Race Report: Gauteng Enduro Champs Hakahana
This past weekend on the 19th of November, while thousands took to the streets of JHB for the 947, 70 Enduro crazy riders took to Hakahana trails to compete for the title of Gauteng Enduro Champ 2017. Riders briefing took place at 7:30 after which they took a casual ride to the top of the […]
Singletrack Stories: Enabling enduro at altitude
Gauteng apparently lacks descending gradient. But never on weekends. There exists an unusual correlation between architecture and bicycles: both adhering to principles of geometry and flow. The way a cleverly considered building guides unfamiliar visitors along, is mirrored by the way in which your bike links the discoverable features of a tidily built trail.Architects and […]
Trail Daze | Heading North West to Hakahana
With very little greenery, and blown-out dusty trails the only options around the Western Cape lately, we headed to the North West province in search of some greener pastures – and boy did we find some gems. After a year of riding and documenting only trails in the Western Cape during 2015, the Trail Daze […]
Heat wave forces shortening of Nissan Trailseeker Hakahana
Unusually hot spring weather in Gauteng has led to a decision to shorten race distances at Saturday’s Nissan TrailSeeker mountain bike event at Hakahana, outside Pretoria. With temperatures reaching 35-degrees Celsius during the week and forecast to continue through the weekend, Advendurance, the organisers of the Nissan TrailSeeker Series, opted in favour of rider safety […]