Latest research shows beyond doubt that on anything other than dead sooth gravel / tar, a lightly treaded MTB tyre is faster than a smaller gravel tyre.
Honestly, you won’t get two even semi decent bikes for R 15 k.
I’d suggest either sell and buy the best HT you can find, but personally, I’d service the Camber, make sure you’re fitted on it well and just ride that if it is in good shape.
Would one never get back on the radar if you stayed in SA and raced (and hopefully won) as much as possible here and smash out the social media growth and networking for 2026?
Reviving this, in Sportsman's Warehouse today, I saw that Cape Storm has a copy of the USWE Outlander 3 that sells for R 1 299 (R999 on special now) with a 2l bladder.
It's called the Refresh - tried on and felt pretty bounce free and also sits high enough to access jersey pockets if that's your thing.
Just an FYI for those on a more realistic budget.
https://www.sportsmanswarehouse.co.za/product/capestorm-refresh-2l-hydration-pack/?srsltid=AfmBOoqaFLDZem1WTOHDegB_HqWDC781QPfsiZ7DryJeznVQIkkYQAa6
Bleak.
Hopefully some local brands see an opportunity.
Pyga, South, CSixx, Thirteen / Rush (importers) etc could put together a proper bike and for the cost of one big corporate’s golf day his travel for the year would be sorted.
Hi Team
Does anyone know if ROAG is no longer?
There only seem to be Mauritius based races on the site now.
Bizarre - until end 2024 it was the default place for MTB, Trail running, multisport and even some road bike races.
Where will one enter all of the races that used to form part of the 8-10 race ROAG / Quattro MTB series now - I see that it's been renamed the KZN Super Classic Series on the calendar.
Does anyone have the inside scoop on what happened?
Thanks Morné - yes stack seems to be the final frontier for brands to get right and for tall guys it’s still a disaster 🥴.
That’s what’s been weird with my Roscoe - higher stack than all my bikes before (including a SC Tallboy 4) but I’m having this issue with hand fatigue and loss of grip strength control.
