One trend we've noticed here at Interbike this year is the proliferation of rim art on both road and mountain wheel sets. There are a ton of smaller companies pushing the idea…
Last year we posted the Bikes of Interbike and tried to showcase one bike from each MTB manufacturer. By the end of the week we posted nearly 50 bike photos! We're a…
Just a couple quick shouts on new 2009 MTB products we've seen (and liked) at Interbike: Giro Athlon Mountain Bike Helmet Giro Phase Mountain Bike Helmet Camelbak elixir - We sampled a…
I'm always interested in seeing innovative MTB products from upstart companies at Interbike and yesterday I found something pretty cool: the Rase remote-adjustable seat post. The product itself is pretty simple: the…
As the 29er movement starts to take hold bike manufacturers are starting to realize that every part of the bike needs to be re-engineered to meet the challenges posed by larger wheels.…
Most folks may not realize this but Crank Brothers started making wheel sets last year and this year they've expanded the line to include All Mountain wheels. The iodine line has a…
Ok, so I don't have anything official to back this up but I discovered what has to be one of the world's smallest bike pumps. It from Blackburn and it's called the…
Blackburn has a nifty little light called the Flea that I'm thinking might just be the perfect insurance against getting caught in the dark on late evening rides. Although it's not bright…
The Light & Motion ARC was the top-rated light system on singletracks in 2008 but the bad news is Light & Motion doesn't make the ARC any more. The great news is…
Bet that headline got you excited - unfortunately this is only an incremental upgrade, and even that's stretching things a bit. The latest model of the Edge 705 comes in the Garmin/Chipotle…
In some ways this wasn't really a fair fight: The Titus Racer X is a carbon frame bike, the Ellsworth Truth is aluminum; the Racer X I rode had XTR components while…
At the Interbike Outdoor demo in Bootleg Canyon I got the chance to ride a couple 29er hardtail bikes on the trails and I wanted to share my impressions. The Outdoor demo…
Earlier this summer we told you about Backcountry.com's one-deal-at-a-time site Chainlove where mountain bikers could find deeply discounted items that sold quickly until they were gone. Based on the success of the…
I'm not sure we'll be seeing these at the mountain bike trailhead any time soon but who knows... And who else but the Dutch would come up with something like this? There…
Singletracks just passed a big milestone today when we posted our 500th mountain bike trail map to the site - Fleming Meadows in California. We started the trail map project about 3…
Back in July I posted a theoretical comparison between the iPhone and the Edge 705 for mountain bike navigation and made this point: Speedometer / Odometer / Elevation The iPhone doesn't track…
For those of you who don't know we're part of the JensonUSA affiliate program and each month they send us a list of their 'Great Deals.' Anyway, I thought I'd share some…
Ever since Dorel took over Cannondale earlier this year we've been seeing some interesting products and announcements from the company: the special edition Scapel unveiled just before the Olympics, the Cannondale iPod…
We just got a couple t-shirts from the guys at Evomo and needless to say, we're stoked. Mudhunny and I both opted for the iconic 'Braincase' shirt but now we fight every…
Just wanted to remind everyone of the contest happening this month. We're giving away a Garmin Edge 205 GPS to a randomly selected singletracks member who posts a new review on the…
Cannondale sponsored riders Roel Paulissen, Jakob Fuglsang and Kashi Leuchs will be racing a superlight, super-secret 8.8Kg version of the Scapel in the Olympic mountain bike event later this month. Whether the…
I came across this one in the current Springwise newsletter: A Dutch company is marketing stylish helmet covers for the venerable brain bucket. As you can see from the YAKKA diagram the…
How'd you like to see one of these out on the trail? Apparently this is a concept being tested by Trek in their own backyard of Madison, Wisconsin. The kiosk is actually…
These days you don't see too many mountain bikers rocking clipless pedals from Look but the company is stepping up efforts to get back into the MTB market. Look actually invented the…
Just a quick heads up before we start the official promos: This month we're giving away a Garmin Edge 205 cycling GPS to one lucky reviewer on singletracks. Just submit a review…
These days folks are making holsters and mounts for just about everything you might want to carry on your bike: iPod, cell phone, GPS, lights, water bottles, tool bags, etc. One holster…
Most stories we hear these days are about US mountain biking companies moving headquarters and production overseas but this time it's the other way around. Italian suspension maker Marzocchi is selling its…
A couple mountain bike videos to spice up your Thursday morning: 10,000 foot downhill Sacred Rides runs a MTB tour of the Olleros trail in Peru and they claim the descent is…
Comparing two options for tracking rides on a mountain bike.
The LA Times print edition ran an article yesterday reviewing several trail-side mountain bike tools including the SRAM Power Link, Park Tool TB-2 Emergency Tire Boot, Topeak Hexus 16, and the Park…
Last week Rapid City hosted the National American Unicycling Championships and Convention and about 300 riders showed up to take part in the festivities. Many of the Rapid City locals specialize in…
Todd Gilchrist posted a good article on his blog titled 'Lessons from Mountain Biking' that got me to thinking about the times I've foolishly decided to ride when my equipment wasn't really…
Don't get your hopes up, at least that's what a USA Today article leads us to believe. Cross-country mountain biking was added as an official Olympic event just 12 years ago, almost…
I was browsing the Trek website today and I came across a photo of the 69er Single Speed that gave me pause. This must be either the ugliest bike I've ever seen…
Here's a concept that might appeal to the gadget geeks: A iPod / bike integration that doesn't suck. Of course we've seen iPod/iPhone holders that mount on handlebars but this Cannondale concept…
If you're like me you're looking for ways to save your scratch these days and sometimes it's tough to pay up for the latest and greatest MTB gear. Fortunately I just found…
I've been considering a 29er for my next mountain bike and I've been trying to read as much as I can online about others' experience with the larger wheels. I've even test…
A few mountain bike gadgets and tech you may have missed this year: The RAM Mount: Want to take your GPS, cell phone, and PDA out on the trail but don't have…
As you probably already know we're big fans of taking our GPS on the mountain bike trail, especially for keeping track of distance and climbing and for mapping new singletrack. This week…
I read a couple good articles on mountain biking this morning: The Gear Junkie, Stephen Regenold, reviewed the D3O Armored L/S Crew and D3O Ultimate Chamois Bike Short from Spyder which is…
A bike-mounted charger uses wind to juice electronic devices.
I've been using an Edge 605 GPS on loan from Garmin for the past couple weeks and I'm finally ready to share my review. For my tests I took the 605 on…
I was reading a blog yesterday (which, oddly is gone today so I can't link to it) that was talking about modifying a mountain bike to make it a lean, mean, commuting…
I'm testing an Edge 605 GPS from Garmin right now and while I'm not ready to write a full review, I did want to share a cool feature you might not have…
If you're like me, you like to be prepared when you go out for a ride. What if you get lost on forest service roads and want to ask a redneck with…
New mountain bike tech, circa 2008.
If you've been reading the news lately you know staple food item prices are way up: the price of corn, for example, has risen 30 percent in the last year. There seem…
If you don't feel like working yourself back into shape this spring, check out the E+ Mountain Bike from Electric Motion Systems (EMS). The E+ is pretty much a real mountain bike…
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