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In search of balance : Five Ten Exum Guide

Feb

2015

Outdoor gears technology of the new century pushes the boundary of specialize gears available to almost every genre of outdoor activity and sports. There’s hiking shoes for different terrain and climates, high wear durable sole, super soft for grips in rock walls and wet rocky terrain; mountain biking shoes with clip less pedal compatibility, high cut ...

Enduring the Hong Kong winter

Jan

2015

Unlike most of the northern hemisphere, winter in Hong Kong means dry cool temperate weather where you grab your mountain bikes instead of your snowboards to the great outdoors. It also means that the winter trail building season is back as well. Construction continues at Tai Lam Country Park 4km long all mountain descent. Officially called the Tin Fu Tsai North ...

Go-No-Go. National Mountain Bike Championship is a GO!

Aug

2014

Breaking news! The Singapore National Mountain Bike Championship 2014 will be fought over at Tampines Bike Park. The battle ground for this year championship mimic the old 2010 Youth Olympics Games XCO race course, possibly racing it ‘one last time’ before the official handover to state land on Sept 15 2014. Various championship category are on ...

Outdoor Demo at the Carnival

Jul

2014

Over the years, the Singapore Mountain Bike Carnival host outdoor demo for the biking industry. Showcasing specialty bikes and latest models in the various edition of the Carnival. This years the Carnival placed focus on the various lifestyle bikes available. We are talking about the special ‘ride around do all’ bike; a complimentary partner to the big ...

Race the Local – the road races are back

Jun

2014

Fresh from the news bakery. A fresh dough awaits the local road cycling community. Dirtraction and Singapore Cycling Federation will jointly revive the local road racing scene, with a 4 days road race series this year. The events target weekend warriors racing enthusiast and aspiring national elite and junior riders, challenging riders in a UCI-like race environment locally. Race schedule ...

Celebrating Singapore Mountain Bike Carnival 2014

Jun

2014

Event Details Singapore Mountain Bike Carnival is back for the 8th year running this August at the northern Singapore venue of Lor Asrama, Singapore. The event is about a week after the national day holidays, and angled to capture the spirit of Mountain Biking in Singapore. Similar to the format ran in 2013, our long running 8-hrs ...

Singapore BMX Nationals – the final round

May

2014

it’s 4 years old and we’ve seen the days where the track put up the first UCI BMX race during the Youth Olympics Games validation event. the years sweep by quickly and we are now witnessing what could have been the track’s final event. the Tampines Bike Park BMX track will host its final ...

Yak Ru Annapurna Challenge 2014

Mar

2014

Perfect adventure for the hardy! Your chance to race this 5 days mountain biking stage race on top of the world. With the queen stage peaking at 5416 metres above sea level at Tholong-La pass, this is not your typical mountain biking stage race. breathtaking scenery of the Mustang valley, snow field, massive 4000metres long ...

Singapore Mountain Bike Carnival 2014

Mar

2014

the 8th edition of the Singapore Mountain Bike Carnival will be held on 17th Aug 2014 (Sunday). Lor Asrama, Singapore will again play host to the event with racers hitting the long hardpack climbs and gnarly descent of this unique area of Singapore. Race Category Mountain Biking marathon for both SOLO and TEAM relay. Enduro-S ...

Trail Day at Bukit Timah – 15th March 2014

Mar

2014

As part of the continuity of work at Bukit Timah trail, Mountain Bike Association Singapore’s Trail Adoption Program will be conducting a Community Trail Day at Bukit Timah on the 15th Mar 2014. Grab a bike Is time for bikers to put in some of the sweat and muscle into the trail again, so join us for ...