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New cycling gear and review articles.
First ride review: Bianchi Sempre Pro
The Sempre Pro is a carbon road bike from legendary Italian bicycle manufacturer Bianchi. Founded in 1885, Bianchi has over 130 years history and experience which goes into their bike design. It may be a good job by the Bianchi marketing team, but to my mind, Bianchi epitomises Italian road racing pedigree. I also tend […]
Long Term Review: YT Jeffsy CF Comp
YT’s 29er Jeffsy has been part of our long term fleet since February and has been put through its paces on a variety of trails during the test period. For those who are not familiar with the Jeffsy 29, it is a 140mm 29er trail bike with geometry that can be adjusted using a flip […]
Review: Box One Drivetrain
Founded by ex-BMX champion and Hall of Fame inductee Toby Henderson, Box Components have been designing and manufacturing BMX components for several years, but only recently added mountain bike components before releasing their own drivetrain components. After what seemed like ages in prototypes, updates, and refinements, Box came to market with a unique take on […]
Video: Bike Stories – Mercer Bikes
The second installment of the Lyne Components Bike Stories series takes a look at local bike builder Mercer Bikes.
Review: Marvel Pro 900 and Streak lights
It was not too long ago that a decent bike light was a hefty investment. But with the reduced costs of LEDs and battery solutions, they’ve become within reach of most cyclists. Marvel is one of the many brands bringing in affordable lights. While the numbers might look the same on paper, not all lights […]
First ride: Campagnolo H11 hydraulic disc components
In May this year, Campagnolo officially made their entry into the hydraulic road disc brake market when they announced their new disc component lineup. While taking their time to join the party, the team at Campagnolo say the lengthy development phase stems from their focus on quality over being first to market. Having more recently […]
Review: cSixx XCM 9Series Wheelset
cSixx is a South African mountain bike component company based in the heart of Cape Town at the foot of Table Mountain. Founded by Mark Hopkins, who has had a hand in Leatt Protection neck braces and Pyga bikes, cSixx has grown to an established industry player with an ever expanding range. Other than the […]
GoPro announced the Hero 6 and Fusion spherical camera
GoPro today unveiled HERO6 Black, the most powerful and convenient GoPro, yet. Powered by GoPro’s custom-designed GP1 processor, HERO6 achieves an entirely new level of performance including stunning 4K60 and 1080p240 video and the most advanced video stabilization ever achieved in a GoPro. GoPro also launched Fusion, its bar-setting waterproof, mountable 5.2K spherical camera. Additionally, […]
First ride: 2018 Specialized Diverge
Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to ride the 2018 Specialized S-Works Diverge at a media event at Boschendal. Having thoroughly enjoyed an excursion on the 2017 Diverge Expert on the farm roads around L’Agulhas earlier in the year, and knowing the bike has been reworked for 2018 I was very keen to take […]
Review: 2018 Specialized Epic Comp Carbon
Last week, we spent two days on the tranquil Boschendal Farm Estate being introduced to the Specialized Bicycles 2018 range which recently landed in South Africa. Having ridden and thoroughly enjoyed the previous generation Epic, and watched the 2017 Specialized S-Works Epic turn my colleague into an uncontrollable race snake after just a few rides, […]
Review: Stages Dash
The Stages Dash is a GPS cycling computer designed primarily as a training tool, for athletes training with a power meter. I tested the Stages Dash head unit along with a Stages Power crank arm on my road bike. I’ll be looking at how the head unit functions, as well as how the power meter/ […]
Review: Banshee Prime
Prime numbers can be confusing. But Banshee’s one makes a lot of sense. If you’re not much of a gamer, don’t google Banshee Prime. You’ll only end up much confused, as I did, confronted by a gaming character which your teenage kids probably recognise – but, you should not. The Banshee Prime pictured above is […]