“When you hear people talk about the Tankwa Karoo, some things that might spring to mind are vast expanses, the institutional Tankwa Padstal, the infamous tyre-munching R355, and of course, Afrikaburn. Gravel bike racing is almost certainly not top of mind. Now in its fourth year, the Tanqua Kuru Bicycle...

Tankwa, Karoo Desert, South Africa: Recently, Sling Aircraft and the Tanqua Kuru Bicycle Race made history by introducing the world’s first airborne waterpoint, a unique feature that enhanced the race experience for participants. Sponsored by Sling Aircraft, this innovative refreshment point provided much-needed hydration from the sky. The two-day gravel...

YOU FOLLOWED THE ADVENTURE AS DECEMBER MARKED THE BEGINNING OF ADVENTURE SEASON FOR MOST BUT ESPECIALLY FOR SLINGERS, SUE PETERKIN AND HER SON, IAIN, WHO RECENTLY COMPLETED A BIKEPACKING JOURNEY FROM GONE. OUTDOOR IN MORNINGSIDE, JOHANNESBURG TO GONE. OUTDOOR IN CONSTANTIA, CAPE TOWN, WHICH KICKED OFF ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 11TH AND ENDED 16 DAYS...

“This weekend’s Underberg Gran Fondo will have something of an unusual aeronautical theme with Sling Cycles officially joining the event as one of the event’s supporters. Sling Cycles is a fledgling South African-based bicycle manufacturing company that grew out of airplane builders, Sling Aircraft. While the link between aircraft and...

“I have a strict “never let facts get in the way of a good adventure” policy. And I applied this very liberally, when a last-minute call up to the Tanqua Kuru arrived in my inbox late on a Monday afternoon. My first question to Jeremy was, “Can I bring my...