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Harris overcomes obstacles to break Race Across SA record

Alex Harris fought through high temperatures and sleep deprivation to ultimately break the Race Across South Africa (RASA) record when he crossed the finish line in Wellington yesterday. Alex Harris in action during the Race Across South Africa (RASA), which started in Pietermaritzburg and finished in Wellington 2 150km later. Photo: Llewellyn Lloyd / RebelX […]

Tech

Titan Racing Launch Alloy Versions of Their 100mm & 120mm Full-Sus

Press Release In 2019 Titan Racing launched their much anticipated new full-sus, the Cypher, a fully-fledged racing bike with enough flair to tear up the descents and power through the climbs. A 24-month project for Titan Racing, the Cypher, was well received and their carbon variants were sold with ease. An aluminium version has been […]

Tech

Specialized launch new Stumpjumper with pivotless flexstays

Press Release To enjoy mountain biking’s golden age you need a bike that thrives in varied terrain and unlocks your potential on the trail. In the forty years since we first introduced the Stumpjumper, we’ve ridden with all kinds of trail riders from all around the world in every terrain imaginable. And we’ve learned that […]

Tech

Specialized champion ride experience with 5.9 kg S-Works Aethos

Press release The creation of our Aethos road bike started with a question: “What if?” What if we built a bike focused around the purest imaginable road riding experience? What if we built a bike to maximize the timeless moments where everything disappears and human and machine become one. We all know these moments, the […]

Events

Open Weekend: Save the Date!

Indeed! The rumours are true: Those most hallowed of trails in the Piket-Bo-Berg, usually open twice a year only – for the PBBCC & TR Event and The U stage race – will be OPEN 31 October & 1 November 2020. Given the fact that all the events on the trails scheduled for 2020 have […]

Tech

Lyne Components Launches Carbon Wheelsets

Press release Taking the plunge into the world of carbon wheels is a big step for us, so we approached this project with caution and set no specific launch date for the product, deciding rather to launch them when we felt they were ready. We tested for over a year and a tried different carbon […]

Tech

Canyon launch all-new Aeroad

Press Release In July 2014, Canyon unveiled the Aeroad CF SLX, a bike that would move the aero road bike game on considerably. Until this day, the Aeroad CF SLX has been held as a benchmark for overall aero road bike performance. It united clear aero­ dynamic gains, comfort, stiffness, lightness and an aggressive geometry […]

Adventure and Travel

Race Report: 2020 Witfontein Funduro

With the Enduro Western Cape series being disrupted this year due to COVID, local trail rider, architectural professional, husband and father, Chris Barrett decided to take things into his own hands. On Saturday, 26th September @ 8:00, forty four riders from all over the country congregated at Ground Zero Bike & Trail Park, the start […]

Tech

New Specialized Chisel alloy focusses on XC racing

Press Release Shaped by everything we’ve learned from 40 years of XC racing, the all-new Chisel is a purebred XC race machine that crushes climbs, rockets out of corners, and rips through rock gardens with the speed and efficiency of the highest-performing, most-capable aluminium XC bike available. Turns out carbon isn’t the only way to […]

Events

2021 CCPP Group Lions Karoo to Coast Mountain Bike Challenge

Record number of entries for the 2021 version of this iconic event. The 2021 date is set for South Africa’s favourite single day mountain bike event: 26th September. Heading into the 22nd edition the Karoo to Coast promises to be as challenging, rewarding and fun as ever – when 4 500 riders take on the […]

Events

2021 CCPP Group Dr Evil Classic 3 Day Stage Race

Record number of entries recorded as riders set goals for September 2021 One hundred percent of the cyclists who entered the 2020 version of the event, migrated their entries to the 2021 edition. Entries to the event opened on the 21st September 2020 and a record number of entries were recorded in 24 hours. Riders […]

Events

Amashova spirit kept alive with 2020 virtual event

The pandemic has caused the postponement or cancellation of numerous cycling events, but organisers of the popular Amashova Durban Classic decided to go virtual this year. Cyclists from anywhere in the world can be part of this prestigious event by simply taking to any roads or trails in their area and completing a 35km, 50km, […]