Mountain biking (MTB) is a growing phenomenon in South Africa and being enjoyed by young and old alike. Just like in all sports, it requires strength, balance and skill to master a two-wheeled machine. You have to pull away from a standing position, in the middle of an eager group […]
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Record MTB Season For Western Cape Draws to a Close
The explosive growth of mountain biking as a school sport was once again highlighted this weekend during the Western Cape finals of the Spur Schools Mountain Bike League. Showing an impressive increase in both participating schools and riders, more than 1000 riders representing 60 schools battled it out this season […]
Kids on Bikes!
The Spur Schools MTB League is Amarider’s flagship programme geared not only to get youngsters on mountain bikes but also to develop off-road cycling facilities on school grounds and on community properties, explains Meurant Botha. Now in its seventh year, the League is gearing up to attract over 10 000 […]
Enduro Racing in the MTB Motherland
The first Dirtopia Enduro of 2015 took place in the hills around the picturesque town of Wellington, on the epic Welvanpas trails. And one of SA’s top photographers, Ewald Sadie, was there to capture the action. Welvanpas is nothing short of being the mountain biking motherland. Plus with the trails […]
Help Find and Document Alternative MTB Routes
Many things can cause you to miss out on your daily trail fix, writes Meurant Botha. Trails could be closed, shortening winter days cut out post work rides that require driving to the trailhead, or you could simply stay in an area that does not offer much in terms of […]
Lost Trails and New Opportunities
Imagine walking out into your backyard and it was no longer there. It’s a bit farfetched, or like something out of a sci-fi flick, highly unlikely to happen but if it did… well that’s kinda what it feels like having watched Tokai and the Southern slopes of Table Mountain burn […]
Trails on fire…
The recent spate of veld fires in the Western Cape once again highlighted the vulnerability of our trail systems to this devastating occurrence. Not only are riders affected by closures, but of course our trail owners and peripheral businesses reliant on trail visitation have to bear the brunt of the […]
Why trails are probably less technical today than 10-15 years ago…
Recently an article called “The McDonalds of Trail Building” circulated on the web. The article bemoans the fact that singletrack is being homogenised to the point where there is a lack of variation and challenge, writes Meurant Botha. I guess in Europe and the States this can be an even […]
Trails and Tourism – Product Development
The development of a trail is a multi-faceted process of which trail construction is but a component of the overall project. If you want your trail system to reach its full potential you will have to address the various product development components required to expose the trail to the marketplace […]
Trails and Tourism – Product Development
The development of a trail is a multi-faceted process of which trail construction is but a component of the overall project. If you want your trail system to reach its full potential you will have to address the various product development components required to expose the trail to the marketplace […]