The circle is complete. There has to be room on your shelf for Dust and Bones… (more…)

The brand that Mcgoo built has some plastic pedals… (more…)

After asking several people which pedals to use for converting to clips they suggested Time’s Z Controls… (more…)

I had heard about NC17 once or twice so was keen to have a look at their products. Having experienced misery from a year of using easily the worst pedals ever I was keen to find something that works… (more…)

The Tipping Point is Clay Porters latest and finest work to date… (more…)

These goggles are definitely unique… (more…)

Dig out those soft springs, dust off that body armor, and get your forks in for a service… Klapperkop is going to be one rough ride. This coming weekend the DH Nationals are coming to the Klapperkop track in Pretoria. On Saturday we headed up there to take a look at the new track and here is a quick overview of what you can expect. (more…)

Maverick Cycles lent us their demo bike for the week to test and this is how it rides… (more…)

Goggles are one of the necessities for Downhill racers and go a long way to helping you get down the hill as fast as possible. If you have dust, mud, sand, water, or anything in your eyes for that matter you are not going to be going as fast as possible, and as a result goggles are a must for race conditions. VZ sent us three pairs of their latest goggles to review, and here is what we thought…. (more…)

Mongoose has put a lot of weight behind gravity MTB in recent years both in SA and internationally. Locally they sponsor the Greg Minnar / Mongoose downhill series held in KZN, which forms the backbone of the DH racing calendar in that part of the country. Internationally they have been fielding teams in both the USA and Australia, as well as on the world cup circuit sponsoring local rider Andrew Neething’s campaign for the last 4 years. Along with this they have launched a strong line of gravity based bikes in 2009. (more…)