From our roots as a magazine, to fully digital, TREAD Media has evolved since our launch in 2009. As we start our 16th year of delivering original South African mountain biking content, we take our first step onto another media platform – a podcast. Expect a new episode every fortnight with insightful content and compelling interviews.
CHAMPION TEAM MANAGER JOGGIE PRINSLOO – GETTING TO GRIPS EPISODE 6
Team manager Joggie Prinsloo discusses the strategies and challenges that led SCOTT SRAM Racing to victory at the 2025 Absa Cape Epic in this interview with Sean and Jo.
23 May 2025
RISING STAR TYLER JACOBS – GETTING TO GRIPS EPISODE 5
Tyler Jacobs discusses her rapid ascent in mountain biking and experiences as a pro racer with the Liv Factory Racing Team in an interview with Sean, Jo, and Cade.
3 Apr 2025
SANI2’S FARMER GLEN - GETTING TO GRIPS: EPISODE 4
KAP sani2c is the original three-day mountain bike stage race. The creator, ‘Farmer Glen’ Haw, is our guest in Episode 4 of Getting to Grips. He shares some fascinating insights about this iconic event as well as himself with Sean and Jo. The episode kicks off with Sean and Cade briefly discussing the 2024 SA MTB Survey.
6 Mar 2025
STRONG WOMAN MAMELLO MNGUNI – GETTING TO GRIPS: EPISODE 3
Episode 3 of Getting to Grips with TREAD Media sees Sean and Jo reflect on recent major South African races as well as discuss the increase in women’s participation at Tankwa Trek stage race. The guest in this episode is Mamello Mnguni, a relative newcomer to mountain biking but already aiming at finishing her second Absa Cape Epic with the support of the Absa #SheUntamed programme. Thanks to Zini Bicycles for the support and sponsoring this episode of Getting to Grips.
18 Feb 2025
Rory Kirk and the future of South African Downhill MTB GETTING TO GRIPS - TREAD MEDIA PODCAST – Episode 2
The second episode of our TREAD Media podcast sees Sean, Jo and Cade discuss the local race scene in late January and February 2025, a vibrant time of the year in South African mountain bike racing. Most of our podcast episodes will include guests and the first of those is Rory Kirk. Rory is a downhill racer from Johannesburg. That’s correct, from Joburg, which is more than a four-hour drive from the nearest proper downhill course! The young man has a talent and speaks frankly to the cr...
30 Jan 2025
Getting to Grips with TREAD Media, Episode 1
From our roots as a magazine, to fully digital, TREAD Media has evolved since our launch in 2009. As we start our 16th year of delivering original South African mountain biking content, we take our first step onto another media platform – a podcast. Expect a new episode every fortnight with insightful content and compelling interviews. This launch episode is really just our team – Sean, Joanne and Cade – trying to get into the podcast groove with introductions and a look ahead at what promise...
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