First Look Friday: Silverback Sphere 1; Verve Infocrank; SRAM NX
First Look Friday is an introduction to the products that we are currently testing for review. This week we’re previewing the Silverback Sphere 1 plus bike, Verve Infocrank, and a SRAM NX upgrade. Silverback Sphere 1 The Sphere 1 is Silverback’s reimagination of the hardtail with plus sized wheels. It features 3.0″ tyres to add […]
Review: Silverback Sesta Pro
It is no secret that the Silverback Sesta’s launch has been a long time coming, but instead of rushing to market Silverback took their time to develop and refine the bike until they were completely satisfied. And it shows. Constructed entirely of carbon fibre, including the links, the bike looks sculptured rather than molded. Cables […]
First Look Friday: Silverback Sesta and Schwalbe Nobby Nic
First Look Friday is an introduction to the products that we are currently testing for review. This week we’re previewing the Silverback Sesta Pro and Schwalbe Nobby Nic tyres. Silverback Sesta Pro Silverback have gained a reputation for offering good value bikes with well thought-out component choices. The Sesta sees the company translate this to […]
Team Novus OMX Pro Absa Cape Epic 2016: Live updates, videos and news
Updates from the team Novus OMX Pro at the 2016 Absa Cape Epic. STAGE 3 – 16 March 2016 Today we followed OMX Pro Bike Team team manager Paul Beales. Listen to him talk about the team strategy, and what it takes to prepare logistically for an undertaking like the Cape Epic. This is a […]
British Champion and Olympian Annie Last has signed for Novus OMX Pro Team
We are absolutely thrilled to announce that British Champion and Olympian, Annie Last, will join Novus OMX Pro Team in 2016. To have a truly World-class British Champion on this British team is a dream come true. The team’s growth, especially over the last year, has put us in a position where we can sponsor […]
Silverback Sesta wins German design award
The Sesta is one of our innovative and class leading bikes and has won several awards. At Eurobike 2014 it won a prestigious award for innovation and in 2015 this feat has been repeated. It’s latest award has been the sought after German Design Award for 2016 by the German Design Council. The German Design […]
Review: Silverback Splash 279
The Splash is a women’s specific Alloy hardtail featuring Silverback’s 279 Dynamic Efficiency Technology. This in a nutshell means a 29er front wheel and a 650b rear wheel, a fairly novel setup also seen on Silverback’s Signo Tecnica reviewed here. First Impressions The 279 setup gives the bike an aggressive air, which is immediately striking […]
Review: Silverback Signo Tecnica
Designed from the ground up around the use of a 29″ front and 27.5″ rear wheel, Silverback’s 279 range of mountain bikes are not your usual run of the crowd bikes. By doing this Silverback believe that they have combined the best of both worlds into one chassis giving the rider an advantage on the […]
On Test: Silverback Signo Tecnica 279
Born out of a desire to explore, the Silverback Signo Tecnica combines the roll over traits and bigger contact patch of a 29″ front wheel with the quicker accelerating, more agile 27.5″ sized rear wheel. By doing this Silverback believe that they have combined the best of both worlds into one chassis giving the rider […]
Bike Check: Martin Gujan’s Silverback Superbike Concept
Team Novus OMX Pro (Fabian Giger and Martin Gujan) surprised many when they won the Absa Cape Epic Prologue and did well to break the top 10 with their 9th in the general classification. The ladies did even better finishing in 6th place. We take a look at Gujan’s Silverback Superbike Concept (SBC). The bike […]
Review: 2015 Silverback Sprada 2
Silverback’s Sprada is in it’s third year and subtle tweaks following feedback from their test riders have seen it mature over the years into the trail 29er it is today. With Jonkershoek and Tokai Forest being it’s testing grounds, it should suit South African conditions to a T. We ride one to find out. The […]
Paarl Media OMX Pro Team to ride Silverback’s Superbikes
At Paarl Media OMX Pro Team we are honoured and very excited to announce Silverback Bikes as our official bike supplier. Of course, as a team aiming for the very top of world mountain biking we want to be riding the very best equipment. Silverback, with their team of the brightest industry experts and unwavering […]