Virgin Active Signs as Ride Joburg Title Sponsor
Faces Africa, the company behind the world’s second-largest timed cycling event, 947 Ride Joburg, are excited to announce Virgin Active as the race’s new title sponsor. The initial three-year deal sees the flagship event, along with its mountain bike and the children’s ride subsidiaries, become the Virgin Active 947 Ride Joburg. For event entrants, this […]
Preview: 2016 Momsen Vipa Trail featuring 27.5+ compatability
At their recent dealer launch event, we spotted the latest iteration of the Momsen VIPA Trail. Scheduled for launch in the second quarter of 2016, the Trail version will provide a longer travel option to the VIPA lineup with a “mild” and a “wild” build option. The Momsen VIPA Trail is set up with a […]
Launch: 2016 Momsen VIPA TEAM, XT and new dual bottle cage adaptor
On Wednesday night Two Wheels Trading launched their 2016 product range at a dealer event in Johannesburg. The all-new Momsen VIPA Team issue and XT were among the items on display. Although we’ve already taken a first look at the Vipa XT on screen, we hadn’t yet seen it in the flesh, nor had we […]
Win 1 of 10 online training plans in August
Share your training moments this August and you could win one of ten online training programmes from Today’s Plan. What is training about for you? Share a pic which tells your training story. Be it a postcard vista or indoor sweat session, the early morning alarm clock or late night lights. How to win? Tag […]
Fantasy Tour 2015: All the winners
With the Tour de France having come and gone so too has our Fantasy Tour competition. As we settle back into our “normal”, productive lives, here’s a recap of the winners for this year’s Fantasy Tour. Grand Prize Winner: Stages Power Meter After holding a healthy mid-competition lead it was Hilton. and his team Afrique […]
Review: CycleOps PowerSync Indoor Trainer
If you’re anything like me indoor training can be a bit of a chore, but often the sensible option to supplement training through winter. Even with a decent trainer and the distraction of TVs or iPads, I quickly get bored and uncomfortable. Enter the CycleOps PowerSync and their Virtual Training software. The CycleOps PowerSync is […]
Review: Garmin fenix 3
Most sports watches I’ve owned have always shared a few common traits: they’re bulky, plasticy and generally a bit nerdy looking. Garmin’s fenix range of GPS multi-sport watches have changed all that. Their latest edition, the fenix 3, has been strapped to my wrist for the last month and as far as watches go, never […]
Fantasy Tour: Rest Day 1 – Cadence Nutrition Hamper
It’s the first rest day in the 2015 Tour de France and with it comes the chance for you to bring in some substitutes. While the riders take a bit of a day “off” you’ve got some serious thinking to do. Tomorrow’s Stage 10 takes us into the Pyrenees where the climbers and GC contenders […]
Trek Launch All New Procaliber SL and Top Fuel
Trek have unveiled their new hardtail race machine dubbed the Procaliber SL. Most notably the Procaliber features Trek’s ride smoothing IsoSpeed decoupler similar to what what is used in their Domane road bikes. The Procaliber SL also introduces some very nifty cable routing which Trek are calling “Control Freak”. The lightweight OCLV MTB Procaliber SL […]
On test: Garmin Fenix 3
We were lucky enough to receive the much hyped Garmin fenix 3 for review recently. The fenix 3 is Garmins’s do-all sports watch touted as an “Uncompromising Multisport Training GPS Watch”. It includes the Altimeter, Barometer and Compass functions one would expect in such a device along with GPS / GLONASS and GPS navigation, WiFi, […]
Review: Saris Thelma 3 bike carrier
Whether just a short drive to your local trail or a weekend road trip, a bike rack is a likely essential in your cycling travels. The Saris Thelma-3 is a tow ball mounted bike carrier which, as the name suggests, holds up to three bikes. Features Carries 3 bikes, up to 16kg each Rack does […]
Review: Lizard Skins DSP 3.2mm Bar Tape
Bar tape on a road bike is something most riders don’t pay all that much attention to, yet as a key contact point the choice can make a considerable difference to your ride. Lizard Skins DSP 3.2mm Bar Tape offers a wider, super comfortable feel with better shock absorption. Considerably thicker than your standard cork […]