October 2021

Did you know that when you ride the Gold route you're actually riding a few meters away from the Monkey Land KZN fence? The chances that you have seen it are quite slim, as it's on the fast flowing single track section after the rocks at the top where you want to keep your eyes on the trail. Next time you ride Gold, just pop in at Monkey Land for a drink or a snack. After the last section of

Yes, we are talking about the new berms climbing up on the Silver Mamba Alley section! The basics: Here we go again; Look where you go! Actually, sometimes it pays off to look a lot further ahead to see what you can expect. Try to see where the trail is going and how it looks (a rider ahead of you works even better). Now you can decide if you need to brake for a tricky section or save your momentum to

You can see that the days are getting longer again, with sunrise at 05:30 and sunset around 18:00. This also means that we're on summer schedule and open a little earlier on the weekends (05:30 to 15:30). For the Salomon Time Trail on Tuesday's and for the Club Night Ride and Run (Salomon segment chase) on Thursday's we stay open until 17:00, so everyone can still get permits and a coffee before you go out. More good news; the restaurant

This month we chatted to regular Holla rider and Owner of Concept Cyclery, Charl Stander