Francois Pienaar

Do you do any other races during the year? I think they use your race index which is calculated during the year.

I finally wrote Part 4 of my Sani2C 2013 experience. Go and check it out here - http://fhpienaar.wordpress.com/2014/05/04/losing-my-virginitysani2c-2013part-4/

Yes, your dream has come true. I've got my hands on a team entry for the Sani2C trail. Please contact the following to secure: Justin Moyes: 0724390445.

Does anybody have GoPro footage of the actual Monster climb?

the first river crossing is a b!tch. I suggest starting up front.

Please don't cycle alone. I carry pepper spray in my back pocket. Really hope I never have to think about using it. First thing I will try and do is get AWAY.

Pity about the date. I did this ride last year and got destroyed on the 75km. Was keen to get back to it and smoke it. Also, don't look at the 2hr drive, rather make a weekend out of it re: Mabula / nearby. It's such a lovely area, with crazy riding and amazing bush lodges to chill before and after. BUT, with it being on the same day as the monster this race won't see me. Cheerio.

Def on my 2do list one day.

I'll be in Namibia, Swakopmund to be exact, next week (20th --> 27th). Can anybody point me to some trails in the area? I know of the salt road between Swakop and Walvis (35km one way) which I will ride, but was just wondering who else rides there?

A helped a friend by a Momsen carbon 29er for just short of 20k. Lovely bike.

100%, cause most of the frames are made in China in any event. Just seen some issues with Cube / Volcan, so not sure about Titan. Having said, you can probably find pro's and con's for each brand out there.

I spoke to a guy (that works for Trek) at W2W and we were talking about brands. Merida is clearly one of the big 3 brands (Scott & Giant) the others, but what stood out for me was the fact that he noted that Merida has the lowest about of warranty replacements of ALL biking brands in the world. I've been riding Merida forever and can confirm that in terms of reliability they are simply ROCK SOLID.

HAHA, 60% of the time it works ALL the time...

Excuse my ignorance, but what is the difference between Enduro and like marathon riding?

This is so funny. When races are too hectic people complain. When races are too easy people complain. Can never win. Day 1 was rough and yes, the water bridge wait was unacceptable. Day 2, was fast flowing and although there was a paved section that lead into a district road section, it was def taxing on the legs as you simply went harder than what you would on a windy single track. If they sort out seeding and a bridge here and there, this will be epic!

Did the race last year, but changed it to the Trail. We are weekend warriors and ended up starting very late in the race. We didn't do "badly", but because the race has all the pro's and super serious guys in it, we ended up arriving when the bikewashes are a mess, showers and super packed and in Jolivet we couldn't even find a place to sit re: eating. Day 1 - 4h39m Day 2 - 7h41m Day 3 - 4h51m So ja, with this year being my second and us stopping for less pictures, I think those times will only improve. PLUS, add to the fact that we are in the trail, I hope that we will be in some higher batches and perhaps have a place to sit for dinner at Jolivet. HAHA

I'm still wondering what @farmer_glen will be doing for the 10th edition of the Sani. We haven't heard much hype around it.

Since I replaced the stock tyres on my Merida TFS (years ago), I rode on Mountain King front and back. Then, when I got a new bike, they have Crossmark Lust. I've been loving the crossmark, but the time has come to replace them. I've had some pretty hectic front wheel slide, but I think that is more related to wear than a tyre fault. torn between getting another brand like Geax for example.

This race, from memory, is less about the profile, but more about the terrain. As things get rocky and rutted, it's tough to get a rhythm. 1100m of climbing is not MASSIVE in consideration, but I've yet to find someone that says this is an easy 75km.

Thanks for this. Are you a history lover or is just from a book? Cheers.

When I still had a bike with VBrakes. I took it to Linden for some assistance. The guys literally walked outside (Wolfgang) and helped me with the brakes while the bike was still attached to my car. Since then, I've serviced my bike there religiously. They are pretty busy lately and are not the cheapest. They are however fair and provide solid workmanship.

Going to be awesome. I got destroyed in this race in 2010. Didn't even come back for day 2. Pretty determined to do better this year. Day 1 was a 6h40m slaughter... Yip, the grass at the end was KILLER.

Trying to post a link to a tweet. Guess you all watched a bit on Carte Blanche. I missed it, but sounds like those guys are toast. Are the "fake" or simply illegally imported?

Preach brother! Also check out www.makpans.com - https://vimeo.com/79865590. More an adventure than anything else.

I thought the VIPA was like 100k?