A local teenager from a rural farming community took a step to realizing his dream when offered an internship at a Stellenbosch bike shop. Curtley Hendricks, a teenager from Buffet Olives and part of the Anna Foundation since 2011 when he was in Grade 5, was selected to participate […]
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Academy riders ready for Fedhealth MTB Challenge
The BMT Fairtree Mountain Bike (MTB) Academy has set an impressive goal for all eleven riders that will be seen in action at the 3rd annual Fedhealth MTB Challenge at the picturesque Boschendal Wine Estate on Saturday, 16 and Sunday, 17 September 2017. Started in 2015, the goal of the […]
BMT Bike Art Auction
Where: Ride In Café, Jonkershoek When: 18:30 for 19:00, 26 November 2014 Why: To support the trail building efforts in the Jonkershoek Valley Cost: R100 Info & Tickets: www.stellenboschtrailfund.co.za or BMT Bicycle Shop in Dorp Street Stellenbosch Art on auction by: Richard Scott Lionel Smit Strijdom van der Merwe […]
The Trail Master
As Louise Ehret discovered there is much more to trail building that removing rocks and dirt. When the fires in 2011 devastated the very limited existing trails in the Jonkershoek Mountain Reserve, a small group of Stellenbosch individuals initiated a project to restore, maintain and extend the trails across these […]