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Jako De Wet

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  1. Yeah doing the full. Will it be easy enough to go and recce alone or should I take someone along that knows the route?
  2. Lekker. I've never ridden ContermansKloof. I guess a recce is in order.
  3. Enduro is not dead. That is for sure. The 1st one at Hoogies was very well attended. Last comms I had is that Round 2 is on the 28th of April, but they need to tie up a few loose ends before announcing. I am not sure if the amount of crashes on Hoogekraal maybe is influencing the delay somehow? Definitely looking forward to #2 and Witfontein is already marked in the calendar.
  4. I upgraded to a pair of Lyne HD rims with the HE hub. Love the wheels, after about 8 months of hard riding, everything from Helderberg to Hellsend Shuttle days. I do have a big ding on the rear though, probably smashed it somewhere in a rock garden. Still holds pressure so going to ride it until it fails, if it ever does.
  5. Thanks. Finally got through on the support hotline. Couriered the watch on Friday. FYI: none of the emails I sent last week was replied to, except the product.support@garmin one. That was after I already couriered it. Now we wait...
  6. Thanks for all the other email addresses. I forwarded the support email to another 4 email accounts. Let's see if they bite on one of them. Already looking at alternatives but will need a damage report to be able to claim from insurance.
  7. Hi everyone Does anyone know what Garmin SA's response time is on support emails? I logged a ticket with them on the 2nd of February and had zero response. Tried calling the support hotline as well, just sit in a queue and no one answers. I have a 2.5 year old Garmin Instinct Solar that started having random crashes while recording activities. Makes the watch kind of worthless if you can't reliably record activities. Any other email/number I can perhaps try? Thanks.
  8. That bike was stolen in the Strand area, in October 2023. They arrested the suspect and found the owner, he is going to give his statement at the police station today. Source: our Strand NHW group
  9. A bit of a cheaper option to throw in here. Garmin Instinct 2 Solar. It's very rugged and the tactical one I have looks pretty awesome imo. Battery life is amazing, charges while outdoors, wrist HR and Pulse OX. It also doesn't mind a beating. My previous Apple Watch didn't like MTB too much.
  10. Just throwing this in here. I was at a shuttle day at Zevenwacht this morning. Pieter from VertoRack was there and was one of the shuttle vehicles. He had a 6 bike rack on the back if his car that also allows you to hook a trailer. Looks and works really well
  11. We normally ride in a small group (2-5) people. That said, I do ride alone some mornings, but that would be in familiar spots like GSpot/Helderberg. I will also never do any new features when I am alone, stick to what I know is low risk.
  12. Yip, and as far as I know the new permits for 2024 should be available in the next week or two. Home | Wine Lands Trails
  13. Breakfast of champions. Ate some humble pie and a bit of rock this morning
  14. That is a beautifull colour! Many happy miles.
  15. I have a Bontrager ION Elite R (1000 Lumens), it's the bees knees.
  16. I have one of those yellow seats that go on the top tube. Both my daughters loved riding there until they transitioned to their own bikes. You can do semi decent trails with the kids between your arms like that. Remember going up Helderberg and slowly down the single track when they where still super small.
  17. +1 for Burgtec lock-ons Use to have ESI grips, but they're terrible when they get wet
  18. Some GSpot laps. Finally completed my ST->LT conversion. Running 140/150 and will soon bump the Ribbon Coil to 160. Thanks to @Klondike for a smooth transaction on my "new" FloatX2
  19. @Meezo it was amazing. Nothing like we ride in Cape Town. The rock gardens on stage 3 and 6 was hectic doing it blind. Didn't fall during the race, so super happy. Trails were epic and will 100% be back next year. Just work in some practice before the next one 🤣 @Christofison thanks for an epic day out.
  20. New wheels day. Looking forward to Witfontein this weekend. Lyne AMP HD 👌
  21. oooh course previews and new wheels day...what a Friday it is.
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