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From their FB page: Riders will not be able to ride the Cape Town Cycle Tour twice this year due to the change in route.

Saw photos last night on FB of guys building their stands for the expo.

http://www.bicycling.co.za/race-news/cycle-tour-on-or-not/

and the fact that it is still burning and it does not look like it will be done anytime soon.

13:23 ShareIcon Zille said she has full confidence that the fire teams will put the fire out by Sunday, when the Cape Town Cycle Tour takes place. "It is known as the most scenic cycle tour in the world but now it will tour through some of the greatest devastation that peninsula has ever seen, which will be heart-wrenching," she said.

Media release from City of Cape Town: Firefighters from various agencies continue to actively manage a fire in the South Peninsula, three days after it started in Muizenberg above Boyes Drive. Currently, the firefighting efforts are focused on the following hotspots: Lower Constantia Nek and the upper Tokai area, Clovelly, Fish Hoek, Kalk Bay, Hout Bay and Noordhoek. A total of six helicopters are water-bombing hotspots, including two paid for by the City of Cape Town, two from Table Mountain National Park and two Oryx helicopters from the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). Working on Fire sourced an additional 150 staff members who have been deployed with other ground crews. Source: http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Cooler-weather-expected-as-Cape-fire-enters-fourth-day-20150304

Constantia nek is burning as i am typing this...

not 100% as i couldn't get it to use M3 back...

Ignore est moving time, i am guessing its going on my average

Between De Kelders and Stanford.

Die Plaat, tussen Hermanus en De Kelders Krismis more 2 jaar terug.

If you asked a couple of months ago i would have been in. But not based in Blackheath anymore...so actually my comment is useless...

I bought my wife a pair of Supplest shoes at the end of last year, but cwcycles had a massive sale on so i got it for half price or something.

I have a buddy that bought a momsen, cant remember which model, think it was the 429. He was 103kg (2.03m), after something like 2 weeks he gave the bike back to the bike shop as the bike was more there then at his house. Every time something else went wrong. And not to dis the make but its quite a reputable bike shop in durbanville so it can't be their work that was crap. He ended up buying a bergamont and has not had an issue with it and the bike almost 6 months old now. And on that, i ride a 2012 Giant XTC, the heaviest i have been is 128kg on the bike. Currently in low 120s and I have no issues. I did replace the original XTC wheels with the anthem wheels (DT Swiss hubs back and front) but i only ever had one spoke break on me.

Nice, did it with my wife as prep for the K2C and finished almost dead last after a lot of pushing the wife up the hills and I am not one of the fittest rider to start off with. But awesome race and will be back next year.

Brytons website is crap, but the local support is awesome. The bb guys have gone out of their way to support me when i had issues!!

I agree, stopped using the actual bryton site over a year ago. I download files onto computer and then upload to strava.

Why dont you just use an thru-axle adapter? http://www.cyclesonline.co.za/novatec-thru-axle-to-quick-release-converter/ http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/za/en/nukeproof-conversion-kit-15mm-to-qr/rp-prod80192 http://www.evobikes.co.za/american-classic-15mm-thru-axle-conversion.html

Will and Daryn does the best work, congratz and enjoy!

I had over heating issues last year on the K2C. Im 120kg (give or take a few, depending on what day of the week it is) and went from 160mm to 180mm when i upgraded my brakes from Avids to Shimano SLX, Also went from avid rotors to XT ice tech rotors. it made a HUGE difference. But it could be the brake change/rotor change or rotor size change. But my bike stops without issue now!

Not an issue for the riders but more for the supporters/family coming along.

Klein Bietjie teleurgesteld, roete was awesome en marshalls vriendelik. Toe ek by eindstreep kom (onder 4h) toe is die coke al weggepak en daar het net n laaitie na my toe gekom en my bord geknip. Ek chat toe met vriende wat sê hul het medaljes gekry. Ek gaan praat toe met die organiseerder en hy sê toe net hy weet nie waar die ander medaljes is nie ek moet maar een by sy winkel kom optel. Die lucky draw het te laat begin, ons het besluit om te waai want die reen was oppad en net toe ons by kar kom toe sak hy neer. Dan die ander punt, die parkering, is daar geen manier om die parkering nader aan die venue te kry nie? Ek wil nie eens weet hoe nat die mense geraak het wat nog kar toe moes stap vanaf venue nadat dit begin reen het nie. Maar ja ek moet seker vroeer klaar maak om alles te kry wavoor ek betaal het.

I have a 600mm bar and i bought myself 780mm (last week) with intention of cutting a bit shorter but going wider as my shoulders isn't that narrow but i have discovered my cables + hoses are too short so i cannot fit the wider bar until i replace hoses, but now over it so if anyone wants a funn 780mm bar give me a shout!

Me, hope its going to be good!

Greyton has less climbing so i would skip that one if i was you!