Hayes has introduced some new products for use with their MTB braking systems. Check these out: the new Pro Bleed kit, the Stroker tool kit,…
This past weekend I rode at the SORBA CSRA Bike Fest at Clarks Hill Lake in east-central Georgia and the weather was absolutely perfect. This was my first time riding the Bartram…
Before the Shovel: First Steps As a trailbuilder with 4 years experience, I have worked on more than my fair share of mountain bike trails. I believe its every mountain bikers responsibility…
In case you hadn't heard yet, there's an encore presentation of Race Across the Sky, the movie about Lance Armstrong's epic battle with Dave Wiens in the Leadville 100 MTB race this…
Element22 did a kick-ass job designing the singletracks jersey and we're finally ready to start taking pre-orders. We need to order a minimum of 10 of each style so to make sure…
How many times have you thought, "wow, cool feature on this trail" or "what a great transtion on that last jump" when riding your favorite trail? Ever wonder how those trail features…
Rebecca Rusch wins the 2009 Leadville 100 Back in September I got a chance to chat with 2009 Leadville winner and 2-time 24 Hour Solo World Champion Rebecca Rusch about racing, training,…
A review of the Time Z-Control clipless mountain bike pedals.
A few weeks back I got an invitation from W.L. Gore & Associates, makers of Gore-Tex, Gore Bike Wear, and Gore Ride-On Cables (among many, many other things), to come visit them…
photo by Nils Nilson, xterraphotos.com On October 25 the Xterra Triathlon World Championships took place in Maui, HI with 550 racers from 22 countries around the world. The World Champs is the…
OK, so I actually had a dream about this just a couple days ago before I even heard about the contest so I'm pretty sure I'm going to win. Go ahead and…
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