Enduro Western Cape 2019 | Contermanskloof
We take a look at the 2019 Enduro Western Cape season opener. Following a super successful first year of the Enduro Western Cape series during 2018, the EWC is back with a bang in 2019, selling out entries and topping out at 230 riders. With the weather gods on their side, riders were treated to […]
The EzelEnduro: Number 4
Number 4. The toughest yet. Unanimously. Running as a standalone event and not part of the Eselfontein festival, this year’s Ezel returned to the eco-hut campsite with a smaller and more limited group of riders taking on the lunar landscape that we’ve come to know over the last few years. The later than usual 9am […]
Klipberg Enduro 2018
During an unsuspecting bachelors weekend away a few months ago, we stumbled upon a location that had a strong resemblance to Ezelfontein, and more specifically EzelEnduro. We were convinced it checked all the boxes for a similar but smaller event, and many beers later, it was the best idea ever. It wasn’t too far from […]
Trail Daze | Karkloof Revisited
The Trail Daze crew wrap up their 2017 KZN trip as they head out further along the N3 towards the quiet town of Howick for a dusty sunset session. Having revisited the Jonkershoek trails recently, we decided to do so again with the similarly magical, and even more diverse, Karkloof trails. Since the 90’s, Karkloof […]
Trail Daze | Cascades MTB Park
The Trail Daze crew head to the home of the G.O.A.T – Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg. To those that have been involved in the South African cycling scene for the last decade, Pietermaritzburg and more specifically Cascades MTB Park would have come up a few times. Hosting multiple mountain biking events, most notably the […]
Trail Daze | Tokai MTB Trails
The Trail Daze crew head out to explore the original and most iconic of all Cape Town mountain biking destinations, the Tokai MTB trails. With more than a year and a half of reconstructing, felling and other such rehabilitation activities, the Tokai MTB Trails closure during 2015 left a massive hole in the lives of […]
Trail Daze | Fatbiking the Garden Route – Part 2
The Trail Daze crew continue their bike packing stint along the Garden Route en route to Knysna. This episode of Trail Daze is dedicated to the people of Knysna and surrounding areas, who were affected by the devastating wild fires during June 2017. Our sincere condolences go out to those who lost so much, in […]
South African National Downhill Series Round 2 – Jonkershoek
It was all about KZN vs Western Province during round 2 of the South African National Downhill series this past weekend at a slightly more damp Jonkershoek. Following last weekend’s marginal miss over victory, just 1.06 seconds from the top step, Theo Erlangsen finally put together the run that would see him take top honours […]
Trail Daze | Fatbiking the Garden Route – Part 1
We change the pace slightly for this micro-adventure episode of Trail Daze, as we add some weight, thicken the wheels and put away the knee pads for our stint along the beach… Discussing this mission over a few beers – mostly what equipment we didn’t have and still need to get – the plan manifested […]
Western Province Downhill Round 3 – Jonkershoek
Round 3 of the 2017 Western Province Downhill series took place the past weekend at Jonkershoek, Stellenbosch. After a 2 month long break without racing, downhill riders from all over Cape Town geared up and headed for Stellenbosch to take on the ever popular Jonkershoek track. It would be the same track as used in […]
Trail Daze | Delvera – The Original Trail Park
Thunder and lightning, with the occasional break in clouds and ultimately buckets of rain was the order of the day as we visited the original South African mountain bike trail park, the Dirtopia HQ at Delvera. Established way back in 2004 already, the Dirtopia Trail Centre has undergone plenty of upgrades over the years, and […]
Trail Daze | Jungle Fever in the Garden Route
About an hour’s drive further up the coast from last month’s Trail Daze destination, we re-visited the now world-famous Garden Route Trail Park, to round off our trip up the N2. Nestled at the foot of the Outeniqua Mountains and the Karatara River Gorge, lies one of South Africa’s top mountain biking destinations. Proper trails […]