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Guides and advice on bikes and training.
Pottie’s How To: Gap Jumps
Previously Johann Potgieter showed us how to drop off obstacles. Now it is time to take to the air with purpose as Pottie explains how to approach a gap jump.
How can a performance test help your cycling?
Cycling is a data-rich sport and we often hear cyclists mention values of VO2max, peak power output (PPO), lactate threshold (LT), and the increasingly popular functional threshold power (FTP). All of these terms are associated with performance in cycling, but what is the true value of knowing these numbers and how can a performance test […]
Pottie’s How To: Drop Offs
In the last episode, Pottie showed you how to roll down steep obstacles. In this episode, it’s time to take that skill to the next level with the drop off technique.
Pottie’s How To: Rolling Steep Obstacles
South African downhill champion Johann Potgieter explains how to handle steep sections on the trail, also known as roll offs.
Pottie’s How To: Berms
Berms are prominent features on most trails and getting them right is vital for fast and fun rolling. In this video, downhill mountain bike racer Johann Potgieter shows us how to ride through a berm with confidence.
Pottie’s How To: Bunny Hop
The bunny hop jump is a crucial skill to make the most out of any trail. The bunny hop can also help you avoid crashes when unexpected obstacles lie in wait. In this video, downhill mountain bike racer Johann Potgieter shows us how to bunny hop.
Podcast: Q&A with the Coaches – Episode 3
In our new podcast series Q&A with the Coaches, you can ask the experts from Science2Sport your cycling training and racing related questions. The team at Science2Sport, which includes leading sports scientists, Dr Jeroen Swart, Dr Mike Posthumus, and Benoit Capostagno, will be addressing the answers to your cycling related queries, along with local mountain […]
Winter training: The science of indoor trainers and cross training
“Winter is coming” A phrase often used to project fear in an episode of Games of Thrones. Luckily in South Africa, it doesn’t hold the same spine-chilling effect and we as cyclists and athletes are still able to go out and train, keep fit and enjoy the sport we have all grown to love thanks […]
Pottie’s How To: Manual
The manual is a fundamental mountain bike skill. A correctly timed manual can help you get over obstacles and through tough terrain. A good manual technique will also improve your jumping and bunny hops. In this video, downhill mountain bike racer Johann Potgieter shows us how to learn to manual.
Pottie’s How To: Wheelie
Wheelie’s are a great way to show off to your mates but there are also some practical applications for this skill. Downhill mountain bike racer Johann Potgieter shows us how to learn to Wheelie and when to use this skill.
The upgrade we can all afford
One of the best upgrades in MTB racing, is nearly for free. Yet demand remains low. Why? Seventy-five thousand Rand. It’s not a perfect, actuarially verified number, but one with the least disagreement when a price point is fixed to what a new South African mountain bike, with a stage racing number cable-tied to its […]
Podcast: Q&A with the Coaches – Episode 2
In our new podcast series Q&A with the Coaches, you can ask the experts from Science2Sport your cycling training and racing related questions. The team at Science2Sport, which includes leading sports scientists, Dr Jeroen Swart, Dr Mike Posthumus, John Wakefield, and Benoit Capostagno, will be addressing the answers to your cycling related queries, along with […]