Bicycling South Africa

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.

Bicycling South Africa

Who Is Your Cycling Hero?

WINTER RIDING FTW

THE FRAME • THE BEAUTY OF THE RIDE

WAX ON, WATTS UP • SQUIRT PERFORMANCE HOT WAX

Q+A • REAL ADVICE FROM THE EXPERTS

IF THE SHOE FITS… THAT DOESN’T MAKE IT RIGHT

SMILE, WAVE, IGNORE?

WHEN YOUR COFFEE RULES THE ROOST • PAUL LE ROUX, CO-OWNER OF THE ROOST COFFEE SHOP, NOORDHOEK

MISSED AN ISSUE ?

WHY IT’S TIME TO GO ALL IN ON KETTLEBELLS • THESE POWERFUL TOOLS ARE ALL YOU NEED TO BOOST YOUR SPEED AND ENDURANCE WHILE HELPING TO PREVENT INJURIES.

HERE’S THE REAL SECRET TO GETTING FASTER WITH AERODYNAMICS • IT’S NOT A SVELTE, ONE-PIECE, MOULDED-CARBON COCKPIT. IT’S NOT SEXY, DEEP-SECTION RIMS. IT’S NOT A WIND-CHEATING FRAME. IT’S YOU.

THE ABSOLUTE BEST UPGRADE • IF YOU WANT A LIGHTER BIKE, SHARPER HANDLING, FREE SPEED, MORE COMFORT AND IMPROVED VERSATILITY FOR NOT MUCH MONEY… START WITH THIS.

HOW TO USE DATA WITHOUT LOSING THE JOY OF RIDING • IT STARTS WITH LEARNING HOW TO LISTEN TO YOUR BODY, NOT YOUR WATCH.

RAD RIDES

THREE ROUTE OPTIONS

CHASING TOUGH • GUY JENNINGS IS ON A MISSION TO PUSH HIS MENTAL AND PHYSICAL LIMITS BY PARTICIPATING IN THE LONGEST, TOUGHEST MOUNTAIN-BIKE EVENTS IN THE WORLD. ALL FOR THE LOVE OF THE CHALLENGE. AND ONCE THAT’S ALL DONE? HE’LL JUST KEEP ON RIDING.

WINTE(RISE) • When days are dark and cold, riding friends are few. But that doesn’t mean you should hang your steed up in the garage for four months. Here’s how to handle it all when the temps plummet and the weather is less than peachy.

HOW TO RIDE STRONG AT 50+ • WITH AGE COMES EXPERIENCE. AND AS TIME MARCHES ON, IT’S THAT EXPERIENCE THAT CAN MAKE YOU AN EVEN BETTER RIDER.

THE FITNESS BLIND SPOT THAT CATCHES OLDER CYCLISTS • MANY OF THE RIDERS INTERVIEWED MENTIONED THE IMPORTANCE OF STRENGTH TRAINING. YUP, HIGH-VOLUME RIDING CAN MASK STRENGTH LOSS FOR YEARS – THAT IS, UNTIL YOUR POWER DROPS, YOUR ACHES BECOME PATTERNS, AND YOUR RECOVERY STOPS COOPERATING…

AN INSIDER’S GUIDE TO THE Tour de FranceTM • THE SPRING CLASSICS HAVE THEIR DRAMA, THE WORLD CHAMPS, PRESTIGE; AND THE GIRO D’ITALIA AND VUELTA A ESPAÑA, THEIR OWN UNIQUE ALLURE. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO ALL-OUT CYCLING WARFARE, NOTHING TRUMPS THE EPIC ANNUAL THREE-WEEK BATTLE AROUND FRANCE. HERE’S A PEEK INTO THE WORLD OF THE GIANTS WHO TAKE ON THAT CHALLENGE.

THE WOMEN’S RACE

TOUR RIDERS HAVE STRATEGIES… FOR PEEING?

HOW TO EAT LIKE A PRO

IF IT’S NOT ON STRAVA, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN • AFTER 15 YEARS, STRAVA HAS BECOME INGRAINED IN THE LIVES OF CYCLISTS. IT RECORDS YOUR RIDE AND ADDS A LAYER OF FUN: SEGMENTS, LEADERBOARDS AND TROPHIES. FOR SOME, THESE ARE AMUSING EXTRAS; FOR OTHERS, PURE MOTIVATION. WHAT MAKES STRAVA SO IRRESISTIBLE?

THE WHEEL DEAL ARE YOU READY FOR THE 32-INCH REVOLUTION? • SOME OF THE WORLD’S FASTEST MOUNTAIN BIKERS ARE ALREADY ROLLING ON 32-INCH WHEELS. AND BIGGER GRAVEL WHEELS ARE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

Epic Evolution • Eye-watering pricing aside, the new S-Works Epic 9 makes a...