In this issue

8 Ways to make every ride more fun. Special report- What it's like to be a cyclist in SA. Gear that changed our lives. We review some of the year’s best cycling moments. One group of friends remembered a lost comrade by riding a race of his own creation – the 274km, four-day Tour de Doc.

Karkloof

We’ve heard a lot about Karkloof MTB Park.

1 min

World Cup Woohoo!

UNTIL NOW, KZN HAS BEEN SA’S INTERNATIONAL HUB FOR THE MTB WORLD CUP – BUT IN 2018, THAT ALL CHANGES…

1 min

Du Toitskloof

“How much further?” I wheezed. “It’s better not to know,” gasped Nadine.

1 min

Slay The Sloth

This festive season, you want to do more than slog away. Here’s how to have more fun on the bike and still stay fit.

2 mins

Give Your Diet A Break

If you’re constantly dieting, but not losing weight… the problem could be that you’re constantly dieting.

1 min

Erick Oosthuizen

On 14 May, Erick Oosthuizen got on his bike and rode 20km. That doesn’t sound like much – but for Oosthuizen, it was the whole world. A year earlier, this accomplished cyclist and tandem-racing ninja was in hospital with a tube down his throat, and bits of metal sticking out of various parts of his body. He was on a ventilator because he couldn’t breathe on his own. The previous day he’d been on his motorbike, making his way to his office. The traffic light was green when he crossed the intersection… and then he woke up on the side of the road. With 14 fractures: he’d been hit by a car. When the 42-year-old father of three left hospital 89 days later, he left without part of his right leg, and with the terrible thought that he might never ride a bicycle again. Jonathan Ancer met him at a coffee shop two blocks away from the scene of the crash.

5 mins

To Work... Just Faster!

We spent a year with the Specialized Turbo S commuter e-bike and were left with a conundrum... is it really cycling?

2 mins

State Of The Reincarnation

This hasn’t been a good year for races and events – massive wind caused the Cape Town Cycle Tour to be called off, severe heat saw a stage of the Cape Epic shortened, and crazy rain, hail, and snow neutralised stages of the Sani2C and Berg & Bush.

3 mins

The Answer Is ETAP

Why SRAM’s wireless group might just be the best choice you could make for electronic shifting.

4 mins

Elite Direto

MADE BY ITALIAN manufacturer Elite, the new Direto direct-drive trainer includes an integrated, interactive power meter.

1 min

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Bicycling South Africa Magazine Description:

Bicycling is South Africa's leading cycling magazine and is aimed at both road and mountain biking enthusiasts. Launched in February 2003, it is published 10 times a year, targeting the fast-growing and affluent lifestyle cycling market youngsters, adults, professional as well as casual cyclists. The magazine is filled with the best international and local content for every element of the cyclist's life from training techniques and fitness information to inspiring human interest stories, event news, nutrition and motivation. Bicycling is also South Africa's leading tester of bikes and gear with over 30% of the monthly magazine dedicated to the latest reviews so our readers can make the best choices.