THE GREAT CHAINRING DEBATE
Truth is, until recently, I wasn’t interested in gear ratios. Actually, nobody was. Except maybe...
ROOKIE PROJECT – THE ART OF RECOVERY
We’re often so focused on pushing our bodies to the max that we don’t...
BIKE WITH SOUL, THE QHUBEKA BUFFALO BIKE
We’re in awe of the Qhubeka initiative, which is a project, originally founded by Johannesburg...
BMC SPEEDFOX 02
We’ve ridden and enjoyed the BMC marathon/XCO race-orientated bikes such as the short-travel Fourstroke and...
INSIGHT: TREAD COVER SHOOT – WHEN IT DOESN’T ALWAYS GO RIGHT
Not every cover shoot goes smoothly. Our Issue 40 shoot is the only one we’ve...
LEARN HOW TO POP A WHEELIE
It’s advanced for some but a piece of cake for others. Either way it’s a...
BMC TEAMELITE 01
Over the years we’ve tested a few softails – a Cannondale (Scalpel 26-inch design), a...
RIO GAMES MEN’S XCO RACE: HOW REID AND HATHERLY WILL FARE
It was a tense battle for selection that wasn’t without a little controversy. Ultimately though,...
THE DARKEST DESCENT
If I broke my arm in a cycling accident and wandered into a coffee shop...
ROOKIE PROJECT: RACE FASTER – IT’S POSSIBLE, BUT KNOW THIS
After many years of dabbling in mountain biking, I seemed to stumble across some semblance of fitness....
