PINKBIKE’S FRIDAY FAILS
Pinkbike, the world’s most popular cycling website, publishes a compilation of mountain bike fails every Friday. It’s difficult to watch. Not really. It’s easy to watch because it ...
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YOU DON’T NEED A DROPPER SEATPOST. HERE’S WHY…
First it was tubeless tyres. Then disc brakes. Then 29-inch wheels. Then 2x drivetrains. Then 650B and 650B Plus wheels. Then 1x drivetrains. Then Boost-width hubs. Then slacker g ...
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HOW HARRIS BROKE DREYER’S FREEDOM CHALLENGE RECORD
Alex Harris fought through high temperatures and sleep deprivation to ultimately break the Race Across South Africa (RASA) record when he crossed the finish line in Wellington on ...
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CAN SOUTH AFRICA END 2020 ON A MEDAL HIGH?
In 2019, Robyn de Groot became the first South African woman to win a UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships medal when she scooped the bronze in a sprint finish at the en ...
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THIS IS WHY SPORTS EVENTS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN
How do you make the best mountain bike and trail running events in the world even better? You acknowledge that they’re world class and shift your focus to giving your entrants som ...
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JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU’VE SEEN IT ALL…
In less than two minutes, Brandon Semenuk , winner of the 2019 Redbull Rampage, will blow your mind with a series of tricks performed at an abandoned mine to the simple soundtrack ...
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SOUTH AFRICAN ‘GRAVEL’ BRAND FINDS GLOBAL TRACTION
Gravel riding has been gaining popularity over the past five years, largely driven by the United States, where gravel racing has caught on in a big way, stimulating a fresh bicycl ...
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TESTED: 2021 CANNONDALE SCALPEL CARBON 3
It wasn’t that long ago that we published our last Cannondale Scalpel bike test. It was on the 2017 version of the edgy American brand and it was generally very positive. Not lon ...
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TWO DOUBLE DOWNHILL WORLD CUPS TO LOOK FORWARD TO!
This pandemic-shaped year has robbed us of many things, including the joy that is watching Downhill World Cup finals - live. Fortunately, things are looking up. We won’t be gettin ...
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SA WOMEN TO MAKE A STATEMENT AT XCO WORLD CHAMPS
To have one woman from a non-European country competing at the highest level in mountain bike racing is a gift. South Africa has three! Candice Lill, Cherie Redecker and Mariske S ...
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