Pottie’s How To: Rolling Steep Obstacles
South African downhill champion Johann Potgieter explains how to handle steep sections on the trail, also known as roll offs.
Review: SRAM Red eTap with Quarq DZero power meter
When Specialized let us know that they would be sending a Venge frameset for our long-term test fleet, we had the opportunity to do a complete custom build and test the latest and greatest products on offer. As SRAM’s RED eTAP had become available to the South African market not long before this, we decided […]
2017 Fantasy Tour: Cannondale Synapse Winner
Our 2017 Fantasy Tour competition has come to a close. In the end it was a closely fought battle for the overall prize and after the final scores were tallied, just 30 points separated the top two teams. Head over to fantasytour.bikehub.co.za to see the final results and see how your team progressed. Grand Prize […]
Review: Bkool Smart Pro indoor trainer
In the world of indoor trainers, Bkool is a name not many South Africans will be familiar with, yet the brand has been building momentum in Europe over the past few years. The Bkool Smart Pro is their top end smart trainer offering controlled resistance based on a simulator or via the Bkool app. Within […]
Tour de France: The pace of riders in the modern era
With the last week of racing in the 2017 Tour de France underway, John Wakefield digs into the numbers we have seen so far and looks at reasons why the peloton has gotten faster over time. Why might the tour be faster in this modern era? I said I would touch on this in my […]
Tour de France: The battles to watch in the final week
We are now into the final week of the 2017 Tour de France, with some nail-biting action under the belt. John Wakefield takes a closer look at the racing within the jersey categories, and points out who to watch in the race to the Champs-Élysées. The yellow jersey battle Well here we are deep into […]
Cherie Redecker: Racing as a privateer in Europe
Cherie Redecker is an accomplished cross country rider with an impressive resume, including SA XCO champion, winner of the Cape Pioneer Trek, and Lesotho Sky stage races among others. Despite not having the backing of a pro team Cherie is continuing to race the UCI World Cup XCO series after relocating to Germany with her […]
Review: Momsen Vipa Trail
Adriaan Louw is an industrial designer, and ex-professional mountain biker for Team Contego. He spent some time with the Momsen VIPA Trail and gave us his thoughts. The Momsen VIPA Trail is a 120 mm travel race orientated trail bike launched in the wake of the success of its more race oriented brother, the 80mm […]
Pottie’s How To: Berms
Berms are prominent features on most trails and getting them right is vital for fast and fun rolling. In this video, downhill mountain bike racer Johann Potgieter shows us how to ride through a berm with confidence.
Lenzerheide: Minnaar’s masterclass in risk management
Magnanimous in victory, Minnaar’s Lenzerheide win should never be discredited by tyre issues. This past Saturday was a testing one for friends, family, pets and neighbours. Ordinarily mild-mannered mountain bikers across the country exploded from their sofas, rising into postures of fist-pumping delight, crowing with approval, as Greg Minnaar cemented another victory to the foundation […]
Tour de France 2017: Rest day round up
The first week is over and it has been one of the most dramatic and controversial opening weeks of the Tour since I can remember. I’m not sure this will be topped, when you consider Valverde unfortunately crashing out in the Prologue, Sky’s skin suit, that small matter of throwing Peter Sagan out of the […]
Review: Oakley Radar EV Path Prizm Trail
The Oakley Radar range has been hugely popular amongst cyclists since their launch over a decade ago. The Radar EV launched in 2015 is a modern take on these classic sunglasses. I’ve had the Radar EV on test for just over a year. My pair features a polished black frame with a Path Prizm Trail […]