Trek Unveil New Madone Platform
There’s innovation… and then there are products that irrevocably alter the entire landscape of an industry. The all-new Madone is a marvel in road cycling engineering, a bike that will live in history as the product that transformed the standards of race bike performance forever. With unparalleled aerodynamics, unmatched ride quality and unprecedented integration, Madone […]
Trek Launch All New Procaliber SL and Top Fuel
Trek have unveiled their new hardtail race machine dubbed the Procaliber SL. Most notably the Procaliber features Trek’s ride smoothing IsoSpeed decoupler similar to what what is used in their Domane road bikes. The Procaliber SL also introduces some very nifty cable routing which Trek are calling “Control Freak”. The lightweight OCLV MTB Procaliber SL […]
Trek Bicycles team up with Totalsports XTERRA
The sporting season has commenced on a high note with Trek Bicycles signing up as the bike partner of South Africa’s largest off-road triathlon, the Totalsports XTERRA presented by REHIDRAT® SPORT. “We are excited to welcome Trek Bicycles as the bike partner of the Totalsports XTERRA,” says Michael Meyer, Managing Director of Stillwater Sports. “All […]
Review: 2014 Trek Superfly FS 9
Thanks to the friendly folk at Cycle Factory, the opportunity to ride Trek’s 2014 Superfly FS 9 came my way. I only had the bike for a week so what follows is a quick ride review. Frame The Superfly is by no means short on technology. It features Trek’s Active Braking Pivot (ABP), G2 Geometry, […]
Darkhorse Wheels, the only Dark Horse in South African cycling
The Darkhorse Wheels team would like to clear up the confusion sparked by DHB Distributors (formerly trading as Dark Horse Brands) press release regarding their appointment as the official distributors for Trek and Bontrager in South Africa on The Hub SA. We have cleared up the matter with the guys behind DHB Distributors who have […]
Dark Horse Brands appointed as exclusive distributor for Trek & Bontrager in South Africa
Trek Bicycle Corporation of Waterloo, Wisconsin, makers of the world’s greatest bikes have appointed Dark Horse Brands of Cape Town as the exclusive distributor of Trek Bicycles and Bontrager Cycling Accessories with immediate effect. The companies have signed an extended distribution contract with extensive support levels from both parties to aid in re-establishing Trek as […]
Trek announces lightest production road bike line
After weeks of speculation, Trek is officially releasing the all-new Émonda, the world’s lightest production road line, which includes the 10.25lb/4.6kg Émonda SLR10, the lightest production road bike ever. Originating from the French verb émonder meaning “to prune or trim away”, the three-year Émonda project began with the most stringent frame tube optimization ever. Carbon […]
Safety Recall Notice: SR SunTour Forks
We have received a notice from Royalty Sports, distributors of Trek in South Africa about faulty SunTour forks on a number of their models. Take a look to see if you have one of these models or forks and be sure to contact Royalty Sports to find out if your fork is faulty. It is […]
PMB World Cup: Found in the pits – Momsen, Cannondale, Trek and Emily Batty
It’s the final day of the UCI MTB World Cup here in Pietermaritzburg and we’re scouting the pits for more gear. Most of the elites are still hiding from the sun and heat, but we’ve caught a few snaps of some XCO machines. Marco Fontana’s Cannondale Flash getting sorted for the afternoon Schwalbe Racing Ralphs […]
The Bicycle Company changes name to Royalty Sports
The South African sports retail industry was given a significant boost when Royalty Sports, previously known as The Bicycle Company, who are the Cape Town based official distributors of the leading sports product brands Trek Bicycles, Bontrager Cycling Accessories, Craft SE sports apparel and Hoka One One running shoes into Southern Africa, announced that London […]
Quick Ride: Trek Remedy 9 29
My first thought when seeing the Remedy is, “that’s quite beefy, must be heavy”. Which isn’t that bad of a thing, necessarily. Most 29ers are short travel, skinny, light buggars that you wouldn’t want to point down a rooted slope, never mind a muscly beefcake like this. While we only had the pleasure of playing […]
Video feature of the week: some suspension designs explained
Instead of focusing on one video for pure entertainment, this week is all about education. We hear a lot of fluff about suspension designs, but what differentiates them from each other? Here is a collection of videos explaining various suspension designs, from Yeti’s Switch Technology to Dave Weagle explaining his Split Link design. It seems […]