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Author: Myles Kelsey

Gear Reviews

Winter Gear Guide: 8 of the Best from Leatt’s Trail Range

  • June 3, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

eMTB and Trail days just got a whole lot warmer

Interviews, Nutrition, Racing

Interview: 5 Questions with the 3 Saffas at the 2026 UCI Enduro World Cup in France

  • June 2, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Lekker in Loudenvielle

Where To Ride

Where to Ride: Saasveld Trail – George

  • June 1, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Some of these trails date back 30 years

Racing

Highlights: XCO World Cup in Nové Město

  • May 25, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Tom Pidcock and Laura Stigger take classy wins

Gear Reviews

Comparison Review: Leatt 2.0 Vs. Leatt 9.0 Endurance Shoes

  • May 15, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Mid-level Vs. premium shoes, which are better for you?

Fitness, Know How

Unlocking Peak Performance: The Power of Periodization

  • May 15, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Periodization is a critical component of training that is often overlooked

Know How, Skills Clinics

Skills: Tips For Riding In The Mud

  • May 11, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey
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Get your bike and body ready to take on the gloopy slime.

Gear Reviews, Industry News

SRAM releases 3 new drivetrains, the S-Series

  • May 6, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

The new non-Transmission options

Industry News

Bosch Releases Firmware Update That Boosts Existing Motors to 120Nm

  • May 4, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Peak power remains capped at 750W.

Racing

Highlights: XCO World Cup in South Korea

  • May 3, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Mudder!

Racing

Highlights: XCC World Cup in South Korea

  • May 2, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

When the favorites fade

Skills Clinics

MTB Skills: How To Flow Through Corners

  • April 30, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Breaking down the correct cornering technique

Industry News, Racing

How To Watch The 2026 UCI Mountain Bike World Series

  • April 29, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

R115 per month gets you all the racing, live

Know How, Nutrition

Creatine: Benefits, Risks & Practical Use

  • April 28, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

What is it, how does it work and how to use it

Racing

Highlights: 2026 Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Race favorites solo to victory

  • April 27, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Vollering and Pogačar outride the challengers

Gear Reviews, Industry News

Zipp’s new road wheelset weighs just 1090 grams

  • April 23, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Light, but not a one-trick pony

Racing

Photo Epic: 2026 Commencal/SRAM Western Cape DH – Rd 4, Paarl

  • April 23, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Low cloud, steady rain and a track that just kept taking it.

Events, Racing

The 2000km self-supported Race Across South Africa is not for the faint-hearted

  • April 20, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

With a link to live race tracking

Gear Reviews, Industry News

New: Operate your RockShox Flight Attendant via the Hammerhead Karoo

  • April 16, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

There it is!

Gear Reviews, Industry News

Reserve Wheels release new XC race wheels with carbon spokes

  • April 9, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Official release

Gear Reviews

First Look: The New RockShox Zeb

  • April 7, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Zeb get’s a full tech update while keeping the ButterCups and 38mm stanchions

Gear Reviews, Industry News

First Look: New RockShox Super Deluxe & Vivid Shocks

  • April 7, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

New air springs, dampers and more adjustability

Gear Reviews, Industry News

First Look: The New RockShox Lyrik

  • April 7, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Another completely new fork from RockShox

Know How, Skills Clinics

XC Riders: How To Do Big Drop Offs | MTB Skills

  • April 4, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

How to unlock bigger drop offs, safely

Fitness, Know How, Nutrition

Burned Out on the Bike? 5 Key Signs You’re Overtraining & How to Bounce Back

  • April 3, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Systematic overload and then recovery is the only way to get faster

Gear Reviews, Know How

How To Lube Your Chain

  • April 3, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

With Motul wet and dry chain lubes

Racing

Photo Epic: 2026 Commencal/SRAM SA Downhill Champs – Spice Route, Paarl

  • April 2, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Challenging conditions define the weekend

Racing

Photo Epic: 2026 Absa Cape Epic

  • March 30, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

A visual feast of the week that was the 2026 Cape Epic

Bike Checks, Racing

13 Bikes of the 2026 South African Downhill Championships – Spice Route, Paarl

  • March 29, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Prototypes and bling

Industry News, Racing

Opinion – Will 32ers Replace 29ers?

  • March 24, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

32ers are not a gimmick, but who are they for?

Gear Reviews

Review: New Leatt MadViz Eyewear

  • March 21, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Stylish yes, but what about function?

Bike Reviews, Racing

Video: 10 Tech Trends at the 2026 Cape Epic

  • March 20, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

32er’s?

Gear Reviews, Industry News

Hammerhead releases new Karoo cycling computer

  • March 19, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

With 35+ hours of battery life

Industry News

News: Orbea switches local distribution to iKhambi

  • March 18, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Big news for iKhambi

Racing

POV Course Preview: 2026 SA DH Championships & SRAM WC DH | Spice Route, Paarl

  • March 16, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

with Tyler Wolfaardt

Industry News

News: Canyon sets up shop in Pretoria

  • March 11, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Presser

Bike Reviews, Industry News

First Look: Trek Checkpoint+ SL | Trek’s first electric gravel bike lands in SA

  • March 10, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

eGravel is here

Racing

Race Replay: 2026 Cape Town Cycle Tour

  • March 8, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Watch the world’s most beautiful race unfold

Racing

Photo Epic: 2026 Commencal/SRAM Western Cape & SA Cup DH – Rd 2, Jonkershoek

  • March 6, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

A weekend when nature refused to stay still

Gear Reviews, Industry News

Shimano launches new Tiagra R4000 Road Groupset

  • March 3, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Performance on a budget

Bike Reviews

Long-term review: Trek Checkpoint SL 5 AXS

  • March 3, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

600km test

Bike Reviews

First Ride: New Specialized Levo R Expert

  • February 24, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Specialized hasn’t tried to reinvent the Levo 4, they’ve distilled it.

Gear Reviews, Industry News

SRAM’s 7-speed DH drivetrain goes electronic

  • February 24, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

It’s a full makeover

Gear Reviews, Industry News

SRAM releases new generation Maven Brake

  • February 24, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Same power, more modulation.

Gear Reviews, Industry News

RockShox releases new Boxxer & Vivid Coil

  • February 24, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Freshies for the gravity crew

Gear Reviews, Know How

How To Clean Disc Brake Pads, Rotors & Calipers

  • February 19, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Step-by-step guide and how to video

Bike Reviews

Review: New Titan Racing Switch & Switch MX

  • February 18, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

The ultimate all-rounder?

Know How

New Bike: What to expect & how to set it up

  • February 18, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Fine tuning your new rig!

Gear Reviews, Know How

Opinion: For Trail, Enduro & eMTBs, is carbon worth it?

  • February 10, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Are we drunk on carbon?

Nutrition

3 Easily Digestible Pre-Ride Breakfasts

  • February 9, 2026
  • By Myles Kelsey

Tips for pre-ride breakie.

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