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I entered this event instead of the beast of the east ,because that was so poorly organized last year .Some of my comlaints were heard and this year was better .Road events are difficult to get a suitable venue and safety all at the same time .As long as they learn from this .For me it was not all that bad .I parked ,rode to the start ,got my batch ,rode ,dodged a harley davidson or two and also a CHOC rider or two ,finished and left .Home in PTA at 10h45.Compared to the Sungardens carousel race this was better

i don.t think he is

I always have sore ouads after 3h plus ride ,but then i am a torque rider rather than a cadence one

Hi JC .My new roadbike did not make me any faster than on the mtb .Only 1km/h quicker than 94.7 and 1km/h slower than emperors .WTF?Explain please. You nailed of course !

You have heard correctly .I weigh 100kg and that is what i ride .I have done joberg2c, mankele, vangaalen,s monster ext If you break a Tallboy frame it is bad riding .Like sitting on a technical downhill instead of your legs taking the punches .Any frame can be broken by bad riding !The newest version is even stronger with some connections replaced by alu ones

Not sure .Cannot find anything on the net.Twitter ?

Prologue today .Starts a bit later in the morning and continues in the afternoon

My first sattelite classic and also first road event on a road bike .Still nervous riding at 40km /h on somebody,s tail.We don,t do that in MTB,ing ! Only gripe are the few toilet,s .But then i knew that would be a problem and raced the crap out of everybody .3h15 .Is that a respectable time? To the CHOC riders .I see you enjoy the kuier ,but you also need to concentrate like the rest of us .A drink other than powerade would have been nice

I would apologize for such a childish remark if i was you !

Train harder and recover with a milkshake!

I think if you aren,t 6 feet plus tall ,,the 27,5 will give give more nimbleness that you lost with the stabilty of the frame and longer chainstays .Best of both worlds !I think giant have another winner in their stable

I rode two anthems before i changed to a Santa cruz Tallboy .The anthems had fox and rockshox [sid ,monarch ]The better anthem had monach as a rear shock .Once setup this worked very well .Very stable, fast ,good climbing bike but lacked the nimbleness that the Tallboy offered .I lock my Tallboy,s rear CTD fox on climbs .This is noticeble and makes the Tallboy climb like a harttail .I am very happy with the money spent on the Tallboy frame ,but will happily ride an anthem again .I also have a HT that i enjoy riding ,but only for shorter distances Your legs and core work a lot harder .When it comes to undulating trackt for long distances there is nothing that beats a good dual sus .The niner DS is also a highly impressive frame

Batseal works but stan,s is better stil.Clean it out and fill with fresh sealant .The bead seals better with fresh sealant

I am the same hight and weight as you .I have had lower back problems my whole life .I have 3 mtb,s .Santacruz tallboy and a geared HT and aSSHT .Training is mostly on the HT ,s .Never more than 2hours at a time .The tallboy is so comfotable it makes me lazy .I had an anthem before the SC .The HT is good for core training and the SS even better .If you can only afford one bike then anthem 29 is it ,but make sure to keep your core muscles in shape .The best bike us tall heavy oke,s can buy is a SC Tallboy

Lekke route if the route is cleaned a bit and marked .By clean i mean head hight branches cut away and fallen trees in the trail removed ext

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Only rear tyre that lasts in my opinion is maxxis crossmark

Some of the climbs start rideble and then become too steep even the pro,s walk .Like Mankele 3 towers ,just add another 30km with another climb and you have a pioneer stage .If the weather stays cool everybody will have a blast .Stop and take pics .That and your medal is all that you will have to tell the story !

Done 2 times .Rather doing Bestmed sattelite classic.Lastyear route prep and marking was poor !Hopefully will be better this time !Fast and flat

Souns like when i play gholf

60 road will be a large mtb frame .Even an xl in some frames .You will need an effective top tube of around 60cm

If it is within 1h drive and worthwhile to do .Overall good reputation event with good crowd control[No bottelnecks]

Don,t worry about it !.Short statement at the police office to cover yourself .Police don,t have time for this type of BS

If R12000 is a lot for you then X.A few extra grams is not going to take the enjoyment away

Lastyear rode 3h20 on mtb .This year on road bike .Is this group fast enough for sub 3h or will i be doing all the work alone like last year