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New cycling gear and review articles.
Elliptical 110 BCD 5-bolt Drop-Stop CX and Gravel Chainrings from Wolf Tooth
Wolf Tooth Components’ Drop-Stop® one-by Ellptical 5-Bolt 110 BCD chainrings are now available in sizes 38t, 40t, and 42t. As with any new product announcement, a typical response from a customer who’s needs aren’t met by the new product is “that is great, but what about ….”. After our recent release of the 110 BCD […]
Review: Scott Genius Plus 720
Plus bikes are designed to help give mountain bike riders more traction on the trails. SCOTT Sports was one of the first big players to launch 27.5+ bikes, with four models and 11 options in their Scale (Hardtail) and Genius (Dual Suspension) platforms. Courtesy of SCOTT Sports SA and Olympic Cycles, we were sent a […]
Review: Niner R.I.P. 9 RDO 4-Star X01
The R.I.P 9 is Niner’s do-everything trail bike with 125-millimetres of rear-wheel travel. The RDO 4-star (Race Day Optimised) is a full carbon model that sits second from the top in the range. It features a carbon swingarm and rocker links with oversized aluminium axles. The suspension design is Niner’s own patented CVA (Constantly Varying […]
First Look Friday: Super B tools
First Look Friday is an introduction to the products that we are currently testing for review. This week we’re featuring a selection of workshop items and tools from Super B. Super B have been involved in hand tools for 20 years, with 10 years engaged in the bicycle tool market. Super B claim to produce […]
SwiftCarbon South Africa launches new custom-order ecommerce website
SwiftCarbon’s founder announces local subsidiary’s new direct-to-customer website in their ‘home market’ after his world record breaking ride from Cairo to Cape Town. Barely off the bike, having ridden 10660km in 38 days, Mark Blewett joked that he’d ridden all the way to Cape Town just to promote SwiftCarbon South Africa’s brand new direct-to-consumer ordering […]
Review: Troy Lee Designs Women’s Skyline Shorts
Until the last couple of years, it was quite rare to come across women riding in baggies in South Africa. Nearing the end of 2015 though, female riders across all disciplines now rock light weight baggies, like Specialized brand ambassador Joanna Dobinson who completed Wines2Whales in women’s specific baggy shorts, and Beani Thies of Greg […]
Review: Syntace W-35 MX Wheels
Syntace is a name that I first recognised from my triathlon days as the makers of tri bars and other high-end products. Perhaps a little ahead of their time, the German company introduced their W-Series range of lightweight, super wide aluminium mountain bike wheels “way” back in 2012. The Syntace W-35 MX wheelset is the […]
Review: Giant Reign Advanced 27.5 1
When the new 650b Giant Reign was announced, its “out there” geometry had me intrigued. Giant certainly didn’t hold back and I was very eager to see how this bike performed out on the trails. The Frame The new Reign and Reign Advanced fully embrace longer, lower and slacker geometry. Doing some research, I discovered […]
First Look Friday: Trek Top Fuel SL, Fox Ranger apparel, Casco SpeedAiro RS helmet
First Look Friday is an introduction to the products that we are currently testing for review. This week we’re featuring the Trek Top Fuel SL cross-country race bike, Fox Ranger apparel, the Casco SpeedAiro RS aero road helmet. Trek Top Fuel SL Earlier this year, Trek announced that the Superfly FS was to be replaced […]
Review: Truvativ Jerome Clementz BlackBox handlebar
Handlebars can be a touchy subject. These days, everyone’s on the “wider is most definitely better” bandwagon, with even marathon riders being advised to ditch their long stems and narrow bars for setups which sit as close as possible to the steerer and create as much leverage as possible to (man)handle the front wheel. With […]
Review: Easy Motion Evo Jumper E-bike
After having had surgery in April this year and not having been able to train, the thought of 7 days of continuous mountain biking was quite daunting and to be honest I could not have completed the tour without the use of the BH E-bike. Before trusting the robustness and reliability of the E-bike, the […]
Review: FLR F-75 mountain bike shoes
The FLR F-75 is a cross-country mountain bike shoe designed for everyday riding and racing. Knowing nothing about FLR and their shoes, we were interested to see how they would hold up after a couple thousand kilometres of mountain biking. The F-75 shoes feature a lightweight leather upper with nylon mesh patches to assist breathing. […]