Gideondv

Did you ride the Apple blossom race a couple of weeks ago?That was serious mud/slime/cow ****.. people started to dunk their bikes in the dam to try and clean it! Lots of people had broken chains / chain stuck & other mud related problems.

Not sure how many of you did the Apple blossom mtb race at Oak valley (part of day 2 of w2w) , but it was serious mud!! Super slippery!! Sooo.... what mud guard is the best one to use? Front wheel or downtube ?

Ok, so Im s#%* my self at the mo.. Lets hope its not as bad!

There is a gate at the bottom. This past Sunday there was a security guard opening and closing the gate. Just be careful if you are on your own.

Can anybody tell me if there are "charging station" for electronic devices? Do you hand in your phone & pick it up later or can you chill on a 'poof' while your phone charges & enjoy the free wifi(?)

Where can I buy those bottles & how small are we talking, 250ml ?

lucky bugger! Welldone , thats a good time!

I enjoyed it! My first time (and the longest race I have ever done) did a 4:29

I also got more than what the website said. (2100 vs 1560 )

Enjoyed the race, was my 1st. What total ascent did you guys get?

I hear what you are saying, but my iphone5 + strava has been very very accurate when I compare it to a specific race profile (provided by organisers) & my friends Garmin gps.

A fred with info from 2010 to 2012. If I am not mistaken the route changed a bit?

I checked on a friends strava profile & it was 1924m , saw a couple of 2000m + as well. Anyways...

Its more like 1900-2200m for the Argus and 1600m for k2c

What is the best strategy for this race? Go like hell at the start or take it easy & increase the pace ? I'm Blue group btw

Why not Stans Arch ex with Hope hubs?

They should just "invent" the righty!

No its not.

Push ups! Lots of different ways to do them. (Easy to really hard ). Go check on youtube. You will work your chest, triceps, shoulders & core.

Doing this one & the Backsberg mtb classic the day before! Hope the weather holds up

Its been raining A LOT... *not Grabouw in pics , I am just sour that I cant make it.

When you smell a rat / 2stroke oil you "report" someones ride.

awesome! Haha