There is no doubt electronic shifting has been one of the ground breaking innovations in the mountain bike industry over the past decade. I first had the pleasure of using this technology when it was brand new in 2012 on a road bike while racing in the USA. This was only available in Shimano Dura […]
Take a look at the stages for Lasseters Easter in the Alice
Related Event: Lasseters Easter in the Alice
There is a time and a place for stages races to be long, epic stages back to back. But thankfully, that’s not what Lasseters Easter in the Alice is about. The three days of mountain bike racing in Alice Springs is a mix of a long marathon, with two shorter days filled with challenging, hand-built […]
The Joy (and Stupidity) of Singlespeeding
A little while ago, I read an article on the internet that infuriated me greatly. Surprisingly, it wasn’t just pure clickbait fake news from the Murdoch press inciting against cyclists via facebook memes, but an article on Pinkbike: Riding Rigid is Ridiculous. Putting my keyboard warrior posturing aside, the Pinkbike article makes a very solid […]
How to change your SPD cleats, but not your position
Mountain biking is one of the best (if not the best) sports in the world, although we’re all probably a bit biased. The rugged environment we get to ride our bicycles through creates so many challenges and many rewards, but also wears out many of the moving parts of our bikes if we don’t properly […]
All Orange no lemon
It’s always exciting to see a National Series kick off. It signals the beginning of summer, and a time when riders can start to measure their form against the best and work out their goals and plans for the rest of the season. It’s a time to get some payback for all the pre-season training […]
The 2018 BIKE Transalp course is revealed
Related Event: Craft BIKE Transalp
Registrations are about to open, and the Transalp Race Organisers have revealed the route for next year’s route crossing the European Alps. The 21st edition of the world’s classic paired mountain bike stage race kicks of in Imst, Austria on July 15 and finishes in Arco, Italy seven days later on July 21. In total, the […]
Erik Dekker to target the ABSA Cape Epic
It seems not long ago the news that Cadel Evans and George Hincapie would race the 2017 ABSA Cape Epic had plenty of people talking. Would they win their age group? How would they go overall? And didn’t the Cape Epic ban riders with previous doping offences? Why Hincapie was allowed to race the Cape […]
TransCape lands a major sponsor for 2018
South Africa is the land of mountain bike stage races, and one of the top events, the TransCape, has received a major boost with the news that Liberty will be the title sponsor from 2018. This is another breakthrough for the seven-stage race, which recently received UCI status and takes cyclists on a 614km challenge […]
Mountain bike tips for road riders
It’s inevitable – in time many road riders find the pursuit of pavement pounding on narrow tyres a little… plain. The enlightened cyclist chooses to ride both on road and off, and if you’ve seen the way and want to expand into the world of dirt, we’re here to help. Mountain biking has a slightly […]
James Downing: For the love of Alice Springs
Related Event: Lasseters Easter in the Alice
Some places are on our personal race calendars as we have them as a major target. Others are there as you know they always draw a big field, or because you’ve arranged to try something new with friends. Some places make it just because the riding, and racing, ar exceptional. Everyone has their own choices […]