THESE ARE SOUTH AFRICA’S MOST POPULAR MOUNTAIN BIKE BRANDS
In Part 2 of our four-part reveal of the 2020 South African Mountain Biking Survey, presented by Garmin, we focus on the bikes. A total of 3128 took our 50-question survey in Dece ...
Read More »THE FIVE BENEFITS OF UPGRADING YOUR WHEELS
It’s 2021. New bikes are somewhat scarce as a result of the effects of the global pandemic that saw bicycle popularity soar and demand overwhelm supply. Be patient. New bikes will ...
Read More »SPECIALIZED TYRES – WHY THEY’RE SUCH A GOOD OPTION
When you’re thinking of buying new tyres for your mountain bike, which three brands do you immediately think of? If you’re not a Specialized bicycle owner, you probably didn’t lis ...
Read More »INDUSTRY: SCHWALBE LAUNCHES MTB SPECIFIC TREAD TYRE CUTTER
Sharp cuts for fine tuning: Schwalbe presented the first tread cutter for MTB tyres at the opening round of the MTB World Cup in Lourdes, France, April 7th to 10th. The tongs, wit ...
Read More »CAPE EPIC DIARY: MY GREAT DILEMMA
My teammate for the 2015 ABSA Cape Epic is fellow Joburg cyclist, Issy Zimmerman. Issy is a couple of years older than me, but has an ‘engine’ of note! He’s become a bit bored o ...
Read More »RYDER AIRPLUS FLOOR PUMP
The one piece of equipment every mountain biker should own, is a floor pump. Optimal tyre pressure is essential in order to get the most out of your bike and the trails tha ...
Read More »MOMSEN MOUNT GRAHAM TYRE
A South African brand tyre – why not? We’ve got South African brands for just about everything else in mountain biking. The folks at Two Wheels Trading, who own the Momsen ...
Read More »Gear: WTB WOLVERINE AND WTB BEE LINE
WTB Wolverine 650B 2.2 AM TCS Recommended by WTB for use for on trail, all-mountain and cross-country, the Wolverine is clearly positioned as an allrounder. The AM TCS vers ...
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