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Less maintenance on a hard tail, and if you a mid fielder makes little difference. Climbing is awesome. I too did the same journey; full suspension => hard tail. Get some good maxxis trail tires if you want a softer ride and run lower pressure - comfort sorted.

I am sure this is not a valid parking spot ....

That ride was the most fun I have had on the MTB in a while ... Was totally crazy and totally awesome ... I could not stop smiling after each mud segment .... Yeah, plenty of damage on components, but for that awesome ride .... totally worth it ... Bike is already at the bike shop ....

So the entry fee was around R440 How many cyclists do you think entered ? last number was 7000 so lets say 3500 entered, that would be 440*3500 = R1.5 million probably more than that ... I guess it was a big pay day for just printing some race numbers ...

I noticed this on the web site now I would strongly advise against entering this event ever the future, because you can bet that 2023, 2024, 2025 etc will be the new and improved with better organization etc etc The 2022 entry fee can be kept by the organizers, but the statement from us cyclists should be no future support at all. So enjoy the 2022 fees organizer guys. If you wanted to come clean, just tell us how much you spent and refund the balance. At least that is honest. (By the way, How could you still be taking cyclists money on Saturday and then no refund on Sunday, when you knew you didnt have your ducks in a row,)

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I did this event a few years ago with my kid ...was awesome...was looking forward to it...I stand to be corrected but its sad to see that the organisation was a betting organisation on numbers... eg if we get x number we can proceed but since we did not get the numbers cant ... or so it seems...

I saw you getting into the car as I rode past ...and I thought this cyclist must have had a fall with the bloody face.. it's a shocker to hear that it was a brawl... cycling is for enjoyment .... sad to hear that people hold so much anger inside while cycling ... hopefully you find the perpetrator and name and shame ... I'm sure his boss family and customers will see him in a new light ...

Seems that it is not happening today...guess first time for everything ......

I think the blame is with the law, and the disrespect for it ... Drivers like this will be a dime a dozen, until law is enforced competently... I have yet to see taxi drivers stopped for running red lights, driving on the yellow line, etc so if you cant prevent minor crimes, how on earth do you prevent bigger crimes like this? To me it starts at the top of the food chain, and ends with this driver at the bottom, and it should be jail time etc ... but alas the poor rule of the land degrades and a blind eye is turned ...

Hi Guys, Where would you recommend hiring a bicycle from in Cape Town ? Thanks in advance

Thanks ... agree stans - there is no compromise ... it just works and works and works ...

Hi Guys, Is there a shortage of the good stuff in South Africa ... I have been battling to find good ol stans .... Checked cyclelab, cwc and sportsmans warehouse ... Anyone know where any is available near the dome area ? Last resort is an international order ...

arrested for cycling ... https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/wheels-of-justice-johannesburg-cyclist-who-defied-lockdown-arrested-20200327

Not sure what happened here or where or the circumstance , but its not good in any way ... https://www.facebook.com/mylesvm/videos/10159353643579428/

if you have a heart rate monitor - use it like a rev limiter keep below - say 140 if you have done no training at all in 5 years if you have been keeping fit - I guess - no rev limiter

Resting heart rate ? there is no rest ... https://youtu.be/qqigzj97Vpo

Awesome bike video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XfMLJijSU0

keep safe ... remember this happens to motorcyclists as well - most drivers only see large blobs (not two wheel objects) ... This is why gaming should be mandatory to improve reaction time for most drivers

find on that interfaces to strava on upload

2 good videos ... https://youtu.be/gohSeOYheXg https://youtu.be/_DNNIB_PdaA

Momsen vipa = yes, yes and yes ... and there are probably other very good south african bike frames ... other bits will only consider .. shimano + fox + rockshox = yes O yes and probably anything from Italy ... essentially anything that has been proven to work in race conditions ...

Here is the carte blanche video on the incident .. https://m-net.dstv.com/show/carte-blanche/videos/carte-blanche-cyclists-at-risk/videos

This is the cradle - a world heritage side - i dont think cyclists can make it safe on their own... however - this will be bad for local business, and includes international business - so the government will need to step up to the plate - unless they dont need the tourists or visitors in the area ...

ride them all ... then choose the momsen ...