Tyre sealants are like toothpaste. Not for the consistency, but because once you choose one you’re unlikely to change. I have used a few in the past 10 years, but mostly settled on Stan’s NoTubes sealant. It works well, but it does separate and make big latex monsters, and struggles with sidewall punctures a little. […]
Archives for March 2015
Our favourite moments from the 2015 Absa Cape Epic
Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
The Cape Epic is the stand out event on the mountain bike calendar. Depending who you ask, it’s bigger than the World Championships. The event showcases the beautiful Western Cape of South Africa to the world. with 1200 riders racing across such a varied landscape, starting at dawn, the photographers and videographers do an amazing […]
2 Oceans MTB Race – Explore the great Southern Forests
Related Event: Two Oceans MTB Race
Earlier this year I was lucky enough to visit south Western Australia. Living in Sydney, it’s not somewhere that is close by. After a 4 hour flight there’s then about a 3hr drive to get there. Round 2 and 3 of the Subaru MTBA National Series was on in Pemberton, so it was a great […]
Final Review: Kappius Components KW-1.5 Wheelset
Back in June 2014 I had a new set of wheels built up. The rims and hubs came from Kappius Components, a boutique company out of Colorado, founded by father and son Rus and Brady Kappius. Two high achieveing cyclists and engineers who believe they can make a better hub and rim than is currently available […]
Cannondale F-Si: First Impressions
Cannondale have a long history in the sport of mountain biking, especially in racing. Their F29 hardtail has been the choice of many marathon and stage racers due to the low weight of the frame and lefty, and the ride quality. It would be fair to say the Scalpel has never really met the demands […]
Monaro Cloudride 1000 rolls out this Easter
Related Event: Monaro Cloudride 1000
The south east region of Australia hosts a new ultra endurance mountain bike event this Easter. The Monaro Cloudride 1000 is an ultra endurance bikepacking event where riders compete against the clock riding solo, self supported, self timed, navigating over a prescribed off-road route on fire trails and forest roads for 1000 kilometres before arriving back […]
The MTBA XCM Series: The first half awaits
The MTBA XCM National Series started on Sunday 22nd March with the 5th James Williamson Memorial Enduro. It’s a great event, held in memory of the late James Williamson, and was a late addition to the series, making for seven races around the country. With that race won, and points awarded, we can look to […]
Ramses Bekkenk claims Battle on the Beach
Battle on the Beach is a race with mountain bikes, cyclocross bikes, fat bikes and a few tandem bikes on the beach and singletrack in South Wales. It’s one of many great events planned by Matt Page, who puts his racing experience into creating great events in Wales. Last year Stefan Vreugdenhil and Karen Brouwer […]
Jongewaard and King take Odyssey titles
Related Event: Maverick Series: Giant Odyssey
The Giant Odyssey is quite possibly the king of Australian marathon races. It’s not longer than usual, but it’s hard. But not hard for the sake of being hard. The trails are really good. And it’s close enough to Melbourne, and Avalon airport, that getting there isn’t too much of a big deal. But the […]
Sauser takes record 5th Cape Epic title
Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
Swiss mountain biking legend Christoph Sauser’s last Absa Cape Epic as a professional rider ended in triumph on Sunday as he inked his name into history by becoming the first person to win it five times. The 39-year-old and Czech partner Jaroslav Kulhavy (Investec-Songo-Specialized) rode conservatively to finish fifth on a sun-drenched 92km final stage […]