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THE BIKE LIST
Find the perfect bike for your needs. Compare the market, find the best price and best place to buy it from. Get kitted out and find people to ride with.
BIKESKILLS.COM
BikeSkills.com is the culmination of many years of experience, observations, and planning. While our obvious goal is to teach cyclists to ride better, ride safer, and ride faster; that's just part - a small part - of the big picture we see. In that big picture we see kids (and adults as well) that are not as healthy and active as they could and should be.
BikeSkills and Active Sports
Statistics show that interest and participation in so-called main-stream sports such as baseball, basketball, and football are in decline. Interest and participation is shifting into one of two quite different areas: passive ones like video games, and active ones like actions sports that include snow boarding, surfing, and of course cycling. It's pretty clear to us which one of those areas is at least part of the health problem. It's equally clear to us which one can and needs to play a big role in the solution.
Our focus at BikeSkills is cycling. And our goal is to help cyclists of all ages get more out of their cycling related experiences. We are confident that when people rider better, safer, and faster, they'll do it often, and do it for a lifetime; and that means a lifetime of health benefits both above and below the neck!
BIKESKILLS.COM
BikeSkills.com is the culmination of many years of experience, observations, and planning. While our obvious goal is to teach cyclists to ride better, ride safer, and ride faster; that's just part - a small part - of the big picture we see. In that big picture we see kids (and adults as well) that are not as healthy and active as they could and should be.
BikeSkills and Active Sports
Statistics show that interest and participation in so-called main-stream sports such as baseball, basketball, and football are in decline. Interest and participation is shifting into one of two quite different areas: passive ones like video games, and active ones like actions sports that include snow boarding, surfing, and of course cycling. It's pretty clear to us which one of those areas is at least part of the health problem. It's equally clear to us which one can and needs to play a big role in the solution.
Our focus at BikeSkills is cycling. And our goal is to help cyclists of all ages get more out of their cycling related experiences. We are confident that when people rider better, safer, and faster, they'll do it often, and do it for a lifetime; and that means a lifetime of health benefits both above and below the neck!
MOUNTAIN BIKE SUSPENSION TIPS AND MORE
Learn about the parts of a mountain bike suspension system and bicycle tires in this free online bike care and maintenance video series.
TRAINING PROGRAMMES - THE KEY PRINCIPLE OF OVERLOAD
Are you in a situation where you have been training dilligently for a while now, but have stopped seeing results? Perhaps you are new to this training thing and you haven't really got much idea of how to go about constructing your training programme? Or you find that as soon as you try to do any big distance or speed work, you break down injured? Well, then, read on....
AFRICAN MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOCIATION
AMA Rider is a mountain bike advocacy organisation aimed at improving mountain bike opportunities on the African continent.
Based on the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) advocacy model, the NPO was founded by South African based mountain bike advocates to create a voice and resource for African mtb issues.
With a strong tourism vision, it is the intention of the AMA to create sustainable models that could eventually benefit countries across the entire continent and make Africa a premier mountain bike destination.
MOUNTAIN BIKING SKILLS CLINIC IN CAPE TOWN
Mountain Bike School - Mountain Biking Skills Clinic in Cape Town, Learn Single track riding skills, Mountain Biking fitness Training, Mountain Biking Tours and Adventures.
FREERIDE MOUNTAIN BIKE PARK - CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa's first Mountain Biking Lifestyle Park - Freeride Mountain Bike Park with accommodation in log cabin and chalets, bike shops, bars, fast food and beverages and restaurant.
TRAINING TIPS FOR THE CYCLIST
Written by Gary Casella, Manager/Director iomega-Orbea Elite Team
As with any program that I place any of my riders on, regardless of the level they are at, I start by explaining that any results will come by sticking to some simple basic fundamentals:
PEDAL RIGHT
Proper pedaling technique can also allow you to ride significantly faster with the same amount of energy expenditure.
POWER BASED TRAINING
Download the pdf file.
Workout duration is easy to measure. How far did you ride? How many minutes were you on the bike? It's so easy that we've typically equated the distance covered
in training with fitness. "I've been riding 400 miles a week," is just another way of saying, "I'm in great shape." And yet research shows that the most profound
physical responses occur when the focus of training is on intensity rather than on duration. Monitoring training intensity is therefore critical to improvements in performance. You will see that the most effective, accurate, and meaningful way to
monitor intensity is by measuring power. Power cuts through all of the compromising factors that dilute the significance of time, distance, speed, or heart rate as measures of performance.
TOP FITNESS IN 7 HOURS PER WEEK
Let's examine why a modest amount of training time allows you to unlock nearly all of your genetic potential. Then I'll show you how to reach a very high level of fitness by training only 7 hours per week.
ARTICLE ON ROLLING RESISTANCE
What factors affect Rolling Resistance?
ENERGY REQUIREMENTS OF BICYCLING
The energy requirements for a ride are dependent on:
the weight of the cyclist and equipment;
the distance;
the terrain (flat versus hilly);
the speed of the ride;
headwinds or tailwinds
MOUNTAIN BIKER MAGAZINE
A magazine dedicated to Mountain Biking in South Africa.
