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  1. Can't make it this year. Goodluck with the event @Christofison and enjoy it gents.
  2. I hope you have a proper casette and not a DH thing because you'll walk the whole way if that's the case. You can also head up as you go to Red Phoenix and you'll actually cross the DH between the Tom and middle sections. The climb up to that point is not to bad. Drop in from there and do the bottom two sections as the top is really just straight lining single-track and nothing to exciting. From the bottom you can go back to the gate and do it all over again, back to the top of DH2 you can either continue taking the next left and then another left( you'll be walking as they are steep) or walk up from the crossing. The Plumber might also be fun on a DH bike.
  3. Thanks for the quick response @Matt the second one is what Im looking for
  4. Hi Guys, Im trying to send a pm to a fellow hubber. But for the life of me, I cant do it. It seems someone on here had a similar problem? When I go to messages on my profile, it only shows an archive of my old chats. but starting a new chat, to a fellow hubber seems impossible? Maybe I'm to old for this @Matt please help!
  5. I felt like I was pinning it through these last berms on Zululand, but this pic of Dane.. F@rk..! Suddenly I know why I was struggling to engage those side knobs on my DHF because I sure as heck was not leaning like this!! I gave my bike "the look" this morning when walking through the garage.. Man, I'm keen! Looking at the detailed results, thanks IRIDE, Im blown away by the skill coming through the ranks. The future of the sport is in good hands! Comparing times of Youth + Sub Junior men to Elete men + Masters.. there's nothing in it! Times are pretty close when comparing 5th, 10th, 15th spots.
  6. @iRideYou don't miss a thing hey☺️ Thanks for the massive effort. I know there were lots of guys that made this come together, but we cant race without timing. So cheers to you two.🍻
  7. Look, This could spark a whole big thing, which is not my intent. Its just an example. I think the formatting with color scales is a nice touch. I was just wondering if there was another results sheet released. I'm sure we could ask Dan for it. With regards to the e-bikes, I'm just going to let it rest as I don't want to take away from a great event and start a side track about e-bikes vs acoustics. 🍻 Cheers
  8. Yes, I've seen that, thank you But there so many cats mixes together It would be nice If one knew what they were. For instance, Ebikes, love them or hate them should they be in the same overall results? In the passed they uploaded a spreadsheet for all to download, with stage times etc just wondered if anyone has seen something. I am still blown away by guys like Johan Van Zyl who ended up 14th, beat me by more than a minute. Wonder how well he even knew the tracks. 4 inches. light bike, sure, fit heck yes, but skills by the buckets as well. Luke Moir, had a flat which cost him a lot of time, but he was also on a 120mm bike. However, not on paper thin XC tires. Photo curtesy of off Bike network
  9. PS, has anyone seen a spreadsheet style result list From Sunday anywhere. Its hard to make out who raced in what cat?
  10. I had forgotten to put my goggles on on Red Phoenix, realized that about 5 seconds into the stage! Since there's nowhere to take your hands off the bars on an enduro stage that little climb was my only option! So I popped my seat up right about there, and pulled them Goggles down - smudging my vision nicely in the process. Perhaps that was the secret 😁.From there on It was back to party mode, but bikes and slower riders scattered all the way down the trail, must have passed about 7 guys. Most moved out the way reasonably quickly.
