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Forged in a legacy of victory – this is the cutting-edge of XC racing technology. The Fourstroke 01 is built to exceed the demands of the fastest XC racers and to tackle the most brutal racecourses in the hunt for the win. And, with a legacy of Olympic, World Championship and World Cup podiums, winning is something it excels at. A performance-focussed 100mm full-suspension bike, the Fourstroke 01 is light on weight but heavy on features; all dedicated to keeping it – and you – in front of the competition. Using premium-level carbon layup, top-tier components and exclusive integrated Autodrop […] View full article

Girls just want to have fun. And so do boys This event has proved to be extremely popular with the ladies since its inception over 10 years ago and now equally with couples wishing to ride together. Why? Well probably a mixture of the relaxed vibe coupled with the feel of a “protected peloton” making riders feel safe and comfortable on the road. Also the competitive elements, being optional, put no-one under any unwanted pressure. How? The protected peloton consisting of a lead car, the most experienced moto outriders, elite ride captains, with both medical and mechanical support creates a kind […] View full article

Stettyn Family Vineyards are proud to present their mountain biking and trail running routes. Under two hours from Cape Town the farm is an ideal destination for families to explore while they escape the city hustle. MTB and Trail Run Routes The MTB and Trail Run Routes takes you out on a scenic route down the valley hugging the wheat fields. When the route turns back it enters some single track that snakes through Renosterveld and Karoo vegetation.  As the route climbs you take into view Jonkersrivier, one of the farms of Stettyn. As the track circles around the hill […] View full article

Top honour in the design industry goes to Sweden Thule, the renowned Swedish brand synonymous with outdoor adventure and lifestyle, has been awarded the honorific title “Red Dot: Design Team of the Year 2024”. The recognition highlights Thule’s unwavering commitment to innovative design, functional excellence and a deep understanding of its consumers’ needs. Since being founded in 1942, Thule has had an eventful history spanning more than 80 years. From a hook-shaped pike trap offered to local fishermen, to metal headlight grids, to ski and car roof racks, Thule is now the world leader in sports and cargo carriers and […] View full article

The KAP sani2c is one of SA’s most-loved mountain bike stage races, and after celebrating a successful 20th edition last month, the team looks forward to hosting the KAP sani2c nonstop from 21-23 June. The race follows 250 km of the sani2c trails from Glencairn to Scottburgh and must be completed within a 24-hour period. Joel Stransky has entered as Team Lumohawk with Geoff Lee and Graham Parker, and Devon Baird in the support vehicle. The three have each done many Cape Epics and other endurance events, and Joel joins the Rugby Legends regularly at the KAP sani2c. He says: […] View full article

Wessel Botha and Danielle Strydom claimed the respective men’s and women’s SA MTB Marathon Championship titles at the 85km Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival on Sunday. On a cloudless, late autumn day with the mercury hovering in the mid to late twenties, the 25-year-old Botha, riding for the Imbuko Pro Cycling team, claimed his maiden SA title, finishing in 4:04:29, ahead of Tristan Nortje (4:06:19) and Jaedon Terlouw (4:08:32). Hailing from Wellington in the Western Cape, Botha enjoyed a day where it all worked out as planned. “When you are on the start line of any SA Champs event, there […] View full article

The 20th edition of the KAP sani2c saw all three events, The Race, Adventure and Trail, thrill riders from Underberg to Scottburgh on 265 kms of exclusive trails. Through community and landowner relationships, the organisers have crafted a breathtaking amount of singletrack over twenty years, covering 44 farms, a nature reserve, indigenous forest and many rural villages of KwaZulu-Natal. The Race is the original sani2c event and features the pro riders at the front end, but with a field of 1000 riders, only some are there to race, the bulk are there to have fun and challenge themselves. The Adventure, […] View full article

Gravel Racing in South Africa continues to gain popularity and has now been boosted by the launch of the In the Sticks Gravel Series. The five-race series will offer decent prizemoney, media coverage and a high-standard of organisation. The full series will launch in 2025, but an abbreviated three-race version kicks off in July 2024. Since it was given official International Cycling Union (UCI) discipline status in 2022, Gravel Racing is enjoying remarkable global growth. And South Africa is riding that wave. The launch of In the Sticks Gravel Series adds greater structure to the discipline, which has attracted a […] View full article

