Review: Extreme 2K and Extreme 1200 bike lights
Although the days are getting longer with summer approaching, riding in the dark is still something many of us will do. Whether it’s pre-dawn training or a “just-because-you-can” night ride you’ll want a dependable and effective light. Based in Stellenbosch and having been active on the site for a good few years Extreme Lights are […]
Video: Lesotho Sky Day 1 Highlights
Day 1 of the 2014 Lesotho Sky kicked off today with riders taking on the TOTAL Time Trial through the Mountain Kingdom’s capital Maseru. The 24km prologue saw riders setting off at 90-second intervals starting and finishing at the Lesotho Sun Hotel. The course set out some early challenges with plenty of tricky rocky single […]
Lesotho Sky Diaries: Day 1 – The Total Time Trial
With the various political goings on there was a little apprehension heading across the border for my first Lesotho Sky. While the organising team and other locals had given assurances that the media was making a meal of things, you’re still never quite sure until you are there. Needless to say aside from a few […]
Review: Onza Canis 29 x 2.25 Tyres
Though a little before my mountain biking time, Onza (or OnZa) was one of the big brands in mountain bike tyres and other components in the late nineties. While the brand faded away in the early 2000’s more recently a swiss-based company relaunched the Onza brand and range of tyres. Meet the Onza Canis which […]
The Bike Design Project: Five teams create the ultimate Urban Utility Bike
What happens when you combine a bike builder and a top-level design firm? Well, some pretty cool stuff! The Oregon Manifest Bike Design Project pits five design/builder teams from five US cities against each other to build the ultimate urban utility bike. The winner will be announced this coming Monday, 4 August 2014. And, in […]
Winner of the Photo of the Day, June 2014
Votes are in and the winner of the GoPro Hero3+ for June 2014 has been chosen. Congrats to Peach. with his winning shot of Jolanda Neff at the MTB World Cup Pietermaritzburg earlier this year. http://media.thehubsa.co.za/forum/uploads/gallery/category_11/gallery_4310_11_160244.jpg Peach. walks away with a GoPro Hero3+ Silver Edition Be sure to submit your shots for the July competition […]
Review: Momsen VIPA
I have been toying with the idea of switching to a dual suspension bike for some time and when Iwan Kemp, aka The Crow, offered me his Momsen VIPA for a test ride I jumped at the opportunity. Touted as a “Super Bike” the Momsen VIPA is purpose built for cross country and marathon riding, […]
Winner of the Photo of the Day, May 2014
Voting’s all done and our May winner has been chosen! Congratulations to Grebel for his shot “Between the tapes”. http://media.thehubsa.co.za/forum/uploads/gallery/category_11/gallery_17843_11_214621.jpg The result and an audit of the votes If you were following the voting the winner announcement may be somewhat of a surprise. After the voting closed on Friday we did a quick run […]
Avianto trails receive upgrades thanks to Tracker RideFree
With the annual Easter road safety chaos still top-of-mind, safe cycling zones are growing in numbers. The RideFree Bike Park at Avianto Trails in Muldersdrift, which opens this weekend (Sunday 4th May), has received Tracker’s stamp of safety. It is the second safe cycling zone created by the vehicle and fleet services leader this year. […]
PMB World Cup: Found in the pits – Prototype Morewood Makhulu 650b, Specialized and Polygon
After an action-packed World Cup at Cascades we’ve pulled together a few more shots of bikes spotted over the weekend. Jonty Neethling’s Prototype Morewood Makhulu 650b Some colour coded Hope bits on Adam Brayton’s (Hope Factory Racing) Specialized Enduro 29er Junior Men DH Winner Luca Shaw’s Specialized Demo Elite Men DH winner Aaron Gwin’s modded […]
PMB World Cup: Found in the pits – Momsen, Cannondale, Trek and Emily Batty
It’s the final day of the UCI MTB World Cup here in Pietermaritzburg and we’re scouting the pits for more gear. Most of the elites are still hiding from the sun and heat, but we’ve caught a few snaps of some XCO machines. Marco Fontana’s Cannondale Flash getting sorted for the afternoon Schwalbe Racing Ralphs […]
Interview: Rachel and Gee Atherton of GT Factory Racing
We caught up with Rachel and Gee following the UCI MTB World Cup Downhill qualifiers on Friday. They shared some insights about their qualifying runs, the season ahead and their bikes. Rachel Atherton An under the weather Rachel Atherton still impressed as she managed to fight her way to second in qualifying on a hot […]