Words and Images by: Jacques Marais THE “CLOUD MOUNTAINS” OF THE LIMPOPO PROVINCE RATE AS ONE OF SOUTH AFRICA’S ORIGINAL MOUNTAIN BIKING DESTINATIONS. A ROBUST FAT TRACK CULTURE PREVAILS, WITH CONTEMPORARY TRAILS SUITING THE FULL SPECTRUM OF RIDING STYLES AND ATTITUDES OUT THERE. PLUS, THERE’S DAMN GOOD BEER! Local Buzz […]
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F-STOP November 2020
Images by: Oakpics To have your images featured in F-Stop: Send us 5 images, include who we credit and a short backstory to sussed@fullsus.co.za
Downhill: Mullets and Downhill
Words by: Johan (Pottie) Potgieter | Images by: Shawn Van Zyl Johann Potgieter (Pottie) is our newest regular contributor. Pottie is a multiple South African downhill champion and he starts off with some interesting new trends within the downhill industry. Hi Guys and Girls! I am so stoked to have […]
Coach November 2020: The Spice of Life
Words by: Benoit Capostagno AS CYCLISTS, WE CAN GET EASILY BORED FROM REPEATING THE SAME ROUTINE. HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING MIGHT NOT BE EVERYONE’S CUP OF TEA, BUT THE BENEFITS ARE ENDLESS. Cyclists will incorporate a variety of training sessions into their training plans to assist them in achieving peak […]
F-Stop Vol.66
The new Eye Candy section allow photographers and budding amateur photographers to display a snippet of their talent. To have your images featured in F-Stop: Send us 5 images, include who we credit and a short backstory to sussed@fullsus.co.za Image Credits: Oakpics
Coach: Women are not small men
FEMALE ATHLETES REQUIRE GENDER-SPECIFIC TRAINING AND EATING PLANS. IN THIS ARTICLE OUR RESIDENT COACH BENOIT CAPOSTAGNO EXPLAINS THE IMPORTANCE THEREOF. The last 30 years has seen a sharp rise in the number of women participating in both recreational and professional sport. For example, the percentage of women competing at the […]
DHI Column: Women Riders – ripping the downhill scene
THE FIELD OF WOMEN DOWNHILL RIDERS REMAINS SMALLER THAN THAT OF THEIR MALE COUNTERPARTS. FULL SUS DOWNHILL COLUMNIST STEF GARLICKI DELVES DEEPER. 2020 is a strange one for sure and last time you heard from me I had just made it across the pond to Germany. I wanted to switch […]
Trails: De Hoop, Overstrand Region
Words and Images by Jacques Marais “THE HUSH”: SOME PLACES HAVE IT, AND OTHERS DO NOT … DE HOOP NATURE RESERVE IS OF THE FORMER KIND, AND SURELY RATES AS ONE OF THOSE WILDERNESS SPACES WHERE THE TRANQUILLITY WILL COME AND FIND YOU. Local Buzz De Hoop is – at […]
Feature: Your LBS’s supply in the times of Covid
Words by William Keith OUR RESIDENT BIKE SHOP OWNER IS BACK AND HE TRIES HIS VERY BEST TO EXPLAIN WHY ALL STOCK LEVELS ARE SUPER LOW AT YOUR LOCAL BIKE SHOP. DON’T FEAR THOUGH, THINGS ARE LOOKING UP WITH SHINY NEW 2021 PRODUCTS EMERGING SOON. On behalf of all the […]
Trails: Valley of Dreams
Words and Images by Jacques Marais “Ultimate” is one of those adjectives that are oft over-used, but in the case of the “Ultimate Southern Pass Trail’” I really believe it applies. This new multi-day route traverses half a dozen private properties within the Stanford Valley, and everything from the views […]