Team Toyota Specialized rides to victory at The Absa Cape Epic
Winning a race like the Absa Cape Epic requires the support of an entire village. Without the backing of sponsors, South African athletes would not have the opportunity to compete on the global stage. Thanks to the support of Toyota South Africa, four teams were able to participate in three jersey categories. Toyota-powered riders won […]
Win with Vye Cycle kit and Weekend Warrior
Vye Cycle Kit is excited to announce that we have partnered with Weekend Warrior and will be at their next event on 15 and 16 April 2023 in and around Grabouw on the the idyllic trails through Oak Valley vineyards, the Apple orchards of Tru-Cape and along the Eikenhoff dam. Known for an incredible network […]
Classified – “you’ve tried 1x, now try 1 better!”
Local importer Omnico have just been appointed as the Southern African distributor for Classified and are massively excited about the prospects this technology brings to our market. Today Classifed announce the launch of a mountain bike-specific Powershift hub system. Find out more about the Belgian drivetrain technology company and development of their groundbreaking Powershift hub […]
Zipp Total System Efficiency: Breaking the Barriers to Speed
Zipp’s Total System Efficiency (TSE) wheel-design is based on a simple premise: Efficiency equals speed. Here’s how ZIPP claim that they achieve that: We consider all the ways a wheel can contribute to making the entire system – the bike, tire, even the rider – more efficient. The combination of a new rim laminate with […]
Beers and Blevins win 2023 Absa Cape Epic, Looser and Le Court triumphant in Women’s race
Matt Beers and Christopher Blevins (Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne) won the 2023 Absa Cape Epic at Val de Vie Estate in Paarl on Sunday, 26 March. In the CM.com Women’s category, Vera Looser and Kim le Court (Efficient Infiniti Insure) are the 2023 Champions. The Men’s race on Stage 7 of the Absa Cape Epic – the Grand […]
New leaders in men’s and women’s race after dramatic Stage 6 at Absa Cape Epic
Nino Schurter and Andri Frischknecht (SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing) moved back into the overall lead after finishing second on the stage. They sit 90 seconds ahead of Beers and Blevins with one day of racing to go. Lukas Baum and Georg Egger (ORBEA x Leatt x Speed Company), after a day of wild weather and high […]
Egger and Baum race into Yellow on Stage 5, Looser and Le Court win again
The defending Champions of the Absa Cape Epic, Georg Egger and Lukas Baum (ORBEA x Leatt x Speed Company), raced to victory on Stage 5 at Lourensford Wine Estate, moving into the yellow leader jerseys at the same time on Friday, 24 March. ORBEA x Leatt x Speed Company go into Stage 6 with a […]
Beers, Blevins complete hat-trick while Looser and Le Court shine on Stage 4
Matt Beers and Christopher Blevins (Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne) won the Stage 4 Time Trial of the Absa Cape Epic, their fourth stage victory in five days, while Vera Looser and Kim le Court (Efficient Infiniti Insure) won in the CM.com Women’s category. The Stage 4 win for Beers and Blevins pushed them up to third in the […]
Cosmic Cactus MTB Grips by Lyne Components
We are stoked to introduce our latest product – the “Cosmic Cactus” single lock-on grip. The name was chosen for its unique design that at first glance resembles a cactus from outer space. Design and Development We spent around a year developing the Cosmic Cactus grips and utilized 3D printing heavily through the prototyping phase. […]
South African Success on Stage 3 of Absa Cape Epic
It was a banner day for South African mountain biking on the 100km Hermanus to Oak Valley Stage 3 of the Absa Cape Epic, with local riders claiming stage victories in the Men’s and CM.com Women’s categories on Wednesday, 22 March. Amy Wakefield and Candice Lill (e-FORT. net | SeattleCoffeeCo) won the transition stage in […]
Tense and tactical on Stage 2 at Absa Cape Epic
There were no changes in the overall category leads of the Absa Cape Epic after Stage 2, with both the men’s and women’s leaders holding on to their yellow and orange leader jerseys respectively, after 116km of racing on Tuesday, 21 March. In the Men’s race, Matt Beers and Christopher Blevins (Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne) won Stage 2, […]
SRAM announce hangerless Eagle Transmission drivetrains
During a 6-year history of Eagle and 11-years of the dedicated 1x drivetrain, we’ve refined the facets of the system we control. Even with this legacy, we wondered whether a new level of performance was possible, not just for SRAM’s benefit, but to help riders and improve the ride as a whole. So, we rethought […]