Review: KASK Rapido, Mojito, and Protone road helmets
The KASK brand of helmets, as worn by Team Sky, is fast growing in popularity and I had the pleasure of donning three different models from the KASK stable over a number of weeks. The KASK brand is distributed by NSquared, in Cape Town, who clearly have a fetish for Italian styled products as they […]
Review: Camelbak Volt LR Hydration Pack
Camelbak’s Charge was one of the manufacturers most popular bike packs when first introduced. It featured a unique low mounted reservoir, which centred the water weight over a rider’s hips. The Charge was adapted from Camelbak’s adventure/trekking line to include bike features, but was fairly compact with a 2lt reservoir and 8lt cargo space. Its […]
Enduro World Series Diary: Crested Butte Day 1
Kicking off the first North American round of the 2015 Enduro World Series, Crested Butte Colorado is perhaps the perfect venue, and certainly the epitome of mountain biking. With a population a little shy of 1500 people, the former coal mining town that is often referred to as the “last great Colorado ski town”, is […]
Video: How Do Bikes Stay Up?
The team at MinutePhysics explain how a bike stays upright. It’s not as simple as you might think and bikes don’t necessarily need you (the rider) to stay upright when in motion. Watch the video to get an understanding of the physics behind a moving bicycle.
The Making of Brandon Semenuk’s “One-Shot” Segment
Last week, Teton Gravity Research (TGR) and Anthill Films released one of the most acclaimed segments from unReal, Brandon Semenuk’s “One Shot” segment. It’s the first full segment in a mountain bike film shot in a single, continuous shot. In this episode of Mind the Gap, we go behind the scenes in Cambria, California and […]
Video: Dust Apocalypse
One of the craziest dust conditions ever seen gave us the opportunity to film these insane dust explosions. This is probably what riding MTB is going to look like if global warming hits us hard! Fabien “CousCous” Cousinié was like a kid in a sand pit, shameless and riding as hard as he can until […]
Video: Vittorio Brumotti lives on the edge in Livigno
Trials rider Vittorio Brumotti shows up team Tinkoff Saxo at their training camp in the Alpine town of Livigno.
Video: Chris Akrigg – The Water Cycle
A downhill romp from the top of the Brecon Beacons through South Wales all the way to the coast through streams, rivers, waterfalls, reservoirs and across beaches. https://vimeo.com/134600938 Filmed and Edited by Will Evans Music by James Welsh – jiminalhouse@gmail.com
Trail Daze: Contermanskloof during Winter
Once a year, for a few months, Contermanskloof transforms into a winter wonderland with a seemingly unending expanse of rolling grass fields and ribbons of trails running through them. Contrasting the extremely barren and dusty conditions during the summer months, you’re welcomed by lush greenery and a cool breeze rising up from the Atlantic ocean. […]
Race report: 2015 South African XCO Championship
The 2015 XCO SA Championship went down this past weekend at the ever popular town of Stellenbosch, with loads of spectators flocking there to show their support despite the bitterly cold morning temperatures. The 4.8km Coetzenburg loop was mostly the same as for the WP Championship, however course designers Hanno Lategan and Corrie Muller added […]
Review: Scott Genius 740
Scott’s Genius range of bikes have formed part of their line-up for more than a decade and has undergone numerous refinements since its introduction. In 2013, the Genius was launched in 27.5″ and 29” wheels sizes with the 27.5″ 700 series featuring 150mm of travel, while the 29″ 900 series have 130mm of travel. SCOTT […]
Review: 2016 Fox 34 Float
The Fox 34 received a complete redesign from the inside out for 2016. The result: a fairly drastic reduction in weight and a much-needed performance boost. The improved ability of the Fox 34 was long overdue as Fox’s main competitors have had the edge in performance for a few years now. Features New self-equalizing positive/negative […]