When asked about MTB meccas, does Plettenberg Bay make the list? Well, it should. Plett is a jewel of the Garden Route – great beaches, happy vibes in the town, year-round sunshine for the most part, and incredible mountain biking in every direction! The Dr Evil Classic is one of the reasons Plett should be [...]
I hardly ever get the chance to actually ride stage races. The last time I did a multi-day event myself was when I rode Trek2Teebus in April 2021. Usually, I work at events. That’s why, when Luke Lockhart-Ross offered me an entry to the mid-week Pinotage race at the 2022 FNB Wines2Whales I jumped at [...]
Getting out on a bikepacking adventure is as simple as packing a saddle bag, strapping a tent to your bike and throwing a few things in your backpack. Then all you have to do is hit the road, find a campsite and hope you don’t get eaten by a small mountain cat… It was dusk [...]
The southern ridgelines of the Drakensberg reach into the Eastern Cape. Breaking the Karoo plains into high mountain slopes and deep valleys. In summer the veld comes alive, emerald green after the rains. While in winter the grass stands tall, brittle and yellow. Nestled on one side of the dragon’s spine is Barkley East. On [...]
There’s a semi-secret outdoors lovers’ playground in the Overberg. Situated between Stanford, in the west, and Bredasdorp, in the east, it is bordered by mountains to the north and the ocean to the south. Boasting an exceptional diversity of fynbos, it was once a region best known for its protea farms; though increasingly wine farms [...]
Is there a more Eastern Cape phrase than “Hell’s Teeth”? It also happens to accurately describe the inaugural Maloti 100. It was without a doubt the toughest day I’ve ever spent on a bike. But it was still incredible and I’ll definitely be back in 2020. Truly Unique What makes the Maloti 100 so special [...]
Written by a frankly frightened Seamus Allardice, just 5 days before trying to ride 100 Miles. I have ridden exactly 131,81 kilometres this month. My last ride was on the 7th of September. My first on the 6th. I should really saw I’ve ridden 30 kilometres less in total this month than I’ll be riding [...]
The South African mountain biking development academy team, BMT Fairtree, made their first international trip to take part in the 2019 Swiss Epic. Just getting to Davos was half the battle for Luyanda Thobigunya and Zola Ngxakeni. In a field filled with mountain bikers accustomed to traveling to races Luyanda Thobigunya and Zola Ngxakeni were [...]
“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” – Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows. Certainly. And who am I to argue with Grahame’s legendary Ratty? But I will present, as a close second, bicycles. To subvert one of the [...]
Join Jaco Pelser and Seamus Allardice on an Overberg Bikepacking Adventure this July. Ride from Grabouw to Greyton, and back, via some of the Overberg's best gravel roads in a relaxed bikepacking tour on the 13th and 14th of July 2019. Routes: 80km from Grabouw to Greyton and back on the same route. Day one: [...]
