dirtrider

I encounter lots of runners , pedestrians on my MTB route around Pretoria . For some reason runners and walkers find the the pavemunt is also the safest place to be . Most of them walk with earphones plugged into phones so the bell I had did not really get their attention . Got another bell recently with a higher pitch and it seems to work a lot better . Also make sure the bell you get does not make a moewiese racket when you hit the bumpy downhills cause that is just irritating .

Or like roadies would say A false flat .

These pigs does not stop there , they will rob you after a accident while you pinned in your car or lying next to the road and if they missed something the police/traffic cops will steal the rest .

Why ?

Seriaaas ! These hubbers gonna pull you apart for posting such non-sense as your first post .

It is a real problem . Use to be in the tow-truck industry and there are not such thing as a Low-key fender-bender accident . A Tow is a tow and if you not first on the scene then you don't get the tow , the money and the car . The system is a total stuff up . What should happen is that calls to an accident should be assigned to a operator by an independent body . Only operators that's registered with the body will be used . Now I know this works in other countries , but here in this place it will turn into another pit of corruption !!

Especially that bunch that does the Spruit . Mind you I see a lot of girls also ride around Thaba trails these days .

So I started gathering info . stumbled onto this website : http://www.orienteering.co.za/event-calendar/mountain-bike-orienteering/

Serious are we not suppose to do little drops like that with a rigid carbon fork ?

While we waiting for updates might as well keep it alive !

Now this is a bit rude !!!

They mention excessive use of alcohol in the rules , I am sure nobody would be to upset if you replace your morning coffee with a OB ?? making coffee waste a lot of time

But that is Glenn !! SS would definitely be the preferred mode of transport but I will definitely put a suspension fork on . Any comments on using touring type bags ? That stuff you put on the back .

If I do decide to first try the R2R first then I would rather do the one that was finished last week . Surely you would want to see what conditions are like preparing for the challenge ?

I read this document and get the feeling that you will be able to navigate by using this . But maybe we will get more feedback from the people who are using those directions this year .

Thug will be able to comment on my navigational skills . I always gets lost at AR races . Been reading a lot of blogs the last few weeks and yes prep seems to be a very big part of the race but lots of info from previous riders

No man !! If it was easy what fun would it be ? Every morning I open the live tracking and I get depressed !! I should be there , this race is calling my name .

Ok so reading some of the latest comments this is not a race for the weekend warrior ?

Duct tape for sure . A L-shape piece of metal/hard plastic will work with the tape if it's taped at the bottom of the toptube and down the downtube .

And I got one lying in my bike room .

Fox RP's wotrks very well . That is what my Shova had on when I got it from Patrick and it's still working 100% .

Steel !! And my cheap Shimano MT55 rims still like new after almost 3 years .

Busy reading the trail notes and this is the comment in there about the Gamkaskloof/Boshluiskloof route , don't know if it has been posted already : Note that despite the owners' attempts to close it off, this is a public right of way. Climb the fence and if you are stopped tell the person: - you were a guest of the Jouberts - it is an historical route - they should contact their lawyers (with whom the Freedom Challenge attorneys have already dealt)

Oooh yes I forgot about that . The diving thing . Went diving with mine last year in Moz and was very impressed with the footage .