TIPS | How to improve your MTB braking technique

Are you skidding instead of braking on those steep descents? One of the best mountain bike pro’s, is here to help.

11 Jan

TIPS | How to bike pack like a pro – and love gravel riding

Some valuable insights before embarking on your next bike-packing trip. Because, we’ve made all the mistakes, for you.

07 Jan

VIDEO | Oom Hans and the history of MTB

Hans 'No Way' Rey is nearly 60. But he can still ride with the agility of a teenager. And remains a student of all things mountain biking.

23 Dec 2021

WATCH | Full Force: extreme e-bike riding

E-bikes aren’t only for senior riders or those nursing an injury. One of the world’s best mountain bikers shows what an e-bike can really...

21 Dec 2021

The Munga | R220k after 36 000 calories in 57 hours

How to ride from Bloemfontein to Wellington, through the Karoo, with only an hour and a half's sleep.

13 Dec 2021

Joining cycling's travelling circus

From a promising junior riding career. To wrenching for one of the world’s most recognised pro cycling team.

10 Dec 2021

How to train and race as a wannabee MTB Pro

How serious should you take your mountain biking, as a committed weekend warrior?

08 Dec 2021

WATCH | 'Le Tour de Farm' shows incredible gravel riding

A farm ride, unlike any other, as Pat Smage takes it to the next skill level, on his carbon-fibre gravel bike.

25 Nov 2021

Rethinking how you ride with an iPhone

Many riders use a Smarthpone mount, on their handlebars. But you could be risking the durability of your device.

17 Nov 2021

From rehab to the Cape Epic

How a former addict found mountain biking and rode his way to recovery. With a few Cape Epic finishes along the way.

04 Nov 2021

WATCH | MTB riders climb up impossibly steep trails

How do you conquer those scary rock features when pedalling uphill? Two mountain bike pros show the value of confidence.

03 Nov 2021

WATCH | How much faster are modern mountain bikes?

A lot has happened in mountain bike design since 2006. To test the theory, a former World Champ goes retro.

27 Oct 2021

WATCH | Danny MacAskill rides on a wind turbine blade

Danny MacAskill is a radical rider. And climate change is a radical problem. Watch an incredible video of him riding a wind turbine.

26 Oct 2021

Inside the Factory | Season review

In a year that saw the Olympics, World Cup series and World Champs, it was a strong return to racing, for South Africa’s pro mountain...

15 Oct 2021

Who are the Cape Epic's Last Lions?

You might know someone who has done a few Cape Epics. But these riders have done every single one. They are the Last Lions.

13 Oct 2021

The bike bag bosses | Part 3

What does an early gravel bike adopter take with on a ride? We take a peek into Jarryd Haley’s bike bag.

11 Oct 2021

The best back wheel MTB riding you'll see this year

From Belgium to Banhoek, very few can ride on the back wheel, quite like Nico Vink.

07 Oct 2021

The bike bag bosses | Part 2

We take a look into the bike bag, of one of South Africa’s strongest female gravel riders.

05 Oct 2021