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First Look: Today’s Plan online training program

Today’s Plan is an Australian software startup which seeks to bring the knowledge of a qualified coach to an affordable, cloud-based training and coaching subscription service in the form of training programs. Today’s Plan dashboard. Training calendar. Although not the first in this arena, Today’s Plan offers a range of unique features promising to take […]

Tech

On Test: Giant Reign Advanced 1

Every so often a new bicycle gets launched that causes a stir and when news first broke of the new 27.5″ Giant Reign the world took notice. Enduro racing was already in full swing and most manufacturers had a bike pitched at Enduro racing, but very few had a bike designed and build around this […]

Adventure and Travel

Eselfontein: Singletrack Heaven in the Farmlands of Ceres

The Winter rains finally arrived here in Cape Town after about 7 months without any, and we were happy to break out our long forgotten wet weather gear and long sleeves. We headed off to Eselfontein, a very popular piece of MTB heaven, featuring more than 100km of single track, just outside Ceres. Farm owner, […]

Adventure and Travel

SRAM WP Gravity Enduro Series Round 1: Helderberg

A long awaited and welcome return for the SRAM WP Gravity Enduro series, saw round one take place at the popular Helderberg Trails, just outside Somerset West. With some good rain a few days prior, and a fair amount of sunshine in between, the soil was perfectly tacky and conditions were great all round for […]

Events

Interview: Greg Minnaar

Greg Minnaar threw himself down Fort William faster than anyone else last Sunday. It was his 17th World Cup victory, tying with his teammate, and fellow downhill great, Steve Peat. Along the way he has also collected three World Cup titles and three World Champion’s jerseys. We caught up with Greg to ask him a […]

Events

Course Preview: Claudio tries to pass Greg Minnaar on a fresh Leogang track

Straight from his win over the weekend in Scotland, Greg Minnaar shows Claudio Caluori how it’s done down the modified Leogang course. Greg has a great record at Leogang but the trail fairies have been hard at work adding a number of new sections, making it somewhat of a blind run for Greg.

Events

Lance Armstrong ‘The Program’: movie trailer

Yes, they’ve made a film about him now. Actually, it’s more of a story about a journalist’s obsession to find out the true around Lance and doping. Watch the trail below:

Tech

User Review: Shimano XTR Di2

Since posting my recent acquisition of the new Di2 XTR on another thread, there have been a number of calls for an honest “commoners” review. Hopefully I can do it justice. Here goes… The price is big, very big. The “budget” version cost in the region of R35k. What is the budget version you may […]

Tech

Review: 661 Evo AM MIPS Helmet

With exaggerated rear cover, big vents and at least one model in the line up with bright colours, the 661 Evo AM fits squarely in the modern trail/ all-mountain helmet category. The Evo AM is also bang up to date on the spec sheet with features like the 360 BOA closure system, MIPS, and a […]

Adventure and Travel

2015 KZNMTB Regional Championships

On the 6th and 7th June Enduro and DH riders descended upon Cascades Mountain Bike Park in Pietermaritzburg for the 2015 KZNMTB Regional Championships presented by NMI-DSM. The event brings to a close a highly successful 2015 race season, with a 3 round series and 1 championship event hosted at bike parks around the KwaZulu-Natal […]

Tech

On Test: Lezyne V Tool V-7, Road Drive, and Control Drive CO2

Lezyne has been designing and manufacturing high-quality bicycle tools and accessories since 2007. It was founded by industry icon Micki Kozuschek who, not long before doing so, sold Truvativ to SRAM. Lezyne’s goal was to engineer and produce premium quality accessories that meet the same high standards as high-end bicycle components. Several design awards show […]

Events

Video: Greg Minnaar’s World Cup winning ride at Fort William

Greg Minnaar rode to a record equalling 17th World Cup victory at Fort William on Sunday. Watch his winning ride here: