TrailWolf: A new kind of bike shop
Bikes shops have certainly changed over the years. Gone are the days of visiting grimy, pokey dens rammed with dikwiels and tyre bins, after a drive to an obscure suburb. Ushering in the modern era of bike retail, one such shop has opened where people actually ride bikes – TrailWolf. Photo credit: Hendrik Steytler This […]
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: #8 Yeti SB5c
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 […]
Video: Jared Graves going fast in the Kootneays
There are core experiences that define a mountain biker. Like going up into the mountains and finding trails that are woven into the natural landscape, testing our limits on that terrain, having fun, and going fast. Deep in the heart of the Kootneay region Jared Graves, the reigning Enduro World champ, found just that. http://www.pinkbike.com/video/383778
2014 Africa Cycle Fair: Trail Bikes
We were excited to see that the local industry is slowly recognising the demand for longer travel bicycles at the Africa Cycle Fair this year. Along with the increase in trail bikes on display, fair visitors voted for the Pyga Oneforty650 as their Best Bike in Africa, despite an impressive selection of cross-country bikes. We’ve […]
First ride: Yeti SB95C
We took the gorgeous Yeti SB95C for a spin around the 2014 Africa Cycle Fair test track to get an impression of the ride. Watch the edit for our thoughts on Yeti’s 127mm travel 29er speed weapon. The Yeti SB95C comes in various build options. The bike we tested came with an SRAM XO1 drive […]
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 […]
Africa Cycle Fair: the bikes that stood out
It’s kind of odd that out of all the bikes I rode at the Africa Cycle Fair, the four that stood out fit into two specific categories: full suspension trail and steel hardtails. I guess they are the two types of bikes that were most interesting to me, but they were also the ones that […]