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Hi We are planning our December holiday. It will be mostly touring around by car but we’d like to get a few MTB rides in along the way. The idea we have at the moment is fly into Lanseria and drive up to Cradle of Mankind. We will need to rent bikes and have confirmed they have a limited number there for hire. Then perhaps a day trip to Big Red Barn. Haven’t looked at this much but sounds like they have bike rentals and looks family friendly - we have a 12 year-old with us. Then we’d like to head across to Hoedspruit and Kruger. I’ve been in contact with someone in Hoedspruit that can hopefully set us up with bikes. Is there anywhere en route between Cradle of Mankind and Hoedspruit that is worth stopping for a day of riding that has bikes for rent? So far I’ve haven’t been able to find bike rental between the 2 so haven’t looked for trails. Happy to extend the stay in Gauteng if there are other trail areas worth checking out. Criteria will be bike rental and not too much elevation gain. Potentially also looking at heading over to Ponta do Ouro so anything in northern KZN would also be an option. Thank you. Stu

I thought it made sense to start a thread with some of the photos of our trip in Northern Thailand. We’re doing it with Trailhead out of Chiang Mai. 6 days / 6 nights. Each day takes us further north into more remote areas. Day 1 is the easiest day and involved crossing a lake and then riding through some of the thickest mud I have ever encountered through the forest. It was tons of fun and we ended it off with a little road section through rice paddies and blue skies. Total distance was 46km with 551m of climbing.

Any South Africans still travelling to Rome? With the weaker rand it's probably one of the better places to go in Europe. Food and accommodation pricing is similar to SA. If you're travelling with family and need a 'rest day' from tourist stuff, consider an Escape from Rome day ride: https://clubsuiveur.com/3718-2/

It's our first time doing Sani2C this year. Super excited! Looking at different travel options - with fuel prices increasing, it's impacting on cost of driving and flying 🙄 At this point, flying is looking like the cheaper option. But was wondering if there's a minibus with a trailer that transports people and bikes from Cape Town to Sani2C and back? Any travel suggestions welcome.

With international travel not really on the cards for the foreseeable future, you probably aren’t the only one looking out for some local options for a weekend away with the family. Local travel is the perfect way to satisfy that travel craving and let’s be honest, we live in one of the most beautiful countries in the world. People travel from all over the world to visit what we have right on our doorstep. View full article

Hi all, I will be flying to the US with Qatar. I have a Scicon aerocomfort road bike bag. Will this be accepted with Qatar? Is it necessary to turn the handlebars around or can I put my bike in as is with handlebars in place in the Scicon bag? Thanks!

Please share this very urgent warning to all South African athletes, especially cyclists. After the trauma I have experienced in the past 24hrs, I hope no one else falls into this trap. If you intend to travel overseas with your bicycle, or any other sporting equipment of a similar size (surfing, wind surfing, paragliding etc). Please please PLEASE don't book your flights with Emirates!!!!! You will regret it as much as I am doing now when you pitch up at the airport with your bike bag/box and get slapped with a $500 US (R7500) charge to have your bike on the plane. Emirates advertises a new baggage policy (effective April 2016), with an impressive 2x 23kg pieces of luggage per traveller when flying from/to Africa. What is hidden in the fine-print however, is that they limit the size of these pieces to nothing bigger than a medium sized suitcase. You try fitting a bike, kit, clothes and everything else you need to compete overseas with, into 2 suitcase....in fact, just try fitting a bicycle into that space. Emirates has effectively banned all athletes from travelling overseas on their airline and I am sure there are a lot of people who's travels and plans are going to be horribly ruined in the near future. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SHARE!!!

