Getting to Grips with TREAD Media
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.
Podcasting since 2025 • 5 episodes
Getting to Grips with TREAD Media
Latest Episodes
RISING STAR TYLER JACOBS – GETTING TO GRIPS EPISODE 5
Tyler Jacobs only started mountain biking in 2021 and has enjoyed a rapid rise through the sport. She is a member of the international Liv Factory Racing Team, which focusses primarily on UCI XCO World Cup Racing. In Episode 5 of Getting to Gri...
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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 e...
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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 relat...
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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 in...
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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 pod...
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Episode 1
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