Singletrack

6 days ago | singletrackworld.com | Hannah Dobson |Ben Haworth |Ross Demain

Kata Rasch was at Bespoked Manchester with her steel brazed hardtail. As a new builder landing in a foreign land and having a whole bunch of people ask you about your frame in a second language, it must have been quite an intimidating experience. I persuaded her to submit to a few questions about her work. Kata: I make custom frames, but I just started. This is my second frame and I’m still learning a lot and exploring. How did you end up being a maker of things?

6 days ago | singletrackworld.com | Hannah Dobson |Ben Haworth |Ross Demain

Eventually it will be 1.69miles long, but that’s not such a catchy name – the new Mile Down trail at Kielder is a firm reminder that it’s not all gravel riding in that corner of the world. Here’s the official press release to mark the opening:The new “Mile Down” trail at Kielder, createdin collaboration betweenForestry England, Velo Solutions and Northern Downhill (NDH) is a new, red-graded trail with both black and double black diamondoptions.

1 week ago | singletrackworld.com | Hannah Dobson |Ben Haworth |Ross Demain

Gosh it’s hard not to talk about the weather. But we won’t. Instead we’ll simply spray some product at your eyes. Fresh Goods y’all!But yeah, how about this dry spell we’re having eh? Price: £26.00Friom: RTIIIKAYou may recognise this from our Meet The Maker: RTiiiKA’s bike art with attitude article earlier in the week. “I asked about 40 people what helped them get over heartbreak and then I wrote that on all the individual patches.

1 week ago | singletrackworld.com | Hannah Dobson |Ben Haworth |Ross Demain

Rosa Ter Kuile, who works under the name RTiiiKA, was at Bespoked Manchester with her range of bike inspired art, and drawing bike portraits. I’m in awe of anyone who can draw, and I liked the punk attitude in her creations, so I took a moment to ask her a few questions about her work. How did you become a maker of things? Rosa: About seven or eight years ago I went on a long bike trip. When I came back I knew that I wanted to apply myself to learning a creative skill. I wanted to make murals.

1 week ago | singletrackworld.com | Ben Haworth |Hannah Dobson |Ross Demain

Unlike most idler-equipped bikes, the Norco Optic doesn’t have that much travel and its main pivot location isn’t all that high. Brand: NorcoProduct: Optic C1Price: £8,499From: Silverfish UKFun on a stickQuirkyWill get you into troubleThis C1 model is way too expensiveSome iffy spec choicesWill get you into troubleNB: Try to ignore the £8.5k price tag of this flagship ‘hero’ Optic build. It is entirely OTT. There is a Norco Optic C3 with decent build for £4,599.