SRAM have introduced a new iteration of the RED AXS wireless road groupset. Their lightest electronic groupset to date, it offers one-finger braking with improved adjustability, as well as faster, quieter front and rear derailleurs with more efficient shifting. In addition, the Hammerhead Karoo cycling computer integrates seamlessly with the system. Get all the details in the press release below: Effortless Performance. Effortless Perfection. Every part of RED has been refined to create an effortless ride. Light brake feel and comfortable ergonomics, smooth front shifting, fully wireless connectivity, and expanded gearing choices fit every rider and their needs. RED is […] View full article

Celebrate the start of March 2025 with a 100-mile journey into the breathtaking Sneeuberg mountain range, where you can expect spectacular views of the surrounding mountains, spritely wildlife, unique indigenous plantlife, nostalgic Karoo windpump scenes, 5-star refreshing waterpoint stops, and a halfway stop on the unique farm of Alphen where you will enjoy a light lunch before proceeding with your exciting journey. The Ride the Karoo 100miler and 50miler routes start and end at Dwarsvlei farm. 100miler participants will start the day with a cup or two of freshly brewed condensed milk coffee and a homemade rusk, followed by a […] View full article

‘Boutique Conference Centre of Choice’…. Trail’s End Bike Hotel is well known in mountain biking circles as one of the best destinations for a mountain biking weekend away with a group of mates, school group, family or for a skills training weekend. What is not well-known is how popular Trail’s End has become as a boutique conference centre of choice. Says owner, Pieter Silberbauer, ‘People love the fact that it is an intimate venue, easily accessible and only one hour from Cape Town yet relatively remote”. Silberbauer explains that the isolation part is so important when business strategies are being […] View full article

South Africa has many incredible places to visit. From the arid beauty of the Great and Little Karoos to the vast vistas of the West Coast, and the charismatic mega fauna of the bushveld. There remains one section of the country which beckons travellers with an intangible allure. The Tsitsikamma – with its deep gorges, fertile plains, and wild coastline – is undoubtedly one of the country’s most spectacular destinations. It is also not a bad place for a bike race, which is part of the reason why the Glacier Storms River Traverse remains an enduring success. From the 9th […] View full article

We’ve all heard the rumblings of a global crisis in the bike industry. Full warehouses. Company-wide layoffs. Cut-price sales. Business closures. We were curious to know how this is playing out on Bike Hub. Is it truly all doom and gloom? How are the community of buyers and sellers on Bike Hub being impacted? Will the economic crunch drive up demand for ‘cheaper’ second-hand goods, or will blowout sales and price cuts on new models see the second-hand market struggle? We dove down a data rabbit hole and clambered back out with some insights, and many more questions. Demand is […] View full article

Sarah Hill and Jan Withaar won the inaugural Glacier Waterberg Traverse, in Summerplace Game Reserve; on Sunday, 5 May 2024. The three-day stage race featured a shorter distance Ride and a longer Race event to cater for a wider range of riders, of varying skill and fitness levels. E-Bikers were welcomed to the Limpopo Province too, and enjoyed the superb singletracks alongside their analogue companions. Stage 1, on Friday, provided a hint of the riding on offer and showcased Summerplace’s newest trails. On Saturday, the Queen Stage presented more of a challenge as the route took in more of the […] View full article

Scottburgh Golf Club. 27 April 2024. Michael Foster and Jaedon Terlouw (PYGA Euro Steel 2) are the 2024 KAP sani2c champions. The pair took the third and final stage of the 20th edition of the KAP sani2c in a time of 02:54:45, after a sprint finish with the Insect Science team of Arno du Toit and Keagan Bontekoning (02:54:50). Du Toit and Bontekoning went all in on today’s stage as they had over four minutes to make up to have any hope of securing the title, but were not able to get a gap on the PYGA Euro Steel team, […] View full article

Jolivet Farm. 26 April 2024. The PYGA Euro Steel 2 team, Michael Foster and Jaedon Terlouw, took another win on Stage 2 of the KAP sani2c (03:26:21), with just 40 seconds to spare against the Insect Science team of Arno du Toit and Keagan Bontekoning. Sam Sanders and Danielle Strydom (Efficient Infiniti Insure) held onto the leader’s jersey in the women’s race, finishing in 04:10:05, taking 4th place overall for the stage. KAP sani2c is now a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Category 2 marathon stage race, and this report covers the results from the UCI registered riders in the men’s […] View full article

