Welcome to Fat Tracks!

Thank you for joining the Eastern Cape’s most active cycling club. Established in 1989, when mountain biking was first gaining popularity in South Africa, Fat Tracks was founded for like-minded riders to celebrate the joys of mountain biking together, and this spirit is still at the heart of Fat Tracks today. 

Catering for all levels of fitness and skill, Fat Tracks boasts numerous social rides aimed at involving the whole family. We also organize race events in and around the Port Elizabeth region. Fat Tracks members range from novice cyclists, social riders, competitive racers and even some who compete at World Champs level. 

For those new members (and members renewing for 2011), here are a few important points regarding your Cycling South Africa (CSA) license:

CSA/SA-MTB Licensing Requirements

Licensing is COMPULSORY for all competitors at all events.

Please go to:  www.cyclingsa.com to apply for your CSA license.  2011 Licencing is now open. 
2010 licences will probably be valid until the end January 2011 but we encourage you to re-apply ASAP. 

Step by Step on how to apply:

1. On the CSA Membership page, click on the link to fill in your details
2. Enter your email address and submit 
3. Wait for your email confirmation, copy and paste access code, submit
4. Enter username, password, Name, Surname, ID, Accept Terms and Conditions, Submit
5. Congratulations! Your registration should be successful at this point.
6. On the Left Hand side of the page, click on My Club/License(s)
7. Tick the Cycling South Africa Riders Licence, and Apply
8. Step 1 – This application is for me
9. Tick your License required (see license structure details below)
10. Tick Fat Tracks Club (approximately half way down the page), NEXT
11. Choose which licence you require:  Full CSA, Cyclo Pro or Junior and how many CSA cards you require.
12. You will then be required to fill in your personal contact details and address and upload a photo.  Follow the steps and Submit, Checkout and Pay.
13. The Fat Tracks Administration will have to confirm you are a paid member of the club after which the CSA will issue you a number and your card will be posted to the club.  You will be notified as soon as possible by Fat Tracks of your number and then of the arrival of your card.

CSA

The ruling from Cycling South Africa is that all unlicensed riders will be expected to pay a day license fee of R35 at all events, except for distances of less than 20 km which are considered fun events. To get a CSA license you need to belong to a club and then apply for a license on the website: PLEASE NOTE: Seeding will be based on participant history and ability ONLY. License type will not carry any seeding advantage.

Now that all the admin business has been taken care, we look forward to seeing you soon at one of our social rides or events.  Once again we would like to take this opportunity to thank you for joining Fat Tracks.  Keep checking www.fattracks.co.za for updates.