Even though the weather may not be ideal for riding at the moment, we’re busy preparing singletracks for the 2010 season and we’re super stoked! In case you missed it, here’s what’s been happening @ singletracks over the last few weeks:

MTB Gear Reviews

In December we added more than two hundred 2010 mountain bikes to the site so you can find the best ride this year. We also just linked more than 100 new product videos to the gear pages and launched “Sweet Bike,” an online app that allows you to spec custom rigs. Both can be found via the tabs on product pages.

Another change you may not have noticed is that we’ve started compiling the “Best of” list for 2010. The list will be constantly updated based on member reviews through September so rate your gear to help us find this season’s best stuff!

2010 MTB Race and Festival Calendar

The mountain bike race calendar is filling up fast and at last count we showed nearly 100 events listed for 2010. If you’re racing or organizing a local event, pop over to the calendar and tell us about it.

iPhone and Facebook Stuff

This week we announced our new mobile site with a special iPhone feature that helps you find the closest bike trails and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. This year we’ll be beefing up our mobile offerings so you can find and navigate mountain bike trails all over the world.

Our Facebook Fan Page has also been taking off this year and we recently passed the 3,000 fan mark (which pales in comparison to the 110,000 members on singletracks but it’s a start). If you aren’t a fan yet, add us and join the conversation.

SingletracksT-shirts and Jerseys

In December we received yet another batch of singletracks t-shirts, enough to (hopefully) last through the spring. If you don’t have one already, they’re just $10 and all the proceeds go to IMBA. We also created our first official jersey and if you didn’t get a chance to pre-order, there are just a few left for purchase. Just like the tees, all proceeds from the jerseys will go to IMBA in 2010.

We hope you’re as stoked as we are for mountain biking this year. See you on the trail!

Specialized is going to hook up “a handful” of lucky riders this year with free access to 2010 Stumpjumper FSR bikes and sponsored MTB trips to hot trail locations. All you gotta do is prove you’re master of the Facebook or Twitter (or singletracks.com) and you just might get the gig.

Of course you don’t technically get to keep your Stumpjumper FSR – you just get to ride it for a year at which time you can decide to purchase it at a discount (what are they going to do with a used bike otherwise?). No specifics on how many people will be chosen for the crew or how many sponsored MTB trips will be offered but I suppose you can’t look a gift horse in the mouth.

The whole idea of giving bloggers / social network influencers mountain bikes to talk about online isn’t really a new one. In fact I ran my own (unsuccessful) campaign in 2007 to change my singletracks screen name in return for a new mountain bike. No one took me up on my offer which included hundreds of thousands of ad impressions, blog posts, and photos but I guess mountain bike companies hadn’t heard of the internet at that point

If you want to be considered for the program we’d love to help you out. Draft up a post about why you think you’re a good fit for the crew (more details about what Specialized is looking for) and we’ll see about posting your story on the #1 mountain bike blog or our forums. Then send Specialized a link to your post on singletracks.com – how’s that for targeted advertising!

Via bikehugger and cyclelicio.us.