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I know who the chap is, perhaps it would have highlighted more to his ways Yeah, popi act is a weird thing, i see why you redacted the names. No worries though, the results will be handling that for you

Why redact some details? You're preventing a bunch of people from lining up along the spectator lines and throwing tomatos at the chap

Lets be honest - you will get caught up in the hype of the day and burn your candle too soon. Everyone does Rather set yourself small achievable goals: example: stop at every 2nd (or 3rd) water point, or not at every water point. Or, you can stop on an uphill to catch a breather but your not allowed to walk - pedal only - even if you stop 2 or 3 times up the hill. Know what your avergae pace is for a normal ride, lets say its 18kph. Then aim for a 16kph average speed for the race day to ensure you dont burn out too quickly As for food, you'd be stupid to figure it out on the race day. Maybe a goo gel gives you the runs due to the sugar high, or an energybar is just too chewy to actually chew. Prep now for what foods you want or need to carry. A good starting point is to figure out the food the next time you get on the bike for a long distance. A generl rule of thumb that most average Joe's do is about half a bar of sorts every 20km. Foods that I carry is a banana 30min before the start, another one for during the race. I also carry good old dry wors sticks with me for quick protiens. I eat half a fast bar (the brand fast bar) every 20km or there abouts. So for a 100km ride I'll swallow 3 bars plus a banana plus some dry wors sticks. I dont do gels at all as they give me a sugar crash - if I have to use a gel then I use an Enduren pure honey gel specifically. Just remember, foods wont give you superman powers, you also nedd to carry some fitness into the ride. If you cant ride daily, go for a run Water is also important and I gulp it down, so I carry a Uswe 1.5lt hydration pack and 2 bottles. One of the bottles of water is mixed either with simple rehydrate, or with a Biogen Cytogen powered mix which replaces electolytes etc. You must know what your fluid usage is per 20km, that way you can guage how far you can go before you need to stop at a water point to fill up. If you dont, then budget on a bottle per 30km or less. In my case thats 100km before I need to refill Keep a stash of cramp ease or good old Rennies for some cramp prevention. If you think you will get a cramp on the next climb, take some pills before the onset of the cramp. I use rennies and they work fine for me Most of the foods you can get from your local dischem or clicks, so easy enough to source instead of going to a million bike shops As for tactics, try figure out riders of similar fitness to you when the race starts, usually in your batch you will pick up riders of similar speeds to you. Its better to ride in a bunch (easier and less energy usage) than riding solo - so be on the look out for bunches to jump on to. You're not there to win, so there is no need to beat everyone on the first hill and kill your legs for the rest of the ride Climbs - well, thats up to you. But its important to know the route before hand so you dont get a surprise when you come around a corner and see a monster to get over. If my legs are burning, then I change one gear up, if the lungs are burning, then one gear down. A good indicator is to not be out of breath when you talk during the climb, and if you are then perhaps tap off a bit to bring the heart rate down a fraction Other than that have a blast, the gees is always lekker

If look around you can get an SLX cage sides/plates from your local. It'll fit right into the XT set up Last time i saw the cage sides were not that expensive

Dang... some proper clangers getting dropped here, the silencing type. I like this place

Just got an email that the race is postponed to the 8th June due to the relentless rains that Joeys is having. All entries carried over at no additonal cost to the riders Not a bad call I recon, joburgs roads are a mess at the moment

Oh yes, I was told by the import agents that the reason you end up showing your crack to the world when you don your older bibs is becuase the sweat from your crack/back/hair etc break down the material and the result is the material goes transparent. The solution, she said, was to imidiately rinse (or wash) them with fresh water when you are finished cycling - wear them in the shower to get a rinse if you want. Once rinsed you can toss them in the laundry to wash another day. And I guess you rock lycra on the trails too? Cant hide a good set of skulls with baggy pant on the single tracks can you?

Holy Rail make a two bottle set up with one rail, i think specifically for smaller frame/front triangles. Will that not work for you? Pop the tool bag under the seat

They're great bibs, i wont wear any other brand But, you must go try them on first. They have different ranges so you can best fit them to your style ( more compression for endurance rides, short legs, long legs, etc etc)

If you do wear knee guards, make sure you slip them down to protect your shins when you're walking around the trail head or the coffee shop, that way you'll fit right in with the local DH guys. And if people laugh at you for wearing lycra, give them the birdie and tell them to p!ss off back to their little kennel But in fairness to all, the more porn star socks you wear the better, and will detract silly jokes away from the lycra. However, straight white socks are reserved for roadies Rock the lycra 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

Im a bit late to the party, but you might want to try fit a S frame with 27.5 wheels to yourself

What size frame is that? Looks a tad big for you

Bad advertising is good avertising... 4 pages later #justsayin

Post it on wilddogs, you'll get more attention to the advert there

These are great: http://evobikes.co.za/product/shimano-deore-bl-m4100-br-mt420-disc-brake-set/ Cant go wrong with 4 pots I run xtr 2 pot system on a 200mm and 180mm rotor and the stopping power isnt as good as these deore 4 pots