Odendaal & Westbrook claim KZN Enduro Champs titles
Tiaan Odendaal and Kim Westbrook claimed the Senior Men and Women’s titles at the 2015 KZN Provincial Enduro Championships, sponsored by NMI-DSM, which was held at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg today. Local mountain bike manufacturer, Patrick Morewood, claimed the Championship title in the Veteran’s category at the KZN Provincial Enduro Championships, sponsored by NMI-DSM, […]
WP Gravity Enduro announce SRAM as new sponsor
WP Gravity Enduro are delighted to announce SRAM as the main sponsors of the series this year. The new sponsorship agreement with SRAM will see South Africa’s favourite bicycle components once again leading the way in the involvement of growing the sport in South Africa. SRAM become synonymous with their advancements of bicycle components, reliability […]
Exciting Enduro promises championship worthy course
Downhill and Enduro racers have put in their final track preparations and are ready for the 2015 KZN Provincial Enduro and Downhill Championships, sponsored by NMI-DSM, which takes place at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg on 6-7 June. Competitors of all ages will be vying for a chance at the provincial title in their respective […]
National Champ aims to claim local downhill title
South African National DHI Champion, Tiaan Odendaal, will be looking to claim the provincial title at the 2015 KZN Provincial Enduro and Downhill Championships, sponsored by NMI-DSM, taking place at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg on 6-7 June. South African National DHI Champion, Tiaan Odendaal, will be looking to claim the provincial title at the […]
Race report & video: Dirtopia Enduro – Delvera
98 riders made the trek out to Delvera trail centre just outside Stellenbosch on a fresh Autumn Sunday to take part in the one day Enduro stage race. The 15.8km route was broken up into 4 timed special stages and 4 non timed Liaisons. Unlike last year the organisers decided to combine SS2 and SS3 […]
Exciting Enduro lures MTB enthusiasts to KZN Champs
While downhill racing is often seen as a sport reserved for the brave hearted, the relatively new and exciting concept of Enduro offers everyday MTB riders the opportunity to get a taste of fast flowing tracks and catch some air for those who can. This form of riding, or racing, just blows your mind – […]
Familiar faces make it a Karkloof Enduro double
It was the turn of the enduro riders on the second day of the 2015 Sappi Karkloof MTB Festival as the STIHL Enduro took centre stage with a large number of riders braving the most adrenalin producing sections of the Karkloof MTB trails with familiar faces Tiaan Odendall and Kim Westbrook making it consecutive wins […]
Delvera hosts second Dirtopia 2015 Enduro near Stellenbosch
The Wellington Enduro proved to be a lot of fun for all participants, so the next event taking place at Delvera on the 17th of May is much anticipated. Anyone can try this discipline and course designer, Meurant Botha, loves taking part himself! Enduro events are geared for mountain bikers that enjoy single track and […]
A sensible approach to bike riding
After many years of pouring my money into skateboards, I bought a heavy alloy mountain bike in 2008 and headed up the mountain with my friend Kat. We sweated slowly up to the top of the highest singletrack in Tokai, and bombed all the way to the bottom. Then we went home. On the second […]
Dirtopia Easter Enduro: Welvanpas, Wellington
The first Dirtopia Enduro for 2015 took place in the hills around the picturesque town of Wellington, about 1 hour drive from Cape Town. Welvanpas is nothing short of mountain biking motherland and with Jonkershoek suffering severe damage in the devastating fires it now stands head and shoulders above all other Western Cape trails for […]
Easter mountain bike adrenalin in Wellington
Have you heard about Enduro mountain bike events? What is it and can anyone take part? It is geared for real mountain bikers that enjoy single track and are fit enough to ride uphills, but more importantly like riding downhills fast! Therefor more adrenalin junkies like downhillers enjoy this discipline of the sport, but the […]
Hungry Monkey Part 3: The build kit
A custom build is always a rewarding project. Part of this is the agonising process of looking for the perfect fit of design and components. For me, the direction of the build gets locked down once the look, or in this case the colours, has been decided. Once that is done, then the hunt for […]