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Stellenbosch is without a doubt the mountain bike mecca of South Africa. The annual Origin of Trails MTB Experience event takes place at the end of November and its marketed as a year-end mountain bike party. With near perfect summer conditions, Team Full Sus made its way to Stellenbosch. Words […]
Words by Frans le Roux / Images by Henk Neuhoff Photography Back in 2017, I was lucky enough to participate in the which was held at Rhebokskloof near Paarl. It was a great event which happened to include all the trails I grew up riding. Fast forward to 2018 and […]
Boschendal Farm Estate between Stellenbosch and Franschhoek played host to the Fedheatlh MTB Challenge recently. With the main distances of 30km (half marathon) and 60km (full marathon) on offer, Team Full Sus went all out and entered the full marathon race. WORDS by Frans le Roux / IMAGES by Tobias Ginsberg […]
Each year the small town of Napier hosts the Napier Wine & Patatfees. The festival has grown in popularity and includes mountain biking, trail running and a half marathon. WORDS: FRANS LE ROUX IMAGES: HERMAN VAN BON & FRANS LE ROUX Small towns tend to have the friendliest people and […]
South Africans are Specialized Epic crazy – we all love the fast, light and lively race machine which has seen the brand topping podiums throughout the world. With the addition of the brand new Epic Evo, they’ve dialed up the fun. Words by Lance Stephenson Images by Frans le Roux […]
After enjoying the 2017 edition, editor Frans le Roux made his way to Darling for the fifth running of the Darling Brew Extreme mountain bike event.. WORDS : FRANS LE ROUX IMAGES : PIERRE ROMMELAERE The 26th of May could not have rolled around fast enough as I waited in […]
If ever there was a multi-day stage race that everyone needs to check off on their bucket list, Wines2Whales is that event. Full Sus editor FRANS LE ROUX experienced the trails and tribulations of W2W. When I was told a couple of months ago that I would be lining up […]
Words: Frans le Roux / Images: Robert Ward The annual Sanlam MTB Invitational race took place recently and I decided to jump at the opportunity to participate. Being from Paarl, I knew that most of the trails would be familiar and that made me even more excited in the lead […]
If you want to experience a truly fun day out, make sure you enter the 2018 Darling Brew Extreme. This event attracts close to 2 000 people and it is easy to see why it’s as popular. Full Sus editor, Frans le Roux reports: When you decide to visit the […]
Ellsworth is a relatively unknown brand in SA, but with ASG recently picking up local distribution rights we’re sure to see more of these hand built bikes around. All round mountain bike guru and regular Full Sus tester, Rudolf Zuidema spent a couple of weeks with the Ellsworth Epiphany. We […]