  11. I think in these forums there can be great value added, but also just a bunch of opinions to confuse people. So I thought I'd share my experience from the race on here having had strava PR's on every stage, the clock cant be wrong. As you know from threads, I've been puzzling with tires before Jonkers EWC. After getting my Manitou Mezzer and getting that dialed, I've definitely been hitting things harder/faster with the gained confidence, perhaps reaching the limit of my existing equipment faster, which led to a couple of upgrades but also lots of fine tuning. I thoroughly enjoyed the EWC race yesterday and the feeling riding a dialed bike, by the last stage I was riding lines I would usually not have even noticed, and staying off the brakes much longer. I felt the extra confidence and resulting speed from my upgrades which was really satisfying. I got the Manitou Mezzer first, then upgraded to Shimano 4 pot brakes, then got the Assegai up front. The brakes was a surprise to me, as I was a die hard shimano 2 pot user, but the milliseconds you slow down faster with more power before turns lets you get off the brakes faster, you time the turns better and the bike behaves better when you're not braking= more exit speed...and it snowballs. I was tempted to convert my fork to 170mm just for Plumber really and because I could, but decided it was to much effort and added a 5mm headset spacer and upped my Mezzer IRT pressure by 6 PSI(its a air chamber in stead of volume spacers). The 6PSI in the IRT made the fork ride higher, on the steep stuff and in big holes between rocks. It was another case where firmer can end up feeling better as one rides the mid-stroke and not the end ramp. The slightly higher front end was also noticed although negatively so on Irish. The Assegai has more outright grip than the DHF, and while we don't always need it, I went for the slightly in-between option of the Assegai 2.5WT Maxx Terra, which I didn't find to slow rolling so far. The DHF's little release moment is just not confidence inspiring and as I realized again yesterday, confidence unlocks the next level. I was "no-braking" lots of turns, which may have been possible with the DHF, but I just didn't have the confidence to go for it. I get a buzz when these puzzling's pay off and one can actually improve your riding, even at my Ballie age.
  12. Nooo you are crazy.. or were you on an ebike? πŸ˜‰I did not want any more riding after that thank you. I honestly felt that was the right amount of hurting for me.
  13. Sick day out Philip ! Hats off to you and all the guys that make these things happen. Actually like more than 10 people doing a lot behind the scenes. I started the day without my wingman but after 500m I was having a great time with a bunch of new friends ☺ Stoked to have made it down plumber without a dab πŸ™Œ and somehow got PR's on about all the stages. The DH track just blew me away again, so frigging fast.. felt like hanging onto a MX bike. Kind of blew a top gasket at the last Irish and was lacking a couple of horses down Iron monkey. Was so stoked to be back up at the top without dying to Armageddon. I was also in the bunch when we stood watching the dudes go OTB in the rocks @MORNE Is it just me or was there a new line through there before that big rock roll? Anyway I couldn't remember ever riding that thing before. But perhaps it's just because there is never usually a line, and I haven't been on Armageddon for a month or so. Did the last couple of climbs with Highschool riding buddy Heinrich. He's a photographer and just came along for the ride and shot photos here and there. Was good to catch up. @PhilipV 6th in the ballie class but hardly top 40. There's a lot of fast kids out there these days!
  14. I will look out for you, although I think youre a little fitter than I am. Falling like flies now...!πŸ˜†
  15. What time are you starting? I'm in 8am. Early start driving from Worcester! Ya the Taxing on the arms part is very much part of my thinking.. I'm going to the top then will pic the line with the shorter que, then go to the top again to get the two tough climbs out the way, then its rally time that DH is so kiff.. Red P might be a bit snotty, usually is, but then again, there's not much braking or turning so who gives πŸ˜†
  16. Some very sexy sleds here! lower, longer slacker! ROWDY!! I think we should just have another shred day after the EWC is over with, Enduro light route plus some extra spice. I mean its what these bikes were made for! I'm feeling a new frame coming on for my birthday!! Which reminds me, the one time I got something new I never posted it.
  17. Got the mail. Interesting start. Which of the first 3 stages to tackle first. I'm now super excited. So aparently I'm a Master ey.. I thought I'd get to be a Vet but seems its strait to Ballie class if you're over 40 lol! Maybe they are referring to skill levels 😁
  18. Nope It wasn't me. But the wind really funnels across that plain at RP and Plummer. I don't think we're going to get rain though. I'm all over worrying right now. I'm all set. The day must come. It's going to be good fun. Going for a last little spin to check out all the gear and that's me. May do a lowers service for the arms sake. Will see if I have time. Probably won't. Does anyone know where the waterpoint will be? It was at the bottom near the end of Armageddon previously. I guess that's why we go that way after DH.🍼
  19. Ya the Plumber is NOT FUN but it challenges you on a whole different level. Even Mylo was hurting during the POV video πŸ˜†. Its so janky! To me the Enduro light sounds like an absolute EPIC day out. Red Phoenix and DH line both fast flowing trails with Zululand to finish it off. Save us some beers guys. 🍻
  20. Thats a k@k excuse 😁 Just joking. Pretty serious stuff, frustrating process that recovery. I must say, life in the 40's is busy enough to make these events difficult, but there were so few this year that with me missing Witfontein, I just had to do this one, although I knew I was not really in shape to race the thing. Beers and war stories will be shared afterwards regardless! And talking k@k is half the fun! Besides, we all want there to be more events, so lets support them when able. @MORNE & @Meezo did you get blown off your bikes? Wind is pumping here.
