Words by: Richard Müller and Frans le Roux IN OUR SECOND INSTALMENT OF OUR NATIONWIDE TRIBUTE TO TRAIL BUILDERS, WE FOCUS ON THE GARDEN ROUTE. RICHARD MÜLLER IS THE MAIN MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE STOKE AND WE CAUGHT UP WITH HIM. How did you get involved with trail building? […]
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Feature: Hidden Gem Trails – Hennops Trail Park
Words and Images by: Timo Cooper Timo Cooper is fairly new to Gauteng. Finding new kiff places to ride his bike in the urban jungle is his mission. I never thought I would say this, but Gauteng is an amazing place to ride a bike. We are so spoilt for […]
Feature: Ride for a purpose
Words by: Jamie Marais | Images by: James Hendry & Michael Hofmeyer DURING THE LAST WEEKEND OF AUGUST 2020 JAMIE MARAIS BECAME THE ONLY KNOWN PERSON TO CYCLE A VERTICAL ASCENT OF 9 000 METRE S, THE EQUIVALENT ELEVATION OF MOUNT EVEREST (8,845M), IN A BIG 5 GAME RE SERVE […]
Feature: What has changed?
Words by: Timo Cooper By now its not uncommon that most things we knew have changed completely. Lining up for your next race will be different. Full Sus regular Timo Cooper explains. Nissan Trailseeker I cannot decide if I was more nervous, excited, or scared to race again. The only […]
Feature: Trailblazers Episode 1
Words: Frans le Roux | Images: Reblex Photography DIE MENSE WAT LANDSWYD ROETES BOU VIR ONS FIETSRYERS MOET BESLIS MEER ERKENNING ONTVANG. FULL SUS MTB HET GAAN INLOER BY ELKE PROVINSIE SE VOORSTE BOUERS EN UITGEVIND WAAROM HULLE IN DIE STOF EN MODDER SPEEL. EERSTE AAN DIE WOORD IS KEITH […]
Come Ride With Me: One of the toughest rides I have ever done
Regular contributor and lover of tough rides Timo Cooper shares his experience of a recent Northern Cape ride. Images by Jarrod van den Heever Wind, wind and some more wind was the order of the day for my ride from Upington to Onseepkans in the Northern Cape. We spent the […]
Feature: Standing up for the Ladies
MICHAELE COOPER GIVES A VERY CLEAR PERSPECTIVE ON HER EXPERIENCE AS A LADY IN A CYCLING CONTEXT. BIKE SHOPS, EVENT MEDIA AND DISTRIBUTORS ARE ALL IN THE FIRING LINE. AND GO! I would like to rant about a few things in the female cycling community, or rather the lack thereof. […]
Feature: Lockdown “Rendevous” with the Pros
Weekend warriors and pro’s alike were all forced to rethink their riding regime due to the current global Covid-19 pandemic. Former Full Sus MTB editor Frans le Roux caught up with some of our country’s best riders to discover what they’ve been up to during lockdown. MATT BEERS What […]
Your LBS under the influence of Corona
Words by William Keith Your editor and I – or is that my editor(?) go way back, to a time when chest and facial hair was the second most desirable thing for a teenage boy. We lost touch for a few decades but then this wonderful sport of ours reconnected […]
Feature Apr / May 2020: Protecting your Pip
Helmets are acknowledged as the most important safety gear a cyclist can wear. Shayne Dowling takes a look at the history and development of lids. We take a lot for granted nowadays, however I am sure the current worldwide pandemic and consequent lockdown has put a lot of things into […]