World’s best freeriders announced for DarkFEST 2018 in Stellenbosch
DarkFEST, the biggest dirt jump event in Africa has headed to a new location this year. A farm on the slopes of the Simonsberg mountains, just outside Stellenbosch. Three of the riders arrived in the beginning of January to start building the new course and have been working amazingly fast and have made awesome progress. […]
The DarkFEST jumps take shape in Stellenbosch
The boys have started 2018 off with a bang! Breaking ground at a new location for DarkFEST in South Africa and in true Fest style going bigger than ever before! The first diggers teeth sunk into the beautiful mountains in Stellenbosch on Monday morning, since then if you blinked you’d miss a feature being created. […]
Video: DarkFEST – Week 2 build progress
The 2nd week of building at DarkFEST is seeing massive progress, despite a bit of rain, the jumps are almost done. A few measurements and tweaks and they’re ready for testing! The end of last week saw the birth of a 82ft long and low that goes over the berm leading to the step up. […]
The FEST Series hits the Garden Route – DarkFEST: Week 1 Update
The boys from Pure Darkness are back at The Garden Route Trail Park but this time the plans are a bit different. Sam Reynolds has brought two master builders with him, Clemens Kaudela and Nico Vink, to make the massive jumps even more crazy for DarkFEST! I brought Clemens and Nico to help me make […]
Loosefest 2016: Going big in Belgium
Bike Hub are in the peaceful Belgium town of Malmédy to witness Loosefest 2016 hosted by Nico Vink. Nico, a former World Cup downhill racer, has made a name for himself building and riding some of the biggest jumps in freeride mountain bike. We’ve got a few exclusive photos by Eric Palmer from the first […]