New bike design dumps the chain
Bicycle chains can be a pain. They require maintenance, catch shoelaces, break when you least need it and, no matter how hard we try, always end up making everything they touch dirty. The Chainless aims to solv...
Bridgestone unveils their new airless bike tyre
Thanks to Bridgestone's latest technological breakthrough – their “Air Free” bicycle tyre – grateful cyclists the world over could be dumping their air pumps and puncture repair kits by 2019.Working up a sw...
US Navy equips fighter pilots with Garmin’s Fenix 3
Garmin's Fenix 3 fitness watch has just been drafted by US Navy top brass to help keep their combat pilots safe.The last thing you'd expect when strapping yourself into a multi-million dollar fighter jet is...
New microbial-infused “biofabric” aims to keep athletes cooler
That modern gym clothing is breathable goes without saying. However, a new heat-regulating fabric developed by MIT researchers will probably change how you view sportswear design forever. Their newly announced ...
Grand daddy of the bicycle gets an electric-assist makeover
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the draisine, computer scientists from Saarland University in Germany build a modern, electric powered derivative.You might not realise it, but today's a big date in cy...
Compression tights don’t help runners as much as they think
Compression tights significantly reduce muscle vibration which, according to conventional wisdom, helps reduce fatigue while running. However, new tests out of the lab show wearing them do not translate into im...
The 3rd leg of the Dual Bike Challenge saw competitors riding down stairs
The third leg of the Dual Bike Challenge – that took place at KTM's RAD Moto in Rivonia last Saturday – had competitors battling it out in an urban environment. Things couldn't have been more different than the...
The first national training standard for bicycle mechanics has been announced
Here's some great news for the entire South African cycling fraternity: Come January 2018, the Torq Zone Academy, based in Centurion, will be accepting students for the new Occupational Certificate: Bicycle Mec...
Garmin’s InReach helps save the day in its first local rescue
Garmin's new InReach only went on sale in April and already it's been used in its first rescue – facilitating the evacuation of a hiker suffering from severe dehydration and heat exhaustion from the inaccessib...
Footwear made out of algae? You bet. This new adventure shoe is seriously green
Every athlete and outdoor enthusiast I know is crazy about the environment and wants to do their bit to preserve our natural resources. So it strikes me as rather ironic that nearly all the shoes we wear while ...