THE DICTIONARY OF MOUNTAIN BIKE SLANG
Many of the slang terms used in mountain biking come from the off-road motorcycling culture, from "trials" bicycling and BMX, and from road cycling. And some of the (numerous!) terms for "crash" came from skiing, snowboarding, surfing, or skating (inline or boards). Other subcultures have also contributed terms now used in MTBing -- for example, the word unobtanium had been used for decades before the advent of mountain bikes, both in auto racing and in the space program.
SPINMAN MTB PAGES
A website that shows Cape Epic photo's and gives training tips. Also loads of links to interesting articles about MTB'ing.
BUYERS' GUIDE - HYDRATION SYSTEMS
Hydration packs work well because you can drink on the move and little and often is a more effective hydration strategy than lots and seldom.
HOW TO KEEP YOUR HYDRATION SYSTEM CLEAN
There is no need for your hydration bladder to become a microbiological testing ground. With a few simple care guidelines and some basic household supplies, it's easy to maintain a clean, fresh hydration system.
LIVE2RIDE
Follow an Average Cape Epic teams preparation and race.
FREEDOM CHALLENGE
The Freedom Trail is a 2200 kilometre moutain bike route between Durban and Cape Town
REPAIR HOW TO'S
Are you looking for help on how to perform a repair or maintenance exercise on your bike? You have come to the right place. Park Tools have provided an extensive library of repair instructions free for your use right here on their website.
WARTHOGS MOUNTAIN BIKING
Warthogs is a community of mountain bikers centred around an email mailing list, with a primary focus on the Western Cape.
MOUNTAIN BIKE BUYERS GUIDE
Choosing a mountain bike is becoming quite complicated but our mountain bike buyers guide should make it easier.
MTBONLINE - MOUNTAIN BIKING IN SOUTH AFRICA
Online Mountain Bike Guide
TUBELESS TYRES
Questions and Answers
GOING TUBELESS -- WHAT'S THE DEAL?
You've heard the hype about tubeless tires, and you're wondering if they're really worth while.
CHAINWHEEL.CO.ZA
Chainwheel is an online cycling magazine providing cycling stories, nutrition guidelines, training tips, race reports, classifieds, personal columns and general information to the ever-growing cycling community.
KAROO TO COAST
UNIONDALE to KNYSNA via the Prince Alfred's Pass 100 km offroad Race - Not for the faint-hearted !!
Compulsory for all Rock Riders!
ONLINE SEARCHABLE EVENTS CALENDER
Comprehensive listing of forthcoming events. Use the search facility to filter results by area and sport sort.
THE CAPE EPIC
The CAPE EPIC is the largest full-service mountain bike stage race in the world.
WINNINGTIME.CO.ZA
Check your chip based race results.
RACEDAY.CO.ZA
Online race registration.
PEDAL POWER ASSOCIATION
All the latest news and events in PPA's sphere of mountain biking
MOUNTAIN BIKING SKILLS CLINICS IN CAPE TOWN
We focus on confidence building throughout the clinics, and classes are geared to the individual and group needs and desires
ARE YOU ON THE RIGHT SIZE BIKE?
Easily the most important aspect of selecting a new bike is achieving the right fit.
ZINN ONLINE FRAME-SIZE CALCULATOR
Bike fitting tool.
BIKE FIT CALCULATOR
Tiemeyer Custom Fitting Analysis
MONTAGU MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS
Montagu offers the avid mountain biker a huge range of trailing options.
WORLD OF ENDURANCE - MOUNTAIN BIKING
Riding skills, training, maintenance and trails in South Africa.
HOTTENTOTS HOLLAND MTB TRAIL
This mountain bike trail allows visitors the opportunity to explore the area's rich fynbos wealth.
MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
List of trails by place.
BICYCLING SOUTH AFRICA
World's biggest selling bike magazine.
WEIGHT VS PERFORMANCE
The bottom line - the heavier you are, the greater the total energy requirements for your ride. Saving a few ounces by eating one less pancake will have as much impact on your performance as that expensive titanium item you've been saving to buy.
MOUNTAIN BIKE SA
MTBSA is all about this exciting and popular sport — here we offer you news, events, riding tips, spares, links to other mountainbike sites, trails and much more.
MOUNTAIN BIKE PRODUCT REVIEWS
A Site by Mountain Bikers for Mountain Bikers
CARDIOSPORT MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAINING PROGRAMME
The following program is designed to assist those who follow it to realize there maximum genetic potential as a mountain biker. This program utilizes scientific principles as well as rider feedback in developing a systematic approach which if followed will help you to become the fastest rider you can be.
IS BIKE WEIGHT THAT IMPORTANT?
Bicycle Weight, the Benefits Quantified.
BIKEMAGIC.COM
Mountain biking and cycling news, information and advice, tests and reviews of bikes and equipment.
DIRTOPIA
A mountain bike trail and events company - Western Cape, South Africa.
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