dirtrider

very interesting, and although I did not read through all of it, what I find lacking in the power of the mind. You can be as fit as you will ever be, but if you got into an extreme long endurance race with the wrong mindset you might as well stay at home. I have done a few of the smaller 400km races and also the bigger 2000km plus races with very little preparation beforehand, but it was for me a mind game. It is very easy to give up when you sit under a tree in the middle of the night after you already done 100+ over tough terrain and you got another 80km before you to get to a check point, but you will regret that for a very long time after the fact. I am not a racer anymore and my aim is to finish these long events in the allocated time given and with as much fun as you can possibly have with your pants on. There is such a thing as over preparing and for me under-preparing makes it more fun and challenging. But if your aim is to set records and break all Strava segment then you better start training your body and mind.

PedalWorks Somerset West. They rather repair than replace. My WTB rear hub failed a few weeks ago and recommendation by "a" bike shop on the trail was that the hub needs replacing. It actually only needed a proper service and nice new bearings.

For more info : CEDERBERG CIRCUIT - Bicycle South . BTW you cannot really get lost , you will just go to places where you never been before.

Not a good way to start the weekend. We had many great rides and races together, the last one 2022 Freedom Circuit. Always willing to help and just listen, a real gentleman that I am going to miss a lot. Cheers mate RIP.

Since I will do the race again, decided to see if anybody got some exciting tips to share. 😁

You need a bike , some water bottles and clean clothes.

Not even going to complain. Simply will not be doing it. They are turning a family event (which most families' cannot afford anymore) into a race for the elite.

Yip man and here I was quite chuffed with my 1x9 setup with 32 up front !🙄

Relax. Don't think we are looking at hurricane winds.

This topic is so old I cannot recalled if I had an opinion but initially I would have given it the thumbs down. But I joined a very relaxed group of mtb'ers here in town with a lot of older people and slow riders. Also lots of these E Bike things. Since I don't know alot of how these bikes worked I prepared myself for a very fast ride trying to stay with these beasts. Turned out that the riders of these bikes don't want to be riding out in the front of even race you up a hill but simply want to also be out there and not be afraid of not keeping with the group or holding up everybody. So there is definitely place for them on the mountains and trails. But it will be a long time before I swop the single speed for one of these things.

Must stop doing this !!

It is obvious that there are a lot of things you don't understand. If there is a need to explain it then we can assume you will still not understand it. Beer would be nice afterwards.

And don't forget that this thieves (some call them government) also want you to register your backup generator and pay for it's usage. Next they will want to TAX UPS devices.

Normally when you build a SS you do it with the spares you got lying around. In your case it happens to be a 26 V-brake frame , then that is what you must use. There are no rules when building a SS except for it should not have GEARS. 26 Vbrake would be awesome although not as cool as a 26 back pedal setup.

Getting to Peregrine is a problem. I am unable to find a route (besides the N2) from the Gordonsbay side. Will go and look at Tracks4Africa for a possible alternative route.