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Bikes of the 2014 Absa Cape Epic The Absa Cape Epic is always a good opportunity to get a good idea of what’s going on in the world of cross-country mountain bike technology. It’s such a testing event on both riders and kit that you get a mix of super-light and more real-world equipment, all […]
Adrian Jackson has many accolades, including being a multiple mountain bike orienteering world champion. He’s been racing MTB’s, fast, for over a decade. He’s raced in more countries than many riders have visited, and notched up great results while there. We have profiled his bike previously, in 2012, while he was still on a Merida. […]
If you are cross country inclined in Australia, the chances are you have grown up on lap based endurance races, or ‘Enduros’ in the form we originally knew them. Both Rocky Trail Entertainment and Chocolate Foot run some stellar race series around the ACT and NSW, and clubs and other promoters get into in other […]
Shimano have chosen the Sea Otter Classic and the accompanying trade show to unveil the latest generation of XTR – M9000. Reportedly the most advanced XTR group set to date, the M9000 group has been completely redesigned – and offers riders more choice than Shimano have offered previously in gear range, actuation, ergonomics, chain ring […]
Inflating tubeless tyres might not be straight forward if you don’t have a compressor at hand, or strong arms and a high volume track pump. Although some tyre and rim combinations seal up with ease, other compatible combinations prove to be difficult without a high, continuous flow of air. Thankfully, there are smart people out […]
There have been a few photos strategically released from Rock Shox via their Facebook page, showing images of a new suspension fork. The images don’t show a whole fork, but started with a steerer tube, then a crown, and then the seals showing the legs – both upper and lower. So you’ve all guessed it, […]
We are all cyclists. While some may identify themselves as a mountain biker, or some of you may be more specific and identify yourself as a cross country mountain biker, or a racer or a marathon specialist… the list goes on. We all seek to find a way to identify ourselves that can group us together, […]
What with chasing poor bike shops to change their name and concept stores showing a level of sensitivity towards women matching that of Sunrise’s David Koch you’d be forgiven for thinking that as a company they are, well, evil. But dammit, why does evil have to make such awesome shoes?! One of the most important parts of […]
If you’re not interested in breasts, you may as well stop reading now. Still with me? Okay. We talk a lot about lycra and socks and shoes and gloves and helmets in the cycling world, and maybe because more men are into mountain biking than women, maybe because of some hangover taboo, it’s not so […]
Bernie I’Ons is a self described “classic middle-aged weekend warrior”. Like a lot of us, he’s caught the marathon bug, having raced a number of iconic Australian events, including The Highland Fling, Capital Punishment, Kowalski Classic, and he most recently toed the line at the inaugural Brownie Points Burner (check out Mike Blewitt’s wrap-up). And like a most of […]
