Review: Momsen Design pre-production carbon fibre fender
Momsen Design’s first full carbon fibre mudguard has been tested and developed over the last year in their hometown of Port Elizabeth and once the final version has been signed off will be manufactured there too. It is refreshing to see that not all carbon fibre products are manufactured in Taiwan, and that our humble […]
Video: Fairdale R+D – crazy bike contraptions and lots of wood
Oh, to have a garage and many spare bike parts to met about with. The guys at Fairdale Bikes look like they’re having too much fun on their home-crafted, tomfoolery fuelled machines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKinsOnuR6Y
Tri Talk SA – Simon Gear talks weather for this PE’s Ironman South Africa
It is Ironman South Africa time again and the tenth edition of the race takes place this Sunday, 6 April in Port Elizabeth. As always in the week leading up to race day there is much speculation as to what Mother Nature is going to have in store for theses incredible athletes. Tri Talk SA […]
User Review: PYGA OneTen29
I promised a while ago that I’d write a full review of the PYGA OneTen29, having given my first thoughts here. What follows are my opinions after about 150km of varied riding. Initial impressions I’d cobbled together everything needed to build the OneTen29 in the two weeks leading up to the Argus, which forced me […]
Mzansi Tour Criterium entries are open
Online entries are open for the 2014 Mzansi Tour Criterium, which forms part of the morning’s activities on the final day of the five-day tour at Blue Hills Estate, Midrand, on Saturday 12 April. Short-course racing is technical and spectator friendly, and the Mzansi Tour Criterium is open to women, Junior Men, u23 Men, Elite […]
Photo Epic: The 2014 Absa Cape Epic in pictures
With the Absa Cape Epic done and dusted, muddy and sore, we thought it would be great to recap the events through all the beautiful images that encapsulate the event so well. Prologue Stephan Sahm beginning his Epic // Image credit: Karin Schermbrucker/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS Jose Hermida and Rudi van Houts of Multivan Merida Biking // […]
Epic Insider: A little more rain and the smell of home on Stage 7
So the final day of the Epic had arrived and so had the rain again, however this didn’t do much to dampen the mood on the start line. Image credit: Kelvin Trautman/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS The rule for the day was to keep it tidy and upright. We started in C once again at 7:10 and we […]
Review: Frog Tadpole kid’s balance bike
As an avid cyclist it was important for me to get something for my son that would have ‘serious cyclist’ written all over it. When Matt (i.e. Admin to all the Hubbers, and my neighbour) asked if I would be willing to write a review for the Frog Tadpole balance bike, it seemed a perfect […]
Epic Insider: Fatigued mind, body, and a bloodied elbow on Stage 6
Its getting a little harder to wake up each morning now as fatigue on body and mind is setting in, it was around 12 degrees this morning too which made it even more difficult. Image credit: Gary Perkin/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS The start this morning was staggered in 15 minute intervals to allow for increased gaps on […]
Epic Insider: Hallucinations atop Groenlandberg on Stage 5
It seemed like everyone was on go slow on this misty morning as we entered chute C again today. We were one of three teams ready for the day to start and the move to Elgin. Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS We headed out on the same short hill and district road as yesterday and […]
Epic Insider: Single track and more single track on Stage 4
With the route profile that resembled an ECG reading stuck to my cross bar my partner and I headed to start chute C again, a much lighter mood today with lots of joking. Image credit: Nick Muzik/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS The start was spot on 7:10 and we turned left up a grassed hill without even so […]
Epic Insider: Time losses and misplaced partners on Stage 3
Stage 3 arrived and riders walked around the campsite a bit more lethargically today as we prepared for the long haul to Greyton. The weather was not favorable with light spots of rain and jackets were donned again but the temperature was comfortable. Starting in C group again today we left Arabella for the last […]