ADVICE FROM DOWNHILL RACING’S G.O.A.T
“You’ve got to switch off to switch on.” That’s one of Greg Minnaar’s bits of advice in this GMBN video, shot recently in conjunction with Oakley, where he’s relaxing at home in P ...
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GEAR CHOICE AT THE 2020 ABSA CAPE EPIC
You don’t spend months training for the Absa Cape Epic only to arrive at the start of the world’s most prestigious mountain bike stage race with inferior gear. Although the 2020 e ...
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SA WHOLESALER SAYS ‘BRING ON THE NEW NORMAL’
The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown the global cycling industry into disarray. On one hand, creating a mini cycling boom as outdoor exercise becomes more desirable, on the other forc ...
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PURSUIT CHALLENGE: A STORY OF SURVIVAL – AND REVIVAL
“Do you know all my passwords?” asked my wife, Joanne, after just less than an hour had passed during the 84km Pursuit Challenge at Buffelsdrift on Tuesday. “If I die on this ride ...
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SEBASTIAN FLYNN – THE LITTLE GUY THAT JUMPS BIG
There aren’t many South African seven-year-olds clearing big gap jumps and landing huge drop-offs. Sebastian Flynn, a Grade 2 learner at SACS Junior in Cape Town is one of them. T ...
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JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED TO MOUNTAIN BIKER’S KILLER
I was standing behind a row of policemen as they threatened to arrest a group of silent protesters that gathered at the Randburg Magistrates Court on Wednesday 29 July where the c ...
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BIKES OF THE 2020 ABSA CAPE EPIC – ALL THE STATS
Although the 2020 Absa Cape Epic was cancelled 36 hours before the start due to Covid-19, 1274 of the 1372 participants that entered the world’s most prestigious mountain bike sta ...
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HOW TO TRAIN YOUR FRIEND TO BE A TRAIL DOG
There’s something really cool about a trail dog. They just seem so fit and free and have a great bond with their master. Want to take your dog on some trails with you? Get some ti ...
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FIVE REASONS THE PURSUIT CHALLENGE MATTERS
You might have seen some social media posts around the Pursuit Challenge. Or you might not have. Either way, it launched officially today (30 July 2020) with Round 1 in South Afri ...
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TREAD TOP TRAILS 2020 – NUMBER 10
We’re fortunate to have such a variety of mountain bike trails in South Africa. From inner-city mountain bike parks to remote wilderness trails, from free-to-ride trails on public ...
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