First Look Friday: Knolly Warden, MagLOCK pedals, and SPOT Gen3
First Look Friday is an introduction to the products that we are currently testing for review. This week we’re featuring the Knolly Warden, Maglock pedals and the SPOT Gen3 and Trace. Knolly Warden The Knolly Warden is a 650b 150mm travel all-mountain bike. The Warden comes as an aluminium or carbon frame, our test model […]
Win a limited edition Brooks X Eroica saddle
This is the second in a series of competitions we’re running leading up to our inaugural Eroica South Africa event. This is your chance to win a very special limited edition L’Eroica Tuscany Team Professional saddle. Brooks, in collaboration with Eroica, only produced 1000 of these beautifully embossed saddles, and this one is number 337. […]
First Look: SRAM Red eTap
Cape Cycle Systems unveiled the SRAM Red eTap to Africa at the Cape Town Cycle Tour Expo this weekend. We managed to get some alone time with the display for a hands on experience with the first production wireless shifting groupset. The SRAM Red eTap was mounted to a display stand for the Cape Town […]
Interview: Hannah Barnes
Hannah Barnes lives the mountain biker’s dream. She competes in events like the Enduro World Series but in between she travels the world taking on adventurous races and exploring trails, all in the name of fun. Hannah recently visited Stellenbosch to shoot to film the latest episode in the Destination Trail series at Jonkershoek. We […]
Eroica Series: The Bicycle Collector
If you spent a bit of time digging around for a vintage bicycle part in South Africa, one name always comes up – Ron Thompson. The legend, the infamy, the stories. You’ll hear things like, “he’s got seven garages piled to the roof with old bikes”, “he’s got parts in there worth millions”, “he’s a […]
Eroica Series: Your bicycle and Eroica South Africa
The most common question I get asked about Eroica coming to South Africa is, “Will my bike be allowed?”. Now it is true that the rules pertaining to what bike you can ride is very strict, and that not too many of these rare old racers are available locally, but to address this we’ve created […]
Interview: Versus Socks (and a Competition)
Versus Socks was established by two friends, Hanno Lategan and Jurgens Uys, in Stellenbosch with the aim of producing good quality socks with desirable designs at an affordable price. Judging by the number of Versus socks seen on the mountain and road, it seems they are doing it right. Bike Hub caught up with the […]
Trail Daze | Heading North West to Hakahana
With very little greenery, and blown-out dusty trails the only options around the Western Cape lately, we headed to the North West province in search of some greener pastures – and boy did we find some gems. After a year of riding and documenting only trails in the Western Cape during 2015, the Trail Daze […]
Win a very special Santini X Eroica jersey
This will be the first in a series of competitions we’re running leading up to our inaugural Eroica South Africa event. We know how sought after and hard-to-find these fantastic jerseys are, so we’re making a couple available as special prizes! For this first competition, the rules are simple – the jersey is a Medium, […]
First Look Friday: Evil The Following, Olympic Crank shoes, TomTom Spark
First Look Friday is an introduction to the products that we are currently testing for review. This week we’re featuring the Evil The Following, Olympic Crank R mountain bike shoes and the TomTom Spark. Evil The Following Once only available to those willing to undergo the hassles of importing, Evil bikes are now distributed locally […]
Video: Renay’s Constantia Greenbelt Guide
After years of restriction, the Pedal Power Association negotiated the opening of sections of the Constantia Greenbelts in Cape Town for cycling. Renay Groustra and Ray van Breda created this helpful video to celebrate the opening and to show everyone where they should be riding.
First Look Friday: Lapierre XR 729, Luvhandles grips and Thule VeloCompact
First Look Friday is an introduction to the products that we are currently testing for review. This week we’re featuring the Lapierre XR 729, Luvhandles soft grips and Thule VeloCompact bike carrier. Lapierre XR 729 The Lapierre XR 729 is a carbon cross-country orientated mile cruncher. The first thing you notice on the XR 729 […]