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Epic Bike Check: Oli Munnik’s Santa Cruz Blur CC
Oli Munnik has been riding the all-new Santa Cruz Blur from the start of this year’s Absa Cape Epic. He went to great lengths to keep the bike under wraps, organising a 5AM appointment with his local bike mechanic and taping up every reference to the brand and model name (which it turns out there […]
Santa Cruz unveil all-new Blur and Highball cross-country race bikes
Today Santa Cruz has announced two new mountain bikes. The Blur, a dual-suspension race focussed cross-country bike as well as an updated Highball hardtail race bike. The Blur is built around a full carbon frame featuring Santa Cruz’s tried and tested VPP suspension design with 100mm of rear travel. A 69-degree head angle promises confident […]
Epic Bike Check: Joaquim Rodriguez’s Merida Ninety-Six
Joaquim Rodríguez had a successful career racing on the road with stage and classification wins in the Grand Tours. He is now a member of the Bahrain-Merida staff and an ambassador for the team. He is riding his second Absa Cape Epic with teammate José Hermida. Joaquim Rodríguez is riding Merida’s Ninety-Six carbon marathon race […]
Bike Check: Cherie Redecker’s Head Trenton
After a tough season racing as a privateer in Europe, Cherie Redecker’s efforts were rewarded with a team ride for HEAD CICLO XC in 2018. Cherie now lives in Germany but made the trip to Stellenbosch to kick off her World Cup season. Cherie confirmed that she will be participating in many of the World […]
Bike Check: Emily Batty and Evie Richards’s Trek Procaliber
Team Trek Factory Racing descended on Stellenbosch in full force with four riders taking part in the World Cup. Anton Cooper and Sergio Mantecón representing the team in the men’s race while Emily Batty and Evie Richards raced in the women’s ranks. Most mountain bike fans will know Emily Batty from her exploits on the […]
Canyon announce the Grail gravel bike
Gravel. All road. New road. Adventure. It’s not about the name, it’s about the opportunities it opens up. Whether to access remote riding spots or simply leave the traffic behind, more people than ever before are combining dirt and pavement to get their riding fix. Canyon Grail CF SLX 8 Di2 There is plenty that’s […]
Bike Check: Fumic and Marotte’s Cannondale Scalpel-Si
Manuel Fumic is no stranger to South African audiences with memorable performances in the Absa Cape Epic while Maxime Marotte has been a solid podium performer on the international XCO circuit for a number of years. We tracked down their race bikes at the team house ahead of the Stellenbosch World Cup. Manuel Fumic’s Cannondale […]
Specialized launch the Tarmac Disc and Power Cranks
Following last year’s launch of the all-new Tarmac and hot on the heels of Cycling South Africa’s sanctioning of disc brakes for racing on the road, Specialized has unveiled the much-anticipated Tarmac disc brake edition. Along with the new bike, Specialized has also announced the carbon S-Works Power Crank with dual sided power measurement. Read […]
Bike Check: Sam Gaze’s World Cup winning Specialized S-Works Epic
The titanic battle between former under 23 world champion, Sam Gaze and Nino Schurter at Coetzenburg Stadium on Saturday had us enthralled. Nino is the reigning world champion, and remained nearly unchallenged in 2017, so to see a close and ferociously fought battle unfolding was an unexpected surprise. Here we take a look at the […]
Bike Check: Annie Last’s BH Lynx Race
Annie Last had a season to remember in 2017 with a win at the Lenzerheide World Cup, earning a silver medal at the World Champs in Cairns, and defending her British national championship title. This year Annie joined Team KMC EKOÏ SR Suntour riding a BH Lynx Race. With a change of teams comes a […]
Canyon launches new women’s specific mountain bikes
For the challenge or the camaraderie, to disengage or simply get out and have fun on bikes, more women are taking to the trails. Across all disciplines, Canyon is committed to offering every rider the right tool for the job. Applying an in-depth knowledge of female and male anatomical differences attained from developing successful women’s-specific […]
Trek unveils all-new Checkpoint gravel bikes
Trek has unveiled Checkpoint—an entirely new platform of gravel bikes ready to shake up the ever-growing segment with a full line of models designed exclusively for the dedicated, adventure-minded gravel rider. Checkpoint is more than a modified version of Trek’s Crockett or Boone cyclocross bikes. Nor is it a new iteration of the Domane Gravel […]