New and improved Sahmurai Sword launched at Eurobike
Now almost 18-months into production, the SahmuraiSword, that easy-to-use, simple-to-store and safe way of carrying a tubeless plug system on your mountain bike, has undergone something of a facelift. The improvements are far from just aesthetic tweaks, however and come on the back of rider feedback and continued internal R&D over the past years. Photo: […]
Video: BULLS ProjectZebra – The Movie
At this year’s Absa Cape Epic a mountain biker provided BULLS with unique 360-degree video technology. The cooperation between BULLS bikes, BROSE, 3Sixtv and the Absa Cape Epic allowed Stefan Sahm, former winner of the Cape Epic, to ride a BULLS e-bike and capture previously unseen angles.
Bikes of the Epic: Stefan Sahm’s Bulls E-Stream EVO FS 3 29 E-Bike
Three-time Absa Cape Epic winner Stefan Sahm has turned media crew member for 2016. But unlike the rest of us, he (sort of) gets to ride his mountain bike with the leading pack. Stefan is part of the collaboration between Bulls Bikes and 3sixtv bringing us footage from the trails of the Absa Cape Epic […]
A taste of paradise at the Pennypinchers Origin of Trails
Stage Two of the Pennypinchers Origin Of Trails two-day mountain bike stage event closed off on a high note at the picturesque Blaauwklippen Wine Estate on Saturday, 28 November 2015. Team Bulls’ Karl Platt and Stefan Sahm were the first two long route riders to cross the finish line on the day. According to Sahm, […]
Hard-fought Clarens success for Sahm & Kleinhans
Germany’s Stefan Sahm and Switzerland’s Ariane Kleinhans won the men and women’s titles respectively at Round 3 of the 2015 Ashburton Investments National MTB Series in Clarens, in the Eastern Free State, South Africa at the weekend. The event also doubled as Round 3 of the International Cycling Union’s 2015 Marathon World Series. Sahm, a […]
Sahmurai looking sharp ahead of Absa Cape Epic
From 2007 to 2010 Germans Stefan Sahm and Karl Platt were the dominant team in the Absa Cape Epic: they won it three times and finished second in 2008. But in mid-2011, after the Team Bulls pair had finished third in that year’s event, “Sahmurai” was diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis and his form […]
The SahmuraiSword: A new way to carry your tubeless repair kit
The SahmuraiSword (named after creator Stefan ‘Sahmurai’ Sahm) is an easy-to-use, simple-to-store and, most importantly, safe, way of carrying a tubeless plug system on your mountain bike. Built into what are essentially bar-plugs, the system allows you store both the plug and reamer tool inside your handlebars. The SahmuraiSword fits snug and locks fast inside […]
No love lost during Stage 2 of Tankwa Trek
It may have been Valentine’s Day, but there was no love lost among the podium contenders on Stage 2 of the DUTOIT Tankwa Trek mountain bike stage race in South Africa’s Western Cape province on Saturday. Stefan Sahm of Team Bulls, leads the front pack during the first half of Stage 2 of the DUTOIT […]
Sahm king of the Tankwa Trek queen stage
Stefan Sahm (Team Bulls) won the second stage of the DUTOIT Tankwa Trek over 89km and 2240m of vertical ascending in the Ceres Valley in 3 hours, 51 minutes and 14 seconds. Photo credit: www.oakpics.com. Erik Kleinhans and James Reid (RECM) once again won the team competition in 3:53.34 increasing their overall lead over Waylon […]
Sahm heads epic field for Garden Route race
Top international mountain bikers are set to descend on Knysna for a serious three-day fitness test at the Garden Route 300 stage race from February 27. Three-time Absa Cape Epic champion Stefan Sahm – pictured here winning the Pennypinchers Origin of Trails – will head up a star-studded field for the Garden Route 300 mountain […]
Sauser claims second Attakwas win
It doesn’t matter how many world titles, medals or victories for Christoph Sauser a winning start to the season remains important. The Swiss Master won the 2015 Fairview Attakwas Extreme Mountain Bike Challenge for the second time in three years. Photo: www.oakpics.com Sauser’s winning time for the grueling 121km was 4 hours, 51 minutes and […]
Sauser and Sahm favourites for Attakwas
Will a South African rider be victorious or will it be a hat-trick for foreigners at the 2015 Fairview Attakwas Extreme Mountain Bike Challenge over 121km. The Holy Grail of one day mountain bike races takes place on Saturday. Starting at the Chandelier Game Farm outside Oudtshoorn the race then finishes at Groot Brak. Image […]