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I ride there plenty but try and avoid the north part in the week if alone .The south part next to the gholf course is saver i think !

I have just rebuit my Single speed componants from a good carbon frame to a dedicated SS cro moly frame .The weight is 1,5kg more ,but it feels 5kg more .Once you have ridden a good carbon frame it is difficult to go back to anything else

Good idea ! Make it a seperate event for bragging rights .If you have done both up and down .you get the 3d for free ?.Only the last day will be more difficult ,that is day 3 sani2c

If you read his post correctly .He can get one for 15k ,Tubeless converted .Or am i not reading it correctly?

Exactly ,for 15k he gets tubeless ready vida and has 5k left for the rest

Hatfield cycles should have stock of scott and complete pyga,s.For 45k you can get close to a Santa cruz tallboy .Speak to alf or johan ,they will work something out at that budget ,even a santa cruz.,Carbon anything is not going to get you thru the epic .Fitness will !

Spend money on .A decent bike AKA storm1 .Good shoes !!!!,beware of carbon soles for a newbie.Rather go nylon ,Full finger thin gloves ,not too much padding .Comfortable helmet ,Rudy is great .First ascent make good gear to start of .Use all of it until worn out ,buy better stuff !

Then buy it !

Well done .My time on the HT was 3h33 unofficial bryton time

Proud owner of a momsen .Will buy vipa any day !

What he said

Has to be a slaapstad thing .In Pretoria this never happens .We are just happy if rider doesn,t have a weapon of sorts on him

Leading the peloton on your mtb feels almost as good as to slow down a speeding taxi or beamer .The best is when you leave them at the first climb .Of course they will catch you again and make sure you know about it .But hey !i just smile and wave .I do appreciate when a roadie compliments me on keeping up on 'that thing '

Multivitamin with high Vit C and tamiflu if you have the bucks for tamiflu .Rest and try to sweat it out .The fever kills the virus .Nature,s way of helping you !

Have had both monarch and fox ctd .Liked both ,but they were on different frames .Foxrp23 and monarch were on the same frame and the monarch performed better .Fox ctd better than foxrp23 .monarch the same as fox ctd If your rear shock lasted 5 years you are not riding enough to know the difference ?

You have googled or buy any magazine that has an article on avoiding cramping ! Only look at new cars that can transport a complete XL mtb in the back Go to decorex and only buy garage racks for stowing bicycles Wear out a helmet in 18 months Only buy the cheapest sunglasses because you have lost so many Go cycling with your work socks to save daylight .No time wasted to change to cycling socks after work

Or get a bit stronger

Day 4 is my worst day .Gets bad if i go on holiday with the family and they think it,s them .At least now i know what is coming and can deal with it

I must get myself one of those road jobs with an italian name .The lycra manne don,t like it if you lead the peleton on a MTB

Hi JC .Did you ride sungardens on friday .I was there on the hardtail 3h33min

After not training for 2 days i get withdrawel symptoms like irretability ,headaches ,sleeplessness .Anybody else get the same symptoms?

Already entered .Last year was a blast .Best 40km ride in the year

I rode my 3d 110km road race on my MTB yesterday and loved it .I don.t have a road bike yet ,but planning to get one for the few races i do .I cannot keep up with the roadies and end up riding alone .Keep it !

If i want to do a stage race event ,it starts by being extra nice to the wife and children .Thats the hard work .The training is easy

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