Mountain Bike Magazine Autumn 2026: On shelves now
- Mountain Bike Mag
- May 14
- 2 min read
Africa's biggest off road cycling mag is packed with soulful stoke. The unique, large format glossy mag features deep story telling and powerful images to sit back and soak up in your offline me-time, feeding your chosen passion.
Exploring places to ride, speaking to interesting riders, checking out new bikes & tech, plus races to plan — just 3 times annually. A refreshingly stark contrast to the noise of social media.
Our cover feature describes a biking holiday across Botswana, possibly the closest you'll ever get to nature outside a game vehicle. It's a short hop from Jozi, warm in our winter, and they are well geared for us fat tyred bush lovers. Read why you should add it to your biking bucket list.
Speaking of Jozi, we take a good look at places to ride around Pretoria. There's so much more sweet trail up north than we realised.
If the winter weather is getting too much, follow our intrepid bike packer to Europe where he raced the 1000km Alps Divide. Or Jason Boulle next level romantic endure alpine holiday. Or enjoy the story of our global crew who travelled to Peru to ride the wilds of Patagonia.
New season, new gear — we feature some cool new stuff.
We get to know Cape Epic winner Alessandra Keller & SA Champ Marc Pritzen plus hear how amputee athletes Travis Warwick-Oliver and Mhle Gwala dealt with mechanical disasters to finish the most iconic stage race.
Over 40 picture-filled pages of races for the next 12 months — Sani2c, Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen all the high profile gravel races, and a full listing of local MTB races from June to December.
We end on a controversial note. Was the shortening of the pro ladies route a high 5 or a slap in the face? Two celebrated pro women share opposing perspectives. Share your opinion on our upcoming reader poll on Instagram and Facebook.
All this for less than a hundred bucks.
Find a local store on our stockist list at www.BikeRunTri.co.za
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Note that Pick n Pay have a great 2 edition special if you can find one in time.
