First Ride: The Specialized Turbo Levo SL Changes The Game
Electric-assisted mountain bikes are hugely fun bikes to ride but the one unavoidable consequence of a motor and battery is the added weight and the impact that has on the ride feel versus a regular bike. The Specialized Turbo Levo SL is a bold attempt to redefine e-MTBs with a lightweight bike that has the […]
2020 Mountain Bike Stage Race Calendar
We compiled a list of mountain bike stage races in South Africa and surrounds to help you plan your racing in 2020. For a comprehensive listing of single day races, check out our Events directory.You can also look for deals on stage race entries in the Events section of the Classifieds. February 1 – 2: […]
Bike Hub: 2019 Year in Review
Want to know what went down on Bike Hub in 2019? Take a run through the headline numbers, classifieds statistics, most read articles, the top contributors, most viewed and discussed topics… it’s all here. Website Stats – Visitors In 2019 we saw some modest to steady gains across most numbers and despite a generally negative […]
Designing the Titan Racing Cypher with Cliff Beckett
The Cypher is Titan Racing’s first dual suspension carbon mountain bike. Cliff Beckett joined the Titan Racing team two years ago with the task of bringing the Cypher (and many other bikes) to life. We sat down with Cliff to discuss the design process and what he aims to achieve with the Cypher range. Explain […]
First Ride Review: The New Pyga Hyrax Alloy 29er (and Slakline)
Pyga has just launched the aluminium 29er Hyrax and Slakline equipped for trail and enduro riding. The big news is that the new bikes are built in South Africa. For those familiar with the carbon bikes carrying the same name, the design is similar with some adjustments to better suit 29-inch wheels. Made in South […]
Ride Report: The U MTB Stage Race 2019
Amid a jam-packed mountain bike stage race calendar, in its fourth edition, The U MTB Stage Race continues to shine. While as a partner to the event you might say we’re a bit biased, the images and video below should speak for themselves. Here’s what when down in Piket-Bo-Berg from 18 – 20 October. The […]
Meet the new Bike Hub
Unlike the bike industry with its annual colour-way refreshes, new model cycles and the next new “standard”, Bike Hub has retained a largely unchanged look and feature set for a number of years now, incremental improvements aside. And while we’re not the type to propose fixing something that isn’t broken, as the digital world advances […]
Ride Report: 2019 Piket-Bo-Berg Cycle Challenge
The Piket-Bo-Berg Cycle Challenge and Trail Run, sponsored by Superspar Boland, present one of the few opportunities to access the exclusive network of trails in Piket-Bo-Berg. This year was the tenth edition of the event which gives mountain bikers the option of a 12km, 18km, 37km or 63km route. A journey of around two hours […]
Review: SwiftCarbon Attack G2 Disc Ultegra
Back in 2016 was the last time we had a SwiftCarbon bike in for scrutiny. Then we praised the brand for delivering race-level performance at a more palatable price than most of the competition. Much has changed since then, SwiftCarbon has a new owner and the bikes are sporting disc brakes. We tested the latest […]
Review: Cannondale Habit
Unveiled in late 2018, the Cannondale Habit is presented as a versatile mid-travel 29er trail bike. We spent a few weeks on the bike to get a feel for what the Habit is all about. Perhaps the most obvious change, aside from the looks is that the latest Habit iteration drops Cannondale’s signature Lefty in […]
First Look: Ryder Innovation – Slyder, Slug Plug and Nutcracker
In late 2018, we had a look at the Ryder Slug Plug, a compact plug tool within a safe storage capsule. This year Ryder announced more products from the Ryder Innovation stable which extend on the range of compact, convenient, and safe storage solutions for on bike tools and accessories. Ryder Slyder Storage System The […]
First Ride: Cannondale Habit NEO
Cannondale have put down their stake in the e-mountain bike market with the launch of two all-new models, the Habit NEO and Moterra. Although e-mountain bikes aren’t a stranger to the Cannondale line-up, these new models see Cannondale join something of a revolution in the electric mountain bike category. Bike Hub had the privilege of […]