CAPE EPIC 2023 | Training and data log 4 - when less is more

During month four we finally noticed better power output trends, calming the nerves a bit, before the Cape Epic route was revealed.

28 Sep

Why this Cape Town businessman is smiling about cycling more than 3 500km around Europe for 32 days

Daniel Meye cycled through eight countries to raise funds for surgeries for children born with a cleft lip and palate.

28 Sep

Instagram data science ranks the world’s most picturesque cycling routes

Data scientists have calculated the world's most beautiful cycling routes by recognising the status of Instagram as cycling's most...

26 Sep

CAPE EPIC 2023 | We analyse the new route and its queen stage

The Cape Epic 2023 route has been revealed and it will test riders along some of the Overberg’s steepest climbs and rockiest trails.

22 Sep

How married life and MTB became a YouTube channel with Warren & Melissa Go Riding

A Cape Town mountain biking couple's love of trail riding became a content creation opportunity, with their own YouTube channel....

20 Sep

CAPE EPIC 2023 | Training Log 5 - why downhill riding skills matter

The Cape Epic’s descending trail sections are often misunderstood, with many amateur riders losing time on the event’s downhill trails.

19 Sep

Why GoPro’s Hero 11 Black is a masterful MTB action camera

The world’s most renowned action camera brand has introduced its Hero 11 Black, a GoPro that plays smart with social media formats.

15 Sep

REVIEW | SA gravel bike champs - A Race to the Sea

After the success of last year’s event, the 2022 Race to the Sea is now also the official SA Gravel Bike Champs. The Smith Brothers were...

14 Sep

Why these shoes from 2016 are the best MTB gear I’ve ever owned

These 2016 FiveTen riding shoes are possibly the best money I’ve spent on any mountain biking kit. This is why.

12 Sep

Stellenbosch to Prieska – farm boy tips from a Trans-Karoo gravel ride

What happens when a Stellenbosch winemaker finally decides to visit his Northern Cape regenerative farming friend by gravel bike across...

09 Sep

Springbok great John Smit’s slightly different Cannondale Scalpel MTB

The 2007 World Cup winning captain is a keen mountain biker. But what bike does he ride? And how much power does he push, on those climbs?

07 Sep

We rode up the Tour de France’s Mont Ventoux climb – and it was terrible

Ever wondered what it’s like to climb the Tour de France’s legendary Mont Ventoux? Cape Town rider Steve Smith had a go.

05 Sep

REVIEW | Hutchinson’s Tundra and Touareg gravel bike tyres

Hutchinson is a French tyre brand mostly unknown to South African riders. We test its latest gravel bike tyres, on some wet Cape Town...

02 Sep

The big Sling ride – titanium gravel biking from Gauteng to Cape Town

Sling aircraft are renowned, but this is the story of Sling’s Branko Brkljac riding across South Africa, on the bike titanium gravel bike...

01 Sep

Wines2Whales riders can win an incredible heli-ride MTB experience this year

For a few lucky riders chosen from the Wines2Whales field of entrants, there will be the descent of a lifetime.

31 Aug

Riding could be faster and harsher as 36ONE allows gravel riders

Gravel bikes are fast on dirt roads, and that’s most of the 36ONE MTB Challenge route. Could one win the 2023 event?

30 Aug

Amashova is KZN’s road race without the traffic anxiety or vehicle risk

Road riding in KZN can be fraught. But there's an event that gives you all the KZN riding splendour with great organisational safety.

30 Aug

Kenyan gravel riding pro succumbs to injuries after high-speed crash

The Overland gravel bike race in Vermont ended in tragedy for Kenyan cycling, with its lead off-road rider crashing heavily.

29 Aug