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: The Power of the Bike Culture in Cape Town
Follow Sam Reynolds and Fabien Cousinié on an incredible journey to South Africa where people and bikes meet. It’s amazing to see how bikes can bring people together and make them happy!
Video: DarkFEST – Week 3: Shaping Up
Week 3 at the Darkest jumps in Africa has seen all the final touches come together and things are ready to go for all the boys! The weather messed us around again this week, so when the sun was out, so were the rakes, spades and diggers! On the down days, they went out to […]
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 […]
Video: Big tricks on Suzuki Nine Knights contest day
The big winner of the contest day was young-gun Adolf Silva (ESP), who claimed both ‘Best Trick’ and top spot on the podium as ‘Ruler of the Day’ of the Suzuki Nine Knights MTB 2016. The chilled jam format session saw Sam Reynolds (GBR) grab second and Nico Scholze (GER) take third place with some […]
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 […]
Bike Check: The Bikes of Pure Darkness 3
You have seen Pure Darkness 3. Now check out the machines Matt MacDuff, Sam Reynolds, Andreu Lacondeguy, and Danny Pace used to launch themselves off the massive Garden Route Trail Park jumps. Photos by Eric Palmer. In the previous Pure Darkness videos, the riders used hardtail dirt jump bikes. They could have continued with these […]
Video: Pure Darkness 3 – Going Big Will Never Die
The boys are back with number 3, bigger and better than ever. A new guest rider, a new course but still that same Pure Darkness we all love. Music: Iron Angel – Nightmare IG: @PureDarkness_ Featuring: Sam Reynolds, Matt MacDuff, Danny Pace, Andreu Lacondeguy and Dylan Stone. Filmed at: The Garden route trail park, Knysna, […]
Pure Darkness 3: The Trailer
The Pure Darkness crew brings you ‘Pure Darkness 3 – Going big will never die’. Featuring: Sam ReynoldsMatt MacDuffDanny PaceAndreu Lacondeguy Filmed at:The Garden route trail park, South Africa http://www.gardenroutetrailpark.com/ Supported by:Monster Energy Music:RL Grime & What So Not – Tell Me (Rudebrat Refix) The full film will be out in about a week’s time.
Video: Pure Darkness 3 | Build Week Three
It has been over 3 weeks since Sam Reynolds and Matt Macduff landed in South Africa and broke ground at the Garden Route Trail Park. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJsf3tL8suwWith a project of this scale they were not sure if their vision for the ultimate dirt playground would actually be made a reality. But as final touches to the […]