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Adventure and Travel
The joy of exploring by bicycling.
Video: Coetzenburg cross-country course
Construction of the Coetzenburg cross-country course in Stellenbosch started on 25 March 2015. Bennet Nel and his team at Ace of Spades have been tasked with the track building. Having hosted Western Province XCO Champs in May, South African XCO Champs will take place at Coetzenburg on 18 July. For the SA XCO Champs, the […]
Trail Daze – Cederberg | Where It All Started
While visiting the Cederberg mountains in 2014, I quickly realized this uniquely beautiful and surreal vast landscape would lure me back to try and capture its magical atmosphere through photography. The emphasis being on try, as the sheer size and unlimited features of this area would make that impossible. It was this same atmosphere, and […]
Race report & video: Dirtopia Enduro – Delvera
98 riders made the trek out to Delvera trail centre just outside Stellenbosch on a fresh Autumn Sunday to take part in the one day Enduro stage race. The 15.8km route was broken up into 4 timed special stages and 4 non timed Liaisons. Unlike last year the organisers decided to combine SS2 and SS3 […]
Race report: Mad Cows and Fast Descents
The much vaunted race between Shrek and the Wafflemeister meant that Red and I had to not only get our respective partners to Scottburgh but we had to do this as quickly as possible. We spent the night before the start of the trail at the new Glencairn facilities which, are fantastic, we had the […]
Western Province Downhill Round #3 – Paarl
Last weekend saw the third round of the WP DH, this time in Paarl, just below the Taal Monument. We have had such a good Autumn, with lots of crisp sunny days and a few little sprinkles of rain to settle the dust. Sunday was one of the crisp days, with no wind or rain […]
Trail Daze: Grabouw
Named after the German town Grabow, the small town of Grabouw sits about 1.5 hours drive away from Cape Town, in the vast Elgin Valley. Known for being the largest single exporter or fruits in Southern Africa, it has also hosted numerous mountain biking, trail running and other adventure sporting events over the years. As […]
2015 KZNMTB Downhill #3 – Giba MTB Park
The 2015 KZNMTB Downhill Series came to a thrilling close on the 19th April with the 3rd and final round being held at Giba MTB Park outside Pinetown. The technical albeit short Downhill track at Giba Gorge did not disappoint, with overcast but dry and dusty conditions greeting the riders for morning practice. The top […]
2015 KZNMTB Enduro #3 – Giba MTB Park
KZN’s premiere MTB Park, Giba Gorge near Pinetown played host to the 3rd and final round of the KZNMTB Enduro and Downhill Series presented by NMI-DSM, on the 18th and 19th April. The Enduro event took place on Saturday 18th, attracting a field of 120 riders who would battle it out for final points over […]
Absa Cape Epic: Working on the Table Mountain trails
The Absa Cape Epic will help to rehabilitate trails on Table Mountain following the highly successful Prologue on its slopes. The new singletrack from below the Blockhouse and down to Plum Pudding – opened for the event – is in need of work after the March 15 Prologue and heavy usage in the few days […]
A sensible approach to bike riding
After many years of pouring my money into skateboards, I bought a heavy alloy mountain bike in 2008 and headed up the mountain with my friend Kat. We sweated slowly up to the top of the highest singletrack in Tokai, and bombed all the way to the bottom. Then we went home. On the second […]
Dirtopia Easter Enduro: Welvanpas, Wellington
The first Dirtopia Enduro for 2015 took place in the hills around the picturesque town of Wellington, about 1 hour drive from Cape Town. Welvanpas is nothing short of mountain biking motherland and with Jonkershoek suffering severe damage in the devastating fires it now stands head and shoulders above all other Western Cape trails for […]
Trail Daze: Vineyard Haze at Bottelary Hills
As part of the Winelands region of South Africa, the greater Stellenbosch area features an abundance of trails, one of which is the Bottelary Hills trails network. Covering a total of 76km, these trails offer scenic beauty and incredible views of the winelands, Table Mountain and False Bay, and combines a variety of different elements […]