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Adventure and Travel
The joy of exploring by bicycling.
Every Day Is Trail Day At Trail’s End
If you haven’t yet experienced the amazing Trail’s End Bike Hotel in the Elgin Grabouw Valley – you need to treat yourself. Described as “The Centre of the Great Outdoors”, this is exactly what it is with adventure at every turn! The ideal family getaway. Established in 2016 as Africa’s first bike hotel, Trail’s End […]
Exploring the Jonkershoek Trails in the Mazda CX-5
Every now and then a car comes along that makes it incredibly difficult to stay neutral and objective, a car so good that it makes it almost impossible to not wax lyrical endlessly about how awesome it is, a car that is for all intents and purposes, perfect. I’ll admit this review has been incredibly […]
Explore Cape Town’s road climbs with the Kia Seltos
It’s no secret that Cape Town roadies are blessed with some pretty spectacular climbs. So we loaded up a Kia Seltos and hit 7 of the most picturesque and challenging climbs in and around the Mother City. Ou Kaapse Weg First up is the infamous Ou Kaapse Weg, known for its spectacular views of Tokai […]
Gravel seeking with the Isuzu mu-X
Now you are probably one of two people reading this. Either you are so sick of hearing about how cool gravel biking is you throw your cortado in someone’s face the second they mention a gravel bike, or you have embraced it all, gone full hipster and swapped out your too tight lycra speed suits […]
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 […]
Soil Searching: Karkloof trail builder Hylton Turvey
Meet Hylton Turvey, a trail builder who finds inspiration in the shape of the land itself. When the earth speaks, Hylton Turvey listens, taking the time and care to carve trails in South Africa in a way that honors her presence. Soil Searching founder, Fanie Kok, shares this intimate profile of a man who has […]
Mountain Biking On One Of The Most Remote Islands On Earth
It was the night before our flight. Co-creator and friend, Darren Peens, and I had just spent the day in Cape Town collecting some last minute camera equipment. Martin Zietsman aka the engineer and also the film’s mountain biker had just arrived at the AirBnb spot for the night. This was the first time the […]
Join Bottelary Hills MTB Trails And Ride For Conservation In 2020
The 65km Bottelary Hills Mountain Bike Trails that run through the Bottelary Hills Renosterveld Conservancy (BHC) and across working wine farms, offer spectacular views and multiple route options that caters for various skill and fitness levels. Get your 2020 BHC MTB permit online (www.bottelaryconservancy.co.za) and enjoy the fabulous trails, while making a contribution to conservation […]
Ride Report: The U MTB Stage Race 2019
Amid a jam-packed mountain bike stage race calendar, in its fourth edition, The U MTB Stage Race continues to shine. While as a partner to the event you might say we’re a bit biased, the images and video below should speak for themselves. Here’s what when down in Piket-Bo-Berg from 18 – 20 October. The […]
Ride Report: 2019 Piket-Bo-Berg Cycle Challenge
The Piket-Bo-Berg Cycle Challenge and Trail Run, sponsored by Superspar Boland, present one of the few opportunities to access the exclusive network of trails in Piket-Bo-Berg. This year was the tenth edition of the event which gives mountain bikers the option of a 12km, 18km, 37km or 63km route. A journey of around two hours […]
Race Report: SRAM WC XCO Series, in association with Tygerberg MTB Club #3 Zevenwacht
Round 3 of the Western Cape XCO series arrived at an all-new venue and track. With the provincial champs taking place in less than a month’s time this would prove to be a good form tester before the final showdown. And what a test it proved to be. A few days prior to the event, […]
Tokai Trails: One Year Crime Free
The Table Mountain National Park faces a growing scourge of crime committed against the users of the mountain. Hikers, runners, horse riders and mountain bikers have all fallen victim to various degrees of criminal activity in this mountain range, that conveniently provides for the recreational needs of the citizens living and working in this thriving […]