RocknRolla

You, Sir, are inspirational. I take my hat off to you!

I don't get the gravel bike thing. But then again, I'm not the target audience. I like singletrack, I like obstacles to navigate, and a bit of thinking about the trail ahead. The trend these days are to make trails easier to ride, smoothing over the rocks, and dumbing down trails. Recently, on the Go2berg, there was a strong gravel bike presence. Some of the riders (training for munga) was proficient in handling their bikes on the singletrack sections, but I guess more fun were to be had on a montainbike in those sections. Other gravel bikers opted to take the "alternative gravel specific route" cutting out all the fun sections. For me the long district roads are quite boring, but I too realise that not all trails are pure singletrack enjoyment. To the west of JHB there are kilometers of dirt roads where one can go ride gravel for days. I prefer to do those roads on a moto.

Also check the excess rates for various potential claims. Normally insurance companies provide better monthly premiums if the excess rates are very high. The devil's in the details and the fineprint....

Fool Moon ride last night in the cradle. not a lot of attendees, I guess people are tapering for the big race this weekend.

Lekker Hairy! Looks like the dualsport bug has bitten properly. Moto skills transfer better to MTB, than MTB does to moto (in my opinion). Although, the basic principles are the same (carefull with front brake in corners, weight distribution over the bike when ascending/descending, weighted pegs etc...)

Was a great event. Trails were nice and dry, the previous days riders packed the mud down nicely for us. I was pleasantly surprised at the trails and the route. Made for entertaining riding.

Managed to get an entry. When you pass a guy on a rusted steel on-one, say “howzit sucker.”

It was properly raining this morning when we left the house. Dried up nicely, peeps had a great time out there. Will be there tomorrow again, my son is riding with his school. I’m packing my bike and kit, hoping to get an entry at the gate. There were lots of non starters today due to the rain. Unless someone has an entry kicking about?

I have never had an issue with an E-bike (the pedal kind, restricted to 25km/h) I wouldn't buy one, unless I cant pedal properly under my own steam. At this year's go2berg E-bikes were welcomed, and there was an E-bike rental service. Arrangements were made for spare batteries to be available at the water points. This opened the event up to a whole lot of riders, who would otherwise not be able to ride this event. The E-bikes were not part of the competition. Their etiquette on the trails were impeccable, and I had no issues being held up on the singletrack or the downs. A lot of this had to do with the organisers setting the trail etiquette at the onset of the event. A lot of the E-bike riders were not that technically proficient on the trails, and they accommodated the other riders well. Having not trained for the event, I envied the E-bike riders who zoomed up the climbs with little effort and trying to stick with them into the headwind to try and get some reprieve ended in burning matches we didn't have. But at the end of the event, the sense of accomplishment my riding partner and I felt completing the ride under our own steam, was tremendous.

Noob here: Joined 2011. Lurked for a while before getting enough guts to register a profile and start posting. One had to have a thick online skin to post and receive responses here. Learned a lot over the years. listened to a lot of moaning as well. Not too active other than the occasional speed read of a news article that may pique my interest, or popping into the motorcycling thread.

Aramex basic is a once off cost of R150. This provides you with a unique code that you use when adding address details to your purchase. Depending on where you purchase, (In this case the UK) you will use the address provided by Aramex for that country. (It's normally the aramex distribution centre in that country) The Item gets delivered there, your unique code is allocated to your global shopper account. Your global shopper account has your local delivery address linked. There is a rate calculator on their website, and it's pretty accurate. Shipping rates are calculated based on weight, and for one KG its about R360. Duties are added once the package arrives in SA, This is done based on the commercial invoice that you provide. I have used this service numerous times to bring items in that is not available in SA (Dishwasher wheels, moto comms components, electronics for testing purposes) I highly recommend Global shopper, as their transport times are pretty good.

I was more referring to getting forbidden parts (Geo Locked) shipped. Apologies, should have been clearer.

I would advise to get an Aramex Global Shopper address. Select the local delivery address provided, One pays for shipping on weight. (about R260 below 1 kg, R450 per kg upwards.) When the shipment arrives, one pays duties (if applicable) and vat. Do not order clothing/textiles, the duties on these are astronomical.

By this logic, the reason why our roads are in a state of disrepair is because drivers don't adhere to the rules of the road?

My only montainbike that I still own and ride (when I do ride) Got the frame circa 2011, and has served me very well. Sent me to hospital along with many other great places. Has been repaired, and I will probably ride this bike till " cant ride anymore. I have had the pleasure of riding more expensive modern bikes, but none has the character of this bike.