The PYGA Euro Steel 2 team, Michael Foster and Jaedon Terlouw, made it two of two today at Mackenzie Club in a time of 03:01:48. Sam Sanders and Danielle Strydom (Efficient Infiniti Insure) dominated the women’s race, finishing in 03:36:50, taking 6th place overall for the stage. After the elite race kicked off with a Prologue yesterday, riders left Glencairn this morning to race 89 kms, with 1027m of climibing. KAP sani2c is now a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Category 2 marathon stage race, and this report covers the results from the UCI registered riders. MEN’S RACE Unlike the usual […] View full article

The PYGA Euro Steel 2 team, iXopo local Michael Foster and teammate Jaedon Terlouw, won the KAP sani2c Race Prologue at Glencairn Farm near Himeville today in a time of 00:39:31,  followed by the PYGA Euro Steel 1 team of Philip Buys and Pieter du Toit (00:40:14). Only one second separated second and third place, Insect Science’s Arno du Toit and Keagan Bontekoning (00:40:15). Sam Sanders and Danielle Strydom of Efficient Infiniti Insure took the win in the women’s race after 48 minutes and 43 seconds of riding. The sani2c team of Frances Janse van Rensburg and Bianca Haw followed just shy of a […] View full article

Welcome to the Lesotho Sky Event, your gateway to Africa’s Mountain Kingdom and an annual must-attend for adventurers seeking mountain biking thrills off the beaten track. Since its inception in 2011 as a 6-day UCI stage race, this event has evolved significantly. Celebrating over a decade of adventure, we’ve shifted to a more intimate 3-day, non-competitive MTB ride format, designed to offer an unparalleled riding experience while reducing environmental impact and enhancing community engagement. The new 3-day format features a cloverleaf route design starting from a single base camp – making navigation a breeze with provided GPS tracks. Each stage […] View full article

The KAP sani2c Race kicks off on Thursday 24 April, where, for the first time in the 20-year history of the event, there will be a Prologue for the UCI registered riders. KAP sani2c is now a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Category 2 marathon stage race and points are allocated per rider – which means that each rider from the first team across the line will be awarded 80 points to their UCI ranking. Andrew ‘Housty’ Houston says they have developed a challenging 16 km Prologue route with 416 metres of climbing: “I think we have delivered some ‘sani spice’ […] View full article

It’s June up in northern KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It’s winter, the grass is dry, the bushveld scant. The mornings are cold, but the days warm up beautifully, and the dust of dirt roads pillow in clouds as Sihle Hlabissa pedals his white e-bike on the way to Qomukuphila School. Patch-skinned Nguni cows turn their heads to watch as he passes by. It’s as if even they know an e-bike is a weird thing to be spotting in a poor rural community cushioned between a multitude of game reserves. Support Wild Bike and WIN a Specialized Tero-X Specialized’s Soil Searching […] View full article

TIME pedals have a new look and select new features, providing you with lightweight and ergonomic pedal systems for you to achieve your cycling goals. We’ve reorganised and simplified our road and MTB pedal lineup, making it easier to compare models and select your perfect pedal. We’ve also added features to some of our most popular high-performance pedals. Take a look at the line-up of TIME pedals below SPECIALE 12 The SPECIALE 12 is the ultimate balance between aesthetics and performance. This grippy, lightweight, and strong pedal was developed by our engineering team for the demands of professional enduro, trail, […] View full article

Just over week ago Matt Beer’s stood on top of the Absa Cape Epic podium alongside partner Howard Grotts, claiming his third overall title. Here we take a closer look at his race-winning S-Works Epic 8: Bike Specifications Finally: Matt’s brake pads replaced three times, while his suspension damper seals replaced every second day – that’s the factory luxury! View full article

With Winter fast approaching, Trek wants you to keep riding this “offseason” with great savings on their Top Fuel, Fuel EXe and Fuel EX models. Over a period of two months, these Trek models will be available at incredible prices. The No reason for an Offseason Sale will start on Monday 1 April 2024 and will end at midnight on 30 June 2024. Why choose a Top Fuel? The Top Fuel is a quick, short-travel 29er trail bike that’s perfect for riders who like to stay pinned both up and down the trail. It’s lighter and snappier than a trail […] View full article

The Cannondale Scalpel has been a staple on cross country and marathon podiums since 2002. Today Cannondale launch an all-new design. Featuring improved suspension kinematics and more aggressive and capable geometry, which has already been race proven by Candice Lill & Mona Mitterwallner at Cape Epic, we expect to see plenty on the trails. Check out the full press release below: Scalpel has always been out front Ever since the first one proved that dual suspension could be faster than hardtails way back in 2002, Scalpels have always led the way. Moving XC forward. Defining what cross-country will be, not […] View full article