Bike Check: Morewood Zula LT prototype
After a bit of time lost in the wilderness, Morewood Bikes is back. The first new model they will be releasing is the Zula LT. The original Zula was a trail capable marathon racer which many riders ended up riding as a local trail bike. The new Zula LT keeps the 27.5″ wheel platform but […]
First Look Friday: Evil The Wreckoning, Mavic Cosmic Pro, and Morewood Mamba
First Look Friday is an introduction to the gear that we are currently testing for review. This week we’ve got Evil’s The Wreckoning; Mavic Cosmic Pro Carbon SL C road wheels, and a Morewood Mamba dropper seatpost. Evil The Wreckoning Big travel 29 inch bikes are nothing new but bike manufacturers seem to be growing […]
New-company boost for Morewood Bikes
A new company, Morewood Bikes (Pty) Ltd, has been formed that will give the South African-based mountain bike brand, Morewood Bikes, a new range and a fresh focus on it’s primary bike categories of Gravity and Trail. The new company is owned by Richard Carter, Morewood Bikes co-founder and Victor Momsen, founder of Momsen Bikes, […]
PMB World Cup: Found in the pits – Prototype Morewood Makhulu 650b, Specialized and Polygon
After an action-packed World Cup at Cascades we’ve pulled together a few more shots of bikes spotted over the weekend. Jonty Neethling’s Prototype Morewood Makhulu 650b Some colour coded Hope bits on Adam Brayton’s (Hope Factory Racing) Specialized Enduro 29er Junior Men DH Winner Luca Shaw’s Specialized Demo Elite Men DH winner Aaron Gwin’s modded […]
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 […]