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New cycling gear and review articles.
Bike Check: Alban Lakata’s Canyon Lux CF
Team Topeak Ergon’s top team featured Alban Lakata, who has completed the Cape Epic an impressive 7 times (finishing as an individual rider on one occasion), and last year’s winner Kristian Hynek. This year the pair rode Canyon’s Lux CF marathon race bike. To my eyes, Lakata’s bike is looks pretty good. The first detail […]
Recon Jet delivers information at a glance
Recon Instruments, the award-winning technology company behind the world’s first consumer smart goggles for sports, is pleased to announce Recon Jet, an advanced wearable computer for sports and outdoor recreational activities. Jet will begin shipping this week. Featuring a dual-core CPU, high-contrast display and point-of-view camera, Jet connects seamlessly to leading smartphones and wearable sensors, […]
Review: SDG Circuit Mountain Ti-alloy saddle
Saddle choice is highly subjective and personal making it tough to give a verdict. On a bicycle you can make changes and adjustments to get it to your liking, but a saddle either works or it doesn’t. Sporting a long feature list, the SDG Circuit Mountain is at the cutting edge of saddle design and […]
First look: Kali Maya helmet
Kali Protectives recently launched their long-awaited Maya Enduro / All Mountain helmet. Not yet available locally, we managed to get our hands on an early sample to give you a taste of what’s to come. Sporting 12 vents and design features that ensures the Maya is bang up to date. This includes the use of […]
Bike Check: Martin Gujan’s Silverback Superbike Concept
Team Novus OMX Pro (Fabian Giger and Martin Gujan) surprised many when they won the Absa Cape Epic Prologue and did well to break the top 10 with their 9th in the general classification. The ladies did even better finishing in 6th place. We take a look at Gujan’s Silverback Superbike Concept (SBC). The bike […]
Specialized announce all-new 27+ hardtail trail bikes
Specialized Bicycle Components unveils the latest innovation in trail riding, introducing the Fuse and Ruze hardtail mountain bikes featuring 6Fattie tires. The Specialized team continuously looks for ways to give riders the best possible experience out on the trail. Sometimes an idea seems so simple, you can’t believe you hadn’t tried it before. 6Fattie tires […]
First Look: Pyga Stage MX and Plus Five chain line concept
The Pyga Stage MX is the company’s entry into the world of full carbon 29er cross-country / marathon bikes. The Stage MX, though, challenges conventional frame design and cross-country / marathon oriented geometry. Starting with a clean slate they haven’t gone for any new crazy suspension designs. Instead sticking to their tried and tested platform […]
On Test: Lauf TR29 fork
The Lauf fork has generated a fair bit of chatter on The Hub. We thought we’d throw ourselves into the conversation and give the Lauf TR29 a ride. The Lauf fork looks strange but that’s because it is strange. It boasts 60mm of travel by using the flex of glassfibre springs. Essentially a modern twist […]
Garmin announces Vector 2 and Vector 2S
Garmin today announced Vector 2 and Vector 2S, the next generation of the company’s innovative pedal-based power meters. Like their predecessors, Vector 2 and Vector 2S measure power directly at the pedal, where force is applied, for reliable and accurate results. With an entirely redesigned pedal pod, cyclists can install and transfer their power meter […]
Rocky Mountain announces Sherpa overland bike
Rocky Mountain Bicycles is excited to announce the new Sherpa overland bike. Bikepacking has been around for a long time, but the Sherpa puts a Rocky Mountain twist on the concept. We wanted a bike that could tackle more challenging terrain and would let us get a little rowdy—even loaded down for multi day self-supported […]
On Test: American Classic Carbonator wheels
Following the success of their Wide Lightning wheels launched a couple of years ago, American Classic set out to design and build a carbon version. Featuring thicker sidewalls and 1mm wider outside profile than the aluminium Wide Lightnings (33mm vs 32mm outside, 26mm vs 29.3mm inside) to ensure durability, strength and stiffness. That extra material […]
Shimano DEORE XT 11 speed and 1×11 option unveiled
Today Shimano proudly sets a new mountain biking benchmark, unveiling a genuine market-leading groupset for all enduro, cross-country and trail riders. Revealed for the first time at California´s Sea Otter cycling festival this evening, the new Shimano DEORE XT M8000 raises the bar of the industry´s original mountain bike component groupset to accommodate four distinct […]