Tag Archives: alternative sports

So on Friday last week we landed in Cape Town to finally check out the much anticipated and much talked about event, Ultimate X 2012. We have featured the previous Ultimate X events before but this was the first time we made sure to be there in person. And it didn't disappoint! Check out our pics and footage - what an epic weekend!

The 2012 Cable Tour Stop 1, brought to you by Hyperlite is taking place on the 3rd of March at Base 3 Leisure Lakes in Midrand. The 1st stop will see all competitive cable riders competing for their points standing on the 2012 Tour. Supported by Hyperlite, Base 3, Red Bull and Do it Now Magazine, this event once again promises to be full of surprises. It's an awesome day out guys and entry is on 20 bucks!

Meet up and coming female MotoX Enduro rider Lanza van der Mescht a.k.a ‘The Flying Dutchman’. She’s part of the ShredBettys team – the organization that was founded by female riders for female riders and she’s scrambling up some dirt on the local Enduro circuit. We chatted to Lanza about all things with two wheels and we hope to chat to more ladies like her in the future! Here’s to some of our local bettys kicking ass and taking names on the alternative sports scene.

Some awesome BMX GoPro footage of Greg Illingworth in Swakopmund and Windhoek, Namibia. Check it out!

Thalente (meaning ‘talent’ in Zulu) is an up and coming skateboarder from Durbs. He’s aptly named as anyone will tell you who has seen this boy session – he’s definitely got the talent and a bag full of tricks. However unlike his contemporaries and the other okes that skate down by North Beach, Thalente is a street kid. This remarkable fella has big hopes and dreams for his skateboarding future, though - Thalente hopes to become one of the first black kids from South Africa to earn a living from skating. We chat to this young Backyard Jammer about being on the streets and how skateboarding has changed his life.