Video: Stefan Garlicki – Down South
Stefan Garlicki blowing off some steam on Cape Town trails after a long hard season in Europe. http://www.pinkbike.com/video/383267/ Follow Stefan Garlicki on Twitter here. Music: Hot Coals by Cold War Kids. Video created by Thomas Sandell.
The Marymoor Crawl
The race begins with riders having to stay upright for up to 4 minutes without crossing the start line. Riders are eliminated if they put a foot down, grab the rail, cause a rider to fall, ride off the track surface or fall. The one lap race then starts with whoever is left.
2015 products from Cannondale, GT, Bell, Giro and much more.
Omnico recently hosted their annual Roadshow exhibition last week to show off the 2015 bikes and gear. We went along to see what you can expect from Cannondale, GT, Crankbrothers, Mongoose, Bell, Stages and Fabric this coming year. Cannondale Cannondale Scalpel For 2015, there will be no aluminium Scalpels, only carbon framed variants will be […]
Video: Chris Akrigg – The Shore Line
Fat bikes seem to be everywhere at the moment. Even Chris Akrigg is trying his hand at them on the beach. Watch Chris take fat biking to new heights.
Additional Cape Town Cycle Tour entries ‘up for grabs’
Another 3 000 entries are to be made available to local riders wanting to take part in the 2015 Cape Town Cycle Tour. All available entries were snapped up in just eight hours when they opened last month, taking the race organisers by surprise and leaving many local would-be entrants disappointed. David Bellairs, a director […]
Video: Danny MacAskill – The Ridge
The Ridge is the brand new film from Danny MacAskill. For the first time in one of his films Danny climbs aboard a mountain bike and returns to his native home of the Isle of Skye in Scotland to take on a death-defying ride along the notorious Cuillin Ridgeline. Explore mountain biking in Scotland here: […]
Review: FUNN Fatboy 35 handlebar and Stryge stem
The current trend in mountain biking is towards wider handlebar and shorter stem lengths. To adapt, some manufacturers have began offering fatter handlebar and stem options. Enter the FUNN Fatboy 35 handlebar and Stryge stem, both made to fit an oversized 35mm handlebar diameter. Initial impressions: FUNN Fatboy 35mm My riding preference is already wide […]
Preview: FUNN Fatboy Chameleon handlebar, Tactic and Mamba pedals
When the guys at Performance Bikes told us they had some shiny FUNN gear for us to look at, we weren’t quite prepared for the colour assault our eyes were in for. The main attention grabber being the Fatboy Chameleon bars, although the two pairs of pedals, the cross-country Tactic and downhill Mamba, can’t be […]
Bryceland, Peat and Brosnan ahead of the 2014 World Championships
For 2014, the UCI MTB World Championships have landed in Norway on what is set to be and incredible weekend of racing. The pits are alive with chatter of who can take the Rainbow Stripes for 2014 and from watching the timed training runs, it appears to be anyone’s race to win. Sam Hill jumping […]
Trail revamp at Rhodes Memorial, Table Mountain
Mountain bike trails, many of us live for these sculptured tracks of dirt. But where do they come from? Who’s building them? And why don’t we know? While I won’t be going into why many South African mountain bikers can’t answer these fundamental questions, I will be pointing out who’s responsible for the most recent […]
Review: Backtracker
Cyclist safety is a serious concern, especially when on the road. Many road cyclists and commuters have at least one story about their dance with death. Ikubu, based in Stellenbosch, have developed a device that they hope will better prepare you to avoid these close encounters. The Backtracker is touted as a device that monitors […]
Project BLACK: Part 3 – The Light Enduro Build
South Africa’s the leader in MTB stage races, but it is also adopting enduro racing with fervour. Fast catching on around South Africa, this discipline attracts a new breed of rider: from XCO and DH. Does that mean you need another bike in your garage? We’d say yes (as you can never have too many), […]