Win with the Epic Fantasy League 2017
Put your knowledge to the test during the 2017 Absa Cape Epic. Predict the results and you could win some incredible prizes in the Epic Fantasy League. Prizes The Grand Prize is an entry to the 2018 Absa Cape Epic courtesy of USN. Already sold? Enter here: epicfantasyleague.co.za We’ve also lined up some amazing daily […]
Giveaway: Win tickets to the Trails in Motion MTB Film Festival Premiere
As a presenting partner Bike Hub are giving away a pair of tickets to the premiere showing of Trails In Motion Mountain Bike Film Festival on 29 March 2017. The local premiere will be hosted by the Galileo Open Air Cinema at the magical Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens. Following the premiere, the film festival will […]
Interview: Cam Zink
Mountain bike freeride pioneer Cam Zink visited South Africa in February for the inaugural running of DarkFest at the Garden Route Trail Park. Zink has Rampage and Joy Ride titles to his name, he’s performed a 100-feet long backflip, and starred in a number of influential video edits over the years, just to name a […]
Interview and Bike Check with Lukas Flückiger
Lukas Flückiger is a Swiss XCO racer riding for the BMC MTB Racing team. Having been a pro since 2007, he has racked up years of experience, and an array of medals, including a Silver at the XCO World Championships in 2012. We caught up with him during a recent training camp in Stellenbosch to […]
Review: BLS VeloRacing bag
The BLS VeloRacing bag is designed, manufactured, and distributed by Cape Town based company Black Line Sprinting. The bag is an all-in-one cycling travel bag and manages to hit the nail on the head with its convenient design. The main features include a helmet compartment, a handy removable nutrition storage box, divisions for shoes, two […]
Do eBikes belong on the mountain?
It’s been a year. Since their arrival. These most unprincipled battery bikes, with on-board power aiding their propulsion. Much like creeping taxation, quinoa everything in restaurants and mobile data pricing, the ebike draws our collective ire. Judgement is absolute and crushing. ‘It’s not a bike. It’s a motorbike… If you can’t ride, go spin on […]
Review: South Industries rims
South Industries is a true South Africa brand with the design and manufacturing of their “handgemaak” carbon rims taking place on local soil. Currently, they have two models to choose from. A 29″ rim intended for cross-country and marathon use, and a beefier 27.5″ rim for all-mountain riding. Both options are available in 28 and […]
Interview: Philip Buys and Matthys Beukes of PYGA Euro Steel
Philip Buys and Matthys Beukes form the “African MTB team” PYGA Euro Steel. Previously teammates riding as Scott LCB Factory Racing, 2017 sees them with new sponsors, and of course new bikes. The pair have a solid track record riding together, and have their eyes firmly on the Absa African jersey at this year’s Cape […]
Review: Specialized Road Tyres
With the Cape Town Cycle Tour looming, we have been giving our road bikes some love, and have taken the opportunity to test a range of road tyres from Specialized. We tested the Turbo Pro, Turbo Cotton, Roubaix Pro and All Condition Armadillo Elite tyres, each of which offer unique performance properties, to determine how […]
Report: The Night Harvest 2017
The sun disappeared on Friday the 24th February, the lights turned on, and the people arrived for the 5th annual Monster Energy The Night Harvest, and they arrived in full force. With a crowd of over 1500 stoked spectators, this marked the biggest Night Harvest yet. With the best of the best professional Mountain Bikers […]
Interview: Graham Agassiz + new video “Digging for Galena”
Graham Agassiz is one of the world’s gnarliest free riders. From ripping edits to Red Bull Rampage insanity, he is always pushing the limits of mountain biking. Earlier this month Aggy was in South Africa for the inaugural DarkFest at the Garden Route Trail Park. We caught up with him to chat about his new […]
The science of cross-country mountain biking: What does it take to succeed in XCO?
Cross-country mountain biking or XCO (the acronym given to the Olympic discipline) has increased in popularity in South Africa and globally over the past few years. So much so, that famed South African artist, Jack Parow, even wrote a song about it, Eksie Ou. Poor attempts at humour aside, the growth of this particular cycling […]