  21. It's what one does when you're slightly nervous but excited and trapped behind a keyboard. You better be riding Mr happy go lucky?
  22. 1800m sounds excessive, but I did Plumber + DH + top half of Red P + Iron Monkey last weekend and it was a 1100m day with 3 hours of riding so it may very well be. doesnt really matter, what matters is its not optional 😁 I'm riding by myself so will be nice to hook up with some other groups on the day. However, I got my 30T installed, so may get to the top last. However, I will be there at the end as some of those hills are pretty steep. I am guessing the route will be something like this..which means we do that k@k steep climb x3 Green being the stages, and climbs being as follows: Yellow to S1 Orange to S2 Purple to S3 Magenta to S4 Pink to S5 Disclaimer - I know nothing, Image from Strava heatmaps, and the purple climb should start from the bottom of plumber, not Red Phoenix
  23. Can you people stop practicing ! 😁 The trails are pretty blown out. I rode my last recce yesterday, as some of us have a day job and kids! Plumber is pretty blown out. The dirt around the rocks are now even less, so nothing to drag onto the rocks if It rained And for the life of me I keep dabbing around the tight left hander just after the fast straight bit on the second section. I know its coming up, but then I'm kind of surprised at the gradient, and the last resort is to lock the back and try skid the back wheel but then my foot is out before the next steep shoot.. Maybe Sundays my lucky day. I am definitely able to hit the straights faster than before, but one pays for it in fatigue, and Im not sure If I'd be better off slowing it down a bit going into that section.. anyway, Ive ridden it twice before the race and that's about all the time I'm going to get, Should have stopped there and walked back up yesterday. @Robbie Stewart I also rode the DH track the first time last weekend and was surprised at the fun factor, and then we are not even racing the last bit which also has plenty of jumps. It sure is fast. It felt like I flew down there, the top bit came and went really quickly, the 2nd part so much fun. I hit some of the doubles and by the time I was headed down that steep shoot by the end I was seeing double from the G-Forces. I'm very keen for the first 3 stages. Iron Monkey is going to be a battle to bleed least time on the lower two sections as they require lots of pedaling out of the turns and body-English to go fast. Main take away from yesterday was to fit a 30T chainring up front, as I suspect we will do that bugger of a climb up the back of Plumber at least twice.
  24. Ja nee, I'm trying not to look.. I don't mind the downs quite as much, although I may just go get that Assigai.. I just don't particularly feel like the 3 hours of climbing in very wet conditions. Somehow for a marathon event it feels more normal to ride in the wet, but I guess it's still mountain biking.
  25. Finally got to do a proper recce of the Gnar on Saturday. We did a bit of on foot inspection of a couple of the pluming and thoroughly enjoyed piecing it together. Only to miss half of them when I eventually did come down. The top was a bit moist, and although conditions were prime, I lost the front and almost ate it in a berm. One forgets how many switchbacks there are between the drop at the top, and where the actual rocks begin.. Definately made me think of other front tires. The big surprise of the day was the DH track. Its my first time down that thing of beauty.. OH MY, how much fun?? I mean its kind of obvious as its a DH course, but how fast can one go on that thing!?? May very well be my new favorite trail in Jonkers. Then went up and did Iron Monkey. That trail beat me up a bit by then as We'd been out there for 4 hours. I was just surviving, although the trail, in general is also in good condition.. so we did 25km and 1150m climb.. all I can say is, Im a little nervous for the big day. Tracks are all so kiff though.. Im Excited!
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