Lesotho Sky Diaries Day 1: Ramabanta to Malealea
The Lesotho Sky takes a different format this year and starts with a bang – there is no short prologue to ease riders into the thin air of the Maloti mountains. The race starts with the gruelling ride from Ramabanta Trading Post to Malealea Lodge over 69 kilometres with 1800 metres of vertical ascent.* After […]
Be Inspired To Ride with CIOVITA Cycling Apparel
Inspired by the heritage and passion of Italian cycling, Ciovita was launched with one clear goal: to design and create world class apparel for the sport we love. Ciovita was founded, and is run, by like-minded individuals with a wealth of experience in the sportswear, and fashion industries; we design and manufacture the highest quality […]
First Look Friday: Cannondale Scalpel Si, Specialized Audax, and Continental tyres
First Look Friday is an introduction to the gear that we are currently testing for review. This week we’re featuring Cannondale’s new Scalpel Si; Specialized Audax road shoes and Continental mountain and road tyres. Cannondale Scalpel Si Carbon 3 Cannondale launched the Scalpel Si as a reimagination of the cross-country bike with an updated geometry […]
Interview: Kevin Benkenstein is Climbing for Qhubeka
For three consecutive weekends this month, Kevin Benkenstein will be Everesting (climbing 8,848 metres) in three different cities to raise money for Qhubeka. This is a haul of over 26,500 metres of ascent. Kevin completed his first challenge in Cape Town over the weekend with Johannesburg and Durban to come. We asked Kevin a few […]
Contego Segment Hunter: Episode 4 Preview – Bartinney Skyfall
After an eventful hunt at Hoegekraal’s Cape Cobra, Contego Segment Hunter heads to the Banhoek Conservancy just outside Stellenbosch. In this episode our challenger will be taking on the glamorous Bartinney Skyfall trail. Watch as Erik Kleinhans and Oliver Munnik take you down the Bartinney Skyfall segment. The Segment: For this episode, we created the […]
The EzelEnduro: Bigger and tougher
The weekend of 9th to the 11th of September 2016, saw 52 brave riders head to Ceres, to take on the 2nd edition of the brutal and challenging, invite-only, EzelEnduro. With more than 40km of trails, 1660 meters of vertical climbing, and the addition of another stage, the event was designed to be even tougher […]
First Ride: 2017 Specialized Roubaix Expert UDI2
Taking inspiration from the infamous Paris-Roubaix in both name and purpose, the Specialized Roubaix is a bike built for endurance, performance and superb ride quality. In 2007 Specialized changed the game with what was then an all-new Roubaix featuring vibration dampening “Zertz” inserts. Over the next three years the bike would claim back-to-back Paris Roubaix […]
First Look Friday: BMC Fourstroke, Specialized Andorra, Sox Footwear, and CAM clothing
First Look Friday is an introduction to the gear that we are currently testing for review. This week we’re featuring BMC’s Fourstroke 02, Specialized Women’s Andorra shorts, Sox Footwear and CAM riding kit. BMC Fourstroke 02 XT The BMC Fourstoke is a 100mm travel dual suspension cross-country and marathon bike. The front triangle of the […]
WIN: 3 x Wines2Whales entries with Food Lover’s Market
Are you up for a challenge? Food Lover’s Market have got three FNB Wines2Whales team entries to give away in their 2016 LOVE THE BIKE competition. Food Lover’s Market is the official food sponsor of the FNB Wines2Whales. Not only will they be making sure that riders are fuelled up on the most delicious and […]
Review: MagLOCK pedals
Pedal choice is very personal. Some people prefer the efficiency and sure-footedness of being mechanically bound to their pedal while others enjoy the freedom and simplicity of riding with a flat pedal. Both have their advantages and drawbacks. This is where MagLOCK steps in, with the claim to give riders the best of both worlds […]
A scientific guide to race day nutrition
Dr Jeroen Swart and Ben Capostagno from Science to Sport look at the science behind race day nutrition. Pre-race meal: Our bodies store carbohydrate in the form of glycogen in two main areas; our liver and our muscles. The liver stores approximately 100 grams of glycogen, while our muscles can store ~ 500 grams of […]
Trail Daze | Like a Bat Outta Hell
Wrapping up our trip to KZN, the Trail Daze crew headed for Karkloof – an amazing trail network with immense flow and maximum fun factor, sculpted by master trail builder Hylton Turvey. A short drive North from Howick, my usual base when visiting KZN, you find yourself in the centre of a 60km odd trail […]