Pyga Stage long term review
The Stage was a big move for Pyga when it was launched over two years ago. It was the company’s first full carbon frame and thrust them directly into South Africa’s popular high-end endurance market. The Pyga Stage is available in three variants: There is the endurance racing orientated Stage (as reviewed) and the longer […]
Pyga offer exclusive Stage pro team edition
Your chance to own a piece of mountain biking history and be part of a once in a lifetime bike buying experience. First bike in history to achieve the season opening triple crown with Team Pyga Euro Steel: Winner 2017 ABSA Cape Epic African Jersey! Winner joBerg2c! Winner sani2c! An opportunity to own the identical […]
Bikes of the Epic: Philip Buys’s Pyga Stage
Philip Buys and Matthys Beukes of team Pyga Euro Steel won the red African Jersey title at the Absa Cape Epic, and came 7th overall in the strongest elite field to date. We had a closer look at Philip Buys’s Pyga Stage. Fittingly, Pyga bikes are designed in South Africa, for South African terrain, and […]
First Look: Pyga Stage
The Pyga Stage is the most recent addition to our ever-growing long term test bike fleet. The Stage (not to be confused with the more trail capable Stage Max) is a 100 mm travel carbon cross country and marathon race bike. While the Stage might sport an efficient 100 mm of rear travel, the rest […]
Review: Pyga Stage Max
The Pyga Stage Max is the bigger brother of the Stage marathon/ cross-country bike. With the Stage already adding some spice to the race bike category, we were keen to put the Stage Max to the test to see what it has up its sleeve. The Frame The biggest deviation from conventional design is what […]
Review: Pyga Stage
In April 2015, we huddled excitedly around a mysterious cloaked bike from Pyga Industries. We knew that under the black cloth sat an all new carbon marathon machine. As the craft beers flowed speculation grew wilder and the stories taller until Patrick Morewood unveiled the Pyga Stage to us, and the world. The Stage is […]
Best Bike in Africa 2015: Winner of the Pyga Stage
Last week we revealed the results of the 2015 Best Bike in Africa competition held at the Standard Bank Africa Cycle Fair. For the second year running PYGA Industries took top honours with the recently launched Pyga Stage. The Pyga Stage on the Best Bike in Africa stand at the Standard Bank Africa Cycle Fair. […]
Best Bike in Africa 2015: Pyga Stage gets the vote
For the second year running, Pyga Industries have been voted by visitors to the Standard Bank Africa Cycle Fair to have the Best Bike in Africa. Last year it was the OneForty650 Pascoe, this year sees the Stage take the title. The Pyga Stage on the Best Bike in Africa stand at the Standard Bank […]
Best Bike in Africa 2015: #11 Pyga Stage
The Best Bike in Africa will be held at the 2015 Standard Bank Africa Cycle Fair on 23 – 25 October at St Stithians College, Johannesburg. The competition invites fair visitors to vote for their favourite bike at the Best Bike in Africa stand. All the entrants that vote for the bike that wins the […]
Pyga Industries launches the Stage: a new carbon marathon bike with a twist
In late April PYGA INDUSTRIES announced the launch of their first carbon fibre, full suspension marathon bike at the opening of their new Cape Town offices. Dubbed the Stage, the 29″ bike is designed as an out and out race machine, with Pyga’s signature twist on geometry. Says founding partner Pat Morewood: “Longer travel bikes […]
First Look: Pyga Stage MX and Plus Five chain line concept
The Pyga Stage MX is the company’s entry into the world of full carbon 29er cross-country / marathon bikes. The Stage MX, though, challenges conventional frame design and cross-country / marathon oriented geometry. Starting with a clean slate they haven’t gone for any new crazy suspension designs. Instead sticking to their tried and tested platform […]