Bicycling South Africa - May/June 2023

In this issue

Shred Every Trail with our Advanced MTB Skills / GEAR: What The Pros Ride / It's All About the Sag: Suspension 101 / Why Winter Is The Best Season To Ride
PLUS Tips, Training, Races, Bike Reviews

ONE-WHEEL WONDERS

NEED TO SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE? MAYBE YOU JUST HAVE TOO MUCH BICYCLE

2 mins

DUTCH COURAGE

WHEN DUTCHWOMAN ANNEMIEK VAN VLEUTEN broke her elbow in a fall during the team time trial at the 2022 World Championships in Wollongong, Australia, her chances of adding another rainbow jersey to her 2019 title seemed hopeless

5 mins

THE FIRST IMPEY

DARYL IMPEY IS A HOUSEHOLD NAME in South Africa, the first of our countrymen to wear the Tour de France’s fabled Yellow Jersey and one of very few to have won stages at the biggest bike race in the world. His brother Grant is also an accomplished cyclist

2 mins

BREEZE BLOCKS

IT'S ONE OF THE GREAT MYSTERIES OF CYCLING: WHY DON'T TAILWINDS MAKE UP FOR HEADWINDS?

6 mins

ARE YOU EATING ENOUGH?

LIGHT IS FAST, BUT CYCLISTS HAVE A TERRIBLE HABIT OF OVERSLIMMING FOR RACING SEASON

4 mins

MR.SUSPENSION

WHEN YOU’VE LOST THE SPRING IN YOUR SPRING, THERE’S ONLY ONE MAN TO TURN TO. NESTLED IN A BUSINESS PARK IN GQEBERHA – OR IN THE BACK OF HIS FULLY-EQUIPPED VAN – SUSPENSION GURU ROBBIE POWELL TURNS 35 YEARS OF CYCLE-INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE INTO BUTTER-SMOOTH TRAVEL AND RELIGIOUS REBOUND: SIMPLY PUT, HE MAKES YOUR FORKS AND SHOCKS BETTER THAN NEW

10+ mins

FROM WOODSTOCK TO THE WORLD

DID YOU KNOW THAT YOUR HIGH-PERFORMANCE CIOVITA JERSEY WAS MADE BY A SEAMSTRESS IN CAPE TOWN? WE WENT BEHIND THE SCENES - AND DISCOVERED A SOUTH AFRICAN SUCCESS STORY

7 mins

9 Tips for Improving Your Mountain-Biking Skills

Ready to ride more technical trails? This is Africa: your choice is endless (and also awesome). So here’s what you need to know

10+ mins

THE BEST BIKE FOR YOU IS...

THROUGHOUT MY CAREER AS A TEST EDITOR, “WHAT is the best bike?” is the question I’ve probably been asked more than any other

4 mins

CANNONDALE SUPERSIX EVO

CANNONDALE’S NEWEST SUPERSIX EVO is the fourth generation of the brand’s top-tier road-racing bike

8 mins

WHAT THE PROS RIDE

…OKAY, THE PROS AND THE OTHER RIDERS WE LOOK UP TO: THE ONES WINNING RACES ON GRAVEL AND ON TAR, UP AND DOWN MOUNTAINS, AND IN THEIR AGE CATEGORIES. THESE ARE THE BIKES THEY’RE RIDING, AND THIS IS THE KIT THEY WOULD NEVER SHOW UP ON THE START LINE WITHOUT

10+ mins

OFFICINA BATTAGLIN PORTOFINO GRAVEL BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU JUST NEED TO ADMIRE A STUNNING BICYCLE

CUSTOM, LIMITED NUMBERS, LUGGED STEEL, INTERNAL ROUTING, HIDDEN BINDER, EIGHT-MONTH WAIT... AND OH SO SHINY!

3 mins

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Bicycling South Africa Magazine Description:

Bicycling is South Africa's leading cycling magazine and is aimed at both road and mountain biking enthusiasts. Launched in February 2003, it is published 10 times a year, targeting the fast-growing and affluent lifestyle cycling market youngsters, adults, professional as well as casual cyclists. The magazine is filled with the best international and local content for every element of the cyclist's life from training techniques and fitness information to inspiring human interest stories, event news, nutrition and motivation. Bicycling is also South Africa's leading tester of bikes and gear with over 30% of the monthly magazine dedicated to the latest reviews so our readers can make the best choices.