Active Hobo

Day 0 of the Nedbank Gravel Burn 2026 — registration day in Graaff-Reinet. Tomorrow it starts: 7 stages, 691 km of racing through the Great Karoo. Today is the calm before the burn — the activation ride on the first...

Three years ago, a handful of Joburg women who had ridden every road race and stage race on their own got a phone call: why not get a few of us together and go and have fun at the Double Century? Joanita Simpson of...

Episode 38 of The Breakaway Show is a quick one. No guest, because it’s the last week before Nedbank Gravel Burn and the whole team is flat out. We start with the Prince George 100 Miler, a gravel race that finishes at...

The final pack. Nutrition, gear, the bag, sleep, the bike and the kit: everything I'm taking to the Nedbank Gravel Burn, a 7-day, 750 km gravel stage race through the Great Karoo (25–31 October 2026). 0:00 Intro 0:42...

Four months of training, testing, and hard work come down to one final check-in on the road to Gravel Burn. With the help of coach Reece McDonald and strength coach Paige Goldie, we look at the progress made on and off...

This week on The Breakaway, Tristan McGiven sits down with us to talk about moving to online school, training 10 to 20 hours a week, racing in Belgium against juniors who compete all year, and the one lesson that stuck...

The Cannondale Scalpel is a lightweight carbon cross-country mountain bike built for riders who want to go fast, and this one came back from the Tokai trails in the south of Cape Town still wearing the dirt. The...

Stage racing isn’t just about what happens on the bike — managing the daily routine, staying organised, and reducing unnecessary stress all play a huge role in recovery and performance. Here’s a look at how one piece of...

What does it take to create a truly custom cycling kit? We head inside Ciovita’s factory in Cape Town to explore the craftsmanship, people, and processes behind bringing a unique design to life. Created as a special...

Choosing the right bike for Gravelburn is about more than just weight and speed. After testing a range of gravel bikes, it’s time to break down the setup, upgrades, tyres, wheels and gearing that matter most for a...

Episode 36 opens with the SA Schools mountain bike finals in Stellenbosch, and the question every South African cyclist has been asking: is our sport dying, or just getting started? Then Jemaine Jacobs tells us how a...

We take an in-depth look at RH77, a Cape Town cycling brand that has become a familiar name on the local scene. From design and fit to performance, comfort and the details that matter when you're putting serious...

No script, no plan, no filter: three mates the night before the Nedbank Gravel Burn. Dave sits down with Simon Stoffberg and Charl Kemp for the most unplanned conversation The Active Hobo has ever filmed. They argue...

Cyclists risk their lives every morning, and no political party has told us where it stands. This week on The Breakaway, we ask. Episode 35 starts with a simple question: why do one million South African cyclists have...

Dan Loubser, an experienced bike fitter, breaks down what changes when a rider moves from road and gravel riding into mountain biking. From suspension setup and saddle position to bike geometry, power delivery and...