Some people say it’s not the winning that’s important, it’s the taking part that counts, and they are partly right. Because if you don’t take part you’ve got no chance of winning. But it’s still all about the winning! Especially when you’ve got a chance to win a Jedi skills session with Tony Doyle at …
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May 20
Taking Back Stainburn Black
Warren Boulder Trail has a reputation. It is a reputation forged in blood, bruises and brown trousers. It is a reputation for Rocks. But sitting as it does in the thick Stainburn Forest this 2004 trail has been slowly but surely reclaimed by nature. The lines have slowly changed and migrated, the aggregate surface lost …
May 16
Film Premiere – Strength in Numbers & The Dudes of Hazzard.
Do you and your loved one (your missus, not your bike!) wanna see Strength in Numbers for free? Thanks to David Gould, if you are a fully paid up member of SingletrAction, you have a chance to win 2 ticket’s to see the film premiere of Strength in Numbers & the Dudes of Hazzard …
May 10
Warm an’ Dry
Ever been riding and your feet get soaked? You want to ride the next day and your shoes are still damp and cold? Don’t you just hate it when that happens? I know I do…
May 10
Sublime Rides
Most of us don’t join SingletrAction for the discounts, but they do come in handy sometimes. Especially if like me you’re not particularly good at riding and are in the market for a skills course.
May 10
Hardworking trailbuilders
So it seems that you lot must be looking badly in need of a holiday… Recently two companies have been in touch to offer our members a discounted chance to get overseas for some great riding 🙂
May 02
We must be doing something right!
Last night as I flicked through a magazine something grabbed my attention…. No it wasn’t one of THOSE magazines, but the latest copy of MBUK. With the magazine this month there’s a guide to Britain’s 50 best trail centres, so I thought I’d have a look at what’s on offer. As expected there are pages …
Apr 23
On two years of Trail Building.
Two years ago, give or take, I first rolled up at Stainburn with a spade, some gloves, lunch and a thermos full of coffee.
A bright early spring day with frost on the the ground. Standing on the ridge looking down at the hillside I wondered if I might be early. I appeared to be alone.
Then, far away below I saw one solitary, burly figure, striding across the hill, swiping viciously with a machete at either plants and vegetation, or, more worryingly, nothing at all.
Apr 21
Dig for a Fish – Update
Fantastic prize alert…We are now at the halfway stage in the race to win yourself a set of Troutie’s wonder lights.At the last count, Yorkshire’s Light Meister was hitting 2600 lumens of night ripping power. So who knows what Autumn 2012 will reveal!!
Apr 05
New Dalby trail
We’ve just heard some great news from Forestry Commission via our friends at Pace. There’s to be a new section of trail built at Dalby. Hurrah! So the route has been finalised, the funding is just about in place and it’s even got a name. With kids and families in mind It’s been designed to …