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New cycling gear and review articles.
Review: Smoove Chain Lubricant
I was recently given a bottle of Smoove chain lube to try out while I was training for the Cape Epic, this is a locally made product by Spoke Works in Pretoria. I am told that the guys at Spoke Works have been working on this for a few years to get the product refined […]
Single speed build project: The frame part 1
Things have been a bit quiet, too quiet, on my front with the build. That’s largely down to me doing an about-turn on the paint job. Momsen STR 29 fresh out the box My frame of choice was, and still is, a Momsen STR 29. The idea was to strip it down and do spray […]
Trail bike project: Decisions decisions
The seed was sown on a particularly bumpy trail ride on my Nukeproof Snap, possibly the stiffest possible ride you will experience bar rigid bikes. It was time, I needed a bike I could throw down a trail without worrying about my poor body being bashed up by the vibrations. And so it started, my […]
Review: Momsen Design pre-production carbon fibre fender
Momsen Design’s first full carbon fibre mudguard has been tested and developed over the last year in their hometown of Port Elizabeth and once the final version has been signed off will be manufactured there too. It is refreshing to see that not all carbon fibre products are manufactured in Taiwan, and that our humble […]
User Review: PYGA OneTen29
I promised a while ago that I’d write a full review of the PYGA OneTen29, having given my first thoughts here. What follows are my opinions after about 150km of varied riding. Initial impressions I’d cobbled together everything needed to build the OneTen29 in the two weeks leading up to the Argus, which forced me […]
Review: Frog Tadpole kid’s balance bike
As an avid cyclist it was important for me to get something for my son that would have ‘serious cyclist’ written all over it. When Matt (i.e. Admin to all the Hubbers, and my neighbour) asked if I would be willing to write a review for the Frog Tadpole balance bike, it seemed a perfect […]
Review: PYGA OneTwenty 650
The idea behind the PYGA OneTwenty was to make a bike that you can ride just about anywhere, however you like and have fun. It’s not meant to be a marathon or enduro racer or anything as serious as that. But I don’t doubt that you can do exactly that with it while laughing the […]
Review: Topeak JoeBlow Mountain floor pump
The idea behind designing and manufacturing a floor pump seems simple. Build one that will inflate a wheel and have a reliable, trustworthy gage. You only have to look at Topeak’s range of floor pumps to realise it’s not that easy, especially when taking the added demands of mountain bikers into consideration. Enter Topeak’s JoeBlow […]
Review: Giant Anthem 27.5 1
With all the hype surrounding a certain large company’s suspension design and reasonable pricing, I was excited to get behind the bars of one of their offerings. When Dragon Sports offered me a Trance to test I obviously jumped at the opportunity. But two days before I was due to pick up the bike, I […]
Single speed build project: The build kit part 1
I am finalising my Single speed build kit and have been finding it more difficult than what I had anticipated. I have solved most riddles, but I still need a fork and haven’t decided yet on tyres. Ideally I want a steel rigid with a 15mm axle, but that’s proving a bit difficult. I have […]
Review: FUNN Fatboy handlebar & Strippa stem
When I asked the guys from Larc Distributors for some products to test, they immediately wanted to give me some flashy colours to show off their FUNN lineup. I usually like a more sedated look – some small colour accents here and there, nothing fancy. So when Ryan and Andrew handed over some colourful items, […]
Single speed build project: The idea
What better place to kick-off a SS build than Truth Coffee in Cape Town? Well, maybe not the best as I left my meeting with the brothers from Velobrien with a completely different bike in mind than the one I arrived with. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Let’s start somewhere around the beginning. There’s […]