Titleist

Can you report on the “Bikes of the Epic” please?

I want another vaccine, my current microchip is k@k. I don’t cycle any quicker than before the vaccination and my cellphone reception is still just as poor.

They are quite expensive, but are sometimes available are certain shops.

I called them a few weeks ago to enquire about an 820 and they said you get the same model that you hand in.

They don’t give a newer model. They replace like for like.

Refer to point 4.2 of the T&C's. None of us signed up for a lockdown in 2020, but it's law so we have to comply. Same in this case.

The whole point of taking the vaccination is to get the world back to normal again. Why should the vaxxed be treated the same way as the un-vaxxed or anti-vaxxers? The un-vaxxed and anti-vaxxers cannot have their bread jammed on both sides. Vaxxed > anti/un-vaxxed, period.

A gravel bike is all fun and games until you hit the corrugated roads on long races like the Trans Baviaans or 361. No thanks.

No requirements except passing the fever scan at the airport entrance. The 100ml rule is only for international flights.

Interesting, thanks. I've learned something today.

Please offer discounted entries for Tygerberg Club members. You'll get a lot more entries that way. A lot of us are not willing to pay the full fee for trails we get to ride for free 364,5 days of the year.

Meerendal is also an option.

Anything in life costs money. Nothing can justify spending R60k pp for a week of pleasure (or suffering). But if you can afford it you can afford it then good for you. I'm certainly jealous, I would also love to do it, but I can extract more value from R60k than a week of cycling not to even mention the other add-on costs like nutrition and bike maintenance.

Is it accurate to say that the people who parked on the field isn't mountain bikers? One could see before the start of the race that it's going to be a mudfest later on.

Hayfever is back. Take a few pills and it's sorted

The August rainfall is nothing out of the ordinary. See the long term averages. In fact, before last week's rain, the rain for August were way below the average....

Trek replaced my frame within 10 days of handing in the cracked frame early 2020. And I got an upgrade. My Garmin 820 lasted 4 years and I sold it a few weeks ago due to the battery life getting shorter. The odometer read almost 20000km….

Dropper posts only became more accessible and affordable since about 2017-2018. Before that some bike shops didn't even know what it was or they told you it's too expensive to stock it.

Welcome to 2021. You've missed out on being in control of your bike for about 5 years now.....

Roadtrip.....

It's almost winter. You can't enter a race this time of year and expect it to be dry.

Are you sure you hr monitor is working right? Battery might be getting flat.

It definitely not suitable for tracking something in excess of a range of say 100m

You haven’t included servicing, tyres, brakes, chains, cassettes etc in your calculations. A mtb doing mountain biking costs a lot more to maintain than one doing 95% tar all the time, as an example.

At least R3.50/km to R4.50/km for me. Dual suspension.