Its Wacky Wednesday again, and today we are excited to offer you 2 for the price of 1 on all our currenty available tours and expereinces. Thats right, EVERY SINGLE available expereinces is avaiable on the two for one special if you book it before midnight tonight. However, in terms of value for money, we would suggest you consider one of the following options: Legendary Lesotho Ride- 5-9 November 2020 - A high altitude MTB experiences vistiting world heritage sites, amazing views, killer climbs and epic descents.... Makgadigadi MTB Experience - Either in October or for something a little different, join the new years trip, and enter 2021, under the stars on the grand expanse of the Makgadigadi Pans Tuli Wild Ride - 7-10 Jan 2020 - This has been a popular seller, and all our 2020 departures are already fully booked, jump in early, and secure your spot on the first ride of 2021. How it works: 1. Visit the website (https://adventurelogistics.co.za/), and pick the expereince you would like to book 2. Complete the online booking and payment process 3. Once the booking is complete, and payment has been made, you will be contacted by someone frome our sales team, who will confirm your booking, and get the details for your riding partner. (If you dont know who your partner will be at this stage, its not a problem, we will make a note, and contact you closer to the time to confirm their details) 4. You only need to book for 1 to qualify, do not select 2 persons when indicating your quantity on checkout, as your will then be booking for 4 pax. There is however no limit to the number of spots you want to book. The special applies to any quantity. ie: if you want to book for 6, select 3 pax on checkout. ] 5. Only valid for bookings completed by 11:59 on Wednesday 22 Jul 2020 Payments made via EFT will qualify you for a free buff and water bottle on arrival for your trip

It is finally all systems go for domestic travel within South Africa, and that means we can go ahead with our remain local MTB adventures for the year without any restrictions. To celebrate this, we have two amazing offers for hubbers today. Book one of the last 4 spots on our Ride the Richtersveld Trip today for only R6000 (Normally R9350.00) and you will get a free entry into the Lesotho Legends Ride for January 2021 as well - To book click here: https://adventurelogistics.co.za/product/ride-the-richtersveld/ Or - Book one of the last 8 places left on the Tonteldoos and Beyond Ride for only R2350 (normally R3950.00), and you will receive a R1500.00 voucher to spend on any other Adventure Solutions Experience. To book this now, click here: https://adventurelogistics.co.za/product/tonteldoos-beyond-13-17-nov-2020/ Offer only valid till midnight tonight (19/082020). We look forward to exploring with you. For any questions or queries feel free to call/whatsapp me on 0632202895, or call the office on 012 682 0185

So I know I am probably a bit late to the party but all the rules are pretty unclear. My question is can I travel across districts (Overberg to Cape Winelands and Cape Town) to ride? Anyone able to enlighten me. Thanks

Hey everyone! I and my partner are interested in travel (just a bit) around Cape Town after the race ends. We would like to do the Garden Route by car. Does anyone know safe ways to save our bikes (despite the original hotels we booked at Cape Town)? Thanks in advance !

Could anyone cast some light on the best way to package / transport bikes for international flights? My bike is full carbon (MTB) and we plan to fly via Italy to Slovenia in August. Is a bike box sufficient, or should we purchase bags? Renée

Hi guys and girls... I have had the good fortune of being able to ride my bikes in a variety of different places over the past little bit. So I threw together this little video of the journey. Sometimes I forget the vast differences in riding type, terrain and eco-systems we get to play in and on... And when they're all stacked up one after the other in a video the contrasts become quite obvious... Hope you guys enjoy it! Philth

It’s hard doing a review on a second hand bike. You don’t know it’s history, and particularly with this one, I don’t even know its age. But this is a special review, something different, something sentimental. This is my first Beijing bike. And my girlfriend bought it for me. Click here to view the article

Having been in Beijing for about 2 months I have learned a lot about what biking can be like in a city. Here it’s a chaos that you couldn’t imagine until you experience it. And for everyone who is involved in the fight between bikes and cars, it is a perfect place to get some perspective. Click here to view the article

Hi guys, Been riding jonkers pretty often with huge success on my stumpy. Just doing some digging and am trying to find out how much larger one could go on the stumpy fsr travel wise? The standard Revelation does the job well however in the near future I will be looking into more travel for my stumpy. Any forks worth looking at now? Dawels

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