Heard about this through my twitter feed (thanks @BarryMcCallum). This is a great initiative and the Daily Crank will be there to support on the day. This is not a race, it is a group ride to show that mountain bikers support the initiatives of the Table Mountain Forum, San Parks, SAPS etc and everyone [...]

I was sent a lovely animation bringing my attention to Kayden Kleinhans and The Global Wheeling Foundation. The Global Wheeling Foundation is a South African based Non Profit Organisation and has some amazing initiatives up and running, including Bums On Bikes and Recycle A Bike. Set up by South African Kayden Kleinhans, his latest challenge [...]

A couple of videos for you to round off this Monday (thanks Cam) As a Saffa, I’m a big fan of Greg Minnaar and looking at the way he throws his motocross bike around, you can see why he’s so good on the downhill! It also features a sweet soundtrack. The second video is an [...]

I’m not nocturnal. Never will be. I prefer to sleep when I can’t see anything outside. So it was unsurprising that I started questioning my decision to be on my bike and still pedalling as I watched the sun drop below the horizon. With 160km still to go. My  (soon to be ex-riding) mate had [...]

I’ve got some glamorous friends apparantly. Which found me attending an amazing wedding in Lake Como last weekend. Obviously (and to the raised eyebrows of the missus) I couldn’t go to Lake Como without planning a sneaky ride or two and after a quick bit of research I found out about the Madonna del Ghisallo. [...]

I know, I know, this isn’t new. But I love the original war poster “Keep Calm and Carry On, so here is the Daily Crank’s take on it. I do enjoy the crown. And here it is on Flickr.

Hope this catches on, very cool. “There are a million reasons why people bike. What’s yours?” “Because I’m tired of smelling other people’s armpits during rush hour on the London Underground and we’re FINALLY coming into summer!” “I ride because I’m crap at running.” “I’m not sure why I ride. Don’t really know. But I [...]

From the 30Daysofbiking site – “The only rule for 30 Days of Biking is that you bike every day for 30 days—around the block, 20 miles to work, whatever suits you—then tweet about your adventures with the tag #30daysofbiking. Event starts on April 1 and ends on April 30!” Take part. Do